Add your News

Welcome to the Total Guide to Dorset Local News Submission page. 

Whether you are looking to build backlinks, have a local news story, new business announcement, special offer, staff update or anything you would like to shout about you can upload your article for publication on the site below.

Approved content will feature under latest content on the site homepage and under relevant categories.  Some news stories will be considered for promotion on our social networks. Ensure that you add your website address and phone number. We cannot include email addresses or links to related articles embedded within the release and reserve the right to remove any that are submitted.

(Note: Publication of news stories are free of charge to current clients on Bronze package upwards. The fee for submitting content for non-clients is £60+VAT per article or £10+VAT per article for charities. You can pay online here or if you choose not to pay via this method we will email you an invoice).

We recommend:

• New business launches, staff or event announcements should be longer than 300 words.
• News stories should ideally be longer than 500 words with an image.
• Business information / knowledge / advice articles can be up to 1000 words.

A relevant image should be uploaded alongside your content. If you do not upload a supporting image we will use your company logo.

Guest Post/Post Contributor Agencies: You can upload your article for publication on the site below. We would need to read the content before accepting to ensure the relevance and tone and we will check the spam score of any do-follow links. No restrictions except we tend not to add casino, betting or gambling articles and links but can check as and when these are requested.

(Note: Publication of guest posts are £60+VAT or £50+VAT per article if you submit two or more articles at any one time. You can pay online here or if you choose not to pay via this method we will email you an invoice).

All content must be editorial - if you would like to discuss enhanced exposure (guide inclusion, display ads, sponsorship opportunities, email marketing, social media marketing or graphic design),  please contact Rachael Booth by emailing rachael@totalguideto.com or call 07754856949 or contact Liz Hutchings by emaling liz@totalguideto.com or call 07814080119.

If you have multiple articles or if you are an agency and would like regular features for your clients, Liz or Rach will provide you with a cost-effective solution for mass uploads.