What is a Media Inquiry?
How do we Respond to Media Inquiries?
We encourage legitimate media enquiries. It is good publicity for us.
Additionally, hardwood lumber is a niche industry. There’s not a lot of hardwood lumber business-related content online. Nor are there many publicly traded lumber companies. Thus, we’re often a great source for writers unfamiliar with the industry.
We do not accept guest posts.
If you are affiliated with a wood company, you must disclose that in your inquiry.
Why Do We Have a Media Policy?
Several times a year (believe it or not), journalists or bloggers reach out to us. They seek content for a lumber related article or feature.
Typically, we are more than happy to help. However, we expect to receive credit in the article for providing content.
Freelance authors pitching articles to high domain authority mediums have repeatedly used our content without citation.
In fact, it’s happened so often we’ve coined this phenomenon “The Stepping Stone Method.” Read Steve Ondich‘s answer to How do journalists get their information? on Quora
How Do We Handle Media Requests?
We spend 30-45 minutes providing the fruits of our decades of experience in this niche industry for free.
In return, you will cite us in the article. If you cannot guarantee a digital mention, please seek information elsewhere.
It’s pretty simple.
Where has our media content appeared?
Our content has helped shape quality articles for journalists covering the lumber industry.
Journalists are often tasked with writing an in-depth piece on a particular segment of the hardwood market. Accordingly, they need a crash course in how the market operates. We can help.
Our content has appeared in the following publications:
Breitbart.com
UPI
The Ellsworth American
National Hardwood Magazine
Building-Products.com
ProSales.com
Woodworker West
Ghana Business News
Merchant Magazine
Digital Journal
AmericanExpress.com
Additionally, our content has also been used to help write articles appearing in the following mediums without citation.
Send Us a Media Inquiry
Still want our expert opinion?
Great.
Send an email to hsnyder@commercialforestproducts.com
Include the following in your email:
- Article topic
- Medium where the article will appear
- Confirmation that you understand our citation requirement.
In most cases, we are glad to help!