Truckers Savings Journalists Program

Truckers Savings Journalists Program Enables Truckers Who Share Money Saving Tips to Make Money

Summary

Truck-Drivers-Money-Saving-Tips.com announces the launch of the Truckers Savings Journalists program on their site. This program gives approved professional truck drivers ("Journalists") the opportunity to earn money from advertising appearing with industry-specific money saving articles and reviews they write and submit to the site. More information about the program can be obtained at
Truck-Drivers-Money-Saving-Tips.com/truckers-savings-journalists.html.

Truckers Savings Journalists Overview

The Truckers Savings Journalists Program allows approved current and former professional truck drivers ("Journalists") to earn an ongoing revenue stream by writing news articles and/or reviews that will be published on the Truck-Drivers-Money-Saving-Tips.com website. Articles and reviews published under this program must focus on how professional truck drivers can save money or are being forced to spend more money in their jobs.

Truckers Savings Journalists Program applicants choose a topic ("beat") that they want to cover from the perspective of professional truck drivers saving money. Once approved into the program, a Journalist writes and submits articles and/or reviews to Truck-Drivers-Money-Saving-Tips.com for review and publication on the site.

Each article or review submitted by a Journalist is published with two files:

• his or her unique Google AdSense ad information and
• his or her unique author byline. 

Each Journalist must have a Google AdSense account to participate and earn revenue. All clicks on and earnings from the Journalist's AdSense ads are paid directly to the Journalist by Google (according to Google's Terms and Conditions, to which Journalists must agree separately). This allows Truckers Savings Journalists to have an ongoing revenue stream.

The benefits to Truckers Savings Journalists include:

• Truck-Drivers-Money-Saving-Tips.com provides instant visibility and readership for quality Journalists on the subject of truckers saving money.
• AdSense ad placement provides near-instant revenue for Journalists whose articles and/or reviews are accepted for publication.
• The process of submitting articles and/or reviews is done online through any web browser and no coding or programming is required.
• The author byline allows Journalists to enter their names and project info.
• All articles and reviews on Truck-Drivers-Money-Saving-Tips.com are categorized, providing long-term revenue potential from search clicks.

New articles and reviews published on Truck-Drivers-Money-Saving-Tips.com are automatically picked up on the site's RSS news feed and sent to the site's Truckers Savings Blog and social media accounts.

As articles and reviews are published, they are listed in the next issue of the free monthly Truck Drivers Money Saving Tips Email Newsletter, which has a growing number of subscribers. Newsletters are archived so that readers may click and read items that interest them.

Please review all of the details of the Truckers Savings Journalists program:

• Requirements for Participation
• How the Program Works
• Articles and Reviews We Seek
• How to Get Started
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Terms and Conditions
• Application

Requirements for Participation in the Truckers Savings Journalists Program

To participate in the Truckers Savings Journalists Program:

1. You must:
   • either currently drive a Class A, Class B or Class C truck professionally
   • or have driven a Class A, Class B or Class C truck professionally for a minimum of 2 years.
     
     (Note: We use the commercial truck classification used in the USA. Other countries may classify trucks differently.)
     
     
2. You must have driven professionally through at least one winter driving season.
   
   
3. You must be willing to write about a specific topic ("beat") that you choose (preferably from our list of topics). We request that Journalists submit, depending on topic,
   
   
   1. Either a minimum of one (1) article or free-form review per month;
      
      
   2. Or a minimum of one (1) "formed" truck stop review every two (2) weeks.
      
      You may contribute more if you choose.
      
      
4. Regarding articles and free-form reviews, you must have high quality writing and editing skills that allow you to submit ready-to-publish article content. Truck-Drivers-Money-Saving-Tips.com does not provide intensive editing services, and we will reject articles that contain too many errors. Writing quality must be professional and match the theme and tone of our website. While humor has its place, ours is not a site for satire.
   
   
5. You must be willing to agree to our terms of
   • non-plagiarism (your articles/reviews are strictly your own work, not copied from other sources),
   • first publication (your articles/reviews are to be published first on our site and nowhere else for at least 90 days), and
   • financial independence (meaning that you cannot take money from companies to write about their products or services, nor can you write about a company or product in which you have a direct financial stake).
     
     
6. You must have a Google AdSense account. You can apply for one at no charge by visiting http://adsense.google.com. Most new accounts are approved within 1-2 days. If you intend to apply for a new AdSense account, please list your own website URL as the URL you intend to publish on. Once approved, your AdSense ads can run on any website.
   
   
7. You must be willing to monitor the news headlines on your particular topic ("beat"). This will allow you to find article ideas and stay informed about your area of expertise. One of the best ways to do this is to use Google News or other website news aggregators. Google News is found at http://news.google.com.

How the Truckers Savings Journalists Program Works

As a Truckers Savings Journalist, you write news articles and/or reviews ("content") for publication on Truck-Drivers-Money-Saving-Tips.com. We publish your content along with your author byline and a Google AdSense ad from your AdSense account.

You don't pay us anything to get started, and we don't pay you anything for your articles and/or reviews. Instead, Google pays you directly for the AdSense earnings generated by your ads appearing nearest the top of your content.

When readers click your AdSense ad, earnings are generated for your Google AdSense account, which are paid to you according to Google's terms and conditions. (Neither NKBJ InfoNet, LLC nor Truck-Drivers-Money-Saving-Tips.com controls or influences Google's AdSense program, its earnings or payment schedule. We have found, however, that Google is very fair about paying on time.)

This set-up provides a small but ongoing revenue stream for your content, and it continues to generate revenue over time because your content stays posted on Truck-Drivers-Money-Saving-Tips.com indefinitely. The more content you contribute to Truck-Drivers-Money-Saving-Tips.com, the more AdSense earnings you can accumulate over time. Specific earning levels are not guaranteed, and they may vary widely based on the topic you write about, the quality of your writing, the behavior of readers, etc.

Under this program, either party can quit the arrangement at any time.

We require all Journalists to operate with professionalism, honesty and transparency.

We do not tolerate plagiarism or fraudulently clicking on your own AdSense ads. Engaging in either will result in immediate termination from the program.

Journalists covering a large topic area (such as preventive maintenance) may be joined by other Journalists on the same or a similar beat. Truck-Drivers-Money-Saving-Tips.com editors will coordinate article assignments to prevent overlapping. The first Journalist to pitch an article idea is the first one who will get the opportunity to write it.

Once an article is pitched and approved, we request timely writing and submission of it.

Articles and Reviews We Seek through the Truckers Savings Journalists Program

We seek two types of content: articles and reviews. Both must be of interest to professional truck drivers and geared specifically for helping them to save money or cover how they are being (or will be) forced to spend more money in their jobs.

All articles must be factual, accurate, true and hype-free.

• Articles based on news stories (for example, the cost of diesel or the latest on CSA) cannot contain opinion.
• Articles based on your own experiences (for example, if you're writing about truck operations, preventive maintenance, tricks of the trade or "bonehead mistakes") need to include elements like these:
  • provide context (why you needed or decided to do something);
  • list your options and the option you took;
  • describe what happened (good, bad or both);
  • explain what you learned;
  • tell what you would do differently the next time the situation arises; and
  • include at least one money saving tip.

There are two types of reviews that you may submit on our site:

• "Formed" reviews on truck stop fuel islands, restaurants and showers (where you fill in your information on forms on the site); and
• "Free-form" reviews on other types of products and services (where you write about your experience with the guidance of our suggestions).

In either case, reviews need to be thorough and detailed, based on your personal observations and experience.

The length of articles and free-form reviews needs to be a minimum of 400 words and a maximum of 2000 words.

We are NOT looking for opinion-only articles like commentary, satire pieces or general trucking articles.

Our overall focus is to help professional truck drivers save money and keep them from spending more money in their jobs. When in doubt, remember our website's URL:
Truck-Drivers-Money-Saving-Tips.com.

How to Get Started

If you would like to participate in the Truckers Savings Journalists program, you may apply below. The application requires potential Journalists to select a topic ("beat") that they would like to cover from the standpoint of truckers saving money, such as these:

• Reviews of products marketed and sold to truckers
• Reviews of services marketed and sold to truckers
• Reviews of truck parts
• Reviews of truck stops (fuel islands, restaurants and showers)
• Truck operations
• Preventive maintenance
• Tricks of the trade
• Tools and equipment
• Pet travel
• Trucker services
• Health and wellness
• Telecommunications including telephone service and trucker apps
• Food and recipes
• Meal preparation
• Budgets and budgeting
• Employee benefits and bonuses
• Trucking and the law (including current law, proposed legislation, CSA, etc.)
• Tolls and tolling (interstates, bridges, tunnels, etc.)
• Diesel prices
• Paid, free and restricted truck parking
• Idling, idling alternatives and idling laws
• Emissions and air pollution
• Driver qualifications and crackdowns (such as testing for sleep apnea)
• Current events in trucking and
• "Bonehead Mistakes" (things you personally did wrong in a truck that you wouldn't repeat and how you would do things differently next time).

We're open to other topic suggestions, so if you have a special area of passion or expertise, feel free to apply and let us know what area you'd like to cover.

If you apply as a Truckers Savings Journalist today, we will reply to you within 3-5 business days, and if your application is accepted, you can begin pitching article and/or free-form review ideas.

You can submit "formed" truck stop reviews through our website any time, but if you want your Google AdSense ad and byline embedded, we need your information from the Pre-Submission form first.

By applying to become a Truckers Savings Journalist, you agree to be contacted by us in connection with the program and your specific topic and content.

Frequently Asked Questions

Due to length, we had to move the Frequently Asked Questions about the Truckers Savings Journalists program to another page. Please read all of the information.

Terms and Conditions of the Truckers Savings Journalists Program

By submitting a Truckers Savings Journalist Application, you agree to the following terms and conditions:

1. You grant NKBJ InfoNet, LLC the irrevocable right to publish, in full (text and images), the articles and/or reviews you submit through this program on Truck-Drivers-Money-Saving-Tips.com, provided that your Adsense ad is prominently displayed nearest the top of your articles and/or reviews.
2. You confirm that you have personally written every article and/or free-form review you submit and that you have full rights to submit such for publication. You also confirm that you have not copied unattributed sentences, paragraphs or images from other sources and submitted them as your own. Any Journalist found plagiarizing content will have his/her account deleted and all content removed. See Fair Use policies for more details.
3. You confirm that you will not submit a formed review of a truck stop fuel island, restaurant or shower until after you have personally used the service, that you will submit your review within 24 hours of use of the service, and that each new review represents a new use of the service (with a limit of one review of its type per location per month).
4. You confirm that the information contained in every article you submit is true to the best of your knowledge and that you will not knowingly submit false information. No satire is permitted.
5. You confirm that you are financially independent from all products and/or services about which you write. This means that you cannot take money from anyone to write about products or services, nor can you write about a company, product or service in which you have a direct financial stake.
6. You confirm that you will not include affiliate links of any kind in your articles or author byline. You may include links to other sites, especially for reference purposes.
7. You understand that you will receive no payment whatsoever from NKBJ InfoNet, LLC, Truck-Drivers-Money-Saving-Tips.com or any of its employees, officers or principals in exchange for the right to publish the articles and/or reviews you submit. You confirm that your sole compensation for the publication rights to such articles shall be the placement of your Adsense ad nearest the top of each article or review published on the Internet.
8. You agree to abide by all terms and conditions of Google's Adsense programs. You agree to NOT click on your own Adsense ad. You agree to NOT encourage friends or other persons to click on your Adsense ads. Click fraud is not tolerated, and any author engaging in click fraud will be very easily found by Google. Once we are notified of such click fraud, we will immediately terminate that Journalist's account and remove all articles.
9. You understand that there is no commitment or guarantee of revenues you might earn from Google as a result of your participation in this program. Revenues are unpredictable and vary based on numerous factors. We offer absolutely no guarantee of any earnings whatsoever. Since we do not have access to your Google Adsense account, we have no control over your earnings or payments.
10. You agree that the articles and/or reviews you submit for publication under this program shall be exclusive to Truck-Drivers-Money-Saving-Tips.com for at least the first 90 days. After 90 days, you may publish them on other websites.
11. NKBJ InfoNet, LLC reserves the right to terminate your Journalist account at any time for any reason. We reserve this right to deal with Journalists who might try to manipulate this program in some way. We will provide an email notice when terminating a Journalist's account. It is not our intention to terminate any Journalist engaged in honest journalism and quality content creation.
12. Likewise, you as a Journalist may choose to terminate your account at any time. NKBJ InfoNet, LLC and Truck-Drivers-Money-Saving-Tips.com will continue to have the right to publish any and all of the articles and/or reviews you have already submitted, in perpetuity as long as we continue to place your ad code in the stated position. This right of publication extends to all images you submit with your articles and/or reviews, which you confirm you have personally taken or drawn.
13. NKBJ InfoNet, LLC reserves the right to modify and update these Terms and Conditions as it sees fit. NKBJ InfoNet, LLC reserves the right to make minor edits for spelling and formatting to all submitted content through this program. While NKBJ InfoNet, LLC reserves the right to accept or reject content for publication based solely upon the decision of its employees, officers or principals, the process of pitching articles and reviews is designed to eliminate rejection of submitted content.
14. In the case of disagreement, you agree to first attempt to resolve the disagreement in good faith by contacting us. If a mutually agreeable decision cannot be reached via direct communication, you agree to resort to arbitration to resolve the disagreement. You also agree that the loser of the arbitration decision shall pay all arbitration fees and any related legal fees.
15. You understand that NKBJ InfoNet, LLC and/or Truck-Drivers-Money-Saving-Tips.com will place its own ads on the same page with your article and/or review. Your Google Adsense ad, however, will occupy the position nearest the top of your article or review. NKBJ InfoNet, LLC and/or Truck-Drivers-Money-Saving-Tips.com may alter the layout of website pages at any time, without notice, as long as your Google Adsense ad continues to occupy the stated position.
16. You agree to be contacted by email in connection with the Truckers Savings Journalists program and your articles and/or reviews. You agree to keep your contact information current. 

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