Toronto Uncovered

It was always my intention to eventually open up Toronto Uncovered to Torontonians.  One of my first forays into the world of social media and online publications was about four years ago, when a good friend and I started a journalistic community site called MyCitySpace.ca.  The idea of this site was to eventually have predominantly user-submitted, content featured alongside content of our core writers. Although we were successful in getting the site off the ground and running, we ultimately became too busy to keep it going – I also didn’t know half of what I do now (this was a time when Facebook was still largely unknown to most people).  I am really excited to be opening up Toronto Uncovered to you and your thoughts. If you have any feedback or ideas, I am always happy to discuss those as well.

To submit an article go to the “Submissions” tab at the top of this site, input as much info about yourself as wanted. Write your article, attaching any relevant content. Press submit and away we go. I will be moderating and posting.

Some guidelines to keep in mind when submitting:

First, have fun with it. This is definitely the most important piece of advice I can share with you. If you’re having fun, the readers probably will too.

Second, don’t concern yourself too much with stuffy language and grammar (but I beg of you, as the moderator, please use some grammar). If you’re feeling a good rant, and the f-bomb seems appropriate, throw it the fuck in there.

Third, make sure you’re not submitting a repeat post. You can double check this by using the “Uncover It” search option.

Fourth, add multimedia content. I’ve allowed for file uploads for multimedia – you can also include links to video to embed within the post.

Fifth, include links. This is the best way to prove a point,  give readers further info, and add depth and credibility to your post.

Last, distribute it through your channels. If you want your content to be read and have a good number of comments, post your published article on your Twitter or Facebook page, or send it to your friends.