Editorial Guidelines
Please review these standards before submitting a press release. Our editorial team reviews every submission for compliance and newsworthiness.
Craft over noise
Edited with the same care as a national broadsheet.
Why guidelines matter
Every release earns its place on the page.
Direct Selling Industry News is read by executives, regulators and journalists across Europe. These standards keep the newswire trustworthy — and keep your announcement in good company.
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Purpose & Scope
Direct Selling Industry News publishes editorially newsworthy content covering the direct selling and network marketing sector across Europe. Submissions are reviewed against the standards below before publication.
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Content Rules & Quality Standards
- Objective, timely and free of hyperbole, advertising hype, direct address ("you", "we") or spam.
- Recommended standard length is between 300 and 800 words.
- The headline must clearly state an authorised news source or company.
- No non-standard HTML tags or formatted symbols are permitted.
- Legal accuracy is required. Court case numbers must be cited in full for any legal announcement.
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Excluded Categories
We strictly do not accept:
- Direct advertisements, false content, or academic writing services.
- Sexually explicit material, link spam (more than one link per 100 words), reprinted or copyrighted material, or duplicate content.
- Content relating to online gambling, payday loans, firearms, tobacco or vaping, weight loss products, health supplements, sexual enhancement products, easy-money or get-rich-quick schemes, stock picks, forex trading platforms, cloud mining, black-hat SEO, or malicious code.
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Independent Representatives
Network marketing and MLM independent representatives must have express written authorisation from company executives before submitting content on behalf of, or concerning, their affiliated company.
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Editorial Discretion
The editorial team may suggest revisions and reserves the right to decline any submission that does not meet these standards. Publication is not guaranteed.