Welcome to The Hub @ Archana’s Kitchen, a space for you to showcase your recipes on Archana’s Kitchen by entering our blogging contests. Be a part of the growing Archana's Kitchen food community where we bond and cheer each other on. We are always looking out to work with like minded bloggers and build a virtual hub of food lovers and kitchen enthusiasts who share our interest in healthy, vegetarian cooking. And here’s your chance to join us!
1. What’s In It For Me to Participate in "The Hub"
- With close to a million monthly visitors under our belt, we are spreading this joy with the community of bloggers, that includes you. When you participate by sharing your link at the contest, you and your blog will get a share of our viewership which in turn will give your blog visibility.
- With over 3 Lakh followers on Facebook and over 12 Lakh on Google Plus, when we select the winning recipes and share them on social media, you also stand a chance to grow your base of followers across platforms.
- And what’s more, when you share your innovative recipes with us, they could be hand-picked, tested in our kitchens and featured on Archana’s Kitchen website, eBooks, and lots more…
2. Great I Would Love To! But What's The Criteria To Participate?
- All contests are open to bloggers who have active recipe blogs
- Every participant is allowed a minimum of one and maximum of three entries per contest
- Recipes should adhere to the specified theme for the contest
- Participants must add the official “The Hub” badge <link provided in the individual contest pages> to each one of their posts that will link to this official contest page
3. Alright! So What Are The Contest Rules?
To participate in any contest at The Hub, you must do the following:
- Post an entry/entries featuring an innovative recipe for the theme
- The post should carry a link back to the The Hub page with the following: “This recipe is an entry to <enter name of ongoing contest> at The Hub @ Archana’s Kitchen. This will be provided in the contest page.
- Post a link to your entry at the bottom of the contest page, using the linky tool.
- Share your entry on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest (or any other social media platform you are active on), tagging Archana’s Kitchen on each of them
- Here are our links for you to follow and tag - Archana’s Kitchen on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest
- Once you post your link on our page, your next step is to get your fellow food bloggers, family and friends to vote for your entry on the contest page so you stand a chance to win the prizes
4. Wow This Is Exciting! So Whats The Prize?
- There are many prizes to be won in the form of exciting gifts, vouchers and more. A few handpicked bloggers will also be invited to be part of the Archana's Kitchen Contributing Team. These will be based on on a combination of the highest number of votes, many will be hand-picked, tested in our kitchens. All you need to know is a few secrets.
6. Ok! What are the Secrets I need know?
Voters always look for certain things that attract. So here are a few secrets that we are sharing that might help you UP your votes
- Remember to make your voters drool with great good looking pictures. So take your time to get the best picture out with your camera and accessorize your food well.
- Write a fantastic structured recipe that will make the test kitchen experts want to try. In case you wonder how we interpret an acceptably inspired recipe, check this article on How to Write A Winning Recipe.
- Once again, give it your best to share a Great Food Photo and a Write Winning Recipe
Lastly we do not encourage plagiarism. This is all in the spirit of good fun. You may only submit recipes that are your own. Do make sure you read the Terms and Conditions & Privacy Policy of the website.