1.0Guestpost Bloghttps://guestpost.com/blogJames Parsonshttps://guestpost.com/blog/author/james-parsons/Why Did The Huffington Post Close It’s Contributor Program?rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="VzKIsoAj4H"><a href="https://guestpost.com/blog/2018/03/huffpost-close-contributor-program/">Why Did The Huffington Post Close It’s Contributor Program?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://guestpost.com/blog/2018/03/huffpost-close-contributor-program/embed/#?secret=VzKIsoAj4H" width="600" height="338" title="“Why Did The Huffington Post Close It’s Contributor Program?” — Guestpost Blog" data-secret="VzKIsoAj4H" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://guestpost.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/HuffPost-Closed-Contributor-Program.jpg622324The Huffington Post recently, to many writer's dismay, decided to shut down their contributor program. Why would they do that? Well, there's several reasons, like link spam and increased resources required to edit that content, but thankfully they've opened up two new programs that allow their readers to contribute.