UpStateNH.com WANTED Articles
Last Update: April 8, 2018
This list is now updated periodically.
►►► We are especially looking for BUSINESS and/or RECREATION articles.
Business Topics - May Be Written By Anyone
We are looking for articles of general interest to small businesses. Possible topics include:
Credit card processor practices that businesses don't like!
Is joining the local Chamber of Commerce worth the cost? [Be sure to include membership costs from 3 different chambers in the coverage area]
FREE places to find employees online
Gorilla Marketing Ideas that work in upstate NH
How SurveyMonkey can help your business
Hiring Your First Employee: Things You Should Know
Business owners wear many hats: which ones should be left to professionals?
FREE online tools for improving your web site
Business Topics - Prefer To Be Written By An Attorney
When someone is bad-mouthing your business, when can you sue and likely prevail?
How to find a good attorney
Business Topics - Prefer To Be Written By A CPA
How a good CPA can save your business money!
Consulting a CPA to Maintain Good Tax & Accounting Records
Common Mistakes Small Business Make With Thier Taxes
NH Business Profits Tax: Who Owes Them, and When, Where and How to Pay
Common Forms, Filing and Due Dates for Businesses
When Does a Small Business Need a CPA
How Should A Small Business Owner Prepare for Retirement?
CPAs, Accountants & Bookkeepers: What's The Difference?
Popular Business Choices That Can Steer You to Tax Credits
How Hiring Can Save You Taxes
What Are Capital Gains And When Do You Owe Them?
Family / Lifestyle Topics
Free Legal Service From Law Schools and Other Groups
Should I let my baby cry in her own bed at night? What do the experts and research say?
Get ready for winter - How you can save on your next winter heating bill. [Use NH state statistics]
Online Dating Stories: Happy ending or horrible outcome?
Becoming your own bee keeper
Becoming your own brew master or wine master
How to pickle/can like mom did
Easy recipes to teach kids
Common household injuries and how to avoid them
Which home repairs should you consider doing yourself
Making landscaping work harder - Getting beauty, functionality AND food
Making fall cleaning easier
Easy ways to compost grass, leaves and kitchen 'cuttings'
Closing your garden - what to do this fall
Where the little guy can find good investments in today's challenging markets
Planting to attract humming birds
Great gifts for the person who has everything
Memberships that just make sense [AAA, Prepaid legal, Smithsonian, others?]
10 GREAT web sires for kids
Encouraging kids to be creative thinkers
How to throw a GREAT retirement party
Active ways to show love to your kids/grandkids when they are so far away
Where to find good, used stuff in northern NH
Recipes by Season [Cooking with fruits / veggies as they mature/ripen]
Helping Teens Get The Sleep They Need [ http://www.health24.com/teens/At_school/735-1429,38593.asp
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Does your child use Mxit?
Nearby Romantic Getaways
Preparing your tween for junior high and high school
Do FREE online personals really work?
Codes Kids Use: Bases are now colors [ See: This Craigslist Ad
]
Where do NH Snowbirds Fly?
Little known wedding venues
Better Internet Connections: Wires, Power lines, Networks and Home PNAs
The Little Things Birthing Area Hospital Birthing Centers provide
Favorite Game Recipes
Is Your Back Yard right for chickens?
What Makes a Good Kiss?
Family / Lifestyle Topics - Prefer To Be Written By An Attorney
How To Protect Promises You Made to Children When You Pass On
Creative Ways to Avoid Sibling Fights at Inheritance Time
When You Loan a Neighbor Equipment, What is Your Legal Liability?
Handling Property Line Disputes
Who Owns the Curb?
When Do Neighbors or Businesses Have A "Right of Way?"
What Duty Do Homeowners Have For Snow Removal (especially sidewalks, etc.)
Legal Issues Specific to Women
Reducing Homeowner Liability
Common Legal Issues Faced by Homeowners
Bad Contractor? What You Can Do
When Do You Need A Living Will or Living Trust?
Who Needs One and Common Issues Related to Prenuptial Agreements
When You Loan Your Car, Are You Liable?
When Are You Liable if Fido Bites?
General Child Support and Custody
What To Do About The Eyesore Next Door
How Does Marriage Affect Liability? (New Spouse's Debt, Legal Issues, etc.)
Should You Adopt Your Stepchildren?
What Are Your Rights To Quiet Enjoyment?
Negotiating a Lease for Home or Business
Renting a Boat or Other Vehicle? What you Need to Know
Avoid Real Estate Problems
CHINS Petitions - How Can You Help a Child?
Emancipation of Minors
Especially For Tourists
Out Of State Toys: Does Your Boat, Motorcycle or Other Vehicle Need to be Registered in New Hampshire?
Teen Topics
When grandparents gripe about texting, remind them of THIER communication style ~ Remembering CB Radios!
How to talk to your parents so THEY will listen!
Reducing Blemishes
NH laws about working teens
Things you can do to get Uncle Sam to pay for your college expenses
Today's Explorer Posts
Need Adventure? Try Space Camp [Be sure to discuss tuition assistance programs, if any!]
How do you handle the school bully?
Before you run away from home...
Easy Teen Party Recipes
Dealing With A Difficult Teacher
Tourism / Dining Topics
We are looking for articles of interest to tourists, especially 'unusual' offerings in the area. Possible topics include:
Finding riding stables in northern NH
GREAT Room PLUS deals [Lodging that offers ATV rentals, Ski Rentals, Theater tickets or the like]
Forget Cabins.. Try a Yurt!
Cottages anyone? [Exploring the North Country's cottage opportunities]
Little known cabins
Antiquing in the Coverage Area
Finding remote campsites
The region's involvement in the Revolutionary War
The region's involvement in the Civil War
Historic Markers in the North Country
Unusual lodging in the Coverage Area
Hunting home made ice cream [Eateries where ice cream is made on the premises]
The region's restaurant bests: Best Salad Bar, Best Breads, Best Desserts, Best BBQ, Best Burgers, Best Fries, etc.
Businesses that cater to Motorcyclists
Lodging on lakes and streams
Kid friendly lodging in the coverage area
Laws on using out-of-state-registered boats in NH
Where to find it in NH [Lists of Maps to Roads, Snowmobile Trails, Boat Ramps, Farmers Markets, Sugar Houses, etc.]
Home or Personal Finances
Planning for retirement on a budget
Creative ways to save for a family vacation
How much could you save by refinancing?
Getting to know Morningstar.com
Raising money for your group - creative ways to haul in the bucks [Include several ideas and flesh out 3-4]
Let's take the family wilderness camping!
Ways to cut wedding costs
Using Craigslist to sell your stuff
Shopping for student loans: How to do it, and where are the best prices
Is it time to cut the cord on the home phone?
Live Across America: Trade your home for a motor home? [Call motor vehicles or Atty General's office for info about legal implications]
North Country Programs that can help get YOU into a home of your own
What home owner's insurance often overlooks
North Country job hunting ideas
People We Are Seeking To Connect To, From Our Coverage Area
We would like to connect with the follow people:
Anyone who has married someone whom they met on an online dating site
Anyone who married someone they met overseas
High School Class Presidents from 1988, 1993, 1998, and/or 2008
Small business owners who have clearly been very successful
Anyone who has won a regional competition in their career field
Any Military Officer, CEO or Professional [Physician, dentist, engineer, etc.] who is retiring
Any CEO whose company manufactures a genuinely unusual product
Any CEO whose foreign company chose to move/invest/open an office in the North Country
Any CEO whose company just began to significantly export products
Any local athlete competing overseas
Some soon-to-be brides
Any public servant (including military) recognized for outstanding service, bravery, 'teacher-of-the-year', etc.
Any individual or business receiving a peer award from a state, regional or national group
Any NEW business, establishing a brick and mortar location
Anyone owning a '1 of a kind' business
People reared in the coverage area, but went on to notable success elsewhere
Published authors
Self published authors
Bands, musicians, ensembles available for hire
Exporters
