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@@ -70,6 +70,29 @@ setting up your first metrics endpoint and understanding what Prometheus collect
 First, let's get Prometheus installed on your system...
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+
+## How to contribute
+
+If you’d like to write for the blog, the process is simple:  
+
+0. Find a sponsor (a [maintainer](https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/blob/main/MAINTAINERS.md) with expertise 
+in your topic area), discuss your post idea with them, and see if they can to sponsor your post.
+  > [!IMPORTANT]
+  > **For Sponsors:**
+  > By agreeing to sponsor a post, you are committing to reviewing the post PR for technical accuracy and
+  > merging it once you are satisfied it meets the required standard.
+2. Open a **“Blog Post Proposal” issue** in the `prometheus/docs` repo to share your idea.
+3. In your issue, include the following details:
+    - Title of your proposed post
+    - Short description and outline of what the post will cover
+    - Sponsor 
+4. Wait for feedback from maintainers or editors to confirm it’s a good fit.  
+5. Draft your post in Markdown and submit it as a pull request.  
+6. Go through the review process, where we’ll help refine the draft together.  
+7. Once it’s approved, we’ll merge and publish it on the blog. 🎉
+8. Share your post on your socials and feel free to tag us so we can boost it too.
+
+
 ## Review process
 
 Every post should be reviewed before it goes live.
@@ -78,18 +101,6 @@ This ensures that the content is both correct and accessible.
 In some cases, these might be done by different people, but often one reviewer can cover both.
 
 
-## How to contribute
-
-If you’d like to write for the blog, the process is simple:  
-
-1. Open a **“Blog Post Proposal” issue** in the `prometheus/docs` repo to share your idea.  
-2. Wait for feedback from maintainers or editors to confirm it’s a good fit.  
-3. Draft your post in Markdown and submit it as a pull request.  
-4. Go through the review process, where we’ll help refine the draft together.  
-5. Once it’s approved, we’ll merge and publish it on the blog. 🎉
-6. Share your post on your socials and feel free to tag us so we can boost it too. 
-
-
 ## Why contribute?
 
 Contributing to the blog is a way to give back to the Prometheus community beyond code.