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Expand Up @@ -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.
Expand All @@ -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.
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