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]
  • 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