April 07, 2022

Frequently Asked Questions

ELEVATOR Staff
Contributor

WHAT IS ELEVATOR?

ELEVATOR began in 2012 as a humble music blog and music video production crew in Chicago Illinois. Since then ELEVATOR has grown to be something much more. ELEVATOR is now ELEVATOR Media, a production, and software company, and a multi-media outlet and taste maker.

Our mission is to be an authentic voice at the forefront of discovering, cultivating, promoting upcoming creative talent by leveraging new technologies and thinking.

We Built the ELEVATOR Platform to help streamline the review and management of independent content submission as well as the production and publishing of our own in-house original content.

HOW CAN I SUBMIT CONTENT?

Submit Here � https://elevatormag.com/submit

Content submissions are ONLY accepted via our submission system using your ELEVATOR account. Submissions, including promotion submissions, are typically reviewed within 72 hours, however, it can take up to 7 business days (some of us sleep occasionally), so please be patient.

To learn how to sign up for an ELEVATOR Account and how to use the submission system, please read the articles below.

How To Sign Up For An Account

How To Submit Content

Once your submission has been reviewed, you will be notified via email whether it has been approved or declined. You can also check the status of your submissions in your account dashboard by clicking "my submissions" in the main navigation in your account menu when logged in.

Accepted submissions are typically published within 72 hours after they have been accepted but may take up to 7 days (again, the sleep thing, please be patient). You will be notified via email when your submission has been published along with a link to the post. If we really like your submission we may reach out to you about other opportunities, like YouTube uploads or posts on our social media, even interviews, and collaborations.

Why Can't I Just Email Someone Or DM ELEVATOR My Content?

Email fucking sucks at keeping track of content submissions. We get hundreds of spam and pr emails every day, and you DO NOT want your content lost in that mess. DM's are also hard to keep track of and respond to. ELEVATOR's submission system helps us make sure we have all the necessary information from you to properly write up and share your content with our audience!

WHAT TYPE OF CONTENT CAN I SUBMIT?

You can submit music, videos, written articles, or photosets. We also accept Products/Services for Sponsored Article and Promoted Post submissions.

If you are submitting a folder of content please use an accessible Google Drive, Dropbox, or other equivalent file sharing service. If we cannot access your link, your submission will be declined.

Can I submit unreleased content?

Of course, just make sure the link is not private. Use a shareable Google Drive, Dropbox link, or an unlisted YouTube link. If we cannot access your link, your submission will be declined.

Can I submit content for someone?

Yes. However please make sure you have permission or the authority to submit on behalf of the content creators (like a manager, assistant, pr company or label). Also, make sure to add credits for the content creators in the Give Credit step when submitting.

Submit Here https://elevatormag.com/submit

HOW DO I SUBMIT TO ELEVATOR’S YOUTUBE CHANNEL?

All Standard Submissions are considered for all editorial and promotion opportunities, that includes YouTube. When you submit, you're submitting to our YouTube channel. Every submission is considered for YouTube uploads. If we think your submission has potential and is a fit to be posted or premiered on our YouTube, we will reach out to you via social media or email by someone with an @elevatormag.com email address.

Submit Here https://elevatormag.com/submit

WHY DOES ELEVATOR CHARGE FOR SUBMISSIONS?

Listening to thousands of music submissions a month takes a lot of time. We have a dedicated staff of people to make sure we listen to every single submission. Standard submission fees are non-refundable because it helps pay for our staff to review them.

If you had to listen to some of the stuff they do, you would understand why.

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WHAT ARE STANDARD SUBMISSIONS?

Standard Submissions are considered for, but not guaranteed, all editorial and promotion opportunities on ELEVATOR. That includes articles, social posts on Twitter, Instagram, etc, and uploads or premieres on our YouTube channel.

This means if your submission is approved, we may just post an article, we post an article and post it on Twitter and Instagram (we typically do), or we may put your face all over our site.

If we REALLY like your content or you as a creator, we may share your content with our network, partners, record labels, etc, or even reach out to you about further opportunities or working together link interviews or video content.

*Note: Standard Submission fees are non-refundable whether accepted or declined.

To learn more about ELEVATOR Standard Submissions, please read the articles below

How Does ELEVATOR Judge Submissions?

Why Does ELEVATOR Charge for Submissions?

What Happens If My Content Is Declined?

What Happens If My Content Is Approved?

Submit Here https://elevatormag.com/submit

WHAT ARE SPONSORED ARTICLES?

Sponsored Articles are original editorial articles written by ELEVATOR staff that are funded by a sponsor or advertiser and posted on elevatormag.com.

A Featured Sponsored Article is a Sponsored Article that is displayed in our featured article section at the top of the site for 3 days. More people see it, so it costs more money.

All Sponsored Articles are labeled “Sponsored” in accordance with Advertising Disclosure Guidelines REQUIRED BY LAW by the Federal Trade Commission. Sponsored Articles do not guarantee any special or additional social media promotion from ELEVATOR or our affiliates and are subject to our normal approval process.

If you are an artist, label, or PR company that has an important content release, or campaign that you want to be covered and would like to incentivize ELEVATOR or a specific ELEVATOR writer to write an article for you, submit for a Sponsored Article.

Submit Here https://elevatormag.com/submit

WHAT ARE PROMOTED POSTS?

Promoted Posts are essentially advertisements in the form of a post on elevatormag.com.

A Featured Promoted Post is a Promoted Post that is displayed in our featured article section at the top of the site for 3 days. More people see it, so it costs more money.

All Promoted Posts are labeled “Promoted” in accordance with Advertising Disclosure Guidelines REQUIRED BY LAW by the Federal Trade Commission. Promoted Posts are not written by or endorsed by ELEVATOR or our Staff nor do Promoted Posts guarantee any special or additional social media promotion from ELEVATOR or our affiliates and are subject to our normal approval process.

If your standard submission was declined or you just want to have your content posted without being reviewed with an article written by ELEVATOR writers, a Promoted Post is the way to go. Promoted Post submissions may be declined if they do not meet ELEVATOR's content guidelines.

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WHAT HAPPENS IF MY CONTENT IS DECLINED?

Why Was My Content Declined?

There are many reasons why your content may be declined. However, this does not mean ELEVATOR has declined to cover you as a creator forever. It simply means we are not excited about covering you or your content at this particular time. Please continue to submit future content to us if you would like to be considered to be covered.

What Next?

If your content is declined, the status of your submission will be updated to "Declined" and you will receive an email notifying you that your submission has been declined. If you submitted for a promotion that was declined, your payment will be canceled. PLEASE BE AWARE, as we do not technically capture payments unless a promotion submission is approved, YOU WILL NOT SEE A REFUND TRANSACTION ON YOUR BANK STATEMENT IF YOUR PROMOTION IS DECLINED. When a promotion submission is declined, the transaction is canceled, and it will appear as though the transaction never happened.

*Note: Standard Submission fees, whether accepted or declined, are non-refundable, as this fee is for the review process of your content. ONLY Sponsor and Promo submissions are charged if approved.

To learn how ELEVATOR reviews submission content please read

How Does ELEVATOR Judge Submissions?

WHAT HAPPENS IF MY CONTENT IS APPROVED?

When your content is approved, it means it has been reviewed and accepted for the submission service which you selected when submitting.

You can read more about each of the submission services in the following articles:

What Are Standard Submissions?

What Are Sponsored Articles?

What Are Promoted Posts?

If your content is approved, the status of your submission will be updated to "Approved" and you will receive an email notifying you that your submission has been Approved.

Once your content is approved, it will typically be posted within 72 hours but not more than 7 business days and promoted via any channels ELEVATOR chooses.

*Note: Standard Submission fees, whether accepted or declined, are non-refundable, as this fee is for the review process of your content. ONLY Sponsored and Promoted submissions are not charged if not accepted.

To learn how ELEVATOR reviews submission content please read

How Does ELEVATOR Judge Submissions?

Y’ALL POST TRASH, WHY DON’T YOU POST MY SHIT?

Alright, we know you think your new single is about to go viral and you’re next up and that all these other rappers are trash…. Listen, we’ve discovered and put on dozens of platinum recording artists before anyone else believed in them, for more than a decade. For the most part, we know what’s up. If your submission was declined, and you can’t possibly understand why, maybe you're just not there yet. Or maybe you do and you just haven’t put it together yet. Just keep working and improving.

Submit Here https://elevatormag.com/submit

HOW DOES ELEVATOR JUDGE SUBMISSIONS?

Our submission team takes many elements into consideration when reviewing a submission, from lyrics, flow, melodies, and production choice to creativity, originality, style, and attitude. We’ll typically even check out your past releases, as well as how you present and conduct yourself on social media. We’re generally looking for artists that we believe have the potential to, or already are, producing great music and have that certain quality that might make them a superstar or at the very least have a career in music. We DO NOT spend 72 hours reviewing your submission or listen to every track all the way through. We typically are able to determine the quality of a submission within 10 seconds to 2 minutes.

*Note: If you submit content and for some reason, the play count on your song or video didn't change, that does not mean we did not review your submission. Each platform tracks play counts in a different way, some require 30 seconds, some don't count plays from users using VPNs, etc, and are not always 100% accurate. Rest assured, we've listened to your submission, it's our job.

Submit Here https://elevatormag.com/submit

HOW MUCH FOR AN ARTICLE OR AN INTERVIEW?

Paying anyone to say your music is cool, in general, is not cool. It’s also misleading to fans. So, no you cannot pay us straight up for an article or interview.

However, you can submit for a Sponsored Article or a Promoted Post.

What Are Sponsored Articles?

What Are Promoted Posts?

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HOW MUCH FOR PROMO?

ELEVATOR does not currently offer any type of ongoing promotion services.

You can however submit content specifically for review to be posted on our website, Instagram account, or YouTube Channels. OR you may submit for a Promoted Post on our website. Submitting does not guarantee a post and you will only be charged if your content is accepted.

Submitting for promotions is not the only way to be posted on our Instagram account or YouTube Channel. All Standard Submissions are considered to be posted on the site and any of our social accounts or channels.

*Note: Standard Submission fees are non-refundable whether accepted or declined.

To learn more about how to submit content please read the following articles:

What Are Sponsored Articles?

What Are Promoted Posts?

How Much For An Instagram Post or YouTube Upload?

How To Submit For Promo Services

How To Submit Content

Submit Here https://elevatormag.com/submit

HOW MUCH FOR AN INSTAGRAM POST OR A YOUTUBE UPLOAD?

We do not accept any payments to directly guarantee a post on any of our social media accounts or Youtube Channel.

You can however submit content specifically for review to be posted on our Instagram account or YouTube Channels. Submitting does not guarantee a post and you will only be charged if your content is accepted.

Submitting for promotions is not the only way to be posted on our Instagram account or YouTube Channel. All Standard Submissions are considered to be posted on the site and any of our social accounts or channels.

*Note: Standard Submission fees are non-refundable whether accepted or declined.

To learn more about how to submit content please read the following articles:

How To Submit For Promo Services

How To Submit Content

Submit Here https://elevatormag.com/submit

WHAT ARE PREFERRED ACCOUNTS?

ELEVATOR grants Preferred Accounts to certain artists and creators who have been vetted by ELEVATOR staff or have shown consistent dedication to creating and sharing high-quality content. Preferred accounts are not charged for Standard Submissions. This is because content submitted by users with Preferred Accounts has a much higher approval rate and does not require as much attention to review as submissions from users with Standard Accounts who have not yet shown to consistently submit content up to ELEVATOR's content guidelines and standards.

If you think you are worthy of a Preferred Account sign up and start submitting or reach out to us on social media if we already know you.

How To Sign Up For An Account

Submit Here https://elevatormag.com/submit

HOW DO AD CAMPAIGNS ON ELEVATOR WORK?

Elevator manages its own ad space on elevatormag.com. This means we have the ability to run banner ad campaigns for your song, music video, mixtape, clothing line, festival, energy drink or whatever product/service/event you’d like to advertise to our audience. You can place an advertisement order here.

WHAT CAN I GIVE Y’ALL BREAD FOR?

Submissions, Sponsored Articles, Promotions, or buy some merch. If you're a Preferred Artist, we also produce music videos.

Submit Here https://elevatormag.com/submit

Shop Here https://shop.elevatormag.com/

WTF Y’ALL SCAMMED ME!

ELEVATOR does not scam people. However, there are scammers out there!

ELEVATOR nor any of its staff will ever email or message you about paying for services directly via PayPal, Cash App, Venmo, or anything payment service. ALWAYS submit content using our submission system and NEVER pay anyone directly to be posted on ELEVATOR.

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Make sure you verify anyone claiming to work for ELEVATOR by checking their email address or our Staff Page. All ELEVATOR employees have an @elevatormag.com email address.

If you have been scammed, read how to report them

https://www.elevatormag.com/how-to-report-scammers/

WHAT ARE ELEVATOR CONTENT LABELS?

ELEVATOR Media works with press, promoters, labels, advertisers, and partners in a number of different ways. We label our content accordingly so our audience understands how our clients & partners were involved in the content’s creation. Each content label has been carefully chosen to clearly communicate and differentiate the origin, creation, and relationship ELEVATOR has with content published on ELEVATOR. All content published without a content label is independently produced, created, and owned by ELEVATOR Media.


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