Commissioned features & sponsored profiles
Diaspora Dreams takes paid commissions for profiles, interviews, and long-form features on members of the Indian diaspora — founders, authors, community leaders, artists, professionals, families marking a milestone. Our readers are in the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, the Gulf, and across the diaspora.
Every commissioned piece is clearly labelled as a Paid Post and kept editorially separate from our newsroom.
What you can commission
Community Profile
From £1,200
A clean, well-told 1,200-word profile — the entry point.
- 1,200-word profile, written by our editorial team
- Up to 3 photos (you provide or we license)
- Social media cards (1080×1080 + 1200×628)
- Lives evergreen on the site under the subject's name
- One round of factual corrections by the subject
Best for: Founders, authors, community leaders launching something specific.
Featured Profile
From £3,500
A deeper telling, with motion and momentum.
- 2,500-word feature, interview-led
- Professional photos (provided by you or commissioned)
- Short video Q&A clip (60–90 seconds) for Instagram + LinkedIn
- Homepage feature placement for 7 days
- Inclusion in The Monthly newsletter
- Two rounds of factual corrections
Best for: Established professionals, mid-stage companies, book launches, milestone moments.
Cover Story Treatment
From £7,500
The full editorial cover — designed and photographed.
- 4,000-word long-form feature
- Original photography commissioned by us (UK/US/Canada/Australia)
- Bespoke cover design
- Distribution across site, newsletter, Instagram, LinkedIn
- 30-day promotion window
- Print-ready PDF tearsheet delivered to the subject
Best for: Eminent diaspora figures, anniversary moments, awards, retrospectives.
Legacy Package
From £15,000
A book-length editorial preservation, archived for the family.
- 6,000–8,000-word long-form piece, multi-interview
- Original photography + family archive digitisation
- Print-quality designed PDF, hardcover-print-ready
- Republish rights on subject's own site and family archives
- Anniversary republish window written into the agreement
- Optional embargoed launch event coverage
Best for: Family-commissioned tributes, founder retrospectives, milestone anniversaries, memorial pieces.
Prices in GBP. USD/CAD/AUD billing available at the prevailing rate. Travel for photography or in-person interviews is billed separately at cost. VAT applies where relevant.
Event & milestone coverage
We also cover diaspora events — gallery openings, book launches, association galas, retreat openings, founder anniversaries — with a written piece, photography, and social distribution. Pricing depends on the city and the format; a typical evening event in London, New York, Toronto or Sydney lands between £1,500 and £5,000, plus travel where relevant.
Same editorial standards apply: clearly labelled, factually edited, and ours to write.
How we keep this honest
Paid editorial only works if readers can trust it. So here is how we draw the line — the same way the Diaspora Dreams newsroom would expect any serious publication to draw it.
- Every commissioned piece runs as a Paid Post. A ribbon at the top of the article, the sponsor named in the byline area, and an ethics disclosure at the bottom. The label is non-negotiable.
- Commissioned pieces are excluded from our editorial feeds. They do not appear in the Cover Story, the Latest rail, In Conversation, Related Articles, or the Google News sitemap. They live in their own Sponsored content archive.
- You check facts. We keep the pen. Subjects review for factual accuracy — names, dates, titles, places. Editorial voice, structure, and framing stay with us. This is the boundary that makes the piece worth reading.
- We say so when we can't verify. If a claim cannot be independently sourced, we attribute it to the subject rather than state it as fact. That protects everyone.
- Outbound links to the sponsor are tagged
rel="sponsored noopener"— the SEO-compliant way to disclose a paid relationship to search engines.
What we will not take money for
- Coverage on our Visas & Law desk — our readers rely on this for real decisions, and we will not muddy that.
- Coverage of political candidates during an active election cycle in any jurisdiction.
- Pieces on our In Brief wire summaries — these stay editorial.
- Approval of editorial copy beyond factual corrections. You check facts; we keep the pen.
- Removal of disclosure labels. Every commissioned piece runs with a 'Paid Post' label, full stop.
How it works
- 1
You get in touch.
Tell us about the subject, the moment, and the tier you have in mind. Use the Advertising category on our contact form.
- 2
We send a scope and an estimate.
Within three working days. Includes the angle we'd take, the deliverables, the timeline, and the deposit terms.
- 3
Interview and reporting.
One or more conversations with the subject, plus any supporting interviews we think the piece needs.
- 4
Draft, fact-check, publish.
You see the draft for factual review. We publish on the agreed date with the Paid Post label and the disclosure block.
- 5
Distribution.
Site, newsletter, social — exactly the channels promised in your tier.
Have someone in mind?
Reach the commissions desk through our contact form. Choose the Advertising category and tell us about the subject and the moment. We reply to every serious enquiry within three working days.
Diaspora Dreams is editorially independent. Read our full editorial standards on the About page.