There are almost 200 different contributors to INeedCoffee. If you are trying to reach a particular contributor, follow the contact information at the end of their article. Sometimes there is a link to a social media account. We don’t have contact information for all our contributors.
This page was set up to clarify our Contact Policy on the messages we want and don’t want to receive.
Bad Emails
If the message you want to send to INeedCoffee falls into this category, please don’t send it. We are not interested. Your email will be blocked, marked as SPAM, and deleted.
- Requesting a backlink. We are not linking to your site. Ever. Not for free. Not for money.
- Offer to review coffee. We do not review coffee. We only review coffee equipment.
- Press releases.
- Crowdfunding requests
- Infographic offers
- Content offers that we clearly spell out not wanting on our Contribute Policy. We will also block emails offering content that requires us to email you back to see a list of proposed topics. If you have an article idea, state it in your introduction, otherwise, you get blocked. We do not pay our contributors.
- SEO, SEM, Website, or Mobile development offers.
- Wholesale offers. (we don’t sell anything)
- Affiliate offers.
- Any offer where we have to email you back for details. We won’t. Your email will be deleted and marked as SPAM.
- Reprint requests. With the exception of the Inanimate Objects Comics series by Todd Zapoli, which is made available via a Creative Commons license at the end of each entry, we do not permit reprints. (Life is Coffee Comics is not available for reprint)
- Offers to sell us domains. Our domain was registered in 1998. We are happy with it.
- Asking us to email you back to confirm you reached the correct email.
- Emailing me for the first time at any email address other than the one listed below.
- Offers to purchase this website. Unless you want to dump a bucket of money on me, don’t waste your time. This site is my hobby, not my hustle.
Good Emails
If you have a question related to coffee, consider posting it on a public forum, such as the ones on Home-Barista, CoffeeGeek, or even Reddit. You’ll get feedback from more people and others will learn from your question.
If you have a quick message related to our content, consider Tweeting directly to @INeedCoffee. No need to Direct Message.
- Offer to review coffee equipment or service. (not coffee beans or pods)
- Article corrections (typo, grammar, information) are always appreciated.
- Very specific types of Contributions. (review the Contribute Policy first)
Sorry for the long disclosure, but INeedCoffee would rather focus on creating new content than fielding emails from people that provide no value to our readers.
If you are in the Good Email group, we can be reached at:
If you do not receive a response in a few days (usually a few hours), don’t send a follow-up email. INeedCoffee practices #InboxZero. No response means your message was marked as SPAM and deleted. And your email address was added to our blocked list. 99% of the emails we receive are blocked and marked as SPAM.