There are 500 guest posting websites below, sorted into 29 niches from SEO to sports, and every one publishes work from outside writers through a write-for-us page, contributor program or open pitch process. They are real publications and company blogs, not link farms or marketplaces that sell placements. Each table gives the site, its domain and a one-line note on what it accepts, so you can shortlist ten targets in your niche in a few minutes.
For this update, we checked the write-for-us or guideline pages of 42 sites across 19 niches in late October and early November 2026, and dropped five that had closed or now sell placement. One warning applies to the whole list: guidelines change, editors leave and programs pause, so read each site’s current rules before you write a word.
What This List Covers and How to Use It
- The list holds 500 unique domains in 29 niches, checked for duplicates with a script. Technology, marketing, education and business have the most open doors.
- Many of the best-known sites are pitch-first publications. They want a short idea email before a draft, and some pay writers.
- Google’s spam policies count guest posts with keyword-stuffed anchor text as link spam. Paid links are allowed only when marked rel=”sponsored” or rel=”nofollow”.
- Crypto and finance attract the most paid placement posing as guest posting. A price list, a media kit or a “dofollow guaranteed” promise means advertising.
- A good pitch names one specific idea, shows why you can write it and links two samples. That is enough to set you apart from the template emails editors delete.
How We Built This List of Guest Posting Websites
Most guest post lists online recycle the same few hundred names, and many quietly mix in sites that only sell links. We started from publications and company blogs known for running contributor programs, then kept a site only if it publishes outside writers on editorial merit. We left out private blog networks, guest post marketplaces and any site whose “write for us” page is really a price list.
The list mixes two kinds of sites on purpose. The first is the classic guest post blog, often a software company, that accepts full drafts in exchange for an author bio. The second is the pitch-based publication, such as a magazine, trade title or opinion desk, that commissions pieces from freelancers and experts and often pays for them. Both publish outside writers, but the second group is harder to crack and usually worth more to your reputation.
We did not add domain ratings or traffic figures. Those numbers shift every month and differ by tool, so check them yourself at the time you pitch. Our guide to cheaper ways to check a site’s backlinks and traffic covers tools that do this without a monthly plan.
The chart below shows how the 500 sites spread across niches. Technology, marketing, education, web development and business have the most sites, while crypto and gaming have the fewest.
SEO Blogs That Accept Guest Posts
SEO editors are the hardest audience on this page, because they read pitches about link building all day and can smell one written only to get a link. Search Engine Journal and Search Engine Land both publish contributor guidelines, so read them closely before you pitch. In this niche, a post built on original data or a test you ran yourself gets read. Tool companies such as Nightwatch, which says outright it is accepting guest posts, want topics close to what their users do every day. SEO Sandwitch tops the table for a simple reason: it publishes practical SEO guides and statistics roundups, so a post built on fresh numbers fits right in. For a wider reading list, our roundup of the most active SEO blogs in India covers more names worth studying before you pitch.
| Website | Domain | What They Accept |
|---|---|---|
| SEO Sandwitch | seosandwitch.com | SEO guides, link building tactics and SEO statistics |
| Search Engine Journal | searchenginejournal.com | Expert columns on SEO, PPC and AI search from approved contributors |
| Search Engine Land | searchengineland.com | Contributor columns on SEO, paid search and search strategy |
| Semrush Blog | semrush.com | Data-backed SEO guides through its contributor program |
| Serpstat Blog | serpstat.com | SEO and PPC tutorials and case studies |
| RankWatch Blog | rankwatch.com | Ranking strategy and SEO how-tos |
| SE Ranking Blog | seranking.com | SEO tutorials and agency workflow guides |
| Oncrawl Blog | oncrawl.com | Technical SEO, crawl data and log file analysis |
| Sitechecker | sitechecker.pro | Technical SEO fixes and audit guides |
| Nightwatch | nightwatch.io | Rank tracking, local SEO and search strategy posts |
| SerpWatch | serpwatch.io | SEO and search marketing guides |
| TechWyse | techwyse.com | Search, paid media and local marketing posts |
| Main Street Host | mainstreethost.com | Local SEO and small business web marketing |
| ThatCompany.com | thatcompany.com | SEO and digital marketing advice with original insight |
| SiteProNews | sitepronews.com | Articles on SEO, webmaster tools and online marketing |
Digital Marketing and Content Marketing Sites
Marketing blogs form one of the biggest groups on this list, and they also have some of the most crowded inboxes on the web. The sites below range from practitioner publications like MarketingProfs and the Content Marketing Institute to software company blogs that accept guest posts on topics close to their product. Company blogs are often the easier yes, but a conversion tool such as Convert or Omniconvert wants posts about testing and growth rather than general marketing advice, so match the pitch to the product.
| Website | Domain | What They Accept |
|---|---|---|
| Single Grain | singlegrain.com | Growth marketing and SEO playbooks |
| Content Marketing Institute | contentmarketinginstitute.com | Content strategy articles pitched by practitioners |
| MarketingProfs | marketingprofs.com | Practical marketing how-tos from working marketers |
| Jeff Bullas | jeffbullas.com | Digital marketing and social media how-tos |
| MarTech | martech.org | Contributor columns on marketing technology and operations |
| CXL | cxl.com | Long-form conversion optimization and analytics articles |
| MarketingTech News | marketingtechnews.net | Martech opinion and industry analysis |
| MediaPost | mediapost.com | Commentary columns on media and advertising |
| CustomerThink | customerthink.com | Customer experience articles from member authors |
| Duct Tape Marketing | ducttapemarketing.com | Small business marketing advice |
| Brandingmag | brandingmag.com | Branding opinion and analysis from industry professionals |
| Digital Doughnut | digitaldoughnut.com | Marketing articles from community members |
| Post Affiliate Pro | postaffiliatepro.com | Affiliate marketing guides and program tips |
| Mention | mention.com | Social listening, PR and brand monitoring guides |
| Promo | promo.com | Video marketing tips for brands |
| Omniconvert | omniconvert.com | Conversion optimization and ecommerce growth |
| Taggbox | taggbox.com | User-generated content and social marketing |
| WebEngage | webengage.com | Retention and lifecycle marketing |
| Chatter Buzz | chatterbuzzmedia.com | Digital marketing strategy posts |
| Dot.vu | dot.vu | Interactive content and lead generation marketing |
| Convert | convert.com | A/B testing and experimentation guides |
| Woodpecker | woodpecker.co | Cold email and sales outreach advice |
| ProBlogger | problogger.com | Blogging tips for bloggers and creators |
| Income Diary | incomediary.com | Make-money-online and blog growth tactics |
| PR Daily | prdaily.com | Contributed PR and communications articles |
| CommPRO | commpro.biz | Communications and PR commentary |
| Practical Ecommerce | practicalecommerce.com | Ecommerce marketing and operations articles |
| CMSWire | cmswire.com | Contributor articles on CX, martech and the digital workplace |
Social Media and Email Marketing Blogs
Social and email blogs move fast because platform features change every few months, and editors here favor how-to posts with current screenshots and numbers from your own campaigns. A post on email deliverability with real open-rate data will beat a list of generic tips every time.
| Website | Domain | What They Accept |
|---|---|---|
| Social Media Examiner | socialmediaexaminer.com | Detailed social media how-tos from vetted writers |
| CoSchedule Blog | coschedule.com | Content calendar and marketing workflow posts |
| Social Media Strategies Summit | socialmediastrategiessummit.com | Social media strategy for brands |
| SocialPilot | socialpilot.co | Social media management tips |
| GetResponse Blog | getresponse.com | Email marketing and automation guides |
| Mailjet | mailjet.com | Email deliverability and design guides |
| Moosend | moosend.com | Email marketing and automation tips |
| Omnisend | omnisend.com | Ecommerce email and SMS marketing |
Technology and Cybersecurity Sites That Take Contributed Articles
Tech trade sites call guest posts “contributed articles,” and most expect vendor-neutral writing. A security piece for Dark Reading or Help Net Security should read like an expert’s view of a problem, with no mention of your product. DZone also invites authors for its Trend Reports and Refcards, which are longer reference pieces. If you work in IT, these sites are the best place on this list to build a byline that hiring managers and buyers recognize.
| Website | Domain | What They Accept |
|---|---|---|
| Technology Networks | technologynetworks.com | Science and lab technology articles |
| HackerNoon | hackernoon.com | Tech stories submitted by its writer community |
| DZone | dzone.com | Developer articles, trend reports and Refcards |
| InformationWeek | informationweek.com | Commentary from IT leaders |
| IoT For All | iotforall.com | Internet of Things articles from practitioners |
| Embedded.com | embedded.com | Contributed technical articles on embedded systems |
| All About Circuits | allaboutcircuits.com | Electronics engineering articles via its contributor program |
| EE Times | eetimes.com | Contributed articles on semiconductors and electronics |
| Help Net Security | helpnetsecurity.com | Expert opinion pieces on information security |
| Dark Reading | darkreading.com | Commentary from security practitioners |
| SecurityWeek | securityweek.com | Contributor columns on cybersecurity |
| Infosecurity Magazine | infosecurity-magazine.com | Opinion pieces from security professionals |
| Security Boulevard | securityboulevard.com | Security blogs and contributed articles |
| Tripwire | tripwire.com | Guest articles for its State of Security blog |
| TechRadar Pro | techradar.com | Expert Insights opinion pieces for business tech |
| Computer Weekly | computerweekly.com | Guest opinion from IT experts |
| Built In | builtin.com | Articles through its Expert Contributor Network |
| The New Stack | thenewstack.io | Contributed articles on cloud native and DevOps |
| InfoQ | infoq.com | Practitioner articles on software architecture |
| InfoWorld | infoworld.com | Vendor-neutral pieces for its New Tech Forum |
| DevOps.com | devops.com | Contributed DevOps and platform engineering articles |
| Container Journal | containerjournal.com | Contributed articles on containers and Kubernetes |
| 4sysops | 4sysops.com | Sysadmin articles on Windows, cloud and PowerShell |
| LWN.net | lwn.net | Paid technical articles on Linux and free software |
| Network Computing | networkcomputing.com | Contributed articles on networking |
| Data Center Knowledge | datacenterknowledge.com | Industry perspectives on data centers |
| RTInsights | rtinsights.com | Contributed pieces on real-time analytics |
| SD Times | sdtimes.com | Guest View columns on software development |
| Electronic Design | electronicdesign.com | Contributed technical articles from engineers |
| EDN | edn.com | Design ideas and articles from engineers |
Web Design and Development Blogs, Several of Them Paid
Developer publications are where guest writing most often turns into paid work, and several sites in this table pay for tutorials, and the community-kept technical writing list on GitHub tracks developer blogs that pay for articles, including LogRocket, Honeybadger, FusionAuth and Vultr. Smashing Magazine publishes a full guide to writing a Smashing article, and it sets the highest bar in this group. Write a tutorial that you would bookmark yourself, and test every line of code before you send it.
| Website | Domain | What They Accept |
|---|---|---|
| Smashing Magazine | smashingmagazine.com | In-depth front-end, UX and design articles |
| SitePoint | sitepoint.com | Web development tutorials from outside authors |
| Creative Bloq | creativebloq.com | Design tutorials and opinion pitches |
| Hongkiat | hongkiat.com | Web design and tech tutorials |
| Speckyboy | speckyboy.com | Web design and development articles |
| Stackify | stackify.com | Developer tips and application performance |
| freeCodeCamp News | freecodecamp.org | Coding tutorials from approved authors |
| LogRocket Blog | blog.logrocket.com | Paid front-end development tutorials |
| Honeybadger | honeybadger.io | Paid tutorials on Ruby, Python and PHP |
| Semaphore | semaphoreci.com | CI/CD and testing tutorials |
| FusionAuth | fusionauth.io | Paid authentication and identity tutorials |
| Vultr Docs | vultr.com | Paid cloud and server tutorials |
| Codementor | codementor.io | Community programming tutorials |
| Designmodo | designmodo.com | Web design and email design articles |
| Noupe | noupe.com | Design and web development articles |
| Cloudways Blog | cloudways.com | Hosting, WordPress and ecommerce guides |
| WP Mayor | wpmayor.com | WordPress tutorials and reviews |
| Torque | torquemag.io | WordPress news and how-tos |
| CyberChimps | cyberchimps.com | WordPress themes and site-building tips |
| ResellerClub Blog | blog.resellerclub.com | Web hosting and domain business posts |
| Exabytes | exabytes.my | Web hosting and online business posts |
| Baeldung | baeldung.com | Java, Spring and Kotlin tutorials from vetted authors |
| Real Python | realpython.com | Python tutorials from its author team |
| Stack Abuse | stackabuse.com | Programming tutorials in Python and JavaScript |
| Strapi | strapi.io | Headless CMS tutorials through its community writing program |
Business, Startup and Nonprofit Publications
Business publications split into two groups, and the first is small business blogs such as AllBusiness, StartupNation and Young Upstarts, which post guidelines and accept full drafts. The second is research outlets such as Harvard Business Review and MIT Sloan Management Review, which want idea pitches backed by data. We also added nonprofit titles like the Stanford Social Innovation Review here, because founders of social enterprises often fit them better than startup blogs.
| Website | Domain | What They Accept |
|---|---|---|
| AllBusiness | allbusiness.com | Expert advice on running a small business |
| MyCorporation Blog | blog.mycorporation.com | Business formation and small business tips |
| StartupNation | startupnation.com | Advice for small business owners and founders |
| Addicted2Success | addicted2success.com | Entrepreneurship and success articles |
| Young Upstarts | youngupstarts.com | Original articles for entrepreneurs and startups |
| Startup.info | startup.info | Startup and entrepreneurship articles |
| Inc42 | inc42.com | Opinion pieces on India's startup ecosystem |
| YourStory | yourstory.com | Guest opinion pieces on Indian startups and business |
| Harvard Business Review | hbr.org | Idea pitches from researchers and practitioners |
| MIT Sloan Management Review | sloanreview.mit.edu | Research-based management articles |
| Business.com | business.com | Articles from expert small business contributors |
| Growth Business | growthbusiness.co.uk | Contributed opinion for UK growing businesses |
| TweakYourBiz | tweakyourbiz.com | Small business and marketing guest posts |
| Small Business Bonfire | smallbusinessbonfire.com | Small business advice and founder stories |
| StartupTalky | startuptalky.com | Startup case studies and business explainers |
| Tech in Asia | techinasia.com | Contributed opinion on Asian tech and startups |
| e27 | e27.co | Contributor articles on Southeast Asian startups |
| Sifted | sifted.eu | Op-eds from European founders and investors |
| SmartCompany | smartcompany.com.au | Opinion pieces for Australian small business |
| California Management Review | cmr.berkeley.edu | Insights articles from management researchers |
| LSE Business Review | blogs.lse.ac.uk | Research-based business commentary |
| Stanford Social Innovation Review | ssir.org | Articles on social change and nonprofits |
| Nonprofit Quarterly | nonprofitquarterly.org | Articles on nonprofit management |
| The Chronicle of Philanthropy | philanthropy.com | Op-eds on fundraising and philanthropy |
| Blue Avocado | blueavocado.org | Practical articles for nonprofit staff |
Ecommerce, Retail and Supply Chain Sites
Retail and logistics trade sites rarely appear on guest post lists, which makes them less crowded. Their readers run stores, warehouses and fleets, so editors want operator insight: what cut returns, how a new routing rule changed delivery times. A short, data-led piece from someone who did the work has a strong chance here.
| Website | Domain | What They Accept |
|---|---|---|
| E-Commerce Times | ecommercetimes.com | Commentary on online retail and technology |
| Retail TouchPoints | retailtouchpoints.com | Contributed articles on retail strategy |
| Total Retail | mytotalretail.com | Expert columns on omnichannel retail |
| Multichannel Merchant | multichannelmerchant.com | Ecommerce operations and fulfillment articles |
| Retail Customer Experience | retailcustomerexperience.com | Contributed retail CX articles |
| Supply Chain Brain | supplychainbrain.com | Contributed supply chain management articles |
| Supply and Demand Chain Executive | sdcexec.com | Contributed supply chain and procurement pieces |
| Inbound Logistics | inboundlogistics.com | Contributed logistics and freight articles |
| Material Handling and Logistics | mhlnews.com | Warehouse and logistics commentary |
| Chain Store Age | chainstoreage.com | Contributed articles on store operations and retail tech |
Finance and Accounting Guest Posting Sites
Finance is a YMYL (your money or your life) topic, so editors often check a writer’s credentials before they read the draft. Investor sites such as Seeking Alpha run formal contributor programs, while banking and fintech sites like Finextra let members post to community blogs. Doctors writing about money have two strong homes in The White Coat Investor and Physician on FIRE. Expect a fact check on every number, and say which country your advice applies to.
| Website | Domain | What They Accept |
|---|---|---|
| Seeking Alpha | seekingalpha.com | Stock and fund analysis through its contributor program |
| Investing.com | investing.com | Market analysis from contributors |
| OilPrice.com | oilprice.com | Energy market analysis |
| Finextra | finextra.com | Member blogs on fintech and banking |
| The Financial Brand | thefinancialbrand.com | Contributed articles on bank marketing and strategy |
| Accounting Today | accountingtoday.com | Op-ed commentary on the accounting profession |
| CPA Practice Advisor | cpapracticeadvisor.com | Contributed articles for accounting firms |
| AccountingWEB | accountingweb.co.uk | UK accountancy articles from practitioners |
| Physician on FIRE | physicianonfire.com | Personal finance guest posts for physicians |
| The White Coat Investor | whitecoatinvestor.com | Guest posts on finance for doctors |
| Doctor of Credit | doctorofcredit.com | Credit card and banking guest posts |
| The Penny Hoarder | thepennyhoarder.com | Freelance pitches on saving and earning money |
| HerMoney | hermoney.com | Personal finance pitches for women |
| Fincover | fincover.com | Finance and insurance guest posts for India |
| FreshBooks Blog | freshbooks.com | Small business accounting pitches |
| The Fintech Times | thefintechtimes.com | Thought leadership from fintech experts |
| FinTech Futures | fintechfutures.com | Guest opinion on banking technology |
| American Banker | americanbanker.com | BankThink op-eds on banking policy |
| Advisor Perspectives | advisorperspectives.com | Commentary for financial advisors |
| Financial Planning | financial-planning.com | Op-eds for wealth managers and planners |
| TalkMarkets | talkmarkets.com | Market commentary from contributors |
| GuruFocus | gurufocus.com | Value investing analysis through its contributor program |
| Strategic Finance | sfmagazine.com | Management accounting articles |
| Journal of Accountancy | journalofaccountancy.com | Articles for CPAs under its author guidelines |
Health and Medicine Sites That Publish Outside Writers
Health sites mostly want clinicians, researchers and patients with lived experience, not marketers. KevinMD and STAT’s First Opinion are the best known outlets for doctors’ essays, and trade titles such as HIT Consultant and MedCity News take opinion pieces from health tech leaders. If you are not a clinician, a patient story is often the honest way in, but never pitch a health claim you cannot source to a study or official body.
| Website | Domain | What They Accept |
|---|---|---|
| KevinMD | kevinmd.com | Essays from physicians, nurses and patients |
| T Nation | t-nation.com | Training and nutrition articles from coaches |
| IDEA Fit | ideafit.com | Articles from fitness professionals |
| Physicians Practice | physicianspractice.com | Practice management articles by clinicians |
| Medical Economics | medicaleconomics.com | Columns from physicians on the business of medicine |
| MedPage Today | medpagetoday.com | Op-eds from clinicians |
| STAT First Opinion | statnews.com | First Opinion essays on health and medicine |
| Health Affairs Forefront | healthaffairs.org | Health policy commentary |
| HIT Consultant | hitconsultant.net | Guest columns from health tech leaders |
| MedCity News | medcitynews.com | MedCity Influencers opinion pieces |
| Healthcare Business Today | healthcarebusinesstoday.com | Healthcare business and operations articles |
| Evidence-Based Nursing Blog | ebn.bmj.com | Guest blogs on nursing research |
| The BMJ Opinion | bmj.com | Opinion pieces on medicine and health policy |
| Yoga Journal | yogajournal.com | Yoga practice and wellness pitches |
| Op-Med by Doximity | opmed.doximity.com | Essays from clinicians |
| in-Training | in-training.org | Writing by medical students |
| Hektoen International | hekint.org | Medical humanities essays |
| DentistryIQ | dentistryiq.com | Articles from dental professionals |
| Massage Magazine | massagemag.com | Articles for massage therapists |
| Today's Dietitian | todaysdietitian.com | Nutrition articles from qualified writers |
| Food and Nutrition Magazine | foodandnutrition.org | Nutrition pitches from dietitians |
| The Doctor Weighs In | thedoctorweighsin.com | Health articles from clinicians and patients |
| Pulse: Voices From the Heart of Medicine | pulsevoices.org | First-person stories about health care |
Mental Health and Personal Growth Blogs
These sites run on personal stories told in the first person. Tiny Buddha publishes its submission guidelines openly, and Elephant Journal has a public page for writers. They want a lesson the reader can use, told through something that really happened to you. Self-help listicles with no story behind them get turned down fast.
| Website | Domain | What They Accept |
|---|---|---|
| Tiny Buddha | tinybuddha.com | Personal stories and lessons on happiness and mindfulness |
| Elephant Journal | elephantjournal.com | Mindful living, yoga and spirituality pieces |
| The Mighty | themighty.com | Personal stories about health conditions and disability |
| Pick the Brain | pickthebrain.com | Self-improvement and productivity articles |
| Dumb Little Man | dumblittleman.com | Self-improvement and life tips |
| YourTango | yourtango.com | Relationship and self-help essays |
| NAMI Blog | nami.org | Personal mental health stories |
| Mad in America | madinamerica.com | Personal stories and essays on mental health care |
| The Minds Journal | themindsjournal.com | Psychology and self-growth articles |
| Introvert, Dear | introvertdear.com | Essays by and for introverts |
| Highly Sensitive Refuge | highlysensitiverefuge.com | Articles for highly sensitive people |
| Spirituality and Health | spiritualityhealth.com | Pitches on spirituality and wellbeing |
| Purpose Fairy | purposefairy.com | Personal growth guest posts |
| The Change Blog | thechangeblog.com | Personal change stories |
| Mindful | mindful.org | Mindfulness practice and research pitches |
| Greater Good Magazine | greatergood.berkeley.edu | Science-based wellbeing pitches |
| Psyche | psyche.co | Guides and essays from experts in psychology and philosophy |
Travel Websites Still Open to Pitches
Paid travel writing has shrunk over the past decade, and several old favorites have closed their doors to new submissions. In August 2026 Transitions Abroad was not accepting submissions of any kind and GoNOMAD had stopped publishing new stories, so we left both out. The sites below were open when checked, and their rules vary widely. Matador Network takes pitches through its pitch form or its Creators portal, while Intrepid Times only reads stories from subscribers to its free newsletter.
| Website | Domain | What They Accept |
|---|---|---|
| International Living | internationalliving.com | Living, retiring and investing overseas |
| Verge Magazine | vergemagazine.com | Volunteering, studying and working abroad |
| Horizon Guides | horizonguides.com | In-depth destination guides |
| Go World Travel | goworldtravel.com | Completed travel features |
| Matador Network | matadornetwork.com | Travel stories pitched through its pitch form |
| Intrepid Times | intrepidtimes.com | Travel stories from newsletter subscribers |
| Wander With Wonder | wanderwithwonder.com | Short travel pitches by email |
| Hidden Compass | hiddencompass.net | Literary travel and exploration stories |
| GoAbroad | goabroad.com | Study, intern and volunteer abroad articles |
| Wanderlust | wanderlust.co.uk | Travel features pitched to its editors |
| Wanderful | sheswanderful.com | Travel stories by women |
| Pink Pangea | pinkpangea.com | Travel stories by women travelers |
| Lonely Planet | lonelyplanet.com | Freelance destination pitches |
| Atlas Obscura | atlasobscura.com | Pitches on unusual places and food |
| AFAR | afar.com | Experiential travel pitches |
| Roads and Kingdoms | roadsandkingdoms.com | Food, travel and culture pitches |
| Adventure.com | adventure.com | Adventure travel pitches |
| Unearth Women | unearthwomen.com | Travel pitches by women writers |
| Travelmag | travelmag.com | Travel narratives and destination stories |
| Hospitality Net | hospitalitynet.org | Opinion articles from hospitality professionals |
| PhocusWire | phocuswire.com | Contributed analysis on travel technology |
Lifestyle and Culture Sites That Take Essays
Lifestyle sites cover everything from personal essays to long reads on ideas. Listverse is a special case, because it takes completed lists through an online form, with country limits for writers who have not been published before. Salon, HuffPost Personal and Narratively want first-person stories with a clear point of view. The Good Men Project takes submissions through open calls on themes it announces on its site.
| Website | Domain | What They Accept |
|---|---|---|
| Listverse | listverse.com | Completed top-ten lists through its online form |
| Thought Catalog | thoughtcatalog.com | Open submissions of essays and lists |
| Her Campus | hercampus.com | Articles from student chapter writers |
| Bustle | bustle.com | Lifestyle and culture pitches |
| Refinery29 | refinery29.com | Lifestyle pitches in its house style |
| Verily | verilymag.com | Pitches on relationships, style and wellness |
| Aeon | aeon.co | Long-form essays on ideas and culture |
| HuffPost Personal | huffpost.com | First-person essay pitches |
| Narratively | narratively.com | Human-interest story pitches |
| Salon | salon.com | Personal essay pitches |
| The Good Men Project | goodmenproject.com | Essays on modern manhood, family and culture |
| Sixty and Me | sixtyandme.com | Articles for women over 60 |
| Next Avenue | nextavenue.org | Pitches on aging well, money and work |
| Unwritten | readunwritten.com | Personal essays and lifestyle pieces |
| Bust | bust.com | Feminist culture and lifestyle pitches |
| Ms. Magazine | msmagazine.com | Feminist news and opinion pitches |
Food and Drink Publications
Food media has its own pitch culture, and most of these outlets explain it in public. Civil Eats has a page on how to pitch its food systems desk, while VegNews and Food Tank both run write-for-us pages. Recipe sites like Taste of Home and Allrecipes are different. They publish reader recipes, not articles, which still counts as contributed content. Restaurant trade titles such as QSR Magazine publish contributed pieces from people in the restaurant business.
| Website | Domain | What They Accept |
|---|---|---|
| Civil Eats | civileats.com | Food systems and agriculture pitches |
| VegNews | vegnews.com | Vegan food and lifestyle pitches |
| Food Tank | foodtank.com | Food system and sustainability articles |
| The Kitchn | thekitchn.com | Freelance cooking and kitchen pitches |
| Taste of Home | tasteofhome.com | Reader-submitted recipes |
| Saveur | saveur.com | Food and travel pitches |
| Eater | eater.com | Food culture and restaurant pitches |
| TASTE | tastecooking.com | Cooking and food culture pitches |
| Sprudge | sprudge.com | Coffee culture pitches |
| Perfect Daily Grind | perfectdailygrind.com | Coffee industry features |
| Modern Farmer | modernfarmer.com | Farming and food pitches |
| Edible Communities | ediblecommunities.com | Local food stories for regional editions |
| Punch | punchdrink.com | Drinks and cocktail culture pitches |
| Wine Enthusiast | winemag.com | Wine and spirits pitches |
| VinePair | vinepair.com | Drinks culture pitches |
| Plant Based News | plantbasednews.org | Plant-based living articles |
| QSR Magazine | qsrmagazine.com | Contributed articles from restaurant operators |
| Modern Restaurant Management | modernrestaurantmanagement.com | Restaurant operations articles |
| FSR Magazine | fsrmagazine.com | Full-service restaurant industry pieces |
| Allrecipes | allrecipes.com | Member-submitted recipes |
Education and eLearning Sites With Clear Guidelines
Education sites tend to have the clearest rules on this list. Edutopia invites teachers to write for it, Faculty Focus publishes contributor guidelines for college faculty, and eSchool News posts its submission rules. Getting Smart also has a write-for-us page, and across this group classroom experience is the price of entry. A teacher’s case study of one lesson that worked will beat a vendor’s overview of edtech trends.
| Website | Domain | What They Accept |
|---|---|---|
| Edutopia | edutopia.org | Classroom strategies from teachers |
| Getting Smart | gettingsmart.com | Articles on innovation in learning |
| Faculty Focus | facultyfocus.com | Teaching articles from college faculty |
| eSchool News | eschoolnews.com | K-12 edtech articles |
| eLearning Industry | elearningindustry.com | Articles from eLearning professionals |
| Top Universities | topuniversities.com | Study abroad and university advice |
| ASCD | ascd.org | Manuscripts for Educational Leadership |
| eLearn Magazine | elearnmag.acm.org | Online learning articles |
| EdSurge | edsurge.com | EdSurge Voices essays from educators |
| The Hechinger Report | hechingerreport.org | Education opinion pieces |
| Inside Higher Ed | insidehighered.com | Higher education opinion submissions |
| Times Higher Education | timeshighereducation.com | Campus articles from academics |
| The Conversation | theconversation.com | Articles written by academics with editors |
| We Are Teachers | weareteachers.com | Teacher pitches and classroom ideas |
| Education Week | edweek.org | Opinion submissions on education policy and practice |
| eCampus News | ecampusnews.com | Higher education technology articles |
| District Administration | districtadministration.com | Articles for school district leaders |
| THE Journal | thejournal.com | K-12 technology articles |
| Learning Solutions | learningsolutionsmag.com | Articles for learning and development professionals |
| Training Industry | trainingindustry.com | Contributed corporate training articles |
| TD Magazine (ATD) | td.org | Talent development articles |
| Kappan | kappanonline.org | Articles on K-12 education |
| The Chronicle of Higher Education | chronicle.com | Op-ed pitches on higher education |
| The Old Schoolhouse | theoldschoolhouse.com | Homeschooling articles |
| University Affairs | universityaffairs.ca | Opinion pieces on Canadian higher education |
| Wonkhe | wonkhe.com | Commentary on UK higher education policy |
| Tes | tes.com | Teacher pitches on schools and teaching |
Real Estate and Mortgage Sites
Real estate guest posts work best when they come from agents, lenders and investors with deals behind them. Inman publishes both contributor guidelines and separate local contributor guidelines, and HousingWire carries opinion pieces on housing and mortgage policy. Investor sites such as BiggerPockets and Mashvisor want numbers from real rentals, such as cash flow and cap rates. Be ready to show your license or track record if an editor asks.
| Website | Domain | What They Accept |
|---|---|---|
| Inman | inman.com | Contributor columns for agents and brokers |
| BiggerPockets | biggerpockets.com | Real estate investing articles from members |
| RISMedia | rismedia.com | Contributed articles for real estate agents |
| HousingWire | housingwire.com | Op-eds on housing and mortgage markets |
| Connect CRE | connectcre.com | Commercial real estate commentary |
| Mashvisor | mashvisor.com | Rental property investing guest posts |
| Realty Biz News | realtybiznews.com | Real estate articles from contributors |
| Realty Times | realtytimes.com | Articles from agents and industry writers |
| Scotsman Guide | scotsmanguide.com | Articles from mortgage professionals |
| Multi-Housing News | multihousingnews.com | Contributed multifamily industry articles |
| Commercial Property Executive | commercialsearch.com | Contributed commercial real estate articles |
| Rental Housing Journal | rentalhousingjournal.com | Articles for landlords and property managers |
Parenting and Family Sites
Parenting sites publish personal essays far more often than how-to guides. Grown and Flown focuses on raising teens and young adults and takes work through a write-for-us page, while Kveller posts submission guidelines for essays on Jewish family life. Check each site’s rules on previously published work before you submit. Read three recent essays on the site before you write yours, because tone matters as much as topic.
| Website | Domain | What They Accept |
|---|---|---|
| Grown and Flown | grownandflown.com | Essays on parenting teens and young adults |
| Kveller | kveller.com | Jewish parenting and family essays |
| Her View From Home | herviewfromhome.com | Personal essays on motherhood and family |
| Filter Free Parents | filterfreeparents.com | Honest parenting essays |
| Scary Mommy | scarymommy.com | Parenting essays and humor |
| Motherly | mother.ly | First-person motherhood stories |
| The Bump | thebump.com | Pregnancy and baby pitches |
| What to Expect | whattoexpect.com | Pregnancy and parenting pitches |
| ADDitude | additudemag.com | ADHD articles for families and adults |
| A Fine Parent | afineparent.com | Parenting guides during submission windows |
| Your Teen | yourteenmag.com | Articles on raising teenagers |
| Fatherly | fatherly.com | Parenting pitches for dads |
| Mamamia | mamamia.com.au | Personal stories from Australian women and parents |
| Today's Parent | todaysparent.com | Canadian parenting pitches |
| Metro Parent | metroparent.com | Parenting pitches for Detroit-area families |
| Literary Mama | literarymama.com | Creative writing on motherhood |
| Adoptive Families | adoptivefamilies.com | Stories from adoptive parents |
| Autism Parenting Magazine | autismparentingmagazine.com | Articles for parents of autistic children |
Fashion, Beauty and Wedding Sites
Fashion and beauty media prefer pitches from people inside the industry, such as designers, buyers, stylists and cosmetic chemists, while wedding blogs work differently. Photographers and planners submit real weddings and styled shoots, and the blog credits every vendor. If you shoot weddings, these submissions bring links from pages couples actually read.
| Website | Domain | What They Accept |
|---|---|---|
| College Fashion | collegefashion.net | Fashion and beauty for students |
| Fashionista | fashionista.com | Fashion industry pitches |
| Love My Dress | lovemydress.net | Real wedding submissions |
| The Business of Fashion | businessoffashion.com | Op-eds on the fashion business |
| Sourcing Journal | sourcingjournal.com | Op-eds on apparel sourcing |
| Green Wedding Shoes | greenweddingshoes.com | Real wedding and styled shoot submissions |
| Junebug Weddings | junebugweddings.com | Wedding photography submissions |
| Style Me Pretty | stylemepretty.com | Wedding submissions from photographers |
| Rock n Roll Bride | rocknrollbride.com | Alternative wedding submissions |
| Ruffled | ruffledblog.com | Wedding inspiration submissions |
| Cosmetics and Toiletries | cosmeticsandtoiletries.com | Technical articles from cosmetic chemists |
| Happi | happi.com | Contributed articles on beauty and personal care products |
| Global Cosmetic Industry | gcimagazine.com | Beauty business articles from industry experts |
Pet and Animal Sites
Pet publishing is a small and specialist corner of the web. Magazines like The Bark and Modern Dog want stories about life with animals, while trade titles such as Veterinary Practice News want writers who run or work in a clinic. Trainers, vets and groomers get the best response here, because generic pet care tips are already everywhere online.
| Website | Domain | What They Accept |
|---|---|---|
| Dogs Naturally Magazine | dogsnaturallymagazine.com | Natural dog health articles |
| From the Dog's Paw | fromthedogspaw.com | Guest posts about dogs and cats |
| Animal Wellness | animalwellnessmagazine.com | Holistic pet health articles |
| The Bark | thebark.com | Dog culture essays and stories |
| Modern Dog | moderndogmagazine.com | Dog lifestyle articles |
| Modern Cat | moderncat.com | Cat care and lifestyle articles |
| Whole Dog Journal | whole-dog-journal.com | Dog training and health queries |
| Reptiles Magazine | reptilesmagazine.com | Reptile and amphibian care articles |
| Today's Veterinary Business | todaysveterinarybusiness.com | Articles on running a vet practice |
| Veterinary Practice News | veterinarypracticenews.com | Contributed articles for vets |
Home, Garden and DIY Sites
Home and garden sites reward people who build and grow things. The Fine Gardening, Fine Homebuilding and Fine Woodworking titles publish work from experienced makers and tradespeople, and Hometalk and Instructables let members post their own projects with photos. Architecture sites like Dezeen and ArchDaily take project submissions from studios. Good photos of your own work often matter more than the words.
| Website | Domain | What They Accept |
|---|---|---|
| Apartment Therapy | apartmenttherapy.com | Home and design pitches |
| Mother Earth News | motherearthnews.com | Homesteading and self-reliance articles |
| Hometalk | hometalk.com | DIY home and garden projects from members |
| Instructables | instructables.com | Step-by-step project tutorials from members |
| Grit | grit.com | Rural living and farming articles |
| Hobby Farms | hobbyfarms.com | Small farm and livestock articles |
| Countryside | iamcountryside.com | Homesteading and backyard poultry articles |
| Fine Gardening | finegardening.com | Gardening articles from experienced gardeners |
| Fine Homebuilding | finehomebuilding.com | Building and remodeling articles from tradespeople |
| Fine Woodworking | finewoodworking.com | Woodworking techniques and projects |
| Popular Woodworking | popularwoodworking.com | Woodworking projects and techniques |
| Permaculture Research Institute | permaculturenews.org | Permaculture articles and project stories |
| Design Milk | design-milk.com | Design project submissions |
| Dezeen | dezeen.com | Architecture and design project submissions |
| ArchDaily | archdaily.com | Architecture project submissions |
Sports and Outdoors Sites
Sports writing splits between regular team coverage and longer outdoor storytelling. Networks like FanSided, Last Word on Sports and Sportskeeda recruit writers to cover teams and leagues, which suits people who want to write often. Outdoor titles such as Outside, Backpacker and Climbing want stronger stories and fewer, better pitches. Cricket writers have a natural home at CricTracker, which covers the sport in depth.
| Website | Domain | What They Accept |
|---|---|---|
| CricTracker | crictracker.com | Cricket analysis and features |
| Outside | outsideonline.com | Outdoor adventure and fitness pitches |
| Backpacker | backpacker.com | Hiking and backpacking pitches |
| Climbing | climbing.com | Climbing stories and pitches |
| Alpinist | alpinist.com | Climbing and mountain culture submissions |
| Trail Runner | trailrunnermag.com | Trail running pitches |
| FanSided | fansided.com | Team coverage through its contributor network |
| Last Word on Sports | lastwordonsports.com | Sports writing through its writer network |
| Sportskeeda | sportskeeda.com | Sports and esports articles from its writer program |
| The Inertia | theinertia.com | Surf, ski and outdoor stories from contributors |
| Bikepacking.com | bikepacking.com | Route and gear contributions |
| GolfWRX | golfwrx.com | Golf equipment and instruction articles |
| Hatch Magazine | hatchmag.com | Fly fishing stories |
| These Football Times | thesefootballtimes.co | Long-form football writing |
| Paddling Magazine | paddlingmag.com | Canoe and kayak stories |
| Gripped | gripped.com | Climbing news and stories |
Crypto and Blockchain Sites With Real Op-Ed Desks
Crypto is the niche most full of paid placement dressed up as guest posting. We dropped CryptoSlate because its contributor op-ed page sits inside its media kit, which signals advertising, not editorial. The six sites left publish opinion pieces on merit. Bitcoin Magazine runs outside views under a clear opinion label, and BeInCrypto has a guest op-ed author page. Keep any project you are tied to out of your piece, or disclose it in full.
| Website | Domain | What They Accept |
|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin Magazine | bitcoinmagazine.com | Bitcoin opinion pieces and analysis |
| BeInCrypto | beincrypto.com | Guest op-eds on crypto markets |
| CoinDesk | coindesk.com | Op-eds on crypto policy and markets |
| Cointelegraph | cointelegraph.com | Expert opinion pieces on blockchain |
| Blockworks | blockworks.co | Op-eds on digital assets |
| Bitcoin.com News | news.bitcoin.com | Op-eds on Bitcoin and crypto |
Gaming and Game Development Sites
Gaming sites fall into two camps with very different readers. Developer sites like Game Developer and 80 Level want breakdowns from people who make games, such as how a level was lit or a shader built. Consumer sites like Kotaku, Rock Paper Shotgun and Eurogamer take freelance pitches with a fresh angle on games and the people who play them.
| Website | Domain | What They Accept |
|---|---|---|
| Game Developer | gamedeveloper.com | Blogs from game developers |
| 80 Level | 80.lv | Game art breakdowns from artists |
| Unwinnable | unwinnable.com | Critical essays on games and culture |
| GameDev.net | gamedev.net | Game programming articles from members |
| SUPERJUMP | superjumpmagazine.com | Essays on games and design |
| Kotaku | kotaku.com | Freelance pitches on games and culture |
| Rock Paper Shotgun | rockpapershotgun.com | Freelance pitches on PC games |
| Eurogamer | eurogamer.net | Freelance features and opinion pitches |
AI and Data Science Blogs Accepting Guest Posts
AI blogs get flooded with machine-written drafts, so their editors look hard for proof that the writer did the work described. Towards Data Science now runs on its own site and explains how to submit a byline. KDnuggets and Analytics Vidhya take tutorials with working code. A post that shares a notebook, a dataset and honest results, including what failed, gets accepted in this niche.
| Website | Domain | What They Accept |
|---|---|---|
| Towards Data Science | towardsdatascience.com | Data science and AI articles with bylines |
| KDnuggets | kdnuggets.com | Data science and machine learning articles |
| Analytics Vidhya | analyticsvidhya.com | Community data science blogs |
| neptune.ai | neptune.ai | MLOps articles from practitioners |
| Unite.AI | unite.ai | Thought leadership on AI |
| The Gradient | thegradient.pub | Essays on AI research |
| insideBIGDATA | insidebigdata.com | Contributed big data and AI articles |
| AI Business | aibusiness.com | Contributed enterprise AI articles |
| AI Time Journal | aitimejournal.com | AI and data articles from contributors |
| Data Science Central | datasciencecentral.com | Member blogs on data science |
| ODSC | opendatascience.com | Guest articles on data science |
| Dataconomy | dataconomy.com | Data and AI articles from contributors |
| Dataversity | dataversity.net | Data management articles |
| AI News | artificialintelligence-news.com | AI industry commentary |
| Hugging Face Blog | huggingface.co | Community articles on machine learning |
SaaS, Productivity and Product Management Blogs
Most of the sites in this table are software company blogs. They accept guest posts because outside experts help them cover topics their own teams cannot. The best pitch connects your experience to the problem their product solves. A project manager writing for ProofHub about running a remote sprint is a natural fit. Product and UX writers should look at Mind the Product and UXmatters, which publish deeper practitioner essays.
| Website | Domain | What They Accept |
|---|---|---|
| LiveAgent | liveagent.com | Customer service and help desk articles |
| Creately | creately.com | Diagramming and visual collaboration posts |
| ProProfs | proprofs.com | Training, knowledge base and survey articles |
| SurveySparrow | surveysparrow.com | Survey and customer experience posts |
| Sogolytics | sogolytics.com | Survey research and feedback posts |
| DeskTime | desktime.com | Productivity and time tracking articles |
| NetHunt | nethunt.com | CRM and sales process posts |
| Hubstaff | hubstaff.com | Remote team and time tracking articles |
| Time Doctor | timedoctor.com | Remote work and productivity posts |
| Chanty | chanty.com | Team communication articles |
| nTask | ntaskmanager.com | Project and task management posts |
| ProofHub | proofhub.com | Project management and collaboration posts |
| Paymo | paymoapp.com | Project management for small teams |
| GanttPRO | ganttpro.com | Project planning articles |
| Mind the Product | mindtheproduct.com | Articles from product managers |
| UXmatters | uxmatters.com | User experience articles |
| Prototypr | prototypr.io | Design and UX community posts |
| Project Times | projecttimes.com | Project management articles |
| ProjectManagement.com | projectmanagement.com | Articles from PMI community members |
| ITSM.tools | itsm.tools | IT service management articles |
| Modern Analyst | modernanalyst.com | Business analysis articles |
| BA Times | batimes.com | Business analysis articles |
HR, Careers and Workplace Sites
HR publications want practitioners: recruiters, HR managers and learning leaders. TLNT and ERE cover talent and recruiting, while HRZone and HR Magazine serve UK readers. Career advice from someone who has hired hundreds of people carries weight that generic resume tips do not.
| Website | Domain | What They Accept |
|---|---|---|
| Leave Dates | leavedates.com | HR and workplace articles |
| Fairygodboss | fairygodboss.com | Career advice for women |
| TLNT | tlnt.com | HR and talent management articles |
| ERE | ere.net | Recruiting articles from practitioners |
| HR Exchange Network | hrexchangenetwork.com | HR strategy articles |
| Workology | workology.com | HR and recruiting posts |
| The Undercover Recruiter | theundercoverrecruiter.com | Recruiting and careers posts |
| RecruitingDaily | recruitingdaily.com | Recruiting and HR tech articles |
| People Managing People | peoplemanagingpeople.com | People management articles |
| HRZone | hrzone.com | UK HR and workplace articles |
| HR Magazine | hrmagazine.co.uk | Opinion pieces from UK HR leaders |
| Chief Learning Officer | chieflearningofficer.com | Learning leadership articles |
Sustainability and Energy Sites
Sustainability outlets range from activist magazines to energy trade titles. Grist, Yale Environment 360 and Mongabay are journalism outlets that take pitches. Renewable Energy World and Solar Power World publish contributed articles from engineers and developers. Greenwashing gets caught fast here, so back every claim about impact with a number and a source.
| Website | Domain | What They Accept |
|---|---|---|
| One Green Planet | onegreenplanet.org | Animal welfare, plant-based food and environment articles |
| Sustainable Brands | sustainablebrands.com | Sustainability articles from members |
| TriplePundit | triplepundit.com | Corporate responsibility articles |
| Environmental Leader | environmentalleader.com | Contributed corporate sustainability articles |
| Earth911 | earth911.com | Recycling and green living articles |
| Grist | grist.org | Climate and environment pitches |
| Yale Environment 360 | e360.yale.edu | Environmental reporting pitches |
| Mongabay | mongabay.com | Conservation and environment pitches |
| Renewable Energy World | renewableenergyworld.com | Contributed clean energy articles |
| CleanTechnica | cleantechnica.com | Clean tech guest posts |
| Energy Central | energycentral.com | Power industry posts from members |
| Solar Power World | solarpowerworldonline.com | Contributed solar industry articles |
| Sierra | sierraclub.org | Environmental pitches for Sierra magazine |
| YES Magazine | yesmagazine.org | Solutions journalism pitches |
| Resilience | resilience.org | Essays on energy, economy and community |
| Green Building Advisor | greenbuildingadvisor.com | Guest blogs on energy-efficient building |
Legal Sites for Lawyers and Law Students
Legal sites are strict about who writes for them, and most of them want practicing lawyers with real cases behind their views. Law360 Expert Analysis and ABA Journal publish commentary from attorneys, while Legal Cheek gives law students a place to start. Indian lawyers and students should look at Bar and Bench, LiveLaw and the iPleaders blog. Add a clear note that your piece is not legal advice.
| Website | Domain | What They Accept |
|---|---|---|
| Above the Law | abovethelaw.com | Op-eds about the legal profession |
| Attorney at Work | attorneyatwork.com | Practice management articles for lawyers |
| LawFuel | lawfuel.com | Legal news and law firm articles |
| Law360 Expert Analysis | law360.com | Expert analysis from practicing lawyers |
| Law.com | law.com | Contributed legal technology and practice articles |
| Artificial Lawyer | artificiallawyer.com | Guest posts on legal technology |
| Legal Cheek | legalcheek.com | Student and junior lawyer articles |
| ABA Journal | abajournal.com | Your Voice contributions from lawyers |
| Bar and Bench | barandbench.com | Columns on Indian law |
| LiveLaw | livelaw.in | Articles on Indian law and courts |
| iPleaders Blog | blog.ipleaders.in | Indian law explainers |
| Legal Evolution | legalevolution.org | Guest posts on legal innovation |
News, Policy and Opinion Outlets
Opinion desks are the hardest yes on this list, and the reward is credibility with readers and editors rather than traffic or links. The Diplomat, Foreign Policy and War on the Rocks want analysts with real expertise, while openDemocracy and The Elephant cover politics and rights from a regional view. Pitch fast when news breaks, since op-ed windows close within days.
| Website | Domain | What They Accept |
|---|---|---|
| openDemocracy | opendemocracy.net | Pitches on politics and human rights |
| The Diplomat | thediplomat.com | Asia-Pacific affairs pitches |
| Asia Times | asiatimes.com | Analysis on Asian politics and economics |
| Swarajya | swarajyamag.com | Opinion and analysis on Indian affairs |
| The Elephant | theelephant.info | Essays on East African politics and culture |
| GIJN | gijn.org | Investigative journalism pitches |
| Foreign Policy | foreignpolicy.com | International affairs pitches |
| Al Jazeera Opinion | aljazeera.com | Opinion pieces on world affairs |
| Scroll.in | scroll.in | Pitches on Indian news and culture |
| The Wire | thewire.in | Opinion and analysis on India |
| War on the Rocks | warontherocks.com | Defense and foreign policy articles |
| Lawfare | lawfaremedia.org | National security law articles |
| The Hill | thehill.com | Op-eds on US politics and policy |
| Quillette | quillette.com | Essays on ideas and culture |
| Times of India Readers' Blog | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Reader blogs on current affairs |
Photography, Design and Writing Sites
Creative sites accept your photos, art and projects as well as your words. Photo blogs such as PetaPixel and Fstoppers publish stories and tutorials from photographers, and art sites like Colossal and Creative Boom feature submitted projects. Writers will find essay outlets such as Electric Literature, The Rumpus and The Sun Magazine, plus craft advice sites like Jane Friedman and The Write Life that run guest posts about publishing.
| Website | Domain | What They Accept |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Photography School | digital-photography-school.com | Photography tutorials |
| Light Stalking | lightstalking.com | Photography tips and techniques |
| Luminous Landscape | luminous-landscape.com | Landscape photography articles |
| PetaPixel | petapixel.com | Photography stories and guest posts |
| Fstoppers | fstoppers.com | Community photography articles |
| Photofocus | photofocus.com | Photography articles from authors |
| LensCulture | lensculture.com | Photography project submissions |
| Colossal | thisiscolossal.com | Art and design submissions |
| Creative Boom | creativeboom.com | Creative work submissions |
| It's Nice That | itsnicethat.com | Design and illustration submissions |
| Booooooom | booooooom.com | Art and photography submissions |
| Writer's Digest | writersdigest.com | Articles on the craft and business of writing |
| Jane Friedman | janefriedman.com | Guest posts on publishing |
| The Write Life | thewritelife.com | Guest posts on freelance writing and publishing |
| Funds for Writers | fundsforwriters.com | Articles on earning from writing |
| Writers Helping Writers | writershelpingwriters.net | Craft and publishing guest posts |
| Electric Literature | electricliterature.com | Essays and fiction submissions |
| The Rumpus | therumpus.net | Essay and poetry submissions |
| McSweeney's Internet Tendency | mcsweeneys.net | Humor pieces through open submissions |
| The New York Times Modern Love | nytimes.com | Modern Love essay submissions |
| The Sun Magazine | thesunmagazine.org | Essays, fiction and poetry submissions |
How to Pitch a Guest Post That Editors Answer
Editors at popular sites get a steady stream of pitches, and most of them are deleted after the first line. The emails that get answers are short, specific and clearly written by someone who reads the site, so follow these steps in order.
- Read the guidelines twice: note whether the site wants a pitch or a full draft, its word count, its link policy and where to send the email. Many sites reject anything that ignores these rules without reply.
- Read five recent posts: look at length, tone, headings and how authors use data. Check that your idea has not run in the last year.
- Find the right editor: use the contact named in the guidelines, and if none is named, the masthead or the bylines on the section you want will tell you who edits it. Email finder tools can help when only a name is listed, but always use the address the guidelines give if there is one.
- Pitch one idea, not five: give a working headline, two or three sentences on the angle, and why you can write it. Mention any original data, test or case you will include.
- Link two samples: pick published work close to the topic, and if you have none, a strong post on your own blog will do.
- Follow up once: wait the time the guidelines state, or about two weeks if they say nothing, then send one polite nudge and, after that, pitch the idea elsewhere.
A pitch built this way fits in under 150 words. This example is for a fictional SaaS blog:
Subject: Pitch: What 40 failed onboarding emails taught us about activation
Hi Priya, I lead lifecycle marketing at a 30-person HR software company, and I read your recent post on trial-to-paid conversion. I would like to write a 1,500-word piece on the 40 onboarding emails we tested last year, which ones lifted activation, and the three we killed. I can share the open and click rates for each version and the templates readers can copy. Two recent samples: [link] and [link]. Would this suit the blog?
Notice what the email leaves out, because there is no talk of backlinks, no list of topic options and no flattery beyond proof that the writer reads the blog. Editors care about their readers, so the pitch should too.
Guest Post Etiquette Once an Editor Says Yes
Getting the yes is only half the job, because how you handle the draft decides whether the editor will take your next pitch, and repeat bylines on the same site build more trust than one-off posts on many.
- Hit the agreed length and deadline: if you need more time, say so early. Use a word counter so you land inside the site’s range instead of 800 words over it.
- Send original, unpublished work: most sites want exclusive rights or at least first publication. Do not republish the post on your own blog unless the guidelines allow it, and then add a canonical tag or a clear note.
- Follow the link rules: many sites allow one link in the author bio and none in the body. Never sneak in extra links after edits, and never sell a link inside a guest post you wrote.
- Cite real sources: link studies and official data, not competitors’ blog posts that quote other blog posts. Editors check.
- Accept edits gracefully: headlines and intros often change, so push back only on factual errors.
- Share the post and answer comments: editors notice which writers bring readers, and a post that gets traffic earns you a second slot.
How to Spot a Link Farm Posing as a Guest Post Site
Search “write for us” plus any niche and much of page one will be sites that exist to sell links. Some of them look tidy and professional at first glance. Publishing on them can waste your money, and links from them can count as link spam. These signs are the quickest way to tell them apart from the real publications above.
- A price list or “sponsored post” rates on the write-for-us page. Noobpreneur’s article page, for example, now presents content marketing services to get your article published and promoted, so we left it off this list.
- “Dofollow links guaranteed.” No real editor promises the type of link before reading the piece.
- Every topic under the sun: a site that wants posts on CBD, casinos, tech, health and travel at once has no real audience for any of them.
- No named editors or staff bylines: real publications show who edits them, while link farms are mostly guest posts with no human voice of their own.
- Links in every paragraph: open a few recent posts, and if each one carries several commercial links with exact-match anchors, the site sells them.
- A media kit behind the “contribute” button: when the op-ed page sits inside an ad sales kit, as with the CryptoSlate page noted above, treat it as advertising.
Tools can help you confirm a hunch, since a sudden traffic drop or a backlink profile full of other link sellers both point to a farm. Our comparison of Semrush pricing against rival SEO tools can help you choose a plan for these checks.
What Google Says About Links in Guest Posts
Google does not ban guest posting, but it does treat guest posts used to manipulate rankings as spam. The link spam section of its spam policies lists articles, guest posts and press releases with optimized anchor text as an example of link spam, next to buying or selling links that pass ranking credit and running too many link swaps.
The same policy says buying and selling links for ads or sponsorship is a normal part of the web. It is not a violation as long as the link carries rel=”nofollow” or rel=”sponsored”. So if you pay for a placement, or a site charges you, the link should be marked sponsored. Google repeated the point in a July 2021 reminder on qualifying links, published alongside a link spam update.
For a writer, the safe path is simple: write for real publications, keep your links few and natural, use your brand or name as anchor text, and judge success by readers and leads, not by link count. A byline on a respected site is worth having even when its link carries nofollow.
Guest posting is also not the only way to get in front of a new audience. Podcast appearances reach people who would never read a blog post, and our list of podcast guest booking websites covers services that match experts with shows.
Common Questions From First-Time Guest Writers
Is Guest Posting Still Worth It in 2026?
Yes, when the goal is readers, reputation and referral traffic. A byline on a respected site in your field builds trust with buyers and editors alike. It stops being worth it when the only goal is links, because Google’s spam policies treat keyword-rich guest post links as link spam.
Are Guest Post Links Dofollow?
It depends on the site, since many publications give a followed link in the author bio, while others mark every outside link nofollow. Google says paid links must carry rel=”sponsored” or rel=”nofollow”, so a site that sells you a followed link is breaking its rules, not giving you a bargain.
How Do I Find Guest Posting Sites in My Niche?
Start with the tables above, then search Google for phrases such as “write for us”, “contributor guidelines” or “submission guidelines” plus your niche. Check every result for named editors, real staff bylines and the absence of a price list before you pitch.
Should I Pay for Guest Posts?
Paying for a placement is advertising, and under Google’s policy the link should be marked sponsored. Many of the best publications on this list actually pay writers instead. If a site asks you for money, treat it as an ad purchase and judge it on the audience it reaches.
How Long Does It Take to Hear Back From an Editor?
Response times vary from a few days to several weeks, and some sites say they only reply if interested. Check the guidelines for a stated window, and if there is none, wait about two weeks, follow up once, then pitch the idea somewhere else.
Guidelines Pages and Google Documents Referenced
- Google Search Central: Spam policies for Google web search (link spam)
- Google Search Central Blog: A reminder on qualifying links and our link spam update (July 2021)
- Search Engine Journal: Editorial guidelines
- Search Engine Land: Want to write for Search Engine Land?
- Nightwatch: Write for us
- Smashing Magazine: Writing a Smashing article
- DZone: How to write for DZone Trend Reports and Refcards
- GitHub (sixhobbits/technical-writing): Companies that pay for technical writing
- Towards Data Science: Write for TDS
- That Travel Blog: Travel publications that pay writers (statuses checked August 2026)
- Tiny Buddha: Submission guidelines
- Elephant Journal: Write for us
- The Good Men Project: Open calls for submissions
- Grown and Flown: Write for us
- Kveller: Submission guidelines
- Civil Eats: How to pitch Civil Eats
- VegNews: Write for us
- Food Tank: Write for us
- Edutopia: Your Turn, write for us
- Faculty Focus: Submission guidelines
- eSchool Media: Submission guidelines
- Getting Smart: Write for us
- Inman: Contributor guidelines and FAQ
- Bitcoin Magazine: Views expressed can be your own
- BeInCrypto: Guest op-ed author page
- CryptoSlate: Contributor op-ed (media kit)
- Young Upstarts: Guidelines for guest post submissions
- Noobpreneur: Article publishing opportunities
- Finextra: Member blog posting
- Towards Data Science: How to submit a byline
