Publications that take contributors
Editorial sites that run work from outside writers: guest articles, expert columns or self-published posts an editor reviews. An editor decides; nothing here is a sure thing.
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Sorted by link type, how easy it is to get listed, check date and site popularity.
- FollowedPitchThe author bio at the end of a guest article, and links inside the article bodyChecked 1 Nov 2026
An education blog and publisher covering K-12, post-secondary and lifelong learning. It publishes guest authors from schools, edtech companies and education nonprofits.
Good to know: Links in the sampled guest article carried no rel attribute. The author works at the linked organisation. Which links stay in the body is an editor's call.
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- FollowedPitchThe contact links on your contributor profile page, next to your blog postsChecked 1 Nov 2026
Psychology Today is a long-running magazine and site where most articles are blog posts by outside expert authors. Editors take blog and magazine proposals through an online form.
Good to know: An editor decides, so approval is a pitch. The checked profile showed a plain followed link to the author's own site.
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- Not checkableReviewedYour author profile and the article textTried 1 Nov 2026Couldn't check: the reason is under More
A Southeast Asia startup and tech publication with an open contributor programme. Outside writers submit articles that its editorial team reviews.
Why not checked: The site shows a bot challenge to automated checks, so we couldn't read the live link. We don't guess.
Good to know: The contributor rules were read from search results of e27's own pages, because the pages block scripts. Where your own link goes was not checked.
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- Not checkablePitchInside a guest article, as the page says contributors can get links to their own siteTried 1 Nov 2026Couldn't check: the reason is under More
A B2B and SaaS software review site that also takes guest posts on software, startups and finance topics.
Why not checked: We could not find a published guest article with a clear author link to read, so we don't guess.
Good to know: The guidelines page says contributors can get links to their own website. Whether those links are followed was not confirmed.
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- Not checkablePitchA feature story about your startup on Inc42Tried 1 Nov 2026Couldn't check: the reason is under More
An Indian startup news site. Its Startup Spotlight form lets founders apply to be covered, and editors decide whether to run a story.
Why not checked: The feature stories we opened do not link out to the startup's own site in a way the checker could read, so we have no verdict. We don't guess.
Good to know: The Spotlight page says the form is free to fill in and coverage is at the editors' discretion. The site's promotional packages are separate.
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- Not checkablePitchThe author line or bio on your published piece, if one is givenTried 1 Nov 2026Couldn't check: the reason is under More
MIT Technology Review is a technology magazine and news site. Its pitch page invites freelance writers to send pitches for online and print stories.
Why not checked: We did not find a contributor page on the site that links to the writer's own website, so we could not read a live link. We don't guess.
Good to know: Pitch page confirmed live. Contact addresses are given on that page.
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- Not checkablePitchThe author byline or bio on your published piece, if the editor allows oneTried 1 Nov 2026Couldn't check: the reason is under More
Slate is a US news and opinion magazine. Its pitch page tells outside writers to email the editor of the right section.
Why not checked: We did not find a Slate contributor page that links to the writer's own site, so we could not read a live link. We don't guess.
Good to know: Pitch only; no guarantee of a bio link.
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- Not checkablePitchYour author page, with links to your own site and social profilesTried 1 Nov 2026Couldn't check: the reason is under More
A long-running publication for web designers and developers. It takes articles from outside authors after an editor approves an outline.
Why not checked: The checker could not read the author page links because the page's HTML is minified with unquoted attributes, and we don't guess.
Good to know: Individual authors only. Outline first, then a full draft.
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- Not checkablePitchYour author bio and any links inside the articleTried 1 Nov 2026Couldn't check: the reason is under More
A data science, machine learning and AI engineering publication that takes articles from outside practitioners. Editors review each submission.
Why not checked: The site shows a bot challenge to automated checks, so we couldn't read the live link. We don't guess.
Good to know: You must write under your real name. Link rel unread because of the bot challenge.
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- Not checkablePitchThe author bio on your guest article, if the editors keep oneTried 1 Nov 2026Couldn't check: the reason is under More
VentureBeat covers enterprise technology and AI. Its guest-post page takes written articles from outside experts for technical decision-makers.
Why not checked: The site shows a bot checkpoint (HTTP 429) to automated requests, so we couldn't read the page or a live link. We don't guess.
Good to know: The guideline details come from a search snippet of the official page, not a direct read. Re-check by hand.
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Nothing matches.
What these links do for you
- An article on a known publication reaches readers your site can't yet.
- Author bios usually link to your site or profile.
- Being published by a known name builds the reputation AI answers draw on.