Here’s a big list of blogs and websites that accept pitches directly from freelance writers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The publishers listed here are organized by category, for your convenience. (Thanks to Writing Launch for their contributions here. The database for their members contains over 1700 similar listings, from which this was drawn.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Step 1: Choose a publisher you are interested in writing for.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Step 2: Carefully study their publication, to get a clear sense of what they publish.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Step 3: Write a clear and concise pitch and send it to the appropriate person.<\/strong> Once they respond, work directly with them to finish the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That’s the basic process for getting published as a freelance writer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are thinking about consistently earning an income as a freelance writer, then the next step is simple: Watch this free one-hour webinar.<\/a> You’ll learn a lot about the process for getting started \u2013 and establishing a solid foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Watch the Free Webinar: Launch Your Writing Career<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Points Guy (TPG) is a travel website and \nblog that offers aviation news, travel advice, reviews, guides, deal \nalerts, and more. One payment report indicates payment of $300 for a \n1,000-word blog post. To contact them, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tales from the Banana Trail is a blog \nthat features inspiring stories of real world explorers, and also \nprovides tools that help people achieve their full potential as \nexplorers. They accept guest posts (of at least 1,000 words). They want \nwriters to send them a pitch first. If they accept the pitch, they pay \n$100 upon completion. For details, visit this page<\/a>. SoulTown-USA helps \u201ctravelers find black culture and joy in the USA.\u201d They want travel writers to write about black culture in one American city that they love. They want posts of 1,500 to 2,000 words. They pay $100 per blog post. To learn more, visit this page<\/a>. Pixlr Blog features content about \n\u201cmobile photography, graphic design, and anything else that feels like \nit fits.\u201d They pay $200 per post. They pay higher rates for in-depth, \ntutorial-style content. To pitch them an idea, visit this page<\/a>. AVID (Advancement Via Individual \nDetermination) is a nonprofit that helps educators prepare students for \nsuccess in college, career, and life. They are looking for educators to \ncontribute theme and non-theme-related blog articles. The articles \nshould ideally be 500 to 800 words long. They pay $100 to bloggers when \ntheir work is published. For details, visit this page<\/a>. WeAreTeachers is an online media brand\n for educators. They welcome submissions on a wide range of topics \nrelated to teacher life and education. Before submitting, they recommend\n reviewing their blog to understand their style, format, and tone. Most \nof their blog posts are 500 to 700 words long. If they publish the \nsubmission, they pay an honorarium of $100. To learn more, visit this page<\/a>. GUTS is a Canadian magazine and blog covering Canadian politics and culture, including “long-form journalism, interviews, \nfiction, and new media that further feminist correspondence, criticism, \nand community in Canada.” They pay $100 for print pieces, $50 for blog posts. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.<\/a> Femme Feminismis\n a hybrid fashion blog and feminist magazine. According to its editor \nDena Marie Landon, \u201cThe site\u2019s mission is to create an inclusive \ncommunity for all women, feminine and non-binary,\n to discuss the intersection of fashion, femmes and feminism.\u201d The \neditor publishes personal essays and historical pieces exploring these \ntopics within a monthly theme. Payment is $75-$100 for essays (800-1,300\n words). Writers must provide 3 photos\n to accompany their submissions. To learn more, contact the editor here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Credium is \u201can investment platform \nbuilt around trading bots specialised in crypto assets.\u201d They are \nseeking evergreen content in long-form for their blog. They want \nin-depth pieces of 4,000 words with an image-to-word ratio of about 1 \nimage to 250 words. They will pay $250 per article. To learn more, refer\n to this page<\/a>. Smart Business Trends is a blog that \ncovers \u201cthe latest trends in online marketing, including email \nmarketing, WordPress, and Amazon FBA.\u201d They pay $100 to $200 for \nwell-researched tutorials, product reviews and case studies. To learn \nmore, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Elite Personal Finance is a blog \ninterested in articles dealing with personal finance, business, making \nmoney online, saving money, loans, credit cards, identity theft and \ncredit reports. Articles should be 1,500\n to 3,000 words per post. Payment is $100 per article. To learn more,\n read their submission guidelines<\/a>. The Freshbooks Blog informs \nreaders and viewers about accounting, taxes, and other financial \nessentials. They do accept writers to regularly contribute to their \nblog. They pay $200 per post, and up if you can negotiate\n successfully. Their submission portal can be reached here<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n Eat Your World is an online guide to \nregional foods and drinks around the world. For original articles for \ntheir blog, they pay $25 to $40. For destination guides (with \nhigh-quality photos), they pay $300 to $500. To learn more, refer to \nthis page<\/a>. LobeLog is a US foreign affairs blog \nby Inter Press Service (IPS). It is named after Jim Lobe, a veteran \njournalist. They welcome original submissions. They want contributors to\n query first. The ideal length of their pieces is 750 to 1,200 words. \nAccording to Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security (WCAPS)<\/a>, they normally pay $100 per article. Details here<\/a>. The American Interest is a bi-monthly magazine that focuses on American policy, politics, and culture. They welcome submissions of feature essays and book\/film reviews. According to one payment report, they paid $200 for a blog post of 2,000 words. To learn more, refer to this page<\/a>. NurseGuidance.com is a blog where \nnurses offer helpful articles and videos to other nurses. They are \nlooking for articles and videos for their blog. They pay $50 to $100 for\n anecdotes, general tips, or advice articles. The articles should be 400\n to 1,200 words long. For details, visit this page<\/a>. Rooted in Rights Blog is a \u201cplatform \ndedicated to amplifying the authentic perspectives of disabled writers.\u201d\n They are looking for articles and op-eds on disability rights topics, \nby writers who identify as disabled. They pay on a sliding scale that is\n based on word count, with the minimum payment being $100. To learn \nmore, refer to this page<\/a>. Immersion Magazine is \u201cthe newest \noutlet for independent fashion and entertainment, providing \nopportunities for emerging artists to showcase what they are all about.\u201d\n They pay $100 for a full-length article of 4 to 8 pages, and $50 for a \nblog of 350 to 750 words. For details, refer to this page<\/a>. ZEAL is a blog that publishes writing\n on comics, games, and pop culture. They also publish original comics. \nThey are “interested in writing on games that are not generally the \ntarget of serious criticism; games that\nare too weird, too bad, too forgotten, and too anime. ” They even \npublish “revisionist fan-fiction.” They pay up to $100 per article, and \nup to $200 per comic. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n wikiEspressoMachine is a blog that \nfeatures informative content on homes and gardens as well as kitchen and\n dining. They want articles of 1,500 to 2,000 words. Some of the \nrecommended topics are: \u201chome and garden (bathroom, bedroom, cleaning \ncloset & laundry, garage, entertaining, furniture, gardening, \nsafety, smart home devices\u2026)\u201d and \u201ckitchen and dining (baking, coffee, \ncookware, dining & entertaining, large appliances, small appliances,\n storage, tools, wine & bar\u2026).\u201d They pay $100 per article. To learn \nmore, visit this page<\/a>. Peril is an Asian Australian online \nmagazine of writing, arts, and culture. They are accepting submissions \nfor their \u201cEdition 39: Testing Times\u201d till 14 October 2019. They \u201caccept\n contributions of art works, prose, poetry, non-fiction, essays, blog \nposts with a word limit of 1,000 words (where applicable), a \nrelationship to issues of Asian Australian interest, and a connection to\n the issue theme.\u201d The writers don\u2019t have to identify as \nAsian-Australians to contribute, but their contributions should be of \nAsian-Australian interest. They pay $50 to $100 per piece. Details here<\/a>. Truity is a website that offers \nscientific personality and career tests. They are looking for writers \nwho can contribute regularly and make their content more current and \nengaging. They pay $100 to $150 per blog post. To learn more, refer to \nthis page<\/a>. The National Research Center for \nParents with Disabilities is a program of the Lurie Institute for \nDisability Policy at Brandeis University. They are seeking blog \nsubmissions (500 to 1,000 words) from parents with disabilities. They \npay $100 per accepted submission. Details here<\/a>. Creative Revolt is a blog that offers \ntips to bloggers, creative entrepreneurs, and freelance writers. They \nare looking for list-style and how-to posts of 1,000 to 2,000 words. \nThey are interested in posts on the following topics: round-ups of \nfreelance writing websites that pay $100+ to write, how to travel \nfull-time as a freelance writer, and an inside look into a specific \nfreelance writing website. They pay $100 per blog post. For details, \nvisit this page<\/a>. UBER Driver Things is a blog and \ncommunity where UBER and LYFT drivers get the latest rideshare tips, \ntricks, news, and opportunities. They are seeking experienced drivers \n(with a minimum of 3 months of paid driving experience) who can \u201coffer \nadvice, guides, their take on interesting topics, current events and \npersonal experiences as it pertains to driving for a living.\u201d They pay \n$75 to $200 per article. For details, visit this page<\/a>. Daring Abroad is a blog that offers \nwork from home jobs, investment opportunities, business ideas, and more.\n They also offer reviews of home appliances. They are a participant in \nthe Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. They are looking for \ncontributors who are \u201cpassionate about writing on life and travel tips.\u201d\n They pay $100 per article (1,500 to 2,000 words). To learn more, visit \nthis page<\/a>. Quill Blog is a blog by Quill \nCorporation (an office supplies retailer). They offer tips and tricks on\n work-life balance, office issues, career advancement, meal plans, and \nmore. They pay $50 for 300 to 500 words tutorials that focus on \nresolving common office issues, $100 for 500 to 1,000 words tutorials \nthat deal with issues that demand more guidance and clarity, and $150 \nfor 1,000+ words tutorials that answer complicated problems with a \nnumber of solution paths. To learn more, visit this page<\/a>. My Used Car Blog publishes \narticles related to car maintenance, after-market upgrades, and the \nautomotive industry. They want list articles, how-to articles, car \nreviews, and car product reviews. They pay $20 to $100,\n depending on length. To learn more, read their submission\nguidelines.<\/a>\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n This market is permanently closed\n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Tofugu is a multi-niche blog that publishes stories on Japanese culture, travel, and language speaking tips. They encourage regular submissions by worthy writers. They pay $250 for every accepted post, and pay more for established writers. Their submission guidelines can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Packsmith is a blog that provides \nadvice on packing, gear, and clothes specifically to the city traveler. \nThey accept articles of 1,000 to 3,000 words. Their rates start at $100 \nper article. To learn more, refer to this page<\/a>. Go East is a blog about mountain sports in the northeastern United \nStates. They cover outdoor trip ideas, backpacking, photography, \ninspiration, beta, news, and stories. Payment, strangely, is via “cash \ngift cards” and is between $75 and $100. TO learn more, read their submission guidelines.<\/a> Baby and You offers affordable \npregnancy and ovulation tests in New Zealand. They are seeking \u201cgeneral \nfertility and local New Zealand fertility articles.\u201d They pay $20 for a \n400-word article\/blog post, $50 for a 750-word article\/blog post, and \n$80-$100 for a 1,000+ word article\/blog post. To find out more, refer to\n this page<\/a>. Family Story is \u201ca think tank founded \nin 2015 to recognize, validate, and protect the many ways individuals \nform and re-form families.\u201d They are looking for personal essays and \nopinion pieces for their blog. They especially encourage submissions \nfrom people of color and\/or LGBTQIA+ folks. The submissions should be of\n 600 to 1,200 words. Payment is $100 per post. To learn more, visit this page<\/a>. Zift provides \u201cessential screen time \nparenting tools, insights and resources to families in a \ntechnology-driven world.\u201d Their Parent Portal and Parenting Insights \nblog help parents become better at parenting in today\u2019s \ntechnology-filled environment. They want evergreen articles that offer \npractical and actionable tips. Their most successful articles are 1,500 \nto 2,000 words long. They pay $100 per article. To learn more, refer to \nthis page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Parenting is a parenting blog of Washington Post. They are looking for pieces with an interesting angle to parenting. They welcome reported pieces and personal essays. They want the pieces to be no more than 1,200 words long. Payment reports suggest that they pay up to $2.50 per word. According to one of our readers, expect no more than $300 total. To learn more, refer to this page<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n HowlRound is a \u201cfree and open platform for \ntheatremakers worldwide.\u201d It is based out of Emerson College in Boston, \nMassachusetts. They are looking for writers who are actively involved in\n theatre. They pay $150 for essays (1,500 to 2,000 words), $50 for blogs\n (750 to 1000 words), and $100 for NewCrit reviews (1,000 to 1,500 \nwords). To learn more, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Argo Swim Video provides tools that \nhelp swimmers and coaches. They are looking for guest contributions of \n500 to 1,000 words for their blog. They pay $100 for accepted content. \nTo learn more, refer to this page<\/a>. The PTDC.com is a how-to blog for\n fitness professionals in search of engaging and actionable articles of 800\n \u2013 1500 words that include unique experiences for people in the fitness\n industry. They pay $100 per article upon acceptance. Read their contributor\n guidelines here<\/a>.\n\n \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n CircleCI is a continuous integration \nand delivery platform that helps software teams release quality code, \nfaster. They allow freelancers to write on topics of their own choice. \nThey pay $300 per accepted blog post (1,500 to 2,500 words). For more \ninformation, refer to this page<\/a>. Appy Pie is a mobile app creator that \nallows users to create and monetize various types of mobile apps. They \nare looking for blog posts (1,000 to 2,500 words) accompanied by \nexamples or images. The blog posts may be written on the following \ntopics: restaurant apps, radio\/music\/entertainment apps, real estate \napps, wedding planning apps, dating apps, quiz\/survey apps, mobile app \nbuilders, small businesses, chatbot builders, website builders, workflow\n automation, app marketing, and case studies about brands that have met \nsuccess with apps. They pay up to $100 per blog post. If the blog gets \nshared for 200 times or more, they pay an additional amount of $50. \nDetails here<\/a>. Geekflare is a tech blog that provides\n articles focused on cloud computing, web security, hosting, blogging, \ndevelopment, and middleware. They are seeking experienced professional \nwriters for how-to, configuration, troubleshooting, and product \ninformation articles. They typically pay $60 to $250 per article. For \ndetails, refer to this page<\/a>. Software Testing Help (STH) is a \nsoftware testing blog. They want tutorials on any topic that would be of\n help to quality assurance testers. They usually pay $200 to $600 for a \ntutorial. To learn more, refer to this page<\/a>. Auth0 provides a \u201cuniversal \nauthentication & authorization platform for web, mobile and legacy \napplications.\u201d They are looking for technical articles for their blog. \nThe technical articles should show readers how to get things done using \nnew technologies like Java, Ruby on Rails, Python, Node, ASP.NET Core, \nGo, Modern JS, and Authentication. They pay up to $300 per article. To \nlearn more, visit this page<\/a>. MFractor is a \u201cproductivity tool for \nVisual Studio Mac.\u201d They are looking for technical content about \nXamarin, including \u201cbeginner tutorials, deep dives into the latest \nXamarin developments and MFractor how-tos.\u201d They pay $250 AUD for a blog\n post. To learn more, refer to this page<\/a>. Elegant Themes builds \u201cbeautiful \npremium WordPress themes coupled with advanced functionality and awesome\n support.\u201d They are looking for tutorials, case studies, in-depth \nguides, and evidence-based opinion pieces for their blog. Their ideal \nword-count is 1,000 to 1,500 words. They pay a flat rate of $250 per \narticle. For details, visit this page<\/a>. GitLab is \u201can open core company which \ndevelops software for the software development lifecycle used by more \nthan 100,000 organizations.\u201d They are looking for high-quality tutorials\n and stories for their blog. They pay up to $200 per post. To learn \nmore, visit this page<\/a>. Postmark blog is a blog by Postmark (a\n transactional email service). They want \u201ctutorials that cover broad \ntopics related to transactional email such as delivery, reputation, \ndesign, tools, and testing, as well as tutorials for using Postmark with\n specific languages and systems such as Python, Rails, Laravel, Node, \nand so on.\u201d They pay $200 to $300 per tutorial, depending on its \ncomplexity. To learn more, visit this page<\/a>. Dataquest\nblog features tutorials and articles on data science, data engineering, and\ndata analysis. They have a monthly readership of over 100,000. They are seeking\n\u201cdata science projects with something interesting to say.\u201d They pay $150 for\nthe first project that they publish, $250 for projects 2-4, and $300 for\nprojects after that. To learn more, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Couchbase is a company that offers \nNoSQL database technology. They pay for articles to be published on \ntheir blog. Payment is $200. Their submission guidelines suggest a list \nof topics. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.<\/a> Compose publishes \ninformational articles about databases for their blog the Write Stuff. \nThey\u2019re looking for philosophical, practical pieces on database \nconcepts. For each article, they pay $200 cash and $200 in Compose\n database credits. To learn more, read their\n submission guidelines.<\/a>\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This market is permanently closed\n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n <\/p>\n\n\n\n SlickWP is a blog focused on teaching its readers \u201chow to get\n the most out of WordPress and the Genesis Theme Framework.\u201d Editors\n look for well-written practical articles and tutorials; they also accept\n reviews of WordPress themes and plugins. Editors consider only original\n material that includes \u201cimages and code snippets <\/strong>where\n appropriate.\u201d If the article is accepted, the contributor agrees to give\n SlickWP.com full rights<\/strong> to be the exclusive\n publisher of the article (which can be modified). Payment is $100 per\n article. To learn more, read writer\u2019s guidelines: http:\/\/slickwp.com\/write-for-us\/<\/a>.\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Distiller Magazine is a publication of\n the American Distilling Institute. They cover the art and business of \ncraft distillation. They welcome queries for articles. They pay $500 \nplus $75 per image for topical features of 1,500 to 2,000 words. They \npay $100 plus $25 per image for single-topic, narrow-focus blog-style \narticles of 300 to 500 words. For details, read their submission guidelines<\/a>. Revive Social Blog provides top-level \nadvice to social media marketers. They are looking for how-to posts that\n focus on a particular aspect of social media. If the quality of the \narticle is up to par, writers can earn $100 to $200 per article. For \ndetails, visit this page<\/a>. Harvard Medical School CME Online is a\n \u201clearning center for postgraduate online medical education.\u201d They are \naccepting guest posts from credentialed health care professionals for \ntheir two blogs, Trends in Medicine and Lean Forward. The posts should \nbe at least 400 words long. They pay $200 per post. To learn more, refer\n to this page<\/a>. Write Naked is\n a writing blog focused on the \u201cwriting life cut open.\u201d They accept \nqueries for guest posts that discuss the freelance writing life, from \npublishing trends to a day in the life of a writer. They pay\n $50 per guest post; however, if they are \u201cparticularly impressed\u201d \nwith a post, they\u2019ll pay $200. To learn more, read their\n submission guidelines.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here’s a big list of blogs and websites that accept pitches directly from freelance writers. The publishers listed here are organized by category, for your convenience. (Thanks to Writing Launch for their contributions here. The database for their members contains over 1700 similar listings, from which this was drawn.) 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