Write for Our Blog
Thank you for showing interest in writing for the Writers Per Hour blog!
Before you send us blog post ideas, please review this page. We get a lot of submissions, so carefully reviewing what we’re looking for will help save us both time in the long run.
Guest Contributor Guidelines
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Our audience
- High school and college students
- People who want to improve their academic and creative writing skills
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Topics
- Academic writing
- General writing tips and tricks
- College and student life
- Internships and careers
In general, the aim of our blog posts is to educate readers and offer actionable advice.
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Writing &
formatting rules- Original, non-promotional content only
- Word count: Minimum 1,500 words
- Tone: conversational, helpful and friendly
- Write in American English
- Well-researched and supported by research, statistics and evidence
- Use title case for the article heading and all sub-headings to follow sentence case
- Break the article into smaller parts and apply the H2 or H3 style to the subheadings
- Use numbered and/or bulleted lists to explain processes or steps
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Links
- Credit original & credible sources
- Add relevant external links
- Only 1 backlink per article
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Imagery
Use visuals that add value, in the form of:
- Screenshots
- Graphs
- Charts
- Visual brand examples
- Videos
Please avoid using stock photos in the article. We only accept stock images for the header image. Use royalty-free websites for stock images (eg. Unsplash, Pexels, etc.).
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Submitting a guest post to Writers Per Hour
Ready to submit a guest post to the Writers Per Hour blog? Here’s how you can pitch to us:
- Send at least 3 topic ideas (+ outlines) to editorial@writersperhour.com with the subject line – Guest post pitch
- We will review the topics and let you know once we agree on a topic
- Draft the article with the above guidelines in mind
- Send us the completed article as a Google doc. (with editing permissions turned on for “anyone with the link.”)
- Include your headshot and bio (2-3 sentences) at the bottom of the article. You can add 1 link to your website in the bio
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What happens next?
Our team will review your submission and get back to you if your article is accepted. If you don’t hear from us within 2 weeks, please feel free to submit your guest post elsewhere.