Write for Our Blog

Guest Contributor Guidelines

• 01

  Our audience

  • High school and college students
  • People who want to improve their academic and creative writing skills
• 02

  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.

• 03

  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
• 04

  Links

  • Credit original & credible sources
  • Add relevant external links
  • Only 1 backlink per article
• 05

  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.).

• 06

  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:

  1. Send at least 3 topic ideas (+ outlines) to editorial@writersperhour.com with the subject line – Guest post pitch
  2. We will review the topics and let you know once we agree on a topic
  3. Draft the article with the above guidelines in mind
  4. Send us the completed article as a Google doc. (with editing permissions turned on for “anyone with the link.”)
  5. 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
• 07

  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.