Submit a Guest Post for Katharine Writes

Katharine Writes is not currently accepting guest posts. All emails inquiring about guest posting will be deleted unread.
Keep an eye on this page to see when pitches will be accepted again.

Are you interested in seeing your blog post on Katharine Writes?

I occasionally publish guest writers, and you could be one of them if…

You know a thing or two about running a business.

I primarily publish posts by small business owners, marketing experts, entrepreneurs, and writers who specialize in these topics.

This is because I want to make sure that you know my audience and can speak directly to their concerns, challenges, and interests.

You have something new and exciting to say.

There’s a lot of content other there on the internet — and a lot of content already on this site! For guest posts, I’m looking for perspective and insight that I can’t get anywhere else.

I’m interested in guest posts that fit the audience of this website: small business owners, freelancers, and entrepreneurs who are using the online space to build and grow their business. (If you’re not sure what I publish here, take a look back through the archives.)

I’m looking for…

helpful, actionable advice based on your experience of what does and doesn’t work.
something substantial — anything under 800 words probably doesn’t have enough depth to really help out my readers.
good grammar, well-used headings, and a personal tone.
a variety of perspectives.

You don’t have to be a professional writer to submit a guest post — but you do have to write well! If you’re a small business owner with experience to share, I want to hear from you.

I’m not looking for…

how to be a freelance writer, how to open a bakery (or anything else about how to get started in a specific niche).
how to make $100k in six months (real advice, please).
plagiarism (all-original is a must).
generic advice (there should be a concrete take away or action steps for every post).

Sound like you? Here’s how to pitch.

If you’re interested in guest posting for Katharine Writes, send an email to contact [at] katharine-writes.com that contains:

a brief introduction to who you are and why you have something to share (if I already know you or we’ve worked together, you can skip this part)
a proposed headline and description of your main points (you can suggest more than one idea, but please no more than three)
links to 1-3 writing samples (this could be your own blog, your business blog, or somewhere else you’ve been published)
a subject line that says “KW Guest Post Query”

If I think your proposed idea is a good fit, I’ll let you know and we’ll start discussing specifics! If I like your writing and think you’ve got something interesting to say, but your idea isn’t quite right for my audience, I may ask you to send another suggestion or two.

THIS IS IMPORTANT:

If you don’t follow these guidelines, your email will not be seen. The guidelines are there for a reason, and they show me that you pay attention and write to direction. You don’t want to send an email that’s just going to get deleted, right? Follow the guidelines.

(And please don’t send any attachments or tell me your post is already written. I don’t open attachments from emails I don’t know, and if your post is already done, well, it wasn’t written for my audience and you didn’t follow the guidelines, did you?)

THIS IS ALSO IMPORTANT:

Everyone needs editing. Even me. Even you.

Every article that goes up on this site goes through at least one round of revisions for style and content.

If you think every first draft is perfect and aren’t interested in editing your work, then this is probably not the right place for you to guest post.

HERE’S THE EASY WAY TO DO THIS:

(Even if you’ve never pitched a guest post before and need a little help getting started.)

If you still aren’t sure what to send, I wrote a sample pitch in this post, including a template you are welcome to follow when emailing me or anyone else.