Write for us: submit a guest post to Softstribe

Softstribe helps people choose software. We publish software comparisons, alternatives lists and guides for the tools people already use. Our readers are choosing a tool, setting one up, or fixing one that broke. If you have hands-on experience that would help them, we would like to hear from you. You can read more about Softstribe and how we write.

What topics can you write about?

We take guest posts that fit the sections readers already come to us for:

• Software and apps. How-to guides for Windows, Mac and Android, fair software comparisons, and alternatives to popular tools.
• WordPress. Setup, themes, plugins, speed, security and fixing common errors. See our WordPress guides for the level we write at.
• SEO. Technical SEO, site audits, search tools, and content that ranks without tricks. Our SEO section shows what we have covered.
• Web hosting and web development. Choosing a host, moving a site, and building or maintaining one.
• Technology news with a practical angle. What changed in an app or device, and what readers should do about it.

What makes a good pitch?

The pitches we say yes to usually have these in common:

• A specific problem readers have, and a clear answer to it.
• Something you did yourself: the steps you ran, the versions you used, and what happened. First-hand detail is what makes a guide worth reading.
• A topic we have not covered yet. Search the site before you pitch.
• A clear reader in mind, such as a beginner, a site owner or a developer.

Tech and software guest post guidelines

Every guest post on Softstribe follows the same rules as the rest of the site:

• Original and unpublished. The piece must not appear anywhere else, including your own blog or Medium.
• Written by you. No AI-generated, spun or rewritten content. We decline drafts that read that way.
• Answer first. The first paragraph answers the question in the title. A full guide runs to at least 900 words.
• Plain English. Short paragraphs, and headings phrased the way people ask the question.
• Facts you can back up. Link to official sources for prices, features and version details. Avoid dates and years in the text, so the piece does not look stale later.
• Formatting. Send the draft as a shared Google Doc or a Word file, with H2 and H3 headings and no H1.
• Images. Use only images you made, such as your own screenshots, or images you have the right to use. Tell us the source and licence of each one.

What we do not accept

• Casino, betting or gambling content.
• Adult content.
• CBD or cannabis content.
• Link-only pieces, written to place a link rather than to help a reader.
• Promotional pieces about your own product or your client's product.

Guest posts and sponsored posts

Free guest posts are chosen by our editors on merit. Each accepted post carries one link in your author bio, to your site or profile, marked rel="nofollow". Links in the article itself are there only when they help the reader, such as official documentation.

Sponsored posts are paid placements for brands. They go through the same editing and quality rules as every other article, and the links are agreed when you book. To ask for rates, use our contact form.

Our editors pick every piece. We edit for accuracy, clarity and style, we may remove or change any link, and we may decline any pitch or draft.

How to submit a guest post

1. Fill in the pitch form below with one topic or working title.
2. Tell us what the reader will learn, with a short outline and the tools you have used hands-on.
3. Link two or three writing samples that were published under your name.

We reply to the pitches we want to take forward. If we say yes, we agree the angle with you before you write the full draft.

Frequently asked questions