Due to the number of guest post requests, the standards for guest post submissions are intentionally high (described below).
Quality is the #1 determining factor for all posts that are published on ThinkSaveRetire.com.
This blog gets between 80,000 and 100,000 pageviews a month. The newsletter contains over 5,500 email subscribers.
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Guest Post Popular topics
Guest posts should be 100% relevant to this blog and the reader base. Popular topics include:
- Financial independence
- Early retirement
- Side-hustles
- Digital nomad life
- Wealth building
- Family finances
Also, we love personal stories. If you have a story that's super unique, personal, exciting or just downright interesting, throw us the details below. The top priority with the topic choice is uniqueness. If we could find the topic on any other money or personal finance blog out there, it's probably not right for this blog. Your topic must be clear and specific, unique and interesting.
Important information about guest posts
All guest authors need to come prepared with at least a few topics in mind. Guest post requests that do not include clear ideas for posting topics will not be accepted - and due to the volume of requests received, we may not be able to respond to these submissions.
We are looking for posts that are at least 1,500 words. Longer pieces are okay provided the content is substantive, helpful and well-written. Long posts offer more "food for thought" and better overall value to the reader and is becoming increasingly important in the blogosphere.
The very first link in your guest post should link internally to another post on this blog that compliments your piece. Thereafter, you are permitted to include a couple of additional links back to your site - within reason. Generally, two or three, max. These links should be included naturally within the writing and not come across as salesy. We reserve the right to include rel=”nofollow” in any links included within the guest post. "No follow" links discourage search engines from "following" and counting the backlink.
Source all statistics to credible outlets and always include citations for images that are not in the public domain (you must also have legal permission to use all images in your post). Pixabay.com and Unsplash.com are two popular websites that offer images that can be used for any purpose.
Use proper headings (h2, h3, etc) within the content. A guest post without any headings will be disregarded outright. Additionally, write using smaller paragraphs whenever possible.
Lastly, while we will edit your post for general fitness on our blog, we are not your primary editors. Guest posts should be edited for spelling and grammar before they are submitted. Posts that contain numerous errors will be disregarded.
Publishing Process
Be sure to get your topic idea approved before starting to write the piece. The first step in this process is completing the form above. Once your idea is approved, you are free to begin writing the article.
We prefer a shared Google Doc, but your piece can also be submitted as an attachment to an email or straight in the body of an email.
Once your guest post is received, we will review it and inform you of any changes. We make an effort not to change the meaning of the piece but reserve the right to alter word use or perform other changes to correct for spelling/grammar mistakes or make the post fit better on the blog.
Once the piece is officially accepted, we will turn it into an official post and will schedule it for publishing.
Please note that guest posts can be rejected or deleted for any reason.
After Publishing
Once your post is published, we encourage you to share it with your social media following as you like. There is no minimum number of shares or mentions that you must make of the post, but the more popular the guest post is, the more referral traffic your website will receive.
You are more than welcome (and encouraged) to respond to any comments that the post receives, especially those that pertain to you. You may NOT republish the guest post on any other site, including yours. If we find that it has been republished, it may be removed from this blog, and your chances of publishing another guest post in the future may also be removed.
Guest posts are written ONLY for this blog.
Contacting methods
- If you are interested in writing a sponsored post, see this page.
- General requests or questions, see our contact page.