Guest post finder that reads the guidelines for you
Searching "write for us" plus your topic returns pages of results, many of them paid-post farms. This prompt has your todo.is agent find blogs in your niche with an open guest post page, check that they publish real content and don't charge, summarize each site's rules, and suggest topics that fit their audience and haven't been covered yet.
The prompt
- Find [NUMBER] blogs that accept guest posts in [YOUR NICHE]. Search Google for phrases like "write for us", "guest post guidelines", "contribute" and "submit an article" combined with my topic and related topics. For each site: URL of the guidelines page, site name, what it covers, how recently it published, whether guest posts get an author bio with a link, word count and format rules, how to pitch (email or form), and any fee. Exclude sites that charge for posts, publish on every topic, or look like content farms. Then read their last 10 posts and suggest 3 article ideas per site that fit their readers and are not already covered, based on my expertise: [YOUR EXPERTISE]. Deliver an Excel file and highlight the 8 best fits.
What to change
- [NUMBER]: e.g. "30".
- [YOUR NICHE]: e.g. "personal finance for freelancers" or "B2B SaaS marketing".
- [YOUR EXPERTISE]: What you can write about with authority, e.g. "10 years as an accountant for freelancers, tax deadlines, invoicing, saving for taxes".
Example result
- Guest post sites: personal finance for freelancers
- 74 sites checked, 30 kept. Removed: 21 that charge a fee, 15 inactive, 8 off-topic content farms.
- Best fits
- • The Solo Ledger (freelancer money blog): posts weekly, 1,200 to 2,000 words, author bio with one link, pitch by email with 2 headlines.
- - Ideas: "Quarterly taxes for first-year freelancers", "How to set your tax savings percentage", "Invoicing terms that get you paid faster"
- • Remote Craft (remote work and careers): accepts guest posts through a form, bio link allowed, prefers first-hand stories.
- - Ideas: "What I wish I knew about taxes before going freelance", "A simple monthly money routine for remote freelancers", "Late client payments: scripts that work"
- • Creative Business Weekly (designers and writers): asks for original data or examples, 1,500 words minimum.
- - Ideas: "Pricing a design project when the scope is vague", "Setting aside money for slow months", "Freelance retirement accounts in plain English"
- Patterns in the guidelines
- • Almost all want a pitch first, not a finished article
- • Most allow one link in the bio, few allow links in the body
- • Several ask you to share the post on your channels after it's published
- Red flags we filtered out
- • "Sponsored post" price lists on the guidelines page
- • Sites with posts on casinos, crypto, CBD and pets in the same week
- • No author names or dates on posts
- Next step
- Ask your agent to write a personal pitch email for each of the top 8, using their editor's name where it's public.
How to do it with todo.is
- Fill in your niche, your expertise and how many sites you want.
- Paste the prompt into todo.is, or send it to your agent on WhatsApp.
- Your agent searches, reads each guidelines page, filters out paid sites and suggests topics.
- Reply with "draft pitches for the top 8 as Gmail drafts" and send the ones you like yourself.
Tips for a better result
- Pitch a topic the blog hasn't covered. Editors reject ideas their last ten posts already answer.
- Write for readers, not for the link. A useful post gets accepted and brings visitors who stay.
- Use the editor's name and mention a recent post you liked. It shows you actually read the site.
- Avoid sites that publish anything for a fee. Google treats paid links without a sponsored tag as spam.
guest post finder: FAQ
- How do I find sites that accept guest posts? Search Google for your topic plus phrases like "write for us" or "guest post guidelines", then check each site is active and on-topic. This prompt does that search and the checks for you.
- Is guest posting still good for SEO? Guest posts on relevant sites can bring visitors, authority and links. Mass guest posting on low-quality sites purely for links is against Google's spam policies.
- Should I pay for guest posts? Paid posts must use a sponsored or nofollow link to follow Google's rules. For SEO value, focus on free placements earned with good content.
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