Welcome to the Guest Posting Rules. We get a lot of emails from people who want to write for us. Most of them are templated, generic, and show zero understanding of what we actually publish.
These rules exist to save us both time and frustration. If you follow them, you’re much more likely to get a positive response. If you ignore them, your email will be deleted within seconds.
What We Want (The Short List)
We publish useful, well-researched guides and thoughtful articles. A successful guest post for us does one of two things:
- Teaches something clearly. It provides a step-by-step process, a unique framework, or actionable advice on a topic we cover. Think “a better way to do X” or “how to understand Y.”
- Shares a unique, expert perspective. It offers insight based on genuine, verifiable experience that our readers can’t get from a simple Google search. You need to be the real source of authority.
Our core topics are:
- Digital & Creative Work: Freelancing, content creation, marketing tools, platform deep-dives.
- Lifestyle Curation: Intelligent guides to fashion, guides, tips, beauty, travel, and products (not “listicles”).
- Culture & Trends: Analysis of why things are popular and what they mean, not just reporting on them.
What We Absolutely Do NOT Want
This will get your pitch rejected immediately:
- Generic “SEO” content designed only to place a keyword and a backlink.
- Listicles (e.g., “10 Best Apps for…”) unless the analysis is exceptionally deep.
- Articles that have been published anywhere else on the internet, including your own blog.
- Promotional pieces about your company, service, or product. Any mention of your business must be naturally relevant and non-promotional.
- Topics we’ve already covered extensively unless you have a fundamentally new angle.
- Pitches that start with “Dear Admin,” “Hi there,” or use obvious mail-merge fields.
The Rules (Non-Negotiable)
1. The Pitch Comes First
Do not write a full article. Do not attach a Word document. Do not send a Google Doc link.
You must send a pitch via email to editor@yashziqmedia.com with the subject line: Article Pitch: [Proposed Article Topic]
A strong pitch contains:
- The proposed headline.
- A 2-3 sentence summary of what the article is and why it’s useful to our readers.
- A brief outline (3-5 bullet points) of the main sections or arguments.
- 2-3 links to your previously published work that demonstrates your expertise and writing style.
- A 1-2 sentence bio explaining your relevant experience.
2. Originality & Exclusivity
Any article you write for us must be 100% original and unpublished. It must be written specifically for Top Media Outreach. We purchase full copyright upon acceptance and payment. You may not republish the article in full anywhere later (you may excerpt a small portion on your own site with a clear link back to us).
3. Our Editorial Process
If your pitch is accepted:
- You will have a deadline to submit the full draft.
- We will edit it. This is not a negotiation. We edit for clarity, tone, structure, and to fit our style. We may change headlines and images.
- You will have a chance to review the edited version for factual accuracy only.
- We control the final publication schedule.
How to Increase Your Chances (A Final Tip)
Spend 20 minutes reading our site. Find an article you genuinely like. In your pitch, mention it. Say something like, “I enjoyed your piece on ‘[Article Title],’ and my proposed article on [Your Topic] would complement it by exploring [New Angle].”
This shows you’re not just blasting out 100 emails. It shows you’re a reader. That matters to us more than anything else.
If this sounds like a process you respect, we look forward to your pitch.
Top Media Outreach is a digital publication under Yashziq Media.
— The Editors at Top Media Outreach
