Write for Us Smart Home: Smart Home Blog Guest Post Guidelines

Smart home searches return explainers. Run smart home write for us and you'll get introductions to the idea, futurist essays, a forum thread asking what belongs in the ultimate house and buying guides tied to a particular year, but almost no editor saying what they'll publish. I want the opposite of a definition: the installer who knows why a hub drops devices, the renter who wired up lighting without touching the walls, the tester who lived with a thermostat through a cold snap and can say what it changed.

Plenty of my readers run their business from home, so the house is also the office. They've already used my guides to the best smart plugs and smart thermostats. What they don't need is hype about the house of the future. They need a set up that works on a Tuesday morning and doesn't fall over when the router restarts.

60-second smart home guest post check

A strong submission can answer yes to all five points:

• Have you installed or lived with the devices you're covering
• Do you say which ecosystems and hubs your set up uses
• Does the opening solve a problem a homeowner or renter has today
• Have you cut the product launch language
• Would the steps still make sense to someone who isn't technical

Read the guidelines and submit your guest post.

What we publish

• Starting small with the first devices worth adding
• Choosing a hub and keeping devices compatible
• Smart lighting and plugs for renters
• Smart locks and entry set ups at home
• Smart heating schedules explained
• Voice assistants and routines for the whole household
• Fixing the common reasons devices go offline
• Life as a smart home installer

If your post could be published on any smart home site with the logo swapped, it is not for us.

What we look for in smart home posts

Want to know if your smart home idea fits? Find its topic below.

Topic	What gets accepted	What gets declined
Hubs and compatibility	How you chose an ecosystem and kept it working	A definition of a smart home
Lighting and plugs	Set ups renters can install and remove	A list of bulbs you haven't tried
Locks and entry	Fitting and living with a smart lock	Copied manufacturer specs
Heating	Schedules and settings you tested over a season	Big claims about bills
Routines	Voice and automation routines a family uses	A launch announcement for a gadget

What we don't accept

• Brand written product promotion
• Basic what is a smart home definitions
• Rewritten press releases about new gadgets
• Device rankings the author never tested
• Copy that's been published somewhere else first

What you get

• Your article in front of an engaged audience of business owners, marketers and founders
• One relevant, contextual link back to your own site
• A byline and the credibility of an established, high-traffic blog
• Editorial help to make the piece as strong as it can be before it goes live

How to submit

Send your pitch or draft through the contact form. Include the topic, the one specific problem the post solves, and a line on your first-hand experience with it. One idea per pitch works best. You will hear back on whether it is a fit before you write the full draft.

What a strong smart home pitch looks like

A weak pitch says "I want to write about the future of smart homes and why everyone needs one." A strong one says "I'm an electrician who fits smart heating and locks, and I want to explain the three compatibility checks I run before a job, and the mistake that makes customers call me back." One is a brochure. The other is worth reading.

The angles that get accepted fastest

• Picking a hub before buying a single bulb
• Renter friendly lighting that comes down cleanly
• Routines that save mornings without annoying the family
• Smart lock questions an installer hears every week
• Heating schedules that match how a household lives
• When voice control helps and when buttons win
• Troubleshooting devices that drop off the network
• Privacy settings worth checking in a connected home

Looking for more places to pitch? The sites that accept guest posts page helps you build a shortlist of blogs in your niche.

The traffic behind a placement here

Straight from Google Search Console, 3 to 30 October 2026: this site was shown 3.6 million times in Google results and received 23,300 clicks. That is the readership a smart home post joins. Want a firmer route than a pitch? Sponsored posts and link placements in articles that already rank are available too, and here is how to partner with me.

Frequently asked questions

Does Lilach Bullock accept smart home guest posts?

Yes. Smart home guest posts are welcome from installers, electricians and home tech enthusiasts who've set devices up themselves. We publish tested, practical set ups and decline press releases, definitions and rankings of untried devices.

What smart home topics do you accept?

Hubs and compatibility, smart lighting and plugs, locks and entry, heating schedules, voice assistants and routines, and fixing devices that go offline. The best pitches start from a real home.

Do you accept IoT or gadget guest posts too?

Yes, but connected devices outside the home suit the IoT page and general consumer tech suits the gadgets page. This page is about the house itself. Every pitch reaches the same editor.

How long should a guest post be?

Most accepted posts run between 1,200 and 2,000 words. Length matters less than usefulness: a tight 1,200 word post with one clear lesson beats a 3,000 word overview every time. Use short paragraphs, clear subheadings and at least one real example.

Can I include a link back to my own site?

One contextual link back to your own site is fine when it is relevant and helps the reader. Posts written purely to build a backlink with no real value for the reader are not published.

Do you accept previously published content?

No. Every submission must be original and not published anywhere else first, including your own blog, Medium, LinkedIn or a guest slot on another site. Republished or lightly reworded content gets declined, and we check before anything goes live.

Can I use AI tools to help write my guest post?

You can use AI to help with research or tidying your draft, but the experience, examples and opinions must be yours. Posts that read like generic AI output, with no first-hand detail, are declined.

Do you accept sponsored or commercial partnerships?

Commercial and partnership enquiries are handled separately from editorial guest posts. If you are a brand or agency wanting to work together rather than pitch an article, say so in the contact form and you will get the right details back.

How long does a decision take?

We aim to come back to you within a few working days. If the pitch is specific and clearly written, with the result in the first line, the decision is much faster.

Do you edit guest posts before they go live?

Yes. Every accepted post gets an editorial pass for clarity, structure and accuracy, and you may be asked for an extra example or a missing number. The aim is to make your piece as useful as it can be, not to change your voice.

Can I pitch more than one idea?

Yes, but send them one at a time or as a short numbered list with one line each. The strongest pitch goes first, and a single clear idea with a real result almost always beats several vague ones.

How do I submit a smart home guest post?

Send your pitch through the contact form with the topic, the specific result or lesson you will cover, and a line on your own experience installing, testing or living with smart home devices. One idea per pitch works best, and you will hear back before you write the full draft.

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