Write for Us Skilled Trades: Skilled Trades Blog Guest Post Guidelines

A search for skilled trades write for us brings back careers pages, industry campaigns and opinion pieces about the skills gap. Plenty of talk about the trades, very little from people who work in them, and almost no open contributor pages. So I'd rather hear from the plasterer who remembers the first week of an apprenticeship, or the supervisor who knows which new starters will still be there in spring.

Some of my readers are school leavers and career changers. Others are tradespeople thinking about going it alone. Either way they've read my guides on how to become a bricklayer, how to become a plasterer and how to become a scaffolder, and they're looking for the next honest step. Give them the version of the trade you'd tell a friend's son or daughter over a cup of tea.

60-second skilled trades guest post check

A strong submission can answer yes to all five points:

• Do you work in a trade, supervise a site or mentor apprentices
• Does the post describe the work as it is, with no promises about what it'll bring in
• Is it free of job adverts and recruitment lines
• Have you kept politics and policy arguments out of it
• Does the opening answer the reader's question in the first two lines

Read the guidelines and submit your guest post.

What we publish

• Routes into a trade through apprenticeships and courses
• What a day on site looks like in your trade
• Tools and kit every new tradesperson needs
• Moving from employee to running your own trade business
• Safety cards and site passes explained simply
• Mentoring apprentices on a busy site
• The first year in a trade, from someone who's done it
• Switching into a trade later in your career

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

What we look for in skilled trades posts

Not sure your trades idea fits? Compare it against these five rows.

Topic	What gets accepted	What gets declined
Getting started	Apprenticeship and course routes, explained by someone in the trade	A recruitment advert
Life on site	What the work involves day to day	Opinion pieces on the skills gap
Tools and kit	What a new starter needs and why	A tool brand's product promotion
Going it alone	Steps from employee to running a trade business	Promises about what you'll make
Training others	Mentoring apprentices on a busy site	Policy arguments about labour

What we don't accept

• Job adverts and recruitment promotion
• Brand written tool promotion
• Promises about what a trade will bring in
• Political commentary on labour policy
• Previously published posts republished from another site

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 skilled trades pitch looks like

A weak pitch says "I want to write about why the skills shortage is a crisis and young people should get into trades." A strong one says "I've been a bricklayer for years and now mentor apprentices, and I'd like to walk through a new starter's first month on site, the kit they should buy first, the habits that get them noticed, and the mistake I see nearly every apprentice make." One is a brochure. The other is worth reading.

The angles that get accepted fastest

• The first month on site for a new apprentice
• Kit worth buying first and kit that can wait
• Going self employed in a trade: the steps nobody mentions
• Site passes and safety cards, demystified
• Mentoring a new starter without slowing the job
• Changing career into a trade in your thirties
• Reading a drawing on site for the first time
• Choosing between college courses and learning on the job

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 skilled trades 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 skilled trades guest posts?

Yes. Skilled trades guest posts are welcome from working tradespeople, site supervisors, training providers and apprenticeship mentors. We publish practical posts on routes into a trade, life on site, kit and going self employed, and decline job adverts, tool promotion and political commentary.

What skilled trades topics do you accept?

Apprenticeships and courses, a day on site, tools and kit for new starters, moving from employee to business owner, safety cards and site passes, and mentoring apprentices. Write for someone deciding whether a trade is right for them.

Do you accept construction and roofing guest posts too?

Yes, but posts about construction firms, projects or roofing work suit the construction and roofing pages better. If your post is about the career and craft of a trade, it's right for this page. The same editor reads both.

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 skilled trades 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 working in a skilled trade or training apprentices. One idea per pitch works best, and you will hear back before you write the full draft.

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