Write for Us Engineering: Engineering Blog Guest Post Guidelines

Most engineering pitches explain a concept the reader could find in any textbook. What this blog wants is the working view: how a team solved a stubborn design problem, how an engineering firm won its first big client, what an engineering manager changed to ship faster, and what a reader running a technical business should do next.

My readers are business owners and founders, including many who run technical and engineering firms. They already read my guides to building an engineering business, ChatGPT prompts for engineering problems and remote roles for software engineers. An engineering post has to help them solve problems faster or grow a technical business.

60-second engineering guest post check

A strong submission can answer yes to all five points:

• Are you a practising engineer or do you run an engineering team or firm
• Can you share a real problem, the options you weighed and the result
• Does your opening answer the reader's question in the first two lines
• Would a technical founder or engineering manager know what to do next
• Have you removed any sales pitch for one product, tool or service

Read the guidelines and submit your guest post.

What we publish

• Design problems solved, explained with the trade offs
• Running and growing an engineering firm or consultancy
• Engineering management, hiring and team habits
• Software engineering practices that helped a team ship
• Using AI tools in engineering work, and where they fail
• Quality, safety and testing lessons from real projects
• Winning engineering clients and tenders
• Careers and remote work for engineers

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

What we don't accept

• Textbook copy and thin explainers
• Promotion of one product, tool or service
• Posts with no real project behind them
• Thin posts under 800 words with no examples
• 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 engineering pitch looks like

A weak pitch says "I want to write about what engineering is and why it matters." A strong one says "I run a twelve person structural engineering practice and I want to show how we cut design review time in half, the checklist we use, and the mistake that made us build it." One is a brochure. The other is worth reading.

The angles that get accepted fastest

• A stubborn problem and how your team solved it
• Growing an engineering consultancy through referrals
• Engineering management habits that helped a team ship
• AI tools in your engineering work, tested
• A failure that changed your testing or safety process
• Writing proposals that win engineering work
• Moving into engineering management
• Remote engineering teams that work

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Frequently asked questions

Does Lilach Bullock accept engineering guest posts?

Yes. Engineering guest posts are welcome from practising engineers, engineering managers, consultants and engineering firm founders who can share real problems and results. We publish practical articles and decline textbook copy and product promotion.

What engineering topics do you accept?

Software, mechanical, civil, electrical and process engineering problems, engineering management, running an engineering firm, AI in engineering work, quality and testing, and engineering careers. The common thread is a real problem and what you learned.

Do you accept manufacturing and construction guest posts too?

Yes. Factory and building site pitches suit the manufacturing and construction pages better, but 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 engineering 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 as an engineer or running engineering teams. One idea per pitch works best, and you will hear back before you write the full draft.

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