Write for Us Graphic Design: Graphic Design Blog Guest Post Guidelines

Graphic design content online is mostly trend roundups and free resource lists. What this blog wants is the working side: how a designer won better clients, how a rebrand changed results, how a studio priced and ran projects, told by someone who did the work.

My readers run small businesses and work in marketing, and they hire designers or are designers themselves. They want design that sells, so a graphic design post has to come from someone who has done it for real clients.

60-second graphic design guest post check

A strong submission can answer yes to all five points:

• Do you work as a designer or run the design business you describe
• Do you have a real project result, client figure or number
• Does your opening answer the reader's question straight away
• Have you removed any pitch for one tool or studio

Read the guidelines and submit your guest post.

What we publish

• A rebrand or redesign and what it changed, with the numbers
• Winning and keeping better design clients, with what worked
• Pricing and scoping design projects, with what you changed
• Design processes that save time, with a real project example
• Building a design studio or freelance business, with results

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

What we don't accept

• Free font lists and design trend roundups
• Promotion of one tool, template shop or studio
• Generic creativity tips with a design label
• 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 graphic design pitch looks like

A weak pitch says "I want to write about the top graphic design trends to watch." A strong one says "We redesigned a local bakery's packaging and menu boards, and their average order went up by a fifth in three months, so I want to show the before and after, the brief and the numbers." One is a brochure. The other is worth reading.

The angles that get accepted fastest

• A rebrand with measured results
• Winning better design clients
• Pricing design projects
• A faster design process
• A contrarian view on design trends

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Frequently asked questions

Does Lilach Bullock accept graphic design guest posts?

Yes. Graphic design guest posts are welcome from writers who have done the work and can share what happened. We publish practical articles with real examples and decline free font lists and design trend roundups with no lesson for the reader.

What graphic design topics do you accept?

We accept rebrands and redesigns with results, winning design clients, pricing and scoping, design process, and building a design studio or freelance business. The common thread is a specific lesson with a result attached, not a general overview.

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 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 under a different name. Republished or lightly reworded content gets declined, and we check before it goes live.

How do I submit a graphic design 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 doing the work you are writing about. One idea per pitch works best, and you will hear back before writing a full draft.

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 should a graphic design guest post be?

There is no fixed word count, but posts that do well here usually run from 1,000 to 1,800 words. Long enough to show the example and the numbers, short enough that a busy owner finishes it. Cut anything that repeats what the reader already knows.

What makes a graphic design pitch stand out?

A real result in the first sentence. Say what you did, what changed and over what period, then say what the reader will be able to copy. For example: We redesigned a local bakery's packaging and menu boards, and their average order went up by a fifth in three months, so I want to show the before and after, the brief and the numbers.

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