Write for Us Packaging: Packaging Blog Guest Post Guidelines

Packaging is where marketing, product and logistics meet, and most content about it is written by suppliers selling boxes. What this blog wants is the view from the business: how a brand redesigned its packaging and what happened to sales, how an online shop cut breakages and shipping costs, and how small brands make unboxing worth sharing.

My readers are business owners, founders and marketers, many of them selling physical products online. They want packaging advice that protects the product, pleases the customer and does not wreck the margin. A packaging post has to give them decisions they can make this month.

60-second packaging guest post check

A strong submission can answer yes to all five points:

• Have you designed, sourced or improved the packaging you describe
• Can you share a real number, cost or before and after
• Does your opening answer the reader's question straight away
• Would a small product brand know what to do after reading it
• Have you removed any pitch for one supplier or manufacturer

Read the guidelines and submit your guest post.

What we publish

• Packaging redesigns and what they did to sales, reviews or returns
• Cutting breakages, shipping costs and void fill in an online shop
• Unboxing experiences that customers shared, and what they cost
• Sustainable and recyclable packaging switches, with the real costs
• Labelling, compliance and printing lessons for small brands
• Choosing packaging suppliers and minimum order quantities
• Packaging for subscription boxes, food, cosmetics and fragile goods
• Product photography and packaging working together
• Retail and shelf packaging for brands moving into shops

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

What we don't accept

• Supplier sales copy and catalogue descriptions
• Generic packaging tips with no example
• Promotion of one manufacturer or printer
• Posts with no first-hand packaging experience
• 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 packaging pitch looks like

A weak pitch says "I want to write about why packaging is important for your brand." A strong one says "We switched our candle brand from bubble wrap to a moulded pulp insert, breakages fell from one order in twenty to one in two hundred, and our shipping box dropped a size band, so I want to show the costs before and after and how we tested it." One is a brochure. The other is worth reading.

The angles that get accepted fastest

• A packaging redesign and what it did to sales
• Cutting breakages in the post without adding cost
• Unboxing on a small budget that customers photograph
• Switching to plastic free packaging, the real numbers
• Labels and legal wording small brands forget
• Minimum order quantities and how to start small
• Packaging for food, cosmetics or candles, lessons learned
• Right sizing boxes to cut shipping costs
• Moving from online only to shop shelves
• Inserts, thank you cards and repeat orders
• Choosing a packaging designer and briefing them well
• Returns packaging that makes customers come back

Looking for more places to pitch? The free write for us finder lists sites that take guest posts in your niche, and the free backlink checker shows what a placement is worth.

Frequently asked questions

Does Lilach Bullock accept packaging guest posts?

Yes. Packaging guest posts are welcome from brand owners, designers and packaging professionals who can share what they changed and what happened. We publish practical articles and decline supplier sales copy.

What packaging topics do you accept?

Packaging design, ecommerce shipping and protection, unboxing, sustainable packaging, labelling and printing, suppliers and minimum orders, retail packaging and packaging for specific product types.

Can packaging suppliers write for you?

Yes, if the post is built on real client examples and is useful to someone who never buys from you. Posts that read like a brochure are declined.

Is this different from the ecommerce guest post page?

Yes. This page is only about packaging. Wider online store, marketing or platform pitches suit the ecommerce page 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 packaging 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 packaging experience. One idea per pitch works best, and you will hear back before you write the full draft.

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