Write for Us Psychology: Psychology Blog Guest Post Guidelines

Most psychology pitches recycle the same famous experiments without checking whether they still hold up. What this blog wants is the working view from someone who studies or applies behaviour: why customers stall at the last step of a decision, how a team leader used research on habits to make a new process stick, what the evidence says about motivation that the motivational posters leave out.

My readers are business owners, founders and freelancers, and they use psychology every day in their marketing whether they call it that or not. They already read my guides to the psychology behind content marketing and how colour psychology affects conversions. A psychology post has to help them understand people better and treat them well.

60-second psychology guest post check

A strong submission can answer yes to all five points:

• Do you study, practise or apply psychology or behavioural science yourself
• Can you name the research behind your main point and say how strong it is
• Does your opening answer the reader's question in the first two lines
• Would a business owner know how to use the idea fairly after reading it
• Have you avoided diagnosing readers or promising quick fixes

Read the guidelines and submit your guest post.

What we publish

• Decision making and why people say yes, no or not yet
• Behavioural science in marketing, sales and product design
• Habits, motivation and making change stick
• Workplace psychology: teams, feedback and wellbeing at work
• Persuasion and influence used ethically
• Cognitive biases explained with real examples
• Research that changed what we thought we knew
• Psychology for founders: stress, focus and resilience

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

What we look for in psychology posts

These are the psychology topics that land, and the version of each that gets turned down.

Topic	What gets accepted	What gets declined
Decisions	Why people stall and what helps them decide	Tricks to push people into buying
Biases	One bias with a real business example	A list of every bias with no context
Habits and change	How a habit was built or broken, with the research	Motivational quotes
Workplace	A team practice grounded in evidence	Personality type stereotypes
Research	A study explained honestly, limits included	Headlines from studies nobody checked

What we don't accept

• Pop psychology myths or unchecked famous experiments
• Personality quizzes and horoscope style profiling
• Posts that diagnose readers or replace professional care
• Thin posts under 800 words with no first hand 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 psychology pitch looks like

A weak pitch says "I want to write about five psychology tricks to make customers buy." A strong one says "I'm a behavioural scientist who works with small online shops, and I want to show when too many choices on a product page cut sales and when they don't, what the newer studies say about the famous jam experiment, and the test one client ran to check it on their own store." One is a brochure. The other is worth reading.

The angles that get accepted fastest

• Why customers hesitate at the last step
• A famous study that didn't replicate, and what to use instead
• Building a habit into a team's week
• Persuasion that customers wouldn't mind seeing explained
• The bias that wastes the most of a founder's time
• Feedback that people act on rather than resent
• Motivation: what the research says beyond the posters
• Stress and focus for people who run their own business

Looking for more places to pitch? The sites that accept guest posts page helps you build a shortlist, and these guest post examples show what editors say yes to.

Frequently asked questions

Does Lilach Bullock accept psychology guest posts?

Yes. Psychology guest posts are welcome from psychologists, behavioural scientists, researchers and practitioners who can explain an idea clearly and show how a business owner can use it fairly. We publish evidence led articles and decline myths and diagnosis.

What psychology topics do you accept?

Decision making, behavioural science in marketing and sales, habits and motivation, workplace psychology, ethical persuasion, cognitive biases, new research and psychology for founders. The common thread is an idea backed by evidence and explained in plain English.

Do you accept mental health guest posts too?

Yes, but mental health and wellbeing pitches suit the mental health page better. Every pitch reaches the same editor, and posts about mental health need a qualified writer or a clear signpost to professional support.

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 psychology 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 studying, practising or applying psychology. One idea per pitch works best, and you will hear back before you write the full draft.

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