Write for Us Shopping: Shopping Blog Guest Post Guidelines

Most shopping pitches are lists of discount codes or seasonal deal round ups that are out of date within a week. What this blog wants is the thinking behind a purchase: why shoppers trust one store over another, what makes someone buy twice, how a shop turned browsers into buyers, and what readers can copy for their own business or their own wallet.

My readers are business owners, founders and marketers, and many of them sell to shoppers online or in a physical shop. They also shop for their businesses every week. A shopping post has to help them understand buyers better or spend their own money more wisely.

60-second shopping guest post check

A strong submission can answer yes to all five points:

• Have you run a shop, bought for a business or studied shoppers closely
• Can you share a real number, example or before and after
• Does your opening answer the reader's question straight away
• Would a shop owner or careful shopper know what to do after reading it
• Have you removed any pitch for one store, product or voucher site

Read the guidelines and submit your guest post.

What we publish

• How a shop, online or on the high street, turned browsers into buyers
• Shopper behaviour explained with real examples and what it means for sellers
• Seasonal shopping peaks planned and run by a retailer, with the results
• Reviews, returns and trust signals that changed conversion
• Smart buying guides for business owners, written from real purchases
• Loyalty schemes, repeat purchase and customer service that shoppers noticed
• Social commerce and shoppable content, from someone who sells through it
• Local shopping and independent retail lessons
• Ethical and second hand shopping trends seen from the shop floor

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

What we don't accept

• Coupon code lists and thin deal round ups
• Promotion of one store, product or voucher site
• Affiliate style roundups with no first-hand testing
• Seasonal posts with nothing beyond the date changing
• 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 shopping pitch looks like

A weak pitch says "I want to write about the best places to shop online for bargains." A strong one says "We added customer photos and honest sizing notes to every product page in our clothing shop and returns fell by a fifth in three months, so I want to show what we changed and how any small shop can copy it." One is a brochure. The other is worth reading.

The angles that get accepted fastest

• Why shoppers abandon a basket, and the fixes that worked
• What a small shop learned from its first big sales season
• Reviews that sell: collecting and showing them without faking anything
• Cutting returns with better product pages
• How independent shops compete with the big retailers
• Shopping habits by generation, seen from behind the till
• Buying equipment and supplies for a small business without overspending
• Loyalty ideas that brought shoppers back
• Selling through social media and live shopping, with numbers
• Second hand, refurbished and rental shopping for businesses
• Customer service moments that turned a complaint into a regular
• Pricing psychology shoppers respond to, explained honestly

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 shopping guest posts?

Yes. Shopping guest posts are welcome from retailers, buyers and experienced shoppers who can share real examples. We publish practical articles about how people shop and how shops sell, and decline coupon lists and thin deal round ups.

What shopping topics do you accept?

Online and high street shopping, shopper behaviour, retail marketing, reviews and trust, returns, loyalty, social commerce, buying guides written from real purchases and smart buying for businesses.

Is this different from the ecommerce guest post page?

Yes. The ecommerce page is about building and running an online store. This page is about shoppers and buying: why people buy, how they choose and how shops win them back. Pitches that fit both reach the same editor.

Do you accept product roundups?

Only when the writer has bought or tested what they recommend and explains why, including what did not work. Roundups made from other roundups, or written to sell one brand, are declined.

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 shopping 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 selling or buying. One idea per pitch works best, and you will hear back before you write the full draft.

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