Write for Us UK: UK Guest Post Guidelines for Business Writers

This blog has covered UK business questions for years, from VAT invoices and hiring rules to what UK creators earn and how UK audiences use social media. What it wants now is more of that practical detail from people living it: how a UK business found customers, handled a rule change, priced its work or grew online, told plainly with real numbers.

My readers are business owners, founders and marketers in the UK and around the world. UK readers want advice that fits UK rules, money and culture, and international readers want to know how things work here. A UK guest post has to be specific enough that someone could act on it the same week.

60-second UK guest post check

A strong submission can answer yes to all five points:

• Do you run, advise or work in the UK business you describe
• Does your post include UK specific detail, rules or examples
• Can you share a real number, result or before and after
• Does your opening answer the reader's question straight away
• Have you removed any pitch for one company, product or service

Read the guidelines and submit your guest post.

What we publish

• Starting and growing a UK small business, with real numbers
• UK tax, VAT, invoicing and bookkeeping explained plainly
• Hiring, employment rules and HR for small UK firms
• Marketing to UK customers online and on the high street
• UK freelancing, side businesses and working from home
• Social media, SEO and advertising results from UK campaigns
• Regional business stories from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
• Funding, grants and cash flow for UK businesses
• Selling from the UK to customers abroad

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

What we don't accept

• Generic content with no UK detail
• News rewrites and policy summaries with no lesson
• Promotion of one company, product or service
• Legal or tax posts with no qualified or first-hand source
• 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 UK pitch looks like

A weak pitch says "I want to write about ten tips for UK small businesses." A strong one says "I run a bookkeeping firm in Leeds and we moved forty sole traders onto quarterly digital records last year, so I want to show the five mistakes that caused most of the late filings and the simple routine that fixed them." One is a brochure. The other is worth reading.

The angles that get accepted fastest

• Registering and running a limited company in the UK, lessons learned
• VAT mistakes UK small businesses make in their first year
• Hiring your first employee in the UK without surprises
• Marketing to UK customers on a small budget
• Local SEO for UK towns and cities, with the results
• Freelancing in the UK: rates, tax and finding clients
• Running a UK high street shop in a tough market
• Selling abroad from the UK after the rule changes
• UK grants and funding that small firms can win
• Cash flow lessons from a UK business that nearly ran out
• What UK audiences respond to on social media
• Building a remote UK team across regions

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 UK guest posts?

Yes. Guest posts from UK writers and about UK business are welcome from people with first-hand experience. We publish practical articles with UK detail and decline generic content that could apply anywhere.

What UK topics do you accept?

UK small business, tax, VAT and invoicing, hiring and HR, marketing to UK customers, freelancing, local SEO, funding, exporting and regional business stories.

Do I need to live in the UK to write for you?

No, but the post must show first-hand UK experience, such as running, advising or selling to UK businesses. Posts that only repeat what is on government websites are declined.

Do you accept guest posts from outside the UK?

Yes. This page is for UK specific pitches, and the other write for us pages cover every other topic for writers anywhere in the world. 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 UK 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 UK business experience. One idea per pitch works best, and you will hear back before you write the full draft.

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