Guest Post Sites Finder

Sites worth pitching next.

The search returns sites that publicly invite guest contributors in your niche — each paired with a fit rationale so you know why it surfaced.

Finds sites publicly inviting guest contributors — not a generic domain list.

Each result shows the exact footprint that surfaced it.

Built to turn a one-off search into a recurring outreach queue.

How the Guest Post Sites Finder works

Most "guest post sites" lists on the web are static roundups — the same 40 domains copy-pasted across a dozen blog posts, half of them no longer accepting pitches. This tool searches live instead.

Paste your website URL and the finder:

Reads your homepage to identify the topical niche your product actually serves — not just the broad category ("SaaS"), but the specific audience and use case.
Searches Google using guest-post footprints — phrases like "write for us," "submit a guest post," and "become a contributor" combined with your niche — to find sites that have explicitly opened the door to outside contributors.
Scores each result for fit, weighing how closely the site's audience and topic area match your product, and gives you a plain-language reason for the score.

You get a short list of real, currently-findable guest-posting targets in your specific niche, each one paired with the exact footprint phrase that surfaced it.

Why search beats a static list

A curated directory of sites works well when the target set barely changes. Guest-post opportunities are the opposite — write-for-us pages appear and disappear constantly, and a list frozen at publish time goes stale within months.

Running a live search also means the results are shaped by your niche, not a generic backlink-building category. A productivity tool and a dev-tools API get different result sets from this finder, even though both might show up on the same static "SaaS guest post sites" roundup.

Turning results into pitches

Each result includes the matched footprint phrase and a fit rationale — use both when you reach out. Referencing the site's own "write for us" language signals you've actually read their guidelines, and the fit rationale gives you the angle for your pitch: why this specific site's audience would care about your topic.

Prioritize by fit score first, not just by how many results came back. A handful of tightly-relevant sites will convert better than a long list of tangential ones. For a deeper walkthrough of qualifying and prioritizing guest-post targets, see Guest Post Prospecting for SaaS Founders.

What the tool cannot tell you

The finder shows you sites that publicly invite guest contributions and look like a topical fit — it doesn't verify that a site is actively accepting pitches right now, check response times, or confirm editorial standards. Always open the write-for-us page before pitching: check the guidelines, look at recent guest posts for quality and topical fit, and confirm the submission process is still active.

Once you've built a shortlist here, use the Backlink Opportunity Finder to scan for additional placement types — resource pages, link roundups, and niche blogs — beyond guest posting alone.

Frequently asked questions

How does the finder pick which sites to search for?

It reads your website's homepage — title, meta description, headings, and page content — to identify 1-2 topical niches your product actually serves. Those niches become the seed terms for the search, so results stay tied to your actual audience instead of a generic 'SaaS' bucket.

What is a guest-post footprint?

A footprint is a phrase site owners commonly use on pages that accept outside contributors — "write for us," "submit a guest post," "become a contributor," or "guest post guidelines." Searching your niche alongside these phrases surfaces sites that have explicitly opened the door to guest content, rather than every site that merely publishes articles on the topic.

Why does each result show a fit score instead of just Domain Rating?

Domain Rating tells you a site's link authority, but not whether its audience overlaps with yours. The fit score weighs topical and audience alignment between the site and your product, so a smaller, tightly-relevant site can outrank a bigger, off-topic one — the placement is more likely to land and to send the right kind of traffic if it does.

Does finding a site guarantee it will accept my guest post?

No. The finder surfaces sites that publicly invite contributors and looks like a topical fit — it doesn't verify their current guidelines, response times, or whether they're actively accepting pitches right now. Treat the list as a prioritized starting point for outreach, not a guaranteed placement.

Why do results vary between runs?

Google search results shift, and the tool draws from live search rather than a static database, so the exact ranking and site mix can change day to day. Run it again periodically as you build out your outreach list — new sites open up guest contributions and old ones close them.