You can find hundreds of guest posting sites in your niche with one Google search, once you know the right operators. Search operators are commands that tell Google exactly what to look for. Pair them with a phrase like write for us, and Google becomes a prospecting tool. This guide gives you the exact strings to find tech write for us pages, a fast way to judge if a site is worth your time, and the one rule that keeps every link safe.
What Google search operators actually do
A search operator is a short command you add to a search. It filters results down to the pages you want. Google lists the main ones in its own search help pages, and they cost you nothing.
The ones that matter for guest posting:
- site: limits results to one website. Example, site:medium.com
- intitle: finds a word in the page title. Example, intitle:”write for us”
- inurl: finds a word in the web address. Example, inurl:write-for-us
- intext: finds a word inside the page body
- Quotation marks force an exact match. Example, “guest post guidelines”
- The minus sign removes results. Example, technology -jobs
Stack two or three together and you turn thousands of pages into a clean list of targets.
The core search strings for tech write for us pages
Copy these into Google. Swap technology for any niche you want, like SaaS, cybersecurity, or AI.
Broad reach:
- “write for us” technology
- technology “write for us”
- “write for us” “tech”
Tighter matches:
- intitle:”write for us” technology
- inurl:”write-for-us” tech
- allintitle: write for us technology
Other invitation phrases, because many sites never use the words write for us:
- technology “become a contributor”
- tech “contribute to our site”
- technology “submit a guest post”
- “guest post guidelines” technology
- tech “accepting guest posts”
Platform specific:
- site:medium.com “write for us” technology
Clear the noise:
- “write for us” technology -jobs -salary -reddit
Why so many versions? Because every editor words the invitation differently. One says write for us. Another says become a contributor. A third hides it under submit an article. Each phrase is a footprint. The more footprints you search, the more sites you find that your competitors never reach.
A real example
Say you run a tech blog and you sell to small businesses. You search:
technology “write for us” -jobs
Google hands back tech magazines, SaaS blogs, and independent sites. You open the write for us page on each. You read the topics they accept, the word count, and how they want the pitch. Twenty minutes later you have ten sites that publish exactly what you write. That is a month of outreach targets from a single query.
How to qualify a site before you pitch
A long list means nothing if the sites are weak. A guest post on the wrong site wastes your time and can pull your rankings down. Check four things.
- Relevance. Does the site cover your topic? A link from a real tech blog beats one from a general write for us farm that publishes anything.
- Real traffic. Does the site rank for its own keywords? A quick look in any SEO tool tells you if people actually read it.
- Editorial standards. Are the published posts genuine, or thin and stuffed with links? Thin content is a red flag.
- Link rules. Read the guidelines. Sites that sell you a dofollow link for a fee are selling links, and that carries real risk.
Ask yourself one question before every pitch. Would you read this site if you were not chasing a link? If the answer is no, skip it.
Keep every guest post link safe
Most guides skip this part. It is the part that protects your site.
Google treats large scale guest posting with keyword rich links as a link scheme. Its spam policies state that links built mainly to manipulate rankings can trigger action against your site. The fix is plain. Guest post for the readers and the referral traffic, not only the link. When a placement is paid or exchanged, the link should carry rel sponsored or rel nofollow, which Google covers in its guidance on qualifying outbound links.
Read the source, not a blog that tells you what you want to hear.
Done right, guest posting still works. A relevant editorial link on a site people read passes real value and sends real visitors. Done wrong, at scale, with money changing hands for dofollow links, it becomes the exact pattern Google hunts for.
Turn one good site into ten
Found a site you like? Use it to find more.
- Check the site’s backlinks. The blogs linking to it often accept guest posts too.
- Read the guest author byline. Writers who guest post on one site usually write for several. Search their name plus guest post.
- Copy a footprint from the site. If it uses the phrase contribute a story, search that phrase across the web.
One strong prospect becomes a cluster of prospects.
Mistakes that waste your effort
- Chasing volume over relevance. Ten relevant sites beat two hundred random ones.
- Running one search string. You miss most of the market. Rotate the footprints above.
- Ignoring the guidelines. Editors reject those pitches faster than any other.
- Reusing one article everywhere. Duplicate content helps no one. Write each post fresh.
- Buying dofollow links in bulk. That is the fastest route to a penalty.
Frequently asked questions
What are Google search operators?
They are commands you add to a search to filter results, like site:, intitle:, and inurl:. Google documents them in its search help pages, and they are free.
How do I find tech blogs that accept guest posts?
Search phrases like technology “write for us” or intitle:”write for us” tech. Rotate other phrases such as become a contributor and submit a guest post to catch sites that word it differently.
Is guest posting still good for SEO?
Yes, when you do it for relevance and readers. A link from a real, on topic site passes value. Mass guest posting for keyword rich links breaks Google’s spam policies and puts you at risk.
Do guest post links need to be nofollow?
If the placement is paid or exchanged, the link should carry rel sponsored or rel nofollow. A genuine editorial link earned on merit does not.
How many guest posting sites should I target?
Quality decides that, not a number. A short list of relevant, well read sites does more than a long list of weak ones.
Finding the sites is step one. Writing the pitch, winning the placement, and keeping the link profile clean is the harder work. If you would rather hand that off, our link building service runs editorial outreach the safe way, for your own site or white label for your agency.