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How to get a backlink from SmartBrief

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Open submit page on smartbrief.com (opens in a new tab)

In short

What you get
A contributed article on SmartBrief (“Guest post”)
Link type
Unknown. We have no record of it; check once your listing is live.
Cost
Free.
Time
A few hours of your own work, plus whatever review the site runs.
Requirements
Pitch the vertical editor (e.g. leadership, marketing, tech) with an original post idea, following the six-step process. Conditions apply.
Submission path
Not yet checked by us. Our note: “Site's own page seen 2026-11-05”.Official page we read (opens in a new tab)

Before you submit

  • Open the submit page first and confirm the form still exists: we have not tried this path ourselves.
  • Once your listing is live, inspect the link's rel attribute: our record of the link type is unconfirmed.

How to submit to SmartBrief

  1. Get your material ready

    Pitch the vertical editor (e.g. leadership, marketing, tech) with an original post idea, following the six-step process.

  2. Meet the site's conditions

    Read SmartBrief's stated conditions below and make sure your entry meets them.

  3. Submit on smartbrief.com

    Open the submission page on smartbrief.com and complete its form — that is the "Open submit page" link at the top of this page.

    Open the submit page on smartbrief.com (opens in a new tab)

Conditions and cautions

  • SmartBrief's stated conditions

    SmartBrief edits every post and keeps 24-hour exclusivity, after which you may repost with attribution. Must follow editorial guidelines; promotional posts are ignored.

Alternatives to SmartBrief

Guest posting sites with a similar value score, in the same order as the category page.