Want to write for Newsfeeds? Here’s what we’re looking for. Are you a writer interested in technology, privacy, and online security? If you enjoy blogs like ours, or run one of your own, we’d love to hear from you. Topics We Are Looking For We’re most interested in articles covering: Privacy rights and online freedom Staying secure and encrypted online Geo-restrictions and how VPNs address them Usenet, newsgroups, and how they compare to modern alternatives Useful internet tools and services Have a topic that’s close but not quite on this list? Pitch it anyway. We’re happy to hear ideas that fit the spirit of the site, even if they don’t map onto these categories exactly. What Makes a Good Pitch The strongest pitches are specific. “A guide to VPN kill switches and why they matter” works better than “something about VPN security.” Tell us the angle, who the piece is for, and roughly how long you expect it to run. A short outline helps too, though it’s not required for a first email. We publish practical, plain-language content. Jargon only appears if we explain it. Claims get backed up with real numbers where we can, not vague marketing language. If your writing sample already reads that way, that’s a strong signal you’ll be a good fit. How to Write for Newsfeeds Send a writing sample to admin@newsfeeds.com. We’ll review it and let you know if it’s a fit for Newsfeeds.com. Your content needs to be original. It can’t already be published elsewhere, including on your own site or blog, since duplicate content hurts everyone involved in search rankings. If we don’t use a particular piece, you’re welcome to submit something else. We generally reply within a week or two. If you haven’t heard back after that, it’s fine to follow up. We’re a small team, so pitches can occasionally slip through, and a nudge is genuinely welcome rather than annoying. Benefits of Writing With Us We allow links back to your own relevant work within your articles. Your writing also gets shared through our social channels. Beyond that, we like building long-term relationships with writers we work well with, rather than a one-off piece. A writer who understands our audience and tone becomes someone we come back to again and again, and that’s worth more to both of us than a single article. Interested? Send your sample to admin@newsfeeds.com and we’ll get back to you. Take a Look Around First Before you pitch, it helps to see the tone and format we publish. Browse our Usenet provider comparison or VPN roundup for examples of what a published piece looks like on this site. Notice how we cite real pricing and specific features rather than generic claims — that’s the standard we hold every piece to, including guest contributions. We also follow the disclosure standards laid out in the FTC’s endorsement guides. If your piece mentions a product or service you have a financial relationship with, tell us upfront. We’ll handle the disclosure the same way we do for our own affiliate links, so readers always know where a recommendation is coming from. What We’re Not Looking For We don’t run purely promotional content dressed up as an article. A guest post that reads like an ad for one product, with no independent analysis, won’t get published here, even with a disclosure attached. We also skip generic listicles that could apply to any tech blog. The best pitches say something specific about Usenet, VPNs, or online privacy that you couldn’t just as easily publish somewhere else. Format and Length Most published articles run somewhere between 1,000 and 2,000 words. Shorter pieces work if the topic is genuinely narrow. Longer pieces work if the topic needs the extra depth, like a full comparison of several tools. Use subheadings to break up long sections. Short paragraphs read better on screen than dense blocks of text, so keep most of yours to three or four sentences. Include real sources where you can. A claim about a provider’s retention policy or a VPN’s logging practice should point to where that information came from, whether that’s the provider’s own documentation or independent testing. We fact-check before publishing, so accurate sourcing up front saves both of us time. Questions Before You Pitch? Not sure if your idea fits? Email us and describe it in a sentence or two. We’d rather answer a quick question up front than have you spend hours writing something that isn’t the right fit for the site. There’s no such thing as a bad question here — we were all new to pitching once too. We look forward to reading what you send. Every pitch gets a real read, not just a form-letter reply, and we genuinely enjoy finding new voices for the site.
