Writing for the AccountsBalance Blog

Thanks for your interest in writing for the AccountsBalance Blog! Please refer to the guidelines below as you write your article so that it aligns with our writing requirements. 

We love having online business industry experts share their stories and knowledge with the AccountsBalance community. 

Our goal is to create content that is high value, actionable, and speaks directly to the online business industry

If you have any questions before writing your article, please reach out to our CMO, Connor Gillivan, at [email protected]

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Guest Article Guidelines

Please make sure that your article follows all of the bullet points below. Thanks!

  • 1,500 words per article minimum
  • 1 specific SEO keyword chosen for the article
  • No large paragraphs…please cut up any longer paragraphs into more readable pieces
  • Use headings to signify different parts of the article
  • At most two external links pointing to other sites
  • Proper references for any research noted in the article
  • Add at least two images within the article with links to their sources
  • Must be original content…not published anywhere else on the Internet
  • No AI content allowed. Articles must be human written.
  • Topics focused for online business owners
  • Our goal is to create high-value, actionable content that speaks directly to online businesses. Submissions must be primarily informative and educational, and should not prioritize promoting a specific company, product, or website.
  • Acceptable formats: Google Docs (preferred) and Word Document.
  • Byline and headshot: In your submission, include a 2-3 sentence byline and a high-resolution headshot that we can use on the guest article.

Guidelines for Linking Sites

  • Focused on the online business industry
  • Domain Rating of at least 30
  • At least 200 Backlinks, 200 Linking Websites

Payment Policy

Updated: January 15, 2026

To maintain timely scheduling and consistent turnaround of requests, all services now require payment upfront before work begins.

Once payment is confirmed, delivery timelines are as follows:

Guest Posts: Up to 3 business days

Link Insertions: Within 24 hours

Requests will be queued and scheduled only after payment is received. This policy helps us allocate resources efficiently and ensure fair, predictable turnaround for all collaborators.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

We do not allow sensitive niche on our website, whether as article content or links.

To comply with FTC guidelines, we need to add a one-liner within the article that mentions that you sponsored the article. This is usually added in the article intro.

There’s nothing we can do to guarantee that, but it’s our intention that we’ll publish it and Google will index it without any issues. We’ve never had any issues with this in the past.

Yes, your article will be assigned a Blog Category that is most relevant to the topic it’s focused on.

We can’t guarantee this as we often go back and add more internal links to articles where it makes sense and strengthens the content of our site. However, it’s rare that we would go back and add another link to one of your competitors or something along those lines.

Yes, for as long as the site is live, the link will be there as well.

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