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Guest Posts, Sponsored Content & SEO Backlinks

Want to contribute a guest post to a creative blog that’s been thriving online for over a decade? You’re in the right place.

CreativIndie.com is a platform for creative entrepreneurs, authors, and artists who want to turn their passion into a successful business. We focus on topics like writing, publishing, design, branding, marketing, productivity, and online business growth. If your content or product serves this audience, a feature on CreativIndie could help grow your reach — and your domain authority.

Guest Posting on CreativIndie

We welcome relevant, high-quality guest post contributions. However, we receive dozens of guest posting requests every week, and in order to maintain the quality of this site (and stay ahead of Google’s algorithm updates), we’re selective about what we publish.

Most sites that offer “write for us” opportunities are bloated with low-effort, keyword-stuffed posts that don’t convert. That won’t work for us.

We prioritize articles that are:

Written by real people for a real audience
Relevant to our core themes (writing, creativity, publishing, business, lifestyle design)
Evergreen, informative, and SEO-smart

You’re welcome to pitch a guest post or article idea, but we strongly prefer to write the content ourselves to maintain tone, structure, and search performance.

Guaranteed Placement: SEO Package ($65O)

If you’re looking for a guaranteed link placement that works — one that actually boosts your rankings and survives every Google update — we offer a sponsored content package for $650.

This includes:

A custom SEO-optimized article (written by us)
Natural integration of your product or website
Up to 3 dofollow backlinks
Permanent post placement (minimum 24 months live)
A topic tailored to your niche and keywords
Professional formatting and internal linking
* Boosted from our own network of high DA sites & social media accounts

This isn’t a quick link drop — it’s a fully customized, strategic piece of content that performs over time. Perfect for agencies, SaaS tools, educational resources, writing software, creative services, publishing platforms, or anything else that helps creators succeed.

Need more reach? We also operate a network of niche sites in publishing, design, productivity, anime, and alternative topics. See our Advertiser Guide for full pricing.

How to Submit a Guest Post

If you’re set on writing your own article, here are our guidelines:

Length: 1500–2500 words minimum
Topics: Writing advice, book marketing, creative income, design tips, author tools, productivity, indie publishing, etc.
Tone: Professional but conversational — smart, helpful, and authentic
No fluff: We prefer unique insights, data, or experience-backed advice
Timely: Breaking news or industry updates are always welcome
No spun or AI-generated content: We’re not opposed to using AI, and our own AI content passes for human 100% of the time because we know what we’re doing. Feel free to use AI to help, but it should read as original and human-written. If it sounds and feels lazy and low-effort, it’s not right for us.

Guest posts must serve our audience — if it reads like a sales pitch, it won’t be published.

You may include one backlink in the body of the post and a short author bio with another link if appropriate. However, all guest post submissions are reviewed, and we may request changes or edits to meet our editorial standards.

Submit a Pitch or Order Sponsored Content

To get started, email us at [derekmurphy @ creativindie.com] with the subject line: Guest Post / Sponsored Link Request

Please include:

Your website and link(s)
Your target keywords or anchor text (if applicable)
Whether you’d like us to write the content or submit your own
Any deadlines or specific campaign needs

We’ll respond when we can, but we’re getting a lot of requests right now and only allow about 10 guest posts a month. Getting a guaranteed placement package will speed things up. We accept payment via Stripe or PayPal, and offer discounts for agencies or bulk placements.

Want real SEO results with lasting impact?
Skip the cheap link farms and work with a site that knows how to build organic reach. CreativIndie.com has been live for over 14 years, with strong Google rankings and a loyal creative readership.

Let us help you grow your brand the smart way.

SEO Search Traffic + Backlinks

To boost our SEO visibility and match your campaigns, we build articles that naturally include high-performing search queries. We’ll do extensive keyword research around your business or product, scope out the competitors, and find a creative angle that’ll drive traffic.

General Publishing / Writing Niche