Yes, we accept guest posts. Not many, and not paid ones, but if you know something about learning that our readers would benefit from, we would like to read your pitch.
Quick answer: We publish a small number of unpaid guest articles. Unpaid runs both ways: we do not pay writers, and we do not accept payment to publish. We take pieces that genuinely help students, parents or tutors, written by someone who knows the subject firsthand. Pitch us at contact@itutoronline.com with the subject line "Guest post pitch".
Who we publish
The people whose pitches we say yes to usually have one thing in common: they have actually done the thing they are writing about. That tends to mean:
- Teachers and lecturers, especially anyone who has watched the same topic confuse students year after year
- Tutors with a method that works and the examples to back it up
- School counsellors, SEN specialists and educational psychologists
- Researchers who can translate their field into something a worried parent can use
- Students and recent graduates with a genuinely useful account of an exam system, an application process, or a way of studying that turned things around
- Parents who have been through something difficult and can help the next family through it
You do not need to be a professional writer. We will edit for clarity and house style, and we will send you the edit before anything goes live.
What we are looking for
The blog covers education across Europe, so anything in this territory is fair game:
- Study methods and learning science, particularly things that contradict what students are usually told
- Exam systems: the Abitur, the Baccalauréat, GCSEs and A-Levels, the IB, the CESS, the Centraal Examen, and how students actually prepare for them
- Tutoring: choosing a tutor, getting value from lessons, what separates a session that works from one that does not
- Learning difficulties and neurodivergence, written with care and grounded in real practice
- Motivation, focus and exam stress, if you have something concrete to add rather than general encouragement
- The practical side of school: subject choices, university applications, catching up after a bad year
Specific beats broad every time. "How to help a 15 year old who has given up on maths" is a piece we would read. "The importance of education" is not.
Have a look at what we already publish before you pitch. If we have covered your angle, tell us what you would add that is not already there.
What we will not publish
Being direct about this saves everyone time:
- Paid placements of any kind. No sponsored posts, no paid links, no "we will pay for a dofollow". If your email mentions budget, our answer is no.
- Articles written to carry a link. If the piece exists so a link can exist, it reads that way, and we will spot it.
- Generic AI-generated filler. Use AI to help you draft if you like, but if the finished piece could have been written by anyone about anything, it is not for us.
- Off-topic pitches. Crypto, casinos, essay-writing services, insurance, and the rest of the usual list are automatic declines.
- Republished content. We only take original pieces that have not appeared elsewhere, including on your own site or LinkedIn.
- Thinly disguised sales pages for a competing product or service.
How links work
One link back to your own site or profile, in the author bio at the end of the piece. That is the standard deal and it is a normal editorial link, not a paid one.
Links inside the article are welcome where they help the reader: a study you are citing, a resource that is genuinely useful, an official exam board page. Links that serve you rather than the reader come out during editing. No affiliate links, no tracking parameters, and nothing you were paid by a third party to place.
How to pitch us
Send an email to contact@itutoronline.com with "Guest post pitch" in the subject line, and include:
- The angle, in two or three sentences. Not the topic, the angle. What is the specific thing the reader will leave knowing?
- Who you are and why you are the person to write it.
- A rough outline, or the headings you have in mind.
- A writing sample or two, if you have them. A link is fine.
Please do not send a finished 2,000 word draft with your first email. We would rather agree the angle first than ask you to rewrite something you already spent a weekend on.
What happens after you send it
We read everything and usually reply within a week. If we say yes, we will agree a rough word count and a deadline that suits you, then edit the draft when it arrives and show you the changes before publishing. Your name and bio go on the piece.
If we say no, it is almost always about fit rather than quality, and we will tell you which it was. If two weeks pass with no reply, treat it as a no and please do not resend the same pitch.
One more thing worth saying: if what you actually want is to teach, you may be looking for the wrong page. Becoming a tutor is a better fit than writing for us, and it pays.
FAQ
Do you accept guest posts? Yes, a small number. We publish guest articles from people who work in education or know a topic firsthand: teachers, tutors, school counsellors, researchers, and occasionally students and parents with a story worth telling. We are selective because the blog exists to help students and parents, not to fill space.
Do you pay for guest posts? No, and we do not accept payment either. Nothing on this blog is bought. If a pitch comes with an offer of money, or asks what our rate is, the answer is that we do not have one and we will not publish the piece.
Can I include a link to my website? One link in your author bio, yes. Links inside the article are fine when they genuinely help the reader understand something, and we will remove them when they do not. We do not publish affiliate links, tracking links, or links to clients you were paid to place.
What topics are you looking for? Anything that helps a student learn or a parent make a better decision: study methods, exam systems across Europe, tutoring and how to get value from it, learning difficulties, motivation, and the practical side of school life. Specific beats broad every time.
How long until I hear back? We read every pitch and usually reply within a week. If you have not heard back after two weeks, assume it is a no and please do not resend the same pitch.