100 Guest Posting Sites in 2026: Name, Domain Authority & Traffic, by Niche

If you’re building back links through guest posting, the two numbers that matter most before you pitch anywhere are Domain Authority (DA) and monthly traffic. A high DA with no real traffic usually means a link farm. Decent traffic with a low DA is often fine if the niche fit is tight.

This list rounds up 100 real, active publications across marketing, SEO, tech, business, finance, health, and lifestyle that are known to accept outside contributors — organized so you can scan by niche and go straight to pitching.

A quick, honest note on the numbers

DA is a proprietary Moz score, and traffic estimates differ depending on whether you’re looking at Ahrefs, Semrush, or SimilarWeb — there’s no single “correct” number, and both shift month to month. For 15 sites below, I’m using specific figures pulled from a recently published, sourced roundup (marked [verified]). For the rest, DA and traffic are shown as ranges/tiers based on the site’s known public standing, not a live tool query — treat them as a starting filter, and re-check the exact current number in Ahrefs, Semrush, or Moz’s own checker before you invest time in a pitch. Submission guidelines also change often, so confirm the “write for us” page is still live before pitching.

Traffic tiers used below:

• Very High = 1M+ monthly visits
• High = 200K–1M
• Medium = 50K–200K
• Growing = under 50K, but real and niche-engaged

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Marketing, SEO & Content (verified data)

#	Site	DA	Monthly Traffic	Niche
1	HubSpot	76	~4.5M	Marketing, sales, CRM
2	Harvard Business Review	69	~1.4M	Business strategy, leadership
3	Moz	67	~1.4M	SEO
4	Creative Bloq	63	~676K	Design, digital art
5	Entrepreneur	63	~497K	Business, entrepreneurship
6	Search Engine Journal	60	~279K	SEO, PPC
7	Search Engine Land	59	~423K	SEO, PPC, digital marketing
8	Backlinko	57	~225K	SEO, link building
9	Content Marketing Institute	58	~519K	Content marketing strategy
10	Fast Company	56	~904K	Business, tech, innovation
11	Smashing Magazine	51	~110K	Web design, dev, UX
12	MarketingProfs	48	~40K	B2B marketing
13	Social Media Examiner	45	~23K	Social media marketing
14	A List Apart	43	~14K	Web design, standards
15	Brand Veda	32	~4K	SEO / digital marketing (India)

[verified] — sourced from a May 2026 industry roundup; re-check before pitching.

Marketing, SEO & Content (additional, approximate)

#	Site	DA (approx)	Traffic tier	Niche
16	Neil Patel Blog	80–85	Very High	SEO, growth marketing
17	Copyblogger	65–70	Medium	Content marketing, copywriting
18	Convince & Convert	55–60	Growing	Content strategy
19	Duct Tape Marketing	55–60	Growing	Small business marketing
20	Animalz Blog	50–55	Growing	Content marketing (SaaS)
21	Ahrefs Blog	80–85	High	SEO, link building
22	Semrush Blog	80–85	High	SEO, PPC, content
23	Buffer Blog	70–75	High	Social media, marketing
24	Sprout Social Insights	70–75	Medium	Social media marketing
25	CoSchedule Blog	60–65	Medium	Marketing, content calendars
26	Databox Blog	50–55	Growing	Marketing analytics
27	SingleGrain Blog	55–60	Growing	Growth marketing
28	Referral Rock Blog	45–50	Growing	Referral marketing
29	OptinMonster Blog	60–65	Medium	Conversion, email marketing
30	Campaign Monitor Blog	65–70	Medium	Email marketing

Business, Finance & Startups

#	Site	DA (approx)	Traffic tier	Niche
31	Forbes (Councils/contributor)	90+	Very High	Business, finance, leadership
32	Inc.com	85–90	Very High	Startups, small business
33	Business Insider	90+	Very High	Business, finance news
34	Investopedia	85–90	Very High	Personal finance, investing
35	NerdWallet	80–85	Very High	Personal finance
36	The Balance Money	75–80	High	Personal finance
37	Kiplinger	75–80	High	Personal finance, investing
38	SmartAsset	70–75	High	Personal finance
39	Score.org Blog	65–70	Medium	Small business
40	AllBusiness.com	60–65	Medium	Small business
41	Small Business Trends	60–65	Medium	Small business
42	Startup Grind Blog	55–60	Growing	Startups
43	ReadWrite	65–70	Medium	Tech, startups
44	Due.com	50–55	Growing	Finance, freelancing
45	The Motley Fool (contributor)	85–90	Very High	Investing
46	GoBankingRates	70–75	High	Personal finance

Technology & SaaS

#	Site	DA (approx)	Traffic tier	Niche
47	TechCrunch	90+	Very High	Tech, startups
48	VentureBeat	80–85	High	Tech, AI, gaming
49	Mashable	90+	Very High	Tech, culture
50	ZDNet	85–90	Very High	Enterprise tech
51	The Next Web (TNW)	80–85	High	Tech
52	Digital Trends	75–80	High	Consumer tech
53	MakeUseOf	75–80	High	Consumer tech, how-to
54	Opensource.com	65–70	Medium	Open source, dev
55	InfoQ	65–70	Medium	Software engineering
56	DZone	65–70	Medium	Software development
57	Hackernoon	65–70	Medium	Tech, startups, dev
58	freeCodeCamp News	75–80	High	Coding, dev education
59	CSS-Tricks	70–75	Medium	Web design, dev
60	SitePoint	65–70	Medium	Web development

Health & Wellness (mostly YMYL — expect strict editorial review)

#	Site	DA (approx)	Traffic tier	Niche
61	Healthline	90+	Very High	Health, medical
62	Medical News Today	90+	Very High	Health, medical
63	Verywell Health	85–90	Very High	Health, wellness
64	Everyday Health	85–90	Very High	Health, wellness
65	Psychology Today (blog contributor)	85–90	Very High	Mental health, psychology
66	Well+Good	70–75	High	Wellness, fitness
67	MindBodyGreen	70–75	High	Wellness, lifestyle
68	HealthCentral	65–70	Medium	Health conditions
69	Greatist	65–70	Medium	Health, fitness
70	ReferralMD Blog	65–70	Growing	Healthcare marketing

Lifestyle, Travel & Food

#	Site	DA (approx)	Traffic tier	Niche
71	Lifehack	75–80	High	Productivity, lifestyle
72	The Everygirl	65–70	Medium	Lifestyle (women’s)
73	A Practical Wedding	55–60	Growing	Weddings, lifestyle
74	Matador Network	70–75	High	Travel
75	Nomadic Matt	65–70	Medium	Travel, budget travel
76	The Points Guy	75–80	High	Travel, points/miles
77	Serious Eats	75–80	High	Food
78	The Kitchn	75–80	High	Food, home
79	Apartment Therapy	75–80	High	Home, lifestyle
80	Real Simple (contributor network)	80–85	Very High	Home, lifestyle

Education, Career & HR

#	Site	DA (approx)	Traffic tier	Niche
81	Glassdoor Blog	80–85	High	Careers, HR
82	The Muse	75–80	High	Careers
83	Indeed Career Guide	90+	Very High	Careers, job search
84	SHRM (contributor)	70–75	Medium	HR
85	eLearning Industry	60–65	Medium	E-learning, edtech
86	Edutopia	80–85	High	Education
87	TeachThought	55–60	Growing	Education
88	Classroom 20	45–50	Growing	Edtech

Design, UX & Creative

#	Site	DA (approx)	Traffic tier	Niche
89	UX Collective (Medium pub)	75–80	High	UX design
90	UX Planet	65–70	Medium	UX design
91	Canva Design School	80–85	High	Design, branding
92	Designmodo	55–60	Growing	Web design
93	Webdesigner Depot	55–60	Growing	Web design
94	99designs Blog	65–70	Medium	Design, branding

Real Estate & Legal

#	Site	DA (approx)	Traffic tier	Niche
95	BiggerPockets	75–80	High	Real estate investing
96	Rentals.com Blog	60–65	Medium	Real estate, rental
97	Nolo	80–85	High	Legal (consumer)
98	Above the Law	75–80	High	Legal industry
99	FindLaw (contributor)	80–85	High	Legal
100	RealSimple Legal / LawFuel-type niche blogs	45–55	Growing	Legal, niche

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Primary tags:

• Guest Posting
• Guest Blogging
• Link Building
• SEO
• Backlinks

Secondary/long-tail tags:

• Domain Authority
• Off-Page SEO
• Content Marketing
• Guest Post Sites
• High DA Sites
• SEO Strategy
• Digital Marketing
• Outreach

Niche-specific (optional, pick ones matching your audience):

• SaaS Marketing
• Small Business SEO
• Marketing Blogs
• Tech Blogs
• Health SEO / YMYL SEO

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