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Conditional free route other

Researched from public pages — no submission was run · sources read 2026-09-26. Rules change — recheck the platform's own pages before submitting.

What the free route requires

The only contribution path is the paid contributor program — writers are hired and paid; there is no free 'submit a post' route and guest posts are explicitly not accepted

This is a paid-writing application, not a listing: the form asks for name, email, location, a 150–250-word 'why you' pitch, up to three published links, and three proposed content ideas
All form fields are required; content type choice (News/Features/List)
Guest posts are explicitly not accepted ('we do not accept any guest posts at the moment')
Coverage of a product happens via staff/contributor reviews and news tips — there's a 'Have a News Tip?' link in the footer leading to /contact/
Part of Valnet Publishing Group

For coverage: a consumer-tech angle (apps, software, productivity) sent via the contact/news-tip path — no dedicated PR inbox was listed
For the contributor program: 150–250-word pitch, three published clips, three story ideas
A SaaS 'launch announcement' fits neither path — think app review or how-to coverage

For earned coverage: use the contact page ('Have a News Tip?') to pitch the editorial team
For writing: apply via the /contributor form with your pitch, links, and content ideas
Coverage, if it happens, is a staff-written article or review — no listing page is created

Do not pitch a guest post — the program rejects them outright
The contributor program is a job application (paid writing), not a promotional route for your product
Valnet-owned network site; the same editorial operation runs sister brands — cross-posting pitches across them may be seen as spam
The catalog's stored path /contributor is correct but describes writer recruitment, not product submission

A MakeUseOf article/review mentioning the product is published at makeuseof.com (or a hired contributor's byline appears)