Young Upstarts

Conditional free route other

Researched from public pages — no submission was run · sources read 2026-09-25. Rules change — recheck the platform's own pages before submitting.

What the free route requires

Free guest posts only from subject-matter experts writing under their own name — freelance/ghostwritten content is explicitly not wanted
Editorial assessment applies; articles that don't meet requirements are steered to paid options

Audience fit: small business owners, new/aspiring entrepreneurs, recent grads, tech/education/social-media/marketing professionals; global focus preferred (US, Singapore, UK, India)
600-800 words preferred; up to 2,000 if excellent
Largely non self-promotional; product mentions only when directly relevant
Byline author must have relevant background/expertise; include full bio, real profile photo (no avatars) and a LinkedIn link
One single non-commercial link allowed in the article, subject to review; no gambling/porn/dating etc.

Read the guidelines at /contact/guidelines-for-guest-post-submissions/
Email the submission (contact page / [email protected]) with draft, bio, photo and LinkedIn link
Editorial team assesses against the criteria
If accepted, the post is published under the Contributor byline; they may edit for brevity/style

Site adds its own affiliate and PAID links inside guest posts to offset costs — use the sponsored-post option if you want a clean article
No freelance writers, content mills or ghostwriters — the named author must be the real expert
Submissions failing the guidelines are routed to 'paid post options' (email for media kit)
They reserve the right to remove posts found to contravene guidelines later

A published article on youngupstarts.com carrying the contributor's byline/bio