Five steps, two editors, and one clear standard. Here is exactly what happens after you hit submit.
Tell us who you are, what you do, and what you'd write about. You'll submit two to three writing samples and three specific article ideas. Ideas matter more than credentials here: “what I learned rebuilding a 40-person sales org” beats a résumé.
Two editors read every application: one for subject-matter credibility, one for writing. We verify your role, check the samples are yours, and assess whether your lane is one our readers need covered. You'll get a decision either way: accepted, declined, or invited to resubmit with stronger samples.
Accepted members get a short call with their assigned editor, access to the contributor portal, and a walkthrough of the style guide and disclosure policy. We build your author page and agree your first two commissions in that call.
Pitch through the portal; a paragraph is enough. Approved pitches get a deadline and a word count. Your editor returns notes within 72 hours of filing, and you'll usually see one round of revisions before publication. Publication dates are set by the desk.
Membership is reviewed annually. We look at cadence, editorial standard and adherence to the disclosure rules, not traffic. Members who keep filing good work get more distribution, commissioned features and invitations to our editorial roundtables.
It's the single most useful thing you can do to get accepted, and it's the document your editor will hold your draft against. It covers formats and word counts, sourcing and attribution, our rules on links and promotional content, image specifications, our policy on generative AI, and the full submission checklist.
Fifteen minutes, three ideas, and a couple of samples.