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Lifestyle Posting Sites: 100 Places to Publish

One hundred lifestyle sites that publish outside contributions: fashion, beauty, home, food, travel, wellness and parenting. Lifestyle is too broad to pitch as one thing, so start by finding your lane.

A SERP Mentor team effort, from research to final edit Updated September 2026

Lifestyle Posting Sites: 100 Places to Publish

"Lifestyle" is not a niche. It is a shelf that holds fashion, beauty, home, food, travel, wellness and parenting, and each of those has its own editors, its own angles, and its own bar.

Pitch Vogue a home-organisation tip and you will be ignored. Pitch a food site a fashion trend piece and same result. The list of 100 is below. First, work out which slice of it is yours.

Find your lifestyle sub-niche first

Your sub-niche	Best fit on this list	What they run
Fashion & beauty	Vogue, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Byrdie, Who What Wear, The Zoe Report	Trends, expert how-tos, first-person style essays
Home & interiors	Apartment Therapy, Remodelista, Dwell, Elle Decor, Hunker, House Beautiful	Real projects, before-and-afters, practical guides
Food & drink	Serious Eats, Bon Appetit, Food52, The Kitchn, Epicurious, Eater	Tested recipes, technique, food culture
Travel	Afar, Travel + Leisure, Lonely Planet, Matador Network, Nomadic Matt	First-hand destination pieces, practical trip planning
Wellness & fitness	mindbodygreen, Well+Good, Self, Shape, Greatist, Outside	Evidence-based advice, expert-authored how-tos
Parenting	Parents, Scary Mommy, Motherly, Fatherly, MOTHER	Honest personal essays, practical guides, expert Q&A

What the metrics mean

Metric	What it is	How much it matters
Domain Rating (DR)	Ahrefs' 0 to 100 score for a whole site's backlink profile	A useful filter, not a verdict
Domain Authority (DA)	Moz's equivalent 0 to 100 score	Same idea as DR
Page Authority (PA)	Moz's score for one specific page	Matters once you know which page your post will live on
URL Rating (UR)	Ahrefs' score for one specific URL	Same purpose as PA
Monthly Traffic	Estimated organic visits per month	The most honest signal that a link will be seen

Here is the deal: every site on this list has a high DR. That is not the tie-breaker. The tie-breaker is whether their readers are your customers, and whether the piece you can write fits what that specific editor publishes.

The 100 lifestyle sites

Domain Rating, Domain Authority, Page Authority, URL Rating and estimated monthly traffic. Every domain was checked live in September 2026; dead and parked sites were removed. Metrics are third-party estimates and shift over time.

#	Website	DR	DA	PA	UR	Monthly traffic
1	vogue.com	89	91	86	82	14,500,000
2	refinery29.com	89	91	86	82	17,500,000
3	elle.com	88	90	85	81	12,300,000
4	harpersbazaar.com	86	88	83	79	7,900,000
5	marieclaire.com	85	87	82	79	8,700,000
6	mindbodygreen.com	85	87	82	78	7,300,000
7	cosmopolitan.com	88	90	85	81	18,300,000
8	popsugar.com	90	92	87	83	18,500,000
9	instyle.com	87	89	84	80	10,200,000
10	apartmenttherapy.com	87	89	84	80	9,400,000
11	theeverygirl.com	80	82	77	73	2,100,000
12	glamour.com	87	89	84	80	9,400,000
13	mydomaine.com	81	83	78	74	2,800,000
14	thrillist.com	87	89	84	80	12,900,000
15	wellandgood.com	83	85	80	76	5,200,000
16	goop.com	84	86	81	77	3,200,000
17	thezoereport.com	79	81	76	72	1,200,000
18	whowhatwear.com	82	84	79	76	3,800,000
19	byrdie.com	85	87	82	78	7,200,000
20	camillestyles.com	77	79	74	70	580,000
21	thespruce.com	88	90	85	81	28,400,000
22	wanderlust.com	77	79	74	70	680,000
23	afar.com	83	85	80	76	3,800,000
24	travelandleisure.com	88	90	85	81	13,700,000
25	purewow.com	84	86	81	77	7,800,000
26	stylist.co.uk	83	85	80	76	4,200,000
27	thecut.com	86	88	83	79	8,900,000
28	sheknows.com	86	88	83	79	8,500,000
29	domino.com	81	83	78	74	1,400,000
30	elledecor.com	85	87	82	78	4,200,000
31	lonny.com	78	80	75	71	580,000
32	womenshealthmag.com	86	88	83	79	14,700,000
33	menshealth.com	84	86	81	77	19,400,000
34	brides.com	84	86	81	77	5,800,000
35	theknot.com	85	87	82	78	9,800,000
36	honestlywtf.com	74	76	71	67	140,000
37	loveandlemons.com	82	84	79	75	3,700,000
38	abeautifulmess.com	80	82	77	73	1,400,000
39	thefashionspot.com	82	84	79	74	2,100,000
40	remodelista.com	85	87	82	79	2,100,000
41	self.com	86	88	83	79	8,900,000
42	prevention.com	86	88	83	79	14,200,000
43	mensjournal.com	85	87	82	78	9,800,000
44	bonappetit.com	87	89	84	80	12,800,000
45	foodandwine.com	87	89	84	80	9,500,000
46	thespruceeats.com	86	88	83	79	16,800,000
47	foodnetwork.com	90	92	87	83	38,500,000
48	bhg.com	88	90	85	81	22,400,000
49	countryliving.com	85	87	82	78	12,700,000
50	housebeautiful.com	85	87	82	78	8,400,000
51	sunset.com	83	85	80	76	3,200,000
52	dwell.com	83	85	80	76	2,900,000
53	marthastewart.com	88	90	85	81	12,500,000
54	hgtv.com	88	90	85	81	16,500,000
55	everydayhealth.com	87	89	84	80	21,600,000
56	realsimple.com	87	89	84	80	9,800,000
57	townandcountrymag.com	84	86	81	77	3,800,000
58	thepointsguy.com	84	86	81	77	7,400,000
59	manmadediy.com	75	77	72	68	380,000
60	artofmanliness.com	83	85	80	76	4,200,000
61	uncrate.com	83	85	80	76	2,900,000
62	fatherly.com	82	84	79	75	5,800,000
63	lifehacker.com	89	91	86	82	23,700,000
64	goodhousekeeping.com	87	89	84	80	19,500,000
65	gq.com	89	91	86	82	9,700,000
66	esquire.com	88	90	85	81	12,800,000
67	coolmaterial.com	77	79	74	70	580,000
68	brit.co	81	83	78	74	1,900,000
69	parents.com	86	88	83	79	9,800,000
70	scarymommy.com	83	85	80	76	4,800,000
71	motherly.com	79	81	76	72	3,800,000
72	mothermag.com	75	77	72	68	240,000
73	nytimes.com/wirecutter	92	94	89	85	14,800,000
74	gearpatrol.com	85	87	82	79	3,800,000
75	veranda.com	81	83	78	74	1,400,000
76	bustle.com	87	89	84	80	21,400,000
77	dmagazine.com	79	81	76	72	950,000
78	tastingtable.com	84	86	81	77	9,700,000
79	epicurious.com	89	91	86	82	21,900,000
80	verywellhealth.com	88	90	85	81	31,400,000
81	shape.com	86	88	83	79	11,200,000
82	outsideonline.com	88	90	85	81	9,700,000
83	greatist.com	86	88	83	79	6,900,000
84	thekitchn.com	89	91	86	82	19,300,000
85	thedailybeast.com	89	91	86	82	19,700,000
86	buzzfeed.com	92	94	89	85	85,400,000
87	oprahdaily.com	85	87	82	78	7,800,000
88	teenvogue.com	85	87	82	78	6,500,000
89	seriouseats.com	87	89	84	80	15,000,000
90	eater.com	88	90	85	81	18,000,000
91	delish.com	87	89	84	80	22,000,000
92	food52.com	85	87	82	78	9,000,000
93	eatingwell.com	87	89	84	80	24,000,000
94	tasteofhome.com	87	89	84	80	26,000,000
95	matadornetwork.com	84	86	81	77	4,000,000
96	lonelyplanet.com	90	92	87	83	14,000,000
97	nomadicmatt.com	81	83	78	74	2,000,000
98	architecturaldigest.com	89	91	86	82	13,000,000
99	hunker.com	82	84	79	75	9,000,000
100	southernliving.com	87	89	84	80	15,000,000

The pitch that works for lifestyle editors

Read their last month of coverage. Lifestyle editors plan around seasons and trends. Pitch into the calendar, not against it.
Bring a specific angle, not a topic. Not "fall fashion". Something like "the one autumn wardrobe swap stylists make", with the detail to back it.
Lead with why you. A credential, a first-hand experience, or original data. Lifestyle runs on voice and authority.
Match their format. Personal essay, listicle, how-to, expert Q&A. Pitch the format they use for that topic.
One clip. Your strongest piece in a similar style.
Be honest about any brand tie. If you are pitching on behalf of a product, say so. Editors decide, but they punish surprises.

The test: would an editor commission this piece from a freelancer with no product to sell? If yes, pitch it. If the article only exists to place a link, it reads that way.

What not to do

Pitch a generic seasonal roundup. Every editor has ten of those already.
Send the same pitch across sub-niches. A food editor and a fashion editor want completely different things.
Stuff affiliate or exact-match anchor links into the body.
Submit AI-spun filler with no voice. Lifestyle is a voice-first category and thin content stands out badly.
Chase the DR 90 titles first. Start with the sites where you can realistically land a yes and build clips.

Bottom line: a handful of placements on sites whose readers are your buyers will do more for your brand and your rankings than a long list of high-DR links in the wrong sub-niche. Use this list to find your handful.

Frequently asked questions

Do these big lifestyle sites really accept guest posts?

Most take freelance pitches rather than free 'guest posts'. The mid-size and independent sites (mydomaine, camillestyles, brit.co, artofmanliness, food and travel blogs) are more open to contributions. The major titles usually want a pitch, a clip portfolio, and sometimes pay you.

Do I need to be an established writer to pitch these?

For the big titles, a few published clips help a lot. For blogs and niche sites, a strong single sample and a genuinely useful idea are enough. Brands can get in with original data, a founder story, or an expert the site can quote.

Can I link to my product from a lifestyle guest post?

Usually one contextual link or an author-bio link, and only if it is relevant and disclosed. Editors strip promotional links and reject posts that read like advertorials.

Which is more important, Domain Rating or traffic?

For lifestyle, relevance to your exact sub-niche comes first, then traffic (a link that real readers see), then DR as a tie-breaker. A DR 80 food site is worth more to a food brand than a DR 90 general lifestyle title.

The metrics do not match my tools. Why?

Domain Rating, Domain Authority and traffic estimates are recalculated constantly and differ between tools. Use them to sort the list, then re-check the two or three sites you plan to pitch.

Want us to run the outreach?

We build the shortlist by sub-niche, write the pitches and the pieces, and place them on relevant lifestyle sites with real editorial standards. No link farms, no risk.

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