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USA Posting Sites: 100 Places to Publish for US Readers

One hundred United States publications that run outside contributions: national news, business and finance titles, digital magazines, metro dailies and small-business resources. Pick the tier that matches what you can bring to an editor.

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

USA Posting Sites: 100 Places to Publish for US Readers

US publishing splits into five lanes, and where you can land a byline depends on which lane you aim at, not on how big your pitch list is.

The national papers and the wire services do not run guest posts. The digital magazines and business titles do. The opinion sites want arguments. The metro dailies want a local hook. The small-business resources are the most open of all. The list of 100 is below, grouped roughly by lane.

Pick your tier first

Lane	Examples	How you get in
National news & wires	NYT, Washington Post, WSJ, AP, Reuters, CNN, NPR	Not guest posts. An op-ed submission, expert commentary on a live story, or exclusive data
Business, finance & trade	Forbes, Inc, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, Fortune, Adweek, Business Insider	Contributor networks and section pitches; original data, founder lessons, industry analysis
Digital magazines & culture	Vox, Slate, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, Vice, The Cut, GQ	Freelance features and essays with a fresh angle and reported detail
Opinion & commentary	The Hill, National Review, The Nation, Reason, RealClearPolitics	Tight, sourced arguments to the op-ed desk; no promotional links
Metro dailies & small business	SFGate, Chron, NJ.com, AJC, Score.org, Small Business Trends	Local angles, regional data, practical how-tos for owners

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: almost every site on this list is DR 80-plus, so DR barely separates them. What separates a good placement from a wasted one is whether the section your post lands in is read by the people you want as customers.

The 100 US sites

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

#	Website	DR	DA	PA	UR	Monthly traffic
1	nytimes.com	94	95	90	86	560,000,000
2	washingtonpost.com	93	94	89	85	180,000,000
3	wsj.com	93	94	89	85	95,000,000
4	usatoday.com	92	93	88	84	120,000,000
5	cnn.com	94	95	90	86	430,000,000
6	npr.org	93	94	89	85	78,000,000
7	apnews.com	92	93	88	84	62,000,000
8	reuters.com	93	94	89	85	88,000,000
9	bloomberg.com	93	94	89	85	72,000,000
10	latimes.com	92	93	88	84	58,000,000
11	politico.com	91	92	87	83	34,000,000
12	forbes.com	93	94	89	85	150,000,000
13	cnbc.com	92	93	88	84	110,000,000
14	businessinsider.com	92	93	88	84	95,000,000
15	theatlantic.com	91	92	87	83	40,000,000
16	newyorker.com	92	93	88	84	44,000,000
17	time.com	92	93	88	84	48,000,000
18	thehill.com	90	91	86	82	36,000,000
19	axios.com	89	90	85	81	22,000,000
20	newsweek.com	90	91	86	82	68,000,000
21	fortune.com	89	90	85	81	24,000,000
22	marketwatch.com	90	91	86	82	58,000,000
23	usnews.com	90	91	86	82	40,000,000
24	propublica.org	89	90	85	81	6,500,000
25	vox.com	90	91	86	82	28,000,000
26	slate.com	89	90	85	81	20,000,000
27	theconversation.com	91	92	87	83	18,000,000
28	huffpost.com	91	92	87	83	42,000,000
29	inc.com	88	90	85	81	12,000,000
30	entrepreneur.com	88	90	85	81	11,000,000
31	fastcompany.com	89	90	85	81	10,000,000
32	smithsonianmag.com	89	90	85	81	16,000,000
33	thedailybeast.com	88	89	84	80	17,000,000
34	motherjones.com	87	88	83	79	6,000,000
35	salon.com	87	88	83	79	9,000,000
36	thenation.com	86	87	82	78	3,800,000
37	nationalreview.com	85	86	81	77	6,200,000
38	reason.com	85	86	81	77	4,400,000
39	theamericanconservative.com	80	81	76	72	1,300,000
40	thefederalist.com	81	82	77	73	2,400,000
41	realclearpolitics.com	84	85	80	76	9,500,000
42	rollingstone.com	91	92	87	83	34,000,000
43	variety.com	90	91	86	82	30,000,000
44	hollywoodreporter.com	89	90	85	81	24,000,000
45	deadline.com	88	89	84	80	22,000,000
46	gq.com	90	91	86	82	18,000,000
47	esquire.com	89	90	85	81	12,000,000
48	mensjournal.com	84	85	80	76	5,500,000
49	vice.com	90	91	86	82	20,000,000
50	buzzfeed.com	91	92	87	83	60,000,000
51	mashable.com	91	92	87	83	40,000,000
52	medium.com	94	95	90	86	170,000,000
53	theweek.com	86	87	82	78	6,800,000
54	thecut.com	87	88	83	79	12,000,000
55	teenvogue.com	87	88	83	79	6,500,000
56	refinery29.com	87	88	83	79	9,500,000
57	bustle.com	86	87	82	78	8,000,000
58	popsugar.com	87	88	83	79	11,000,000
59	thrillist.com	86	87	82	78	7,500,000
60	atlasobscura.com	85	86	81	77	6,000,000
61	mentalfloss.com	84	85	80	76	5,500,000
62	thoughtcatalog.com	83	84	79	75	4,200,000
63	elitedaily.com	83	84	79	75	3,600,000
64	upworthy.com	84	85	80	76	5,200,000
65	lifehacker.com	88	89	84	80	14,000,000
66	gizmodo.com	91	92	87	83	22,000,000
67	jezebel.com	83	84	79	75	2,600,000
68	theroot.com	83	84	79	75	3,200,000
69	thegrio.com	80	81	76	72	1,700,000
70	blavity.com	78	79	74	70	1,100,000
71	themarshallproject.org	82	83	78	74	1,400,000
72	observer.com	85	86	81	77	5,800,000
73	adweek.com	86	87	82	78	4,500,000
74	hackernoon.com	84	85	80	76	6,200,000
75	sfgate.com	88	89	84	80	26,000,000
76	boston.com	86	87	82	78	9,000,000
77	houstonchronicle.com	86	87	82	78	8,500,000
78	chron.com	86	87	82	78	10,000,000
79	denverpost.com	85	86	81	77	7,200,000
80	dallasnews.com	85	86	81	77	6,800,000
81	azcentral.com	85	86	81	77	9,500,000
82	miamiherald.com	85	86	81	77	7,000,000
83	startribune.com	85	86	81	77	8,000,000
84	cleveland.com	85	86	81	77	9,200,000
85	nj.com	86	87	82	78	11,000,000
86	seattletimes.com	86	87	82	78	12,000,000
87	tampabay.com	85	86	81	77	7,500,000
88	ajc.com	86	87	82	78	10,000,000
89	oregonlive.com	84	85	80	76	6,000,000
90	mlive.com	84	85	80	76	6,400,000
91	al.com	84	85	80	76	6,600,000
92	kansascity.com	84	85	80	76	4,800,000
93	sacbee.com	84	85	80	76	4,400,000
94	star-telegram.com	83	84	79	75	3,600,000
95	smallbiztrends.com	83	84	79	75	1,800,000
96	allbusiness.com	78	79	74	70	700,000
97	score.org	82	83	78	74	2,600,000
98	uschamber.com	85	86	81	77	3,400,000
99	businessnewsdaily.com	83	84	79	75	2,900,000
100	americanexpress.com	92	93	88	84	70,000,000

The pitch that works for US editors

Lead with the US angle. US data, a US customer story, or a US policy hook in the first two lines. Editors here pass on anything that reads as generic or offshore.
Pitch the section, not the site. "For your Small Business section" or "for the Money desk" shows you have read the publication and know where the piece fits.
Bring something they cannot get from a staffer. Proprietary data, a survey, first-hand operator experience, or an interview they would not otherwise land.
Match the format to the lane. Op-ed desks want a 700-word argument. Business titles want a structured how-to with takeaways. Metro dailies want a local news peg.
Send one clip in a similar style, and your bio with the single link you would want.
Disclose any client or brand relationship up front. US editors will find it, and it ends the relationship if you hid it.

The test: would this editor run the piece if you had nothing to sell? If yes, pitch it. If it only exists to place a link, it goes in the bin.

What not to do

Pitch the New York Times or WSJ a guest post. They do not exist there; you burn the contact.
Send the same pitch to a national magazine and a metro daily. The angle has to change.
Put exact-match anchors ("best CRM software") on links back to your product or store.
Submit AI-generated filler with no US sourcing or first-hand detail. US desks screen for it now.
Ignore the disclosure rules on money, health and legal topics. One buried conflict and the piece is pulled.

Bottom line: a handful of placements in sections your US buyers read will move rankings and revenue more than a long list of high-DR links nobody in your market sees. Use this list to find your handful.

Frequently asked questions

Do national US papers like The New York Times accept guest posts?

No. The Times, Washington Post, WSJ and the wire services commission from staff and a vetted freelance pool. What they will take is an op-ed submission, expert commentary on a live story, or original data. The realistic guest-post targets on this list are the digital magazines, the business and trade titles, the opinion sites and the metro dailies.

What is the difference between an op-ed and a guest post here?

An op-ed is an argument, 600 to 1,200 words, submitted to a dedicated opinion desk, and it does not carry a promotional link. A guest post or contributor piece is a how-to, analysis or reported feature pitched to a section editor, and it may carry one disclosed link in the author bio. Most sites on this list want the second kind.

Can I link to my company or product?

Usually one disclosed link in the author bio, and only when the article stands on its own. US editors strip promotional links from the body and reject anything that reads like a press release. YMYL topics such as money and health get the most scrutiny.

Do I need to be based in the United States to pitch these?

No. You need a story that matters to US readers and, ideally, US data or US sources. A local angle, a US customer example or a US regulatory hook makes a foreign byline a non-issue for most editors.

The metrics do not match my SEO tool. Why?

Domain Rating, Domain Authority and traffic estimates are recalculated constantly and differ between Ahrefs, Moz, Semrush and similar tools. Use the numbers here 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 lane and section, write the pitches and the pieces, and place them on US publications with real editorial standards. No link farms, no risk.

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