Australian English · Independent editorial

Contributors

Guest post guidelines

We want field notes from people who have hung a high-bay, written a Section J report, or argued with a logbook. Pitch first. Do not send a finished advertorial.

What we publish

Original essays in Australian English on commercial lighting design, specification, installation, maintenance or compliance. Read the topic hubs and editorial standards before you pitch. We are not a product review site and we will not host a catalogue.

How to pitch

Email the contact desk with a working title, 150-word abstract, your relevant experience, and any conflicts (supplier retainers, product you sell, a client named in the piece). If we say yes, we will agree a deadline and an editor.

House rules

  • 1,200 words minimum. Teach something a specifier can use on Monday.
  • Cite Australian documents where they exist: AS/NZS, NCC, WHS, NABERS, Green Star.
  • No invented case studies, no stock claims about “up to 90% savings” without a method.
  • One author byline. Ghostwritten vendor copy is rejected.
  • We edit for clarity and lawfulness. We may decline a piece after edit.

Links, payment and sponsored mentions

Do not buy a placement here. We do not sell posts. If a sentence includes a commercial relationship, say so in the body. Any paid or affiliate URL is marked with rel="sponsored" — including links we add ourselves. Guest authors may include one unpaid contextual link to a relevant public page (a standard, a government calculator, a paper).

The only inbox for pitches is on the contact page. That form posts to our desk at support@worldwidebacklinks.com.

Questions we hear

Do you pay for guest essays?

We do not currently pay contributors. We edit, fact-check and host the piece under a byline, and we will not ask you to buy a link.

Can I include a link to my practice?

One contextual link to a relevant public resource is fine. Paid, affiliate or inventory links must be disclosed and will be marked rel="sponsored".

What length do you want?

1,200 to 2,500 words. Shorter notes belong in a letter to the desk, not the main well.