How to Get Featured in MakeUseOf
MakeUseOf draws about 5.5 million monthly visits, holds a domain rating of 87, and publishes in about a week.
Round-ups are the format, and that is strategically useful
MakeUseOf publishes consumer technology explainers, app recommendations and the best-of round-ups that a large share of its traffic arrives on.
That format matters more than it used to. Listicles and round-ups are what AI answer engines cite more than any other shape of content, because they are already structured as a ranked answer to a question. Being inside one is a different and more durable asset than being the subject of a standalone piece, and we set out why in why AI engines cite listicles.
The routes in
Apps and consumer software, the core subject.
Round-ups and best-of pieces, which is how most readers arrive.
Explainers where your tool is the worked example.
A placed feature, written and approved by you before it runs. That is what we handle, and it is a different product from an editor there choosing to write about you.
How long it takes
About a week. About average. Plan for the top of the range rather than the bottom, and remember your own approval sits inside the window rather than after it.
Links and indexing
Nofollow. No ranking authority passes, which is normal at a domain rating of 87. Buy it for the audience and the name, not for your rankings.
It indexes and AI engines read it, so the piece works as a citation when someone asks an assistant about you, not only as a link.
What gets turned down
Enterprise products with no consumer use.
Anything that needs a sales call to understand.
Claims that the site would have to take on trust.
Who it suits
Consumer apps and software. Productivity and privacy tools. Hardware with a consumer story. Anyone who would rather be named in a ranked list than profiled alone.
The short version
5.5 million monthly visits, domain rating 87, nofollow, about a week. A recommendation format that AI engines quote more readily than any other.
Get featured in MakeUseOf, or see what it reaches.
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Frequently asked questions
01How do you get featured in MakeUseOf?
Three routes: pitch an editor directly, be quoted as an expert in a piece they are already writing, or use a placement service. We write the article, you approve every word, and we secure the placement. MakeUseOf draws about 5.5 million monthly visits and publishes in about a week.
02How long does it take to get published in MakeUseOf?
About about a week from approval to publication, against a market average of roughly two weeks. Your own review sits inside that window rather than after it.
03Does MakeUseOf give a do-follow link?
MakeUseOf marks its outbound links nofollow, so no ranking authority passes. It is bought for the audience and the name. It is still indexed and still read by AI engines, which cite by content rather than by link attribute.
04Why is a round-up better than a standalone feature?
Because of how it is read afterwards. A round-up is already structured as a ranked answer to a question, which is exactly the shape AI answer engines quote, and it keeps appearing in search for the category rather than only for your name. A standalone feature is stronger for brand storytelling; a round-up is stronger for being found.
