How to Get Featured in Paste Magazine
Paste Magazine draws about 1.5 million monthly visits, holds a domain rating of 82, passes a do-follow link, and publishes in about a week.
Independent, critical and it links
Paste has published since 2002, covering music, film, television, games and comedy with a critical rather than promotional register. About 1.5 million monthly visits at a domain rating of 82, with a do-follow link.
For an artist, the combination is good: an independent with genuine critical standing, real reach and SEO value. The trade-off is the same as any criticism title, which is that the verdict is not arranged in advance. Pitchfork sits in the same territory at larger scale and without the link.
The routes in
Music releases and artist coverage.
Film and television criticism.
Comedy, which it covers seriously.
Culture features and lists.
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
Do-follow, at a domain rating of 82. That is uncommon at this size: across our catalogue the larger a publication is, the less likely it is to pass authority, which is the whole finding in which publications give do-follow links.
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
Work with nothing to assess.
Brand stories with a cultural veneer.
Pitches that assume a positive verdict.
Who it suits
Musicians and labels. Independent filmmakers. Comedians and performers. Games studios with narrative ambition. Anyone wanting critical standing and a link in the same placement.
The short version
1.5 million monthly visits, domain rating 82, do-follow, about a week. Independent criticism with reach and a link, which rarely come together.
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Frequently asked questions
01How do you get featured in Paste Magazine?
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. Paste Magazine draws about 1.5 million monthly visits and publishes in about a week.
02How long does it take to get published in Paste Magazine?
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 Paste Magazine give a do-follow link?
Paste Magazine passes a do-follow link, at a domain rating of 82. That is unusual at this size, because the larger a publication is the less likely it is to pass authority.
04Does Paste Magazine write reviews?
Yes, criticism is its register across music, film, television, games and comedy. That means the verdict is not arranged in advance, which is also why the coverage carries weight. It passes a do-follow link, which Pitchfork, the nearest comparable title, does not.
