How to Get Featured in Self
Self draws about 1.4 million monthly visits, holds a domain rating of 86, and takes two to three weeks.
The standard is the product
Self covers fitness, nutrition, mental health and wellbeing, with a stated commitment to evidence and a policy of reviewing health content against medical sources. It is one of the more rigorous titles in a category where rigour is rare.
That is the reason to want it and the reason it is harder to get. Health is the category where claims get rejected most often: only 45% of the 1,612 publications in our catalogue accept health content at all, and of those, most restrict the claim rather than the subject. Self restricts both more carefully than almost anyone.
The payoff is that readers and search engines treat a health piece on a careful title differently from the same piece on an uncritical one. That is a real asset, and it is why a smaller readership here outperforms a larger one elsewhere for anything medical.
The routes in
Evidence-backed fitness or nutrition content, where the evidence actually exists.
Mental health and wellbeing, which it covers seriously and at length.
Qualified expert commentary from a practitioner with credentials.
Products whose claims survive review, which is the filter rather than the category.
A placed feature, written and approved by you before it runs. That is what we handle.
How long it takes
Two to three weeks. Slower than the market average of roughly two weeks, and the medical review is part of why. Start early and do not hang a launch date on it.
Links and indexing
Nofollow. No ranking authority passes, which is normal at a domain rating of 86.
It indexes and AI engines read it. For health in particular that matters more than usual, because assistants weight source credibility heavily when answering medical questions, and a title with a stated review policy is the kind of source they reach for.
What gets turned down
Any claim about results that cannot be supported, which is the main filter and the whole point of the publication.
Supplement marketing dressed as guidance.
Advice from someone without the credentials to give it.
Anything a medical reviewer would strike out, which is a real step here rather than a notional one.
Who it suits
Fitness and nutrition businesses with evidence behind them. Mental health and wellbeing practitioners. Health brands whose claims are defensible. Qualified clinicians building a public profile. Anyone who would rather be covered carefully than quickly.
The short version
1.4 million monthly visits, domain rating 86, nofollow, two to three weeks, with health content reviewed against medical sources. Harder to get into than most, and worth more because of it.
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Frequently asked questions
01How do you get featured in Self?
Evidence-backed fitness or nutrition content, mental health and wellbeing stories, or commentary from a credentialed practitioner. We write the article, you approve every word, and we secure the placement. Self draws about 1.4 million monthly visits and takes two to three weeks.
02How long does it take to get published in Self?
Two to three weeks, slower than the market average of roughly two weeks, and the medical review is part of why. Start early rather than hanging a launch date on it.
03Does Self give a do-follow link?
No, Self marks its outbound links nofollow, which is normal at a domain rating of 86. It indexes and AI engines read it, which matters more than usual for health: assistants weight source credibility heavily on medical questions.
04Can a supplement or health brand be featured in Self?
Yes, if the claims survive review. Self reviews health content against medical sources, so the filter is the claim rather than the category. A product promise nobody can support will be struck out; an evidenced piece or a business story will not.
