Since the term “lifestyle” is so broad, I wanted to clarify which topics I do/do not cover for BI!
DO:
-Travel
-Food Rankings
-Recipes
-Restaurant Comparisons
-Beauty/Fashion
-Interior Design
-Fitness Essays
DO NOT:
-Dating/Relationships
-Parenting
-Road Trips
-Hiking
I'm looking to assign some short lifestyle-focused personal essays! Rates start at $220 for 500 words and pitches can be DM'ed here. Threading some recent examples below:
My inbox is open to freelance lifestyle pitches!! Rates depend on the story, but typically start at $200. Threading some of my recent favorites below for inspo!
Did you become a doctor because of Grey’s Anatomy? Move to Forks because of Twilight? Start a career in music because you were a fan girl?
Looking for pitches from people who made life decisions because of pop culture for
@BusinessInsider
! DM me!
Rates start at $225.
I'm looking for pitches from travel experts! Thinking people who have:
-Been to dozens of all-inclusive resorts
-Traveled to every region in Italy
-Been to every Greek Island
-Traveled on 20+ cruises
-Etc!
Please DM me with ideas. Rates start at $200
Freelancers! I happily accept pitches via Twitter and LinkedIn DMs, but please don’t send them to my personal email address! I’ve had a TON of people guessing my personal email address lately and it feels like an invasion of privacy. Thanks 💕
Freelancers! I'm looking for pitches about CRUISES! ⛴️ Did you go on your first cruise and have a bad experience? Did you have the greatest trip of your life? Are you a seasoned cruiser who can give our readers some amazing tips? DM me!
Are you going on a low-priced luxury vacation? Traveling on a unique train? Visiting a remote location?
I'm currently accepting pitches about unique travel experiences for
@thisisinsider
!
DM me! Rates start at $200.
Threading some recent stories below for inspo
I'm looking for pitches from travel experts! Thinking people who have:
-Been to dozens of all-inclusive resorts
-Traveled to every region in Italy
-Been to every Greek Island
-Traveled on 20+ cruises
-Etc!
Please DM me with ideas. Rates start at $200
Looking for personal essays about the financial cost of being single for
@BusinessInsider
! Did you move in with roommates to avoid paying rent on your own? Do you order out because it's cheaper than cooking for 1?
Submit ideas using the form below:
Freelancers! I'm looking for story pitches about things you wouldn't do again while traveling (Wouldn't fly with X airline again, stay with Y hotel chain, sail with Z cruise). Example included below. Rates start at $220 for 600-word pieces. No deadline!
Looking for writers who live on the Amalfi Coast for a few story assignments! Rates start at $220 for short 700-word pieces! Please DM me if you're interested
Freelancers! Just a note that I'll be OOO next week and am still working on getting caught up with my DMs and emails. Thanks so much for reaching out, and I promise to get back to you if your pitch is a good fit!
Looking for writers who either live in or have moved out of any of the cities named the best places to live in the South. DM me! Rates start at $220 for short, 500-600 word essays
Looking for new submissions for
@BusinessInsider
's Trader Joe’s, Aldi, and Costco grocery diaries!
Specifically looking for folks with unique jobs/hours/diets to write about what they typically buy at these stores. Rates for this series start at $185!
Is anyone planning on traveling through the Drake Passage this year? I'm looking for freelance travel writers to talk about their experience for
@BusinessInsider
Rates start at $220!
@WritersofColor
@womenwriterswin
I thought Zayn leaving One Direction was gonna be the worst thing to ever happen on March 25. But I gotta say, a global pandemic really takes the cake.
I'm currently looking for writers who meet any of the following descriptions for multiple
@BusinessInsider
stories:
-A restaurant owner from Italy
-A foodie who grew up in Italy
-A Pottery Barn employee
-A Crate & Barrel employee
DM me!
Are you a current or former employee of Spirit Halloween or Party City?
I’d love to have you write about mistakes customers make around Halloween for
@thisisinsider
— DM me! Rates start at $220 for stories like this.
Deadline to get in touch is 10/4!
Does anyone else get really sad/angry sometimes when you remember that our mid-to-late 20s have been taken away by a deadly virus that will never go away because people still think it’s fake? 🙃
There are no words to express how devastated I am to have lost so many incredibly talented colleagues at Business Insider today 💔 Days like today are hard
I always thought baby talk was the worst thing couples could do. But I was just in an elevator with a couple who was talking to each other in....get ready for it.....DEMON VOICES
Two yrs ago today, Poppie met Mike for the first time & asked him if he liked clams. They then proceeded to share a pound of clams together, only for me to find out months later, that Mike doesn’t like clams
#keeper
Pulled up to the Bon Jovi concert and the woman next to me motioned for me to roll down the window, then screamed “GRANDMAS GONE WILD!” And if that doesn’t sum up a Bon Jovi concert I don’t know what does
It’s always “millennials don’t want to be homeowners” and never “real estate investors are buying all the properties so millennials can’t afford to buy a starter house.” 🙃
Looking for a current or former employee of Bath & Body Works to write about mistakes customers make on Black Friday for
@thisisinsider
!
DM me! Rates start at $220 for stories like this.
I think it’s so beautiful that Prince Harry was able to walk away and save Meghan because of the money Diana left him 😭💕 that is exactly what she would have wanted
#HarryandMeghanonOprah
My grandfather is almost 94 years old. Today he came upstairs and asked me if I knew how to do the Rumba. He then proceeded to dance around the kitchen. Moral of the story? I want to be him when I grow up
To all the states protesting the stay at home orders: if your haircut is more important than the thousands of people dying in New York and New Jersey, please don’t even think about buying an I ❤️ NY shirt on your vacation when this is all over
2019: Birdbox was a fun thriller about a disease that spread through the world. If you saw it you died. There were quarantines & no basic supplies
2020: a virus is spreading through the world. If you touch it, youre infected. Countries are quarantined & no toilet paper in sight