# Bylined Articles Workflow Submission windows open, editors change, and contributor programs launch quietly. This workflow watches for publications accepting bylined articles, op-eds, and guest posts on your topics — and delivers the openings, with how to submit, on your schedule. [Start with this template](https://featured.com/workflows?template=bylined-articles) ## Ways PR pros run Bylined Articles Publications accepting bylines, op-eds, and guest posts on your topics. Tap a setup and Featured's chat will configure it with you. ### Watch your topics > Set up a workflow that finds publications accepting bylined articles about climate tech and energy storage, and emails me new opportunities weekly. [Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=Set%20up%20a%20workflow%20that%20finds%20publications%20accepting%20bylined%20articles%20about%20climate%20tech%20and%20energy%20storage%2C%20and%20emails%20me%20new%20opportunities%20weekly.) ### Run an executive program > Set up a workflow that finds byline openings matching our CEO's themes — fintech infrastructure and payments regulation — monthly with submission details. [Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=Set%20up%20a%20workflow%20that%20finds%20byline%20openings%20matching%20our%20CEO%27s%20themes%20%E2%80%94%20fintech%20infrastructure%20and%20payments%20regulation%20%E2%80%94%20monthly%20with%20submission%20details.) ### Catch op-ed windows > Set up a workflow that watches for outlets accepting op-eds on housing policy and flags timely windows tied to news cycles. [Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=Set%20up%20a%20workflow%20that%20watches%20for%20outlets%20accepting%20op-eds%20on%20housing%20policy%20and%20flags%20timely%20windows%20tied%20to%20news%20cycles.) ### Cover the trade press > Set up a workflow that finds manufacturing and industrial trade publications accepting contributed articles from operations leaders, monthly. [Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=Set%20up%20a%20workflow%20that%20finds%20manufacturing%20and%20industrial%20trade%20publications%20accepting%20contributed%20articles%20from%20operations%20leaders%2C%20monthly.) ### Feed a ghostwriting desk > Set up separate byline-opportunity workflows for my clients in healthcare, legal, and SaaS, each delivering weekly to its own channel. [Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=Set%20up%20separate%20byline-opportunity%20workflows%20for%20my%20clients%20in%20healthcare%2C%20legal%2C%20and%20SaaS%2C%20each%20delivering%20weekly%20to%20its%20own%20channel.) ### Get ahead of predictions season > Set up a workflow starting in October that finds outlets seeking year-ahead prediction pieces from retail and ecommerce executives. [Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=Set%20up%20a%20workflow%20starting%20in%20October%20that%20finds%20outlets%20seeking%20year-ahead%20prediction%20pieces%20from%20retail%20and%20ecommerce%20executives.) ### Watch contributor programs > Set up a workflow that alerts me when national business outlets open contributor or expert-voices programs relevant to cybersecurity founders. [Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=Set%20up%20a%20workflow%20that%20alerts%20me%20when%20national%20business%20outlets%20open%20contributor%20or%20expert-voices%20programs%20relevant%20to%20cybersecurity%20founders.) ### Arrive with outlines > Set up a weekly byline workflow for logistics topics, and draft an article outline for the best opening it finds each week. [Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=Set%20up%20a%20weekly%20byline%20workflow%20for%20logistics%20topics%2C%20and%20draft%20an%20article%20outline%20for%20the%20best%20opening%20it%20finds%20each%20week.) ### Publish the practitioners > Set up a workflow finding education publications that accept bylines from school administrators on classroom technology, monthly. [Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=Set%20up%20a%20workflow%20finding%20education%20publications%20that%20accept%20bylines%20from%20school%20administrators%20on%20classroom%20technology%2C%20monthly.) ### Own regional business press > Set up a workflow that finds Arizona business publications accepting contributed columns from local founders, monthly. [Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=Set%20up%20a%20workflow%20that%20finds%20Arizona%20business%20publications%20accepting%20contributed%20columns%20from%20local%20founders%2C%20monthly.) ### Track rival authors > Set up a workflow that flags when executives from competing HR software companies publish bylined articles, with outlet and topic. [Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=Set%20up%20a%20workflow%20that%20flags%20when%20executives%20from%20competing%20HR%20software%20companies%20publish%20bylined%20articles%2C%20with%20outlet%20and%20topic.) ### Rotate a bench of authors > Set up a byline workflow for our leadership team — three authors, three themes — and suggest which author fits each new opening. [Open in Featured](https://featured.com/?prompt=Set%20up%20a%20byline%20workflow%20for%20our%20leadership%20team%20%E2%80%94%20three%20authors%2C%20three%20themes%20%E2%80%94%20and%20suggest%20which%20author%20fits%20each%20new%20opening.) ## How this workflow is configured - **What it matches:** Publications accepting contributed articles, op-eds, and guest posts on the topics you describe — each opening with its submission path and requirements. - **When it looks:** Weekly for an active byline program; monthly to keep a pipeline warm. - **Where results go:** Email or Slack — per author, per client, or to a content team channel. ## How Workflows work Tell Featured what to monitor, when to look, and where to send results. 1. **Name your themes** — The topics you can write about with authority — per author, if you're running a program. That's the standing brief. 2. **Featured watches the openings** — Publications accepting contributed articles, op-eds, and guest posts on your themes surface on schedule, each with its submission path. 3. **Outline, draft, submit** — From any opening, Featured's chat outlines and drafts in the author's voice, then helps pitch the editor. The blank page stops being the bottleneck. ## Why run bylines as a workflow Byline programs die of logistics — finding outlets, tracking windows, starting drafts. The workflow eats the logistics. - **Windows — Openings, when they open.** Submission windows and contributor programs surface as they appear — not when someone remembers to re-research the list. - **Per author — Programs, not one-offs.** Run themes per executive or per client, and let the workflow suggest which author fits each opening. That's a byline program on rails. - **GEO fuel — Every byline compounds.** Contributed articles in credible outlets are core sources for AI answers. A steady byline cadence is AI visibility, scheduled. ## Prefer to search on demand? The Bylined Articles feature finds publications accepting contributions in one conversation — the workflow keeps the pipeline stocked. - [See the feature](https://featured.com/product/features/bylined-articles) - [Try it in chat](https://featured.com/?prompt=Find%20publications%20accepting%20bylined%20articles%20about%20%5Btopic%5D) ## Pricing Every plan includes byline opportunities. Plans differ only in usage. - **Free** — $0. Free forever. - **Lite** — $39. Per month. - **Pro** — $79. Per month, billed annually at $948. - **Pro+** — $239. Per month, billed annually at $2,868. - **Team Lite** — $159. Per month, billed annually at $1,908. - **Team Pro** — $399. Per month, billed annually at $4,788. - **Team Pro+** — $1,199. Per month, billed annually at $14,388. ## Bylined Articles workflow — frequently asked questions **What does the Bylined Articles workflow do?** It watches for publications accepting bylined articles, op-eds, and guest posts on your topics and delivers new openings — with submission details — to Slack or email on your cadence. It's the discovery half of a byline program, automated. **What counts as an opening?** Publications with active contributed-content programs, op-ed pages taking submissions on your themes, guest post opportunities on real sites, and contributor programs at larger outlets. Each arrives labeled with what it is and how to submit — no reverse-engineering an editor's inbox. **Can it help write the articles?** Yes — from any opening, Featured's chat proposes angles, outlines the piece, and drafts in the author's voice for review. Configure the workflow to include an outline for the best opening per delivery and the writing starts itself. **Can I run it for multiple authors?** That's the program setup: themes per author — or per client, for agencies — with the workflow suggesting which author fits each opening. It's how a comms team keeps three executives publishing without a spreadsheet of submission windows. **How often should it run?** Weekly sustains an active program — most authors can move on one or two good openings a week. Monthly keeps a pipeline warm between pushes. Seasonal spikes (predictions season, year-end lists) justify a temporary weekly cadence. **Do I need a paid plan?** Workflows are part of paid plans — $39/month (Lite) or $79/month (Pro, billed annually); every plan includes every feature, only usage scales. Try the underlying search free in chat to see what openings exist for your topics today. **Why do bylines matter for AI visibility?** AI assistants cite exactly this content: expert articles in credible publications, with named authors and clear claims. A byline program run on cadence steadily builds the source layer AI answers draw from — measurable in a GEO audit as it compounds. ## Explore - Workflow: [All-in-One](https://featured.com/product/workflows/all-in-one) - Workflow: [GEO / AI Visibility](https://featured.com/product/workflows/geo-visibility) - Feature: [Bylined Articles](https://featured.com/product/features/bylined-articles) - Feature: [GEO Audit](https://featured.com/product/features/geo-audit) - Industries: [PR for your industry](https://featured.com/industries)