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Accepts AI tools

Weekly front-end and UX newsletter from Smashing Magazine, sent on Tuesdays; says it has 175,000 subscribers (its newsletter page says 182,000+) and keeps ads to a minimum. The way in is a paid placement; its write-for-us guidelines reject content marketing and pieces sent on behalf of a company.

Smashing Newsletter is an AI newsletter at smashingmagazine.com/the-smashing-newsletter. It features AI tools. A listing costs from $1,740. The link you get is dofollow: the advertise page says sponsored articles carry do-follow links, labelled as sponsored content; links in the web copy of issue 578 carry no rel attribute. Review: they propose copy that fits the newsletter; no time frame stated. Terms read on smashingmagazine.com/the-smashing-newsletter on 2 October 2026.

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Price: Newsletter placement €1,500 (about $1,740); also a sponsored article €5,000, display ads €2,000 a month, a social post €1,000 (advertise page updated August 2026)
Link you get: Dofollow: the advertise page says sponsored articles carry do-follow links, labelled as sponsored content; links in the web copy of issue 578 carry no rel attribute
Review: They propose copy that fits the newsletter; no time frame stated
Run by: Smashing Media AG
Lists: Every kind of AI product
Reach: TinyTiny reach: outside the Tranco top million by traffic; not in Common Crawl's web graph.
Checked: 2 October 2026, on its own pages

Quick answers

Does Smashing Newsletter feature AI tools?: Yes. It features AI tools.
How much does a listing on Smashing Newsletter cost?: A listing costs from $1,740.
What link does Smashing Newsletter give?: The link you get is dofollow: the advertise page says sponsored articles carry do-follow links, labelled as sponsored content; links in the web copy of issue 578 carry no rel attribute.

Who is listed on Smashing Newsletter

Our nightly read of smashingmagazine.com/the-smashing-newsletter found 186 apps we recognise from other places, among them design.com, google.dev, studio.design, customer.io, research.google, builder.io, microsoft.ai, static.com. As of 8 Oct 2026. Your tracker checks whether yours is there.

How to submit to Smashing Newsletter

1. Prepare the kit. A one-line pitch, a description, a square logo and screenshots. The listing guide lists what forms ask for; the tracker builds the kit from your website.
2. Write to them. Their address and the subject line they ask for show above once you are signed in.
3. Wait for the review. They propose copy that fits the newsletter; no time frame stated. Pay only for a spot you asked for; the listing itself is what the price above says. Log the submission in your tracker; it marks the listing when it appears.

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Add your app once; we read smashingmagazine.com/the-smashing-newsletter every week and mark the listing when it appears, every night on Pro. Last read 8 Oct 2026.

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