How to Get Featured on MSN
MSN is one of the largest news surfaces on the internet, sitting inside Microsoft Edge, the Windows feed and msn.com.
Here is how features get there, and how people get featured.
What MSN is
MSN is a distribution platform. Microsoft stopped producing its own articles in 2014 and instead licenses content from thousands of publishers, then surfaces it across msn.com, Microsoft Edge and Windows.
That single fact explains everything about how this works. There is no MSN inbox and no MSN reporter to pitch. Features reach MSN because the publication that ran them feeds MSN.
So the skill isn't pitching MSN. It's knowing which publications reach it, and building a story those editors will run.
Why an MSN feature is worth having
Reach is the obvious part — MSN is mainstream, not industry-specific, and the audience is enormous.
The lasting part is what happens afterward. Your feature stays live and searchable, so it surfaces when someone looks you up before a meeting, an investment or a deal. And "as featured on MSN" is understood instantly by people who have never heard of your industry's trade press.
What an MSN feature includes
A written feature published by a real publication, with your story, your positioning and your links — which then reaches MSN's surfaces.
There are two formats, and both work:
- A solo feature. One subject, one story, written the way a reporter would write it.
- A feature listicle. You appear alongside other founders in a themed roundup, which is often how people first get discovered.
Our client features on MSN
Live articles, not a logo wall. Click either one to read it on MSN.
Real client features on MSN
Both of these are live and clickable — real articles, not a logo wall.
How to get featured
- Earn it. Pitch a publication that feeds MSN when you have genuine news. Free, and entirely up to the editor.
- Use a professional feature service. A team writes the piece to the publication's standard and places it with an outlet that reaches MSN. Faster and more predictable, which is why most founders choose it.
What makes a strong MSN piece
MSN's audience is general, not specialist. That changes what works.
A strong piece explains why your work matters to someone outside your industry. Not jargon, not a credential list — a clear idea, a real point of view, and a reason a general reader should care. The features that travel are the ones a reader can understand in the first two sentences.
What to expect from the process
Share your story, our team drafts the piece, you review with revisions until it is right, and nothing publishes until you approve it. Once it is live you get the link — and if it reaches MSN, that link too.
One honest note: publication is the outlet's decision, and syndication to MSN is Microsoft's. Anyone promising you a guaranteed MSN placement is promising something they do not control.
Getting started
Digital Networking Agency publishes through outlets that reach MSN, and our client work lands there — in both formats above. We write, edit and place. You keep full editorial control, and nothing goes live without your sign-off.
Frequently asked questions
Can you pitch MSN directly?
No. MSN licenses content from publishers rather than producing its own, so there is no MSN editor to pitch. You reach MSN by being published somewhere that already feeds it.
How long does an MSN feature stay up?
Syndicated articles can move through Microsoft's rotation over time, which is why we capture the live links when they land so the asset works for you permanently.
Can I approve the article before it publishes?
Yes. You review and revise until it is right, and nothing publishes without your approval.