├── CONTRIBUTING.md ├── LICENSE └── README.md /CONTRIBUTING.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | # Contributing 2 | 3 | We welcome contributions from the community! If you'd like to submit a new community writing program, 4 | please make a pull request directly and we'll review it. 5 | 6 | If you'd like to suggest a change to the data or the way it's organized here, please one up an issue 7 | first so we can discuss it. 8 | 9 | Please note we have a code of conduct. Follow it in all your interactions with the project. 10 | 11 | ## Pull Request Process 12 | 13 | 1. Update the README.md with any community writing programs you want to add or update. 14 | 2. Make sure the list of programs is still in alphabetical order. 15 | 3. Create the pull request and explain your changes. We'll merge it in or reply as quickly as possible. 16 | 17 | # Code of Conduct 18 | 19 | ## Our Pledge 20 | 21 | We as members, contributors, and leaders pledge to make participation in our 22 | community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body 23 | size, visible or invisible disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender 24 | identity and expression, level of experience, education, socio-economic status, 25 | nationality, personal appearance, race, religion, or sexual identity 26 | and orientation. 27 | 28 | We pledge to act and interact in ways that contribute to an open, welcoming, 29 | diverse, inclusive, and healthy community. 30 | 31 | ## Our Standards 32 | 33 | Examples of behavior that contributes to a positive environment for our 34 | community include: 35 | 36 | * Demonstrating empathy and kindness toward other people 37 | * Being respectful of differing opinions, viewpoints, and experiences 38 | * Giving and gracefully accepting constructive feedback 39 | * Accepting responsibility and apologizing to those affected by our mistakes, 40 | and learning from the experience 41 | * Focusing on what is best not just for us as individuals, but for the 42 | overall community 43 | 44 | Examples of unacceptable behavior include: 45 | 46 | * The use of sexualized language or imagery, and sexual attention or 47 | advances of any kind 48 | * Trolling, insulting or derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks 49 | * Public or private harassment 50 | * Publishing others' private information, such as a physical or email 51 | address, without their explicit permission 52 | * Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a 53 | professional setting 54 | 55 | ## Enforcement Responsibilities 56 | 57 | Community leaders are responsible for clarifying and enforcing our standards of 58 | acceptable behavior and will take appropriate and fair corrective action in 59 | response to any behavior that they deem inappropriate, threatening, offensive, 60 | or harmful. 61 | 62 | Community leaders have the right and responsibility to remove, edit, or reject 63 | comments, commits, code, wiki edits, issues, and other contributions that are 64 | not aligned to this Code of Conduct, and will communicate reasons for moderation 65 | decisions when appropriate. 66 | 67 | ## Scope 68 | 69 | This Code of Conduct applies within all community spaces, and also applies when 70 | an individual is officially representing the community in public spaces. 71 | Examples of representing our community include using an official e-mail address, 72 | posting via an official social media account, or acting as an appointed 73 | representative at an online or offline event. 74 | 75 | ## Enforcement 76 | 77 | Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be 78 | reported to the community leaders responsible for enforcement at 79 | [INSERT CONTACT METHOD]. 80 | All complaints will be reviewed and investigated promptly and fairly. 81 | 82 | All community leaders are obligated to respect the privacy and security of the 83 | reporter of any incident. 84 | 85 | ## Enforcement Guidelines 86 | 87 | Community leaders will follow these Community Impact Guidelines in determining 88 | the consequences for any action they deem in violation of this Code of Conduct: 89 | 90 | ### 1. Correction 91 | 92 | **Community Impact**: Use of inappropriate language or other behavior deemed 93 | unprofessional or unwelcome in the community. 94 | 95 | **Consequence**: A private, written warning from community leaders, providing 96 | clarity around the nature of the violation and an explanation of why the 97 | behavior was inappropriate. A public apology may be requested. 98 | 99 | ### 2. Warning 100 | 101 | **Community Impact**: A violation through a single incident or series 102 | of actions. 103 | 104 | **Consequence**: A warning with consequences for continued behavior. No 105 | interaction with the people involved, including unsolicited interaction with 106 | those enforcing the Code of Conduct, for a specified period of time. This 107 | includes avoiding interactions in community spaces as well as external channels 108 | like social media. Violating these terms may lead to a temporary or 109 | permanent ban. 110 | 111 | ### 3. Temporary Ban 112 | 113 | **Community Impact**: A serious violation of community standards, including 114 | sustained inappropriate behavior. 115 | 116 | **Consequence**: A temporary ban from any sort of interaction or public 117 | communication with the community for a specified period of time. No public or 118 | private interaction with the people involved, including unsolicited interaction 119 | with those enforcing the Code of Conduct, is allowed during this period. 120 | Violating these terms may lead to a permanent ban. 121 | 122 | ### 4. Permanent Ban 123 | 124 | **Community Impact**: Demonstrating a pattern of violation of community 125 | standards, including sustained inappropriate behavior, harassment of an 126 | individual, or aggression toward or disparagement of classes of individuals. 127 | 128 | **Consequence**: A permanent ban from any sort of public interaction within 129 | the community. 130 | 131 | ## Attribution 132 | 133 | This Code of Conduct is adapted from the [Contributor Covenant](https://www.contributor-covenant.org/), 134 | version 2.0, available at 135 | https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/2/0/code_of_conduct.html. 136 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /LICENSE: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | MIT License 2 | 3 | Copyright (c) 2020 Daniel Madalitso Phiri 4 | 5 | Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy 6 | of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal 7 | in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights 8 | to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell 9 | copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is 10 | furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: 11 | 12 | The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all 13 | copies or substantial portions of the Software. 14 | 15 | THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR 16 | IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, 17 | FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE 18 | AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER 19 | LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, 20 | OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE 21 | SOFTWARE. 22 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /README.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | # Paid Community Writer Programs 2 | 3 | Paid writer programs usually have just enough of an incentive for people to get started creating developer content, besides the extra income it is an amazing opportunity for people to build a career out of it. For non-technical sites, have a look at [http://whopayswriters.com](http://whopayswriters.com). 4 | 5 | A list of companies that have paid Developer Community Writer Programs. 6 | 7 | - [100ms](https://www.100ms.live/technical-writer-program) - $200-$500 per article. 8 | > Technical content and tutorials related to the 100ms SDKs. 9 | 10 | - [Abstract API](https://www.abstractapi.com/write-for-us) - $100 per article. 11 | > Technical content and tutorials related to the APIs in their catalogue. 12 | 13 | - [Adam the Automator](https://adamtheautomator.com/friends) - $100+ per article 14 | > Technical tutorials on IT ops, cloud and DevOps topics. You can pick from a list of topics or pitch your own. Run by Microsoft MVP and built to help geeks write better and begin blogging. 15 | 16 | - [Adeva](https://adevait.com/write-for-us) - $200+ per article 17 | > Technical guides, thought leadership content and resources for Engineering Managers. 18 | 19 | - [Agora](https://www.agora.io/en/agora-content-contributor-program/) - $250 per article 20 | > Technical content and tutorials for the Agora community. 21 | 22 | - [Appsmith](https://blog.appsmith.com/launching-the-appsmith-writers-program) - $200-$400 per piece 23 | > Internal tools, low code, open-source, databases, application performance, engineering best practices, JavaScript, and Appsmith. 24 | 25 | - [Arctype](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kBqDcEIKgSftvO-GeXjeqM7WNfaajSpCHm5AZaSyh-Q/edit?usp=sharing) - $100+ per article 26 | > Technical guides, case studies, and thought leadership on SQL and Databases. 27 | 28 | - [Auth0](https://auth0.com/guest-authors) - Up to $450 per piece 29 | > Technical tutorials with code. Pick from a list of possible articles. 30 | 31 | - [Bejamas](https://bejamas.io/paid-writing-program/) - Pays between $100 to $750 depending on the article's technicality 32 | > Jamstack, serverless and modern web development. Pitch a topic or pick from a list of possible articles 33 | 34 | - [CircleCI](https://circleci.com/blog/guest-writer-program/) - Up to $300 per piece 35 | > Technical tutorials with code. Pick from a list of possible articles. 36 | 37 | - [Clubhouse.io](https://clubhouse.io/clubhouse-write-earn-give-program/) - Up to $600 per piece 38 | > Technical tutorials and how-to guides. Pick from a list of possible articles. 39 | 40 | - [Code Tuts+](https://code.tutsplus.com/articles/call-for-authors-write-for-tuts--cms-22034) - $100 (Quick tip) $250 (Tutorial) 41 | > Technical focused articles. Pick from a list of possible articles. 42 | 43 | - [Code Magic](https://blog.codemagic.io/write-for-codemagic-ci-cd/) - Applications are currently closed. 44 | > Technical focused articles. Specific on Flutter. 45 | 46 | - [ContentLab.io](https://contentlab.io/write-for-contentlab/) - Up to $500 per piece 47 | > Articles on the Cloud, DevOps, Containers, AI/ML, Security, Web, and Gaming spaces. 48 | 49 | - [Couchbase](https://www.couchbase.com/community/community-writers-program) - $200 per piece 50 | > Content area experts can submit tutorials and blog content. 51 | 52 | - [CSS Tricks](https://css-tricks.com/guest-posting/) - Around $250 per piece (depends on the length, research and audience) 53 | > Technical focused articles. No limitation on topics. 54 | 55 | - [Cube Dev](https://www.notion.so/Cube-js-Guest-Authors-8ddd5046be9048d9869410b60d4a2b98) — Up to $300 per piece 56 | > Technical tutotials and blog posts with code on [Cube.js](https://cube.dev), building analytical apps, data visualization, and data engineering. Pick from a list of possible articles or suggest your own. 57 | 58 | - [Deepsource](https://deepsource.io/tech-writer/) - Around $150 per piece 59 | > Technical Content concerning code quality, code review and static analysis 60 | 61 | - [Dev Spotlight](https://www.devspotlight.com/jobs/) - Around $300-$500 per piece depending on length and content 62 | > Technical content production agency that works with many clients. 63 | 64 | - [Digital Ocean](https://www.digitalocean.com/write-for-donations/) - Up to $400 per piece **Applications currently on hold** 65 | 66 | > Technical tutorials with code. Not limited to Digital Ocean products. 67 | 68 | - [Dockship](https://dockship.io/articles) - $20 69 | > Machine Learning and Data Science. You need to be signed in to be able to create content. 70 | 71 | - [Doppler](https://www.doppler.com/tech-writer-program) - $500 per article 72 | > Seeking deep-dive technical tutorials focussed on application security, secrets management, and developer tools. 73 | 74 | - [Draft.dev](https://draft.dev/#write) - Pays $300-$500 per piece 75 | > Technical content agency that works with many clients. Writers who are accepted will get an email every 1-2 weeks with topics they can choose from. 76 | 77 | - [DZone](https://dzone.com/writers-zone) - Waiting for details 78 | > Broad coverage of development topics, but with heavy Java content, working hard to push into new topics and channels. 79 | 80 | - [Egghead](https://next.egghead.io/write-for-egghead) - Waiting for details 81 | > Intermediate to advanced articles covering topics on web development. 82 | 83 | - [Fauna](https://fauna.com/blog/write-with-fauna) - Up to $350 per piece **Applications currently on hold** 84 | > Content focused on technical education around serverless development and FaunaDB. 85 | 86 | - [GraphCMS](https://graphcms.com/write-for-graphcms) - Up to $300 per piece 87 | > Technical tutorials or blogs with code about GraphCMS or GraphQL with Jamstack or tooling of your choice. 88 | 89 | - [Hasura](https://blog.hasura.io/the-hasura-technical-writer-program/) - Up to $300 per piece 90 | > Technical tutorials with code about Hasura or GraphQL. 91 | 92 | - [Hit Subscribe](https://www.hitsubscribe.com/apply-to-be-an-author/) - $100 per piece, $200 for 2x length and ghostwritten articles (Special articles). 93 | > Technical content production agency that works with many clients. 94 | 95 | - [Honeybadger](https://www.honeybadger.io/blog/write-for-us/) - From $500 per piece 96 | > Ruby and Elixir tutorials with code. Pick from a list of possible articles. 97 | 98 | - [ImageKit](https://form.asana.com/?hash=4a457043221411a8d81971bc930a6a932add03c8eaeec167cf1fee81db871953&id=1166170812623393) - $300 per piece 99 | > Content focused on technical guide on ImageKit and Image Optimization. 100 | 101 | - [Linode](https://www.linode.com/docs/contribute/) - Up to $300 per piece 102 | > Technical tutorials with code on Linux or Linode. 103 | 104 | - [LoginRadius](https://www.loginradius.com/blog/async/page/guest-blog) - Up to $200 per piece 105 | > Technical tutorials with code. Not limited to LoginRadius products. 106 | 107 | - [LogRocket](https://blog.logrocket.com/become-a-logrocket-guest-author-7d970eb673f9/) - Up to $350 per piece 108 | > Technical tutorials with code. Write about anything frontend. 109 | 110 | - [Magic](https://magic-fortmatic.typeform.com/to/Wgzsocor) - Up to $300 per piece 111 | [Link to Magic Website](https://magic.link/) 112 | > Technical tutorials on how to use Magic 113 | 114 | - [Make Use Of](https://www.makeuseof.com/contributor/) - $120 per piece with performance benefits 115 | > Tutorials and features about consumer apps and software products. 116 | 117 | - [Mixster](https://mixstersite.wordpress.com/2019/05/24/mixster/#more-2253) 118 | 119 | - [Nanonet](https://nanonets.com/blog/write-for-us/) 120 | > Get paid to write about your favourite machine learning topics! 121 | 122 | - [Neptune](https://neptune.ai/write-for-us) - Up to $500 per article. 123 | > Technical articles, how-to guides and tutorials on machine learning and data science. 124 | 125 | - [Okta](https://developer.okta.com/blog) - Paid through Toptal based on your hourly rate 126 | > Technical tutorials and demos using Okta's products. 127 | 128 | - [Paperspace](https://blog.paperspace.com/write-for-paperspace/) - $200-$300 per piece 129 | > Get paid to write articles about machine learning, data science, and more. 130 | 131 | - [PHP Architect](https://www.phparch.com/editorial/write-for-us/) - $175 per piece 132 | > Thought leadership and technical articles about PHP. 133 | 134 | - [Postmark](https://postmarkapp.com/write-for-us) - $200-$300 per piece 135 | > Applications are currently closed. 136 | 137 | - [QuickNode](https://quicknode.notion.site/quicknode/QuickNode-Authorship-Program-d808a87ee50b48c9a16ed19b13e09115) - $350 per piece 138 | > Get paid to write articles about cryptocurrencies and web3/blockchain. 139 | 140 | - [Rancher](https://rancher.com/writing-program/roles/writer/) - $300 per piece 141 | > Writing about devops, Kubernetes, and Rancher. 142 | 143 | - [Real Python](https://realpython.com/write-for-us/) - Up to $300 per piece 144 | > Technical tutorials with code. Pick from a list of possible articles. 145 | 146 | - [Sanity.io](https://www.sanity.io/guest-authorship) - Up to $250 per piece 147 | > Technical focused articles and how-to guides. Pick from a list of possible articles. 148 | 149 | - [Section.io](https://github.com/section-io/engineering-education) - $50 to $150 per article 150 | > Engineering education blog where Computer Science university students may contribute content for pay. 151 | 152 | - [SitePoint](https://sitepoint.typeform.com/to/DMmYfn) - $250 per article 153 | > Broad coverage of development, design and the business ideas behind them. The JavaScript and PHP channels have the best traffic. 154 | 155 | - [Smashing Magazine](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/write-for-us/) - $200 to $250 per article 156 | > Technical focused articles. No limitation on topics. 157 | 158 | - [Software Engineering Daily](https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/write/) 159 | 160 | - [Soshace](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DZ9Hj8AcNfHI6bC4bfTDIFRNIIFnda6Mkj_n_4x3hWw/edit) - $100 per piece 161 | > Technical tutorials with code. Pick from a list of possible articles. 162 | 163 | - [StackOverflow](https://stackoverflow.blog/2020/01/27/blog-contributor-guidelines/?cb=1) 164 | > Technical focused articles. No limitation on topics. 165 | 166 | - [Strapi](https://strapi.io/write-for-the-community) - Up to $200 per piece 167 | > Articles or tutorials with code covering use-cases, solutions and projects built with Strapi that include Vue, Open Source, JavaScript, GraphQL, Jamstack, React. Pick from a list of possible articles or pitch your own. 168 | 169 | - [TakeShape](https://www.takeshape.io/jobs/contributing-writer/) - Up to $300 per piece 170 | > Web dev tutorials with code. General frontend topics including, React, JavaScript, GraphQL, Jamstack. Pick from a list of possible articles or pitch your own. 171 | 172 | - [Tech Beacon](https://techbeacon.com/write) - $400 per piece 173 | > Broad coverage of development, DevOps, QA and security. 174 | 175 | - [TechWell](https://www.techwell.com/techwell-submission-guidelines) - $200 per piece 176 | > A wide variety of technical and business content is considered. 177 | 178 | - [TestDriven.io](https://testdriven.io/blog/) - $300-$500 per guest post 179 | > Web development tutorials designed to teach critical skills needed to test, launch, scale, and optimize applications. 180 | 181 | - [Topcoder](https://www.topcoder.com/thrive/articles/Submitting%20a%20Thrive%20Article) - $75 per piece 182 | > Tutorials, workshops and articles are accepted. Get paid to write about Competitive Programming, Data Science, Design, Development, QA and/or Gig Work. 183 | 184 | - [Tutorialspoint](https://www.tutorialspoint.com/about/tutorials_writing.htm) - Up to $500 per piece 185 | > In-depth tutorials on technical and business topics. 186 | 187 | - [Twilio](https://go.twilio.com/twilio-voices/) - Up to $500 per piece 188 | > Technical tutorials with code. Doesn't necessarily have to use Twilio. 189 | 190 | - [TypingDNA](https://www.typingdna.com/guest-author-program) - Up to $500 per piece 191 | > Technical articles/tutorials related to TypingDNA. 192 | 193 | - [Vonage](https://developer.nexmo.com/spotlight/) - $500 per piece 194 | > Technical tutorials and general pieces on programming 195 | 196 | - [Vultr](https://www.vultr.com/docs/vultr-docs-program-guidelines) - Up to $600 per piece 197 | > most topic take a look on Vultr document 198 | 199 | - [WPHUB](https://www.wphub.com/write-for-us/) - $200 per piece 200 | > Wordpress tutorials and articles. 201 | --- 202 | ## Resources with similar lists 203 | - [Who Pays Technical Writers](https://whopaystechnicalwriters.com/) 204 | 205 | 206 | If you'd like to add an entry, fork the repo, make the change and send over a PR or [get in touch](https://twitter.com/malgamves) with me. 207 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------