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A list of Developer Community Writer Programs

Paid Community Writer Programs

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.

A list of companies that have paid Developer Community Writer Programs.

• GitLab - Up to $200 per piece

  Technical tutorials with code. Pick from a list of possible articles.

• Hasura - Up to $300 per piece

  Technical tutorials with code about Hasura or GraphQL.

• Digital Ocean - Up to $400 per piece

  Technical tutorials with code. Not limited to Digital Ocean products.

• Auth0 - Up to $300 per piece

  Technical tutorials with code. Pick from a list of possible articles.

• Nexmo - Up to $400 per piece

  Technical tutorials with code. Pick from a list of possible articles.

• Linode - Up to $300 per piece

  Technical tutorials with code on Linux or Linode.

• Honeybadger - From $500 per piece

  Ruby and Elixir tutorials with code. Pick from a list of possible articles.

• CircleCI - Up to $300 per piece

  Technical tutorials with code. Pick from a list of possible articles.

• Smashing Magazine

  Technical focused articles. No limitation on topics.

• SitePoint

• LogRocket - Up to $350 per piece

  Technical tutorials with code. Write about anything frontend.

• Mixster

• Twilio - Up to $500 per piece

  Technical tutorials with code. Doesn't necessarily have to use Twilio.

• StackOverflow

  Technical focused articles. No limitation on topics.

• Soshace - $100 per piece

  Technical tutorials with code. Pick from a list of possible articles.

• Code Tuts+ - $100 (Quick tip) $250 (Tutorial)

  Technical focused articles. Pick from a list of possible articles.

• Real Python - Up to $300 per piece

  Technical tutorials with code. Pick from a list of possible articles.

• Clubhouse.io - Up to $600 per piece

  Technical tutorials and how-to guides. Pick from a list of possible articles.

• BitSrc - $200 per piece

  Technical tutorials and how-to guides. should on Javscript topic.

• CSS Tricks - Around $250 per piece (depends on the length, research and audience)

  Technical focused articles. No limitation on topics.

• Couchbase - $200 per piece

  Content area experts can submit tutorials and blog content.

• Dev Spotlight - Around $300-$500 per piece depending on length and content

  Technical content production agency that works with many clients.

• Draft - Pays $200-$400 per piece

  Technical content production agency that works with many clients.

• Hit Subscribe - Up to $200 per piece

  Technical content production agency that works with many clients.

• Make Use Of - $120 per piece with performance benefits

  Tutorials and features about consumer apps and software products.

• Okta - Paid through Toptal based on your hourly rate

  Technical tutorials and demos using Okta's products.

• PHP Architect - $175 per piece

  Thought leadership and technical articles about PHP.

• Postmark - $200-$300 per piece

  Applications are currently closed.

• Rancher - $300 per piece

  Writing about devops, Kubernetes, and Rancher.

• Real Python

• Software Engineering Daily

• TechWell - $200 per piece

  A wide variety of technical and business content is considered.

• Tutorialspoint - Up to $500 per piece

  In-depth tutorials on technical and business topics.

• WPHUB - $200 per piece

  Wordpress tutorials and articles.

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