Again, this is not a way to post an advert, rather a way for you to put your name to some great content for our readers. Examples might be a company with a web performance tool sponsoring a series of articles about performance; an email service sponsoring an article about email design. Contact us if you would like to discuss this. You need an idea, something you want to share, and the ability to put together an outline to show us that your idea is likely to be of interest to our readers.

I enjoy topics from food, construction, security, and many more. If we think it’s the right fit, we’ll be in touch to discuss the next steps and anything else we need to publish your post. Submissions must meet the Creately content team’s quality standards in order to get published. Editors reserve the right to reject contributions at their discretion and make minor edits to your article. If you’re a professional writer and think you can create great articles for us, contact us with some previous writing samples.

Don’t be afraid to use code, technical jargon and other analogies programmers would understand and relate to. Read the kind of writing the website/magazine publishes and get acquainted with their writing style. Websites accept articles that follow their style. It is always advisable to study their style guide and extensively go through their website to get a feel of their technique.

Those pieces absolutely have worth and interest, but fit better on other sites and with other publications. The Smashing audience are professional web designers, developers and other people involved in developing websites and online businesses. When you write, assume that your reader is a knowledgeable peer. Writing a beginner article about a technology is great , but you can assume a starting point of familiarity with web technologies.

They pay a minimum of $300 for original guides. Apply now by filling up the application form available on their website. Before I discuss the websites that pay at least $50 to write, let us take a look at some of the frequently asked questions about getting paid to write.