Would you like to write for Developer Shed? We are looking for articles from writers and users of the technologies we cover on our network of sites and publications. Share your knowledge with the community of over 500,000 developers who visit our sites daily. We’re looking for tutorials, reviews, opinion pieces and more in the following areas:

• Open Source topics for the Dev Shed site: Java technologies, Apache, PHP, Zend, Security and more
  
• Microsoft technologies for the ASP Free site: ASP, .NET and ASP.NET, MS SQL Server and MS Access, and others
  
• Web Design topics for the Dev Articles site: Flash, HTML, DHTML, XHTML, Web Standards, Usability and more
  
• Hardware Reviews for the Dev Hardware site: PCs and components, handhelds, peripherals, and how-to articles
  
• Search Engine Optimization for the SEO Chat site: Link development, spiders, keywords, Google, Yahoo! and more
  
• Web Hosting articles for the Web Hosters site: Informational articles, news on the industry, tips, etc.

Our Network and Your Publicity

In addition to publishing opportunities available on our websites, Developer Shed also produces a free monthly magazine, Plug In. Write feature stories, tutorials or stories on industry trends. Get your name in front of the tens of thousands of readers who download Plug In monthly. Plug In articles are approximately 700 to 1,400 words. Articles for the sites average about 1,500 words or more. To see the most recent issue of Plug In, click here.

We provide writers with great publicity: When you write for the websites, your link to a bio, email, a description of your company and a link to your web page. Articles on the websites have a discussion link where you can participate in the conversation about your article. Every writer for Plug In also gets a bio. Our network of websites holds a Google ranking of 8, providing increased visibility for you to those people searching for tech tips, hardware reviews and more in the topics we cover. We also feature our writers in our free weekly newsletter that is read by over 150,000 subscribers.

Get Paid!

Payment for articles varies based on the number of articles written and accepted for publication per month. The rates range from $50 to $100 per article, after the first article, depending on factors such as the quantity and frequency of articles you write, the quality and your qualifications.

Please fill in the brief writer form on this page. Tell us your ideas and what sites you are interested in writing for and/or if you’d like to write for Plug In. Then we will contact you.

All articles submitted will be edited for length, accuracy and clarity.

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