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.

• Auth0 - Up to $300 per piece

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

• BitSrc - $200 per piece

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

• CircleCI - 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.

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

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

• Couchbase - $200 per piece

  Content area experts can submit tutorials and blog content.

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

  Technical focused articles. No limitation on topics.

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

  Technical content production agency that works with many clients.

• Digital Ocean - Up to $400 per piece

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

• Draft - Pays $200-$400 per piece

  Technical content production agency that works with many clients.

• 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.

• Hit Subscribe - Up to $200 per piece

  Technical content production agency that works with many clients.

• Honeybadger - From $500 per piece

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

• Linode - Up to $300 per piece

  Technical tutorials with code on Linux or Linode.

• LogRocket - Up to $350 per piece

  Technical tutorials with code. Write about anything frontend.

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

  Tutorials and features about consumer apps and software products.

• Mixster

• Nexmo - Up to $400 per piece

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

• 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 - Up to $300 per piece

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

• SitePoint

• Smashing Magazine

  Technical focused articles. No limitation on topics.

• Software Engineering Daily

• Soshace - $100 per piece

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

• StackOverflow

  Technical focused articles. No limitation on topics.

• 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.

• Twilio - Up to $500 per piece

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

• WPHUB - $200 per piece

  Wordpress tutorials and articles.

• Who Pays Technical Writers

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