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description: Become a Directus Guest Author and get paid to write about your favorite tech topics that leverage our platform.
description: Our guest author program invites authors to join and get paid to write tutorials for the Directus community.
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<Badge><a href="/blog/">Developer Blog</a></Badge>

# Apply To Be A Guest Author
# Guest Authors

Become a Directus Guest Author and get paid to write about your favorite tech topics that leverage our platform. We’ll
support you in creating a great concept and writing the best piece possible, then we’ll distribute the work to our user
and developer communities.
Our guest author program invites authors to join and get paid to write tutorials for the Directus community. We accept
new guest authors into the program periodically via application form.

Once you have been invited to join the program, you will be able to see all of the posts we want created and can
indicate which tutorials you are interested in writing.

<Card
title="Apply now!"
h="2"
text="All you need to apply is an idea for a topic."
url="https://github.com/directus-community/guest-authoring/issues/new?assignees=phazonoverload&labels=&projects=&template=new-post-proposal.yml" />
text="Next application period closes on December 1st 2024."
url="https://directus.typeform.com/to/nUgCrJ5J" />

## How Does It Work?

1. Submit an application via form to become a guest author.
2. Our team reviews applications periodically and admits authors based on the current technical needs of our author
profiles.
3. We onboard authors and share more about the tutorial assigning process, which happens in GitHub.
4. We release tutorials we’d like to see written and assign a budget per tutorial within each tutorial’s details.
5. Authors say which tutorials they’d like to work on and we assign them on a monthly basis.
6. Once a tutorial is assigned to a guest author, they manage, write and submit it via GitHub for a review.
7. Once reviewed and accepted, the guest authors upload their tutorial into our Directus backend ready for the Directus
team to publish it.

This process ensures that we work with you to create the best possible content, while also ensuring that the content
fits within our publication guidelines.
fits within our publication needs.

1. Submit an idea for an original piece of written content by
[opening an issue](https://github.com/directus-community/guest-authoring/issues/new/choose).
2. Collaborate with our team to finalize the idea in the issue until the overall content and structure is approved.
3. Take some time to read our writing guidelines.
4. Fork this repo, create a new directory for your post based on the template, and submit a PR when the first draft is
done.
5. Review the draft with our team.
6. Revise the content based on feedback in the PR.
7. Once complete, we will publish the final version on our developer blog and get pay you up to $500.
## Questions

## What Ideas Are Accepted?
:::details How much will I get paid?

We may change the scope over time, but for now, we are interested in:
We will indicate our budget for each content piece when we post it for consideration, typically these budgets will be
either $250 or $500 depending on the size and complexity of the piece.

- Tutorials that use Directus such as “Build A Budgeting Application With Directus”.
- Examples of applications using Directus with various environments and frameworks such as “Build an iOS App With
Directus”.
- Tutorials that extend default functionality, such as “Creating An Extension To Send Stripe Invoices”.
- Advanced-level tutorials explaining how to use one or more Directus features.
:::

Some additional guidelines you must follow when creating ideas to apply with:
:::details Payment Methods

- Posts must use code, unless you're using our Directus Flows automation feature.
- Posts must be original. This means a new and unique topic that has not been published elsewhere.
- Posts must not be generated with AI services or models - we expect you to author them from beginning to end.
We require you to have a bank account in a country listed [here](https://help.bill.com/direct/s/article/360007172671).

## Questions
:::

:::details How much will I get paid?
:::details Payment Process

We have three tiers of content payment, dependent on the time and effort required - $200, $350, and $500. The value is
agreed upon before any writing happens and is at the discretion of Directus. You must be able to generate an invoice at
the end of authoring in order for us to pay you.
At the end of each month, you will need to submit an invoice to us for the completed pieces. The invoice will be made
with 30 day payment terms so you should receive payment 30 days after the invoice is accepted.

:::

:::details How long should posts be?
:::details Post Length

We’re flexible, and this is reflected in our multi-tier payment structure. Posts must be completed in one part (no
multi-part series), and be over 1000 words.
We’re flexible, posts should strike a balance between being informative and concise.

:::

:::details How long does it take?
:::details Timeline

When accepting your post, we will set a deadline for a first draft. Once the draft is submitted, we seek to have a round
of reviews completed and answered in a few days. We will publish it as part of the agreed month's content schedule.
Once you’ve been accepted into the program, getting tutorials assigned, written and reviewed is done on a monthly basis.

:::

:::details Can I write a piece that promotes another product?
:::details Submitting Ideas

If you work for a company that makes the product, our relationship might be better served as a co-marketing effort. For
the Guest Author program, we only work with individuals.
No, we are not currently accepting tutorial ideas outside of the requested content issues.

:::

:::details What natural languages can I write in?
:::details Language

We currently only accept contributions in English.

:::

:::details Can I post elsewhere?
:::details Content Sharing

Yes, but must include our post as the canonical source for the content.
Yes, so long as you add our post as the canonical source to each content post.

:::

:::details Do you own my content?
:::details Content Ownership

You own your content, but you grant us an unlimited license to post and promote your content.
You own your content, but you grant us unlimited license to post and promote your content.

:::

:::details I’m under 18 - can I take part?
:::details Updating Tutorials

You must be aged 18 over to be a Directus Guest Author.
No, once a piece is ready for publishing, we consider it done, there is no expectation to keep it updated and if we do
want a piece updating, we will open a new issue and offer it out as a new piece of work, original authors have first
right of refusal.

:::

<Card
title="Apply now!"
h="2"
text="All you need to apply is an idea for a topic."
url="https://github.com/directus-community/guest-authoring/issues/new?assignees=phazonoverload&labels=&projects=&template=new-post-proposal.yml"
style="margin-top: 4em;" />
:::details Eligibility

You must be aged 18+ to join the program.

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