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Becoming a Remote Technical Writer

draft.dev

26 pointsmooreds10 comments

As a jaded and cynical freelance technical writer and editor, my first question about draft.dev is "how much do they pay writers?" I've seen lots of these agencies pop up over the years, and they're often nothing more than content farms paying writers peanuts and taking most of the client's fee for themselves.

I was browsing their website and found this: https://github.com/draftdev/jobs

So this might provide some clarity to your question

That's not too bad, depending on the length and complexity of the articles. It's at the low-end of viable for a writer, but I've seen much worse.

I run Draft.dev, so happy to answer questions.

We pay $315 to $550 per article depending on the writer's experience and the topic.

Most of our writers are engineers who do this on the side to supplement their income or learn new things. We don't do ghostwriting, so authors also get a byline, which is rare in our space.

I have written some articles for draft.dev and have to say that it is a wonderful side-income and learning experience.

Thanks great to hear!

We're actively working to measure and improve the writer experience, so I always welcome feedback.

I know this is not relevant to the discussion. I hope you don't mind. But do you know of similar services in the biosciences area? I am interested in becoming a writer but my field is in the biomedical area. You can respond me to this email if you prefer: biotire.q0xrd@simplelogin.co Thanks

What is "content marketing"?

Is it creating content about products as a form of marketing them? So, it is a form of advertising through content?

For us (at Draft.dev), it's this kind of stuff: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials

Typically very education-forward content that might mention the client's tools when appropriate. The goal is typically to contribute to the developer community or raise awareness, especially for smaller developer tools companies.

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