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I am interested in knowing about the program “Writing for DOnations”.
I understood correctly from the information in the website that for every new tutorial DigitalOcean gives 2 independent and separated payouts?
- One payout for the author of the tutorial valued in $300. So I will receive $300 in my pocket.
- Another payout for a charity of the author’s choice valued in another $300. So this charity will receive another $300 in their pocket.
So, is DigitalOcean giving then $600 in total for every new published tutorial?
Also, I see I can publish in the language of my choise among the ones that are available. I see that Spanish, my language, is available in the list of the tutorials page.
If there is a publication in English for example talking about “Elegant UX in React with Material-UI”, can I just write my own version of publication talking about Material-UI library but totally different from what it is written in the English version and I would get paid for that? So DigitalOcean does consider the uniqueness of a publication regarding not only the topic but also the language (in this case these 2 publications would be different because of the language and because it’s not just a translation)?
Also, even if I write in English version in the publication and talking about Material-UI, maybe I write about different stuff not necessarily of what it is said there in the existing tutorial, so this would be also possible in order to get paid?
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Hi Néstor, thank you for your question and your interest in the Write for DOnations program! I’m a Technical Editor here at DigitalOcean working on W4DO.
On your questions regarding payments, yes, as the author you receive $300 for original tutorials published on the Community site and a matching donation of $300 to one of these charities or funds. As you say, that means we pay $600 for every original article published.
You can apply for the Write for DOnations program on this page with a technical writing sample and your proposed topic for a tutorial. We review submissions weekly and respond to you soon after. We’re accepting articles in English; currently we’re not looking for translators.
Thanks so much for your questions Néstor! We look forward to seeing your submission soon!
Hi, I want to know more about this program. I want to write some tech documentation in order to get paid. Could you give me a tutorial or documentation about it to start? Thanks!
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