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Guide to Submitting Posts to Free Code Camp Medium Publication

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Thousands of people read our Medium publication. Here's how to submit posts, and what we look for in posts that we ultimately publish.

  1. Create a Medium account
  2. Add a headshot and bio
  3. Email team@freecodecamp.com to request to become a writer for our publication
  4. Start submitting posts to us for us to review and potentially publish

Content tips:

  • Read through articles that have already been published on our publication and write about things we haven't covered yet.
  • Autobiographical posts need a unique perspective or a non-obvious takeaway.
  • Technical articles are welcome, and should be written so that most people who have only been coding for a year can still understand them
  • Humorous posts do quite well with our community, and even serious articles can be lightened up with humor
  • 7 minutes is technically the optimal post length, but don't dilute your content to reach that length
  • Keep your tone positive, and keep any criticism you may have metered and objective
  • Good writing takes time. A 7-minute medium post takes me (Quincy Larson) around 4 - 6 hours

Style tips:

  • Feature a large, exciting image at the top of the page
  • Break up text with good, relevant images throughout
  • Break points down and use headlines and sub headlines where necessary
  • Avoid the "wall of text" affect by keeping paragraphs between 1 - 4 sentences
  • Use exclamation points and ellipsis sparingly
  • Avoid profanity and any statements that Lisa (the character from The Simpsons) would find offensive
  • Avoid using more than one conjunction in a sentence
  • Re-read your post to make sure there aren't any obvious typos

Our goal is to publish as many camper submissions as possible while maintaining a baseline level of quality.

We get a lot of submissions. Please don't take offense if we don't publish your submission immediately. Instead, message @QuincyLarson in Gitter and I can give you the status of your submission and quick feedback.

Happy writing and coding!

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