Technorati Wants (Free) Writers
June 16th, 2011
Here’s an email that popped into my inbox yesterday:
We want to reach out and share information about the Technorati Technology and Blogging Channels. We are specifically reaching out to technology writers/bloggers who may be interested in contributing articles to this area. The posts can be anything related to technology including: trending news, technology/gadget/app reviews, opinion pieces, commentaries, and anything related to the technology industry.
To get signed up to contribute, simply complete this interest form by clicking here. We’ll rush your approval within a few hours and get you set up to begin publishing on the site.
Additional benefits to writing with Technorati:
- Millions of pageviews per month.
- Articles can be cross posted on your personal site/blog after launching on Technorati.
- Monetize your articles through AdSense.
- Work with a seasoned editorial team.
- Most important – have fun, showcase your work and be part of a fantastic community/site!
We certainly hope you will consider writing with us.
Among the benefits not listed: getting paid by Technorati for developing content for their site. I’m reminded of Harlan Ellison’s oft-stated philosophy about this sort of thing:
The amateurs are the ones who give their stories away, because they want to be recognized; and that”s fine, I suppose, if they want to be patsies, but then when the time comes for a publisher to pay, the well has been poisoned, and the publisher says, “Well, everybody else gave us their story. Why do you want a fee?” And I say, well, Cowboy, just because everybody else is a simp, jumped off the cliff, and paid you for the privilege, doesn’t mean I”m going do it. I”m a pro, mudduhfugguh, and you can prey on the ignorance and hayseed naivete of these hungry fish, but not me. Pay me!