Hi, everyone. As most of you know, we recently launched our new Plus service -- which supplies members with exclusive tutorials and screencasts each month. Due to the fact that these tutorials must be of a much higher quality and include a respective screencast, we offer our authors $300+ compensation, depending on the tutorial's uniqueness and complexity. However, I'm willing to offer the authors of the next two accepted Plus tutorials $500 each!
What Do I Write About?
Unfortunately, we can't post on a wide range of platforms for this service. If we did, very few tutorials would be relevant to our readers. Instead, we focus exclusively on HTML/CSS, PHP, and JavaScript/jQuery. As for the topic, we expect our authors to present ideas which will prove to be popular with our audience. It could be an in depth step-by-step style of tutorial, or even a series of screencasts (i.e. "WordPress: Beginner to Master", or "CodeIgniter Essentials"). The two series referenced have already been posted/scheduled; however, you're free to submit a series on a different subject! If you choose to do so, make sure that you divide the series into 5+ lessons so that the reader/watcher may easily choose the appropriate video.
What Files Should I Submit?
We require three things with each submission.
- Written tutorial plus plenty of images, formatted as HTML.
- Working demo, zipped.
- Screencast, recorded at 1024x768, saved as a .mov file. If you've never created a screencast before, don't worry; it's much easier than you'd think! Refer here for instructions.
How Do I Format My Tutorial?
You can refer here for formatting instructions.
Is the Competition too High?
Absolutely not. Always remember, everyone thinks that. As a result, very few people actually submit their finished tutorials. If you write and explain yourself well, your chances are very high!
What If I Have A Question?
My door is always open. Feel free to email me at nettutsblog@gmail.com with your tutorial idea, and/or any questions that you might have. I can't wait to see what you come up with.
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User Comments
( ADD YOURS )Peewee1002 June 8th
Cool, shame its not photoshop tutorials, I might of had a slight chance!
( )ev149 June 8th
Agreed.
( )lol
Jeffrey Way June 8th
Or, of course, you may always ask questions via these comments.
( )Joren Rapini June 8th
About how long does it normally take for NETTUTS to get through and approve/decline a tutorial submission?
Thanks!
( )Jeffrey Way June 8th
I review the majority of submissions once per week (usually Mondays). I have a bunch to go through today.
Meshach June 8th
Jeffrey,
If you write a plus tutorial, do you get a plus account?
Thanks.
( )Hunter June 8th
“If you write a plus tutorial, do you get a plus account?”
I’m also interested in this.
Jeffrey Way June 8th
Yes
Fire G June 8th
I’ve written a tutorial on how to create a new a unique Wordpress plugin. I’ll go home today and do a screencast and email it in.
( )Paul Chater June 8th
I’ve been thinking on doing a screencast from one of the text tutorials (like the CodeIgniter File Sharing tut or something) but then again, I doubt that’d get accepted haha due to the fact that it’s already there as text.
( )Emanuele Ricci June 8th
Some weeks ago I wrote you asking if yoy where interested in some articles about Yii Frameworks and jQuery integrations. But I never received an answer via mail
( )Jeffrey Way June 8th
What’s your email address. I don’t see anything in my inbox from you. Did you send it to nettutsblog@gmail.com
( )Emanuele Ricci June 8th
My bad sorry. I used the contact form of nettus plus ( if I don’t remember wrong.. ). My email is: stermi@gmail.com
Alex Weber June 9th
I’d be interested in Yii + jQuery!
( )Javier Centeno June 8th
Jeff,
If I write a series, let’s say 4 – 5 articles to create a CMS. Would that be considered 1 article or 4-5 articles?
( )Jeffrey Way June 8th
It really depends. If it’s for the Plus service, it would be considered one submission.
( )srigi June 8th
What should be the length of the lesson of “one submission” type? Will be SC with length 45 – 55mins accepted?
Jeffrey Way June 8th
Sure. A 45 minute screencast is perfect. Even 20-30 minutes is fine!
( )Jamie Huskisson June 8th
Interesting
( )Muhammad Adnan June 8th
i will try my best to submit my PLUS tutorial Soon.
a bit busy this week but next week i will ready it .
JW, it is really a good offer . i like to read articles at your site.
nice effort.
GOODLUCK !
( )srigi June 8th
Another question: is it possible to record in HDready resolution (1280×720)? Or is 1024×768 strict requrement. 1024×768 isn’t much space for work, even if I use Camtasia’s Studio dynamic zoom functions.
THX.
( )srigi June 8th
I meant 1280×800 (16:10). Sry for doble post.
( )Jeffrey Way June 8th
Please use 1024×768 for the time being.
Thomas June 8th
Hmm.
( )I’m going to have a very long, hard think about this.
Just need to find a unique and intersting idea!
Thomas June 8th
Just sent in a ‘proposal’…
( )kreativeKING June 8th
Just sent in my email
( )gk June 8th
Are you still only paying through Paypal? I submitted a tutorial a while back but had issues because Paypal doesn’t support sending money to users in South Africa.
Was a bit disappointed with that – I’d definitely write more otherwise…
( )cruiseback June 8th
Hi Jeff,
I see that there is a big interest in creating screencasts.
If you haven’t done so already, I really think you should create some kiind of convention or minimum requirements to people who plan to create screencasts.
( )resolution?
encoding?
language?
length?
etc..
Zoli June 8th
It’s interesting and valuable. I’ll try to find a niche.
( )666 June 8th
I get payed if I write a normal tutorial? Or just for Plus service?
( )Web010 June 8th
For normal tutorials the payment is 150$. This “promotion” is just for plus tutorials.
( )Tanax June 8th
Does Plus tutorial require screencasts?
( )I’m shy xD
Web010 June 8th
As stated in this article, requirements for plus tutorial include:
3. Screencast, recorded at 1024×768, saved as a .mov file.
( )Ben June 8th
How about anti articles? I have written one one breaking CAPTCHA’s to show why I think they are not the answer to spam and why you shouldn’t roll your own because generally they can be cracked pretty easily.
( )Ben June 8th
Sorry should have proof read that before posting. I should mention I have the article ready for publishing now. Would just need to create a screencast.
( )Ric June 8th
Have you thought of asking the user what would be of interest to them, for instance…I’d love intermediate PHP and how to do a CMS.
( )A tip for those writing Tuts…dont just think out loud as you code add examples and analogies to the mix it usually helps, consider us, the Designers
Patrick June 8th
hmhmhm… if i write a tutorial – must there be a screencast included? I – sorry – hate them really. They’re good if it’s a topic about grafically things and so… but code? mh…
( )Jeffrey Way June 8th
Yes, they’re required.
( )Patrick June 10th
Mario June 8th
Ok, I see here a lot of coding tutorials but nothing about basic programing.
Will be ok to submit something about this, and explain programing for non-developers?
( )neki chan June 8th
^^b really an interesting offer . but actually, i can’t make an article. hohoho
( )chand June 9th
Is there any other way for payment instead of paypal. Please let me know.
Thanks.
( )samuel pushpak June 9th
me to.. please lemme know if there is any other way instead of paypal.
Thank You!!
( )SykeS June 9th
Hi.
What if english is not my mother language? Is it ok to create screencast in ‘low-level’ english?
( )Antoine Guédès June 9th
That seems really interessant !
( )riko June 9th
How to create a 500$ tutorial, 15/06/2009 , i will publish this tutorial, you must see it.
( )Diogo Duarte June 9th
Interested in another payment options too…
Thanks in advance…
( )dmoena June 10th
check you email please.! I already send you a question.
thanks.
( )Omar Abid June 15th
Please make MoneyBooker available
Paypal + Moneybooker = one payment system, because people in third world countries don’t have access to paypal and then may use illegal “Paypal”, something I don’t like and make me not very enthusiastic for writing. Moneybooker is the solution in that case.
Moneybookers support credit cards, you can charge the account with your CC, it’s simple and easy, but hey you can’t “Charge Back”, thus you may pay later until you verified the article.
Finally, adding MoneyBooker is a MUST!
( )Sunil June 16th
I’ve sent in my submission to nettutsblog@gmail.com .. Please do take a look at it
Thanks,
( )Sunil
Muhammad Adnan June 18th
HOW about asp.net or .net realted articles? and yes related to iPhone dev….
( )Chris Hampton June 18th
It’s a shame it has to be on HTML/CSS, PHP, or JavaScript/jQuery. I could write a heck of a ColdFusion tutorial on the advanced uses of CFCs for objects and collections.
( )Fernando Vega June 27th
Can send my tutorial about PHP and Symfony framework in Spanish?
( )Richard Neary July 3rd
So has Ruby on Rails been cut from the cast list on nettuts?
( )Thomas Drake-Brockman August 26th
no
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