Share your knowledge

Share your knowledge

Want to advance your career?  Write for us! 

TechTarget offers six opportunities for you to leverage the power of our technology-specific sites and promote your expertise:

  • Blog/Opinion - analyze or interpret a subject that is important to our readers.
  • Tips – provide advice about how to make an IT or business task or process easier. 
  • Technical Article - explain how a technology or process works and what its advantages or disadvantages are when compared to alternatives.
  • Q&A - interview an IT pro and provide a glimpse into someone else’s job or area of expertise.
  • Feature Article – dive deep into a topic you know well. Investigate the subject from multiple aspects to provide readers with an in-depth look at a single subject.
  • How-To Article - provide practical, step-by-step advice for how to carry out a technical or business process.

What topics can I write about?
When brainstorming topics, ask yourself: What am I interested in? What would I want to read? If you find it interesting and important, chances are others will too. Please refrain from publishing press releases -- either in full or regurgitated form. Need help picking a topic? We can help you brainstorm ideas and write titles to increase traffic to your articles.

How long should my content be?
While there is no limit to the length of content, we encourage a minimum of 300 words. We have found 500 - 1000 words to be the sweet spot for both readability and searchability.

What do I get when I write for IoT Agenda?
If your content is accepted for publication, you will be given a dedicated contributor page. This page aggregates all of your articles in one central location. It's also the place for you to showcase your name, company and bio, as well as social media links.

Can I link to my company or organization's website in the content I write?
Links to company-related information and products can be added to your contributor profile.

Can I include links in my article?
As a contributor, you can suggest links by putting them in your post. However, we at TechTarget have arguably the most fine-tuned engine for content optimization and full-time staff that knows the effect of links on articles. It is up to us, then, to determine the effectiveness of proposed links and react accordingly. As a guideline, links to technically oriented data sheets and whitepapers are ok; links to marketing pages and TechTarget competitors are not. We also reserve the right to add links to your article from within the TechTarget network and non-vendor sites. This will help readers reach relevant content and also optimize the searchability of your article.

What visibility will I receive?
Your work will be eligible to be featured in a newsletter and promoted across social media.

Can I reuse the articles I write for TechTarget ?
Contributors must agree not to republish the content we publish, except as part of a longer book written primarily by the contributor.

Can I link to my TechTarget article from other websites?
Links on social media and blogs are a great way to stir up readership and increase visibility. 

Can I respond to comments?
You bet, interaction is always welcome; comments and discussion are indications of great content. 

Can I include photos or videos?
Photos and videos are welcome, but please be sure you have the right to use the material and that you credit your sources.