Write For Us
Share your expertise with business owners who are trying to make smart decisions about their website, their online presence, and their growth. If you know web development, design, small business tech, AI automation, or what it actually takes to run a service business in Calgary or across Canada — I want to hear from you.
Why Write for DevGurux
DevGurux is a working web development practice, not a content mill. Every article here sits alongside real project work — case studies with named clients, an active cost calculator used by real visitors, and service pages that actual businesses read before hiring a developer. If you contribute here, your work is published next to that, not buried in a low-effort guest-post archive.
I review every submission personally. There’s no editorial team rubber-stamping volume — just one person deciding whether an article is genuinely useful enough to put in front of my audience.
What I’m Looking For
I publish original, practical, well-researched articles on topics like:
Topics I Publish
- ✓Web development and design (WordPress, custom code, performance, UX)
- ✓Website cost, pricing, and budgeting for small businesses
- ✓AI automation, chatbots, and workflow tools for small business
- ✓SEO and technical SEO for service businesses
- ✓Running a freelance or small agency web development practice
- ✓Small business technology decisions (hosting, platforms, tools)
- ✓Local business growth in Calgary and across Canada
I Am Not Looking For
- —Generic “10 tips for X” listicles with no original insight
- —Finance, crypto, gambling, CBD, or adult-adjacent content — regardless of framing
- —Content clearly written primarily to place a link, not to inform a reader
- —AI-generated drafts submitted without meaningful editing or original expertise
- —Previously published content, or content you’re simultaneously pitching elsewhere
Submission Guidelines
Length
1,200–2,500 words. Long enough to say something real, short enough to respect the reader’s time.
Originality
Must be written specifically for DevGurux and not published anywhere else, before or after. I run plagiarism and duplicate-content checks before publishing.
Quality Bar
Specific, evidence-based, and useful. If I can’t tell you have real experience with the topic after reading the first three paragraphs, it’s not a fit. Cite sources where you make a factual claim.
Formatting
Clear headings, short paragraphs, and at least one genuinely useful visual (a diagram, screenshot, table, or example) where it helps the reader. I’ll handle final formatting on my end.
Links Policy
- ✓One contextual link back to your site or profile is allowed in your author bio.
- ✓In-body links are limited to genuinely useful references (a tool you mention, a source you cite) — not promotional placements.
- ✓All author bio and outbound links are set to
nofollow. This isn’t negotiable, and if that’s a dealbreaker, this isn’t the right fit for you — I’m not running a link-exchange program. - ✓No paid placements, sponsored links, or link swaps of any kind. If you want to disclose a sponsored piece, it will be marked accordingly and still nofollowed.
No Guaranteed Publication
Every submission is reviewed on merit. A completed draft is not a guarantee it runs. I’ll give you honest feedback either way.
How to Pitch
Don’t send a finished draft first — send a pitch. It saves both of us time.
Email contact@devgurux.com with the subject line “Write For Us: [Your Topic]” and include:
- A 2–3 sentence outline of your proposed article and the specific angle you’d take
- Why you’re the right person to write it (your relevant experience, not a generic bio)
- One or two links to previous writing, if you have any
- Your target audience takeaway — what should a reader walk away knowing how to do?
I read every pitch myself and reply personally, usually within 5–7 business days. If it’s a fit, I’ll confirm scope, deadline, and next steps before you write a word.
A Few Honest Notes
I receive many pitches from SEO and link-building agencies asking to place dofollow backlinks. Please note that links on this site are nofollow, except where a dofollow link is genuinely warranted. Every submission is carefully reviewed for genuine topical relevance, so please don’t send link-placement or paid backlink pitches.
If you’re a real developer, designer, small business owner, or marketer with something specific to say, I’d genuinely like to hear from you.
Sharjeel Bin Amir
Freelance Web Developer, DevGurux