Write for Your Tech
Compass
You have something worth saying. We give you a serious technology publication to say it through. We treat contributors as partners, not content farms.
We’re not looking for content. We’re looking for perspective.
Technology moves quickly. Good writing should help people understand what actually matters. We are interested in contributors who can bring expertise, firsthand experience, original analysis, or a genuinely useful point of view to the conversation.
Original Thinking
Go beyond repeating what everyone else has already said. Bring your own analysis, experience, research, or perspective.
Practical Value
Give readers something they can understand, apply, investigate, or use in the real world.
Long-Term Value
We prefer work that remains useful after the news cycle has moved on. Substance matters more than speed.
Why Write With Us?
We want contributors to leave with more than a published URL. Here is what you gain.
Built-in Promotion
Every article is shared across our social channels and other appropriate YTC distribution channels. We highlight contributors and help put their work in front of readers.
Professional Design
We create the final hero image, format your article beautifully, and handle the presentation. You focus on the ideas; we handle the publication experience.
Author Profile Page
Build a lasting author presence with a contributor bio, photo, relevant links, and a portfolio of your published work on Your Tech Compass.
Own Your Beat
Build authority around a specific area of expertise, whether that is AI, developer tools, African innovation, fintech, productivity, or another relevant technology niche.
Editorial Mentorship
Receive thoughtful feedback on structure, headlines, clarity, sourcing, and SEO. We want to help you become a stronger writer, not simply publish your draft.
Professional Attribution
Where appropriate, contributors may link to a relevant professional website, portfolio, LinkedIn profile, or other credible destination. Links are subject to editorial relevance and approval.
Topics We Cover
We are open to strong ideas outside these areas too, but these are our core editorial territories.
Who Should Apply?
You do not need to be a professional writer. You need genuine expertise, curiosity, or firsthand experience worth sharing.
Engineers & Developers
Build tools, review frameworks, explain technical systems, or make complex technology understandable to a broader audience.
Analysts & Researchers
Turn data, research, and market insights into accessible, evidence-based analysis readers can actually use.
Founders & Operators
Share firsthand lessons from building, scaling, launching, or working inside technology businesses.
AI Practitioners
Test AI tools, compare models, document real workflows, and share what actually works beyond the hype.
Fintech Professionals
Cover payments, digital banking, financial infrastructure, and the evolving fintech landscape across African and global markets.
Tech Enthusiasts
Students, consultants, creators, professionals, and curious technologists with firsthand experience or a strong perspective.
Editorial Guidelines
Quality over quantity. We want work that earns a place on the site and deserves a reader’s attention.
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Original Work Only
We do not accept plagiarized or previously published articles. AI tools may assist your workflow, but you remain fully responsible for the originality, accuracy, analysis, sourcing, and final editorial quality of your work.
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Data-Driven & Practical
Back important claims with statistics, credible research, case studies, documentation, or firsthand experience. Readers should leave with useful takeaways.
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Conversational but Authoritative
Write like you are explaining something to a smart friend. Avoid unnecessary jargon. Be clear, useful, and confident.
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Proper Attribution
Link to relevant sources, studies, documentation, and quotes. Use credible sources and avoid relying on low-quality blogs as primary evidence.
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Formatting Matters
Use short paragraphs, useful subheadings, bullet points, examples, and other formatting that makes the article easy to scan on desktop and mobile.
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Commercial Disclosure
Disclose employment, ownership, investment, affiliate relationships, sponsorships, or other conflicts of interest related to companies, products, or services discussed.
Article Specs
“We do not chase trends for clicks. We publish pieces that will still be useful six months from now. If your article solves a real problem, we want it.”
Design handled by us. YTC creates the final hero image and handles article presentation. You focus on the writing.
How It Works
From pitch to publication in four straightforward steps.
Pitch Your Idea
Submit a headline and 3-sentence summary via the form below. No full draft required upfront.
Get Approved
We aim to review within 48 hours. If accepted, you will receive an editorial brief with our expectations.
Write & Edit
Submit your draft. We provide feedback, request revisions if needed, and polish the final copy.
Publish & Promote
We design the hero image, schedule the post, and promote it across appropriate channels. You get the byline.
Apply to Contribute
Tell us about yourself and your idea. We read every submission.
Send us your pitch
Use the form below to introduce yourself and share your article idea. We’ll get back to you within 48 hours.
Frequently Asked
Not currently. Your Tech Compass is a bootstrapped independent publication and cannot offer monetary compensation at this stage. What we offer instead is editorial support, professional design, promotion to our audience, an author profile, and a credible portfolio piece. As we grow, paid opportunities may open up for consistent contributors first.
We ask for a 30-day exclusive window after publication. After that, you may republish with a canonical link back to the original YTC post. This protects both your SEO and ours.
Our editorial team reviews pitches within 48 hours. If approved, we will reply with an editorial brief, deadline details, and outline feedback to help you start writing.
Contributors can include relevant professional links such as a personal website, portfolio, LinkedIn profile, or other credible professional destination. Links are reviewed for relevance and editorial fit, and inclusion is at the discretion of Your Tech Compass.
AI tools may assist your research or writing workflow, but the submitted work must reflect your own thinking and meet our editorial standards. Contributors remain fully responsible for accuracy, originality, sourcing, analysis, and the final quality of their work.