Web Techniques
Address:600 Harrison Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
USA
Contact: Amit Asaravala (features); Mana Tominaga (products review); Neil McAllister (features and infrastructure); Margaret Berry (design and strategy).
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Website: http://www.webtechniques.com
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Description of Publication:
90% freelance. Web Techniques is a monthly print and online magazine. Written by leaders in the field, Web Techniques provides Internet professionals with an objective, reliable source of information on current and emerging technologies that enables them to implement real-world solutions. Welcomes new writers. Circ 175K. Monthly. Pays 1 1/2 months before publication. Publishes ms 3 months after acceptance. Buys all rights. Rarely accepts reprints. Responds 1-3 weeks. Sample online. Subscriptions free to qualified professionals; others $34.95; $44.95 Canada/Mexico; $54.95 other. Guidelines online.
Current Needs: Articles about Web design, marketing/strategy, Web development, infrastructure issues. Pitch with abstract or outline of article, followed by final draft; signed contract and W-9 for payment. Electronic submission is best. Submit a pitch via email to the appropriate editor, including an abstract or outline of article.
welcomes new writers
Pay: Pays flat fee of $350-$1200. Product reviews 750 words (1-2 pages); 900 words all others (2-4 pages).
Hints: We're not looking for merger-and-acquisition stories, nor that so-and-so has been promoted to VP of whatever, nor for articles that merely announce the launching of Web sites. Please read several issues of the magazine to get a sense of our style and the level of expertise of our readers. Don't pitch blindly. Writers should read our authors guidelines first and peruse several issues to get a sense of our style, our audience, and the technical level of our stories.
Photos/Art: After discussing with appropriate editor, submit relevant figures/diagrams or screen shots illustrating technical points in the article. Head shot photo of author may be requested for Contributors page. No addtl. pay.
