About Simple Talk
Simple Talk is a technical journal and community hub brought to you by Redgate Software. It is free to read and features a vast array of educational material, opinion pieces and other content for professional developers, administrators, architects, IT professionals, hobbyists and more. We even have our very own podcast, Simple Talks.
Despite being Redgate-owned, Simple Talk is editorially independent. If you are looking for articles about Redgate or our tools, visit the Redgate Blog or Redgate Product Learning.
We cover a huge variety of technical topics, highlighted by content about Databases, DevOps, Sysadmin, Development, Cloud and more. Whatever your interest, whatever your database of choice, we have you covered – from SQL Server to MongoDB to PostgreSQL and everything in-between. Our content is curated to suit a wide range of ability levels – newcomers, hobbyists, professionals and industry veterans alike.
If you have any comments or questions about our content, please leave comments on an article or send an email to editor@simple-talk.com.
The Simple Talk Mission
- Provide accurate, straightforward and solution-focused technical content, peer-reviewed and edited to the highest quality.
- Be a free industry service with the quality of paid subscription journals, coupled with the interactivity of the internet.
- Be a highly-interactive hub where feedback is encouraged and acted upon.
- Not being afraid to have an opinion or address the more ‘human’ aspects of an IT professional or hobbyist’s life alongside the drier technical knowledge requirements.
- A commitment to the community that extends beyond technical articles to real, tangible support for grassroots activity: from sponsoring and attending conferences and user group events, to championing the community on the Simple Talks podcast.
- Be editorially independent – we are owned by Redgate but Simple Talk is its own unique entity.
- Limited advertising, typically only including non-obtrusive promotion of Redgate tools, events, conferences and other community sites we like.
- We do not accept advertisements or paid guest posts.
Our Writers
At Simple Talk, we take pride in being a true community hub. Most of our written content is produced by volunteer contributors who are chosen carefully and have their work put through a rigorous technical and grammatical check before publication, as we strive for the highest quality and accuracy possible. We also pay our writers for their work.
We’re constantly on the lookout for technology experts who have a strong knowledge of a particular topic, as well as the ability to share their knowledge via the written word. We’ll also use professional writers to get a good mix of topics.
At our core, we believe that people who work with the technology they write about can explain technical matters with real depth. Of course, we’re also happy to have writers who are academics, especially when they can make more theoretical topics approachable for everyone.
Write for Us
The most important trait we look for in a writer is technical knowledge of their topic of choice. Prior writing experience is not required; we can help authors by editing and guiding submissions to create articles of consistent quality that people want to read. Important note: we expect the content to be written by the author, not AI-generated or copied from others.
However, quality is only one part of how we choose content. Our goal is to cover a huge variety of topics, with a particular focus on databases. So, authors with the desire, experience and expertise to write about multiple different subjects are looked upon favorably.
All content goes through our rigorous review process, which includes the following:
- A thorough technical review and edit
- A copy edit (ensuring correct use of the English language, grammar, sentence structure etc)
- Sometimes, we may ask an author to make substantial revisions before their work is published
- Peer reviews, occasionally enlisting the help of technical reviewers and Redgate staff
This process allows us to ensure the articles are technically correct, easy to read and understand, and are of the highest quality we can achieve.
The time between the submission of the first draft and publication can vary between two weeks and a few months, depending on the extent of revisions required and the number of articles we currently have in the pipeline.
Once an article is ready, we do everything we can to promote our writer’s output!
- Once published, the article will initially feature on the Simple Talk homepage
- Articles are included in our regular newsletter with over 70,000 subscribers
- We include links to author’s personal sites and social media channels in their author bio
Express your Interest
If you’re happy with the above and want to write for Simple Talk, send an email to editor@simple-talk.com with the following information…
Using the subject line “Simple Talk Writer Inquiry”, please include the following details in the body of the email:
- Specific subject area(s) you are interested in writing about. Describe the kinds of articles you are hoping to write.
- Links to any previous publications or samples, and/or a written example of a blog you would like to submit for consideration. (Note: prior writing experience is not required to be considered).
- Any links you can provide to help us see your experience level. Sites such as Twitter, LinkedIn, Stack Overflow, SQL Server Central, etc. would be great to help get a feel for your current reach.
Due to the volume of applications we receive, we cannot respond to everyone.
Please also note the following:
- We expect the content to be written by the author, not AI-generated or copied from others.
- Any general requests to write a “guest post” without any attempt to provide the information requested above will not receive a response.
- If you are representing another writer, make sure that is very clear in your requests. We typically only work directly with writers.