Contributors

We're looking for writers who've actually built remote careers — not just written about them.

If you have broken into international remote work from Africa, the Caribbean, or Asia — and can write about how you did it with specifics, honesty, and the texture of real experience — we want to hear from you. Every pitch is read by our editorial team.

Who We Publish

Practitioners over pundits.

Our best writers are people in the work, not on the sidelines of it. The Filipino VA who has built a six-figure agency. The Lagos-based designer who has cracked the Upwork algorithm. The Pakistani SDR who has closed seven-figure pipelines for North American startups. The Nigerian developer who has built a remote engineering career without leaving home.

You do not need to be a "professional writer." You do need to bring specifics, honest reflection, and an angle that has not already been written a hundred times.

What We Want

Topics that resonate with our readers.

We publish across our three editorial pillars — Career & Income, Health & Lifestyle, and Wealth & Independence. Strong pitches usually fall into one of these areas:

i.

How-to playbooks

How you actually got hired, won a contract, or built an income stream — with specific tactics and the data to back them up.

ii.

Tooling deep-dives

Honest reviews of the tools you actually rely on — payment platforms, freelance marketplaces, productivity stacks. No vendor lists.

iii.

Region-specific guides

Tax, banking, time zones, legal status, and the practical realities of remote work in your country.

iv.

Money & pricing

What you charge, why, and how you got there. Cross-border invoicing. Salary breakdowns by role and region.

v.

Personal essays

Reported, reflective, and specific. The texture of remote life from your part of the world — not the glossy version.

vi.

Underreported angles

Stories the global remote-work press has missed because it does not look in your direction.

Specs

The fine print.

Length
1,200–2,500 words

Some longer features run to 4,000.

Compensation
Per piece

We are building a paid contributor program. For now, terms for accepted pieces are agreed individually with the writer at the pitch stage.

Response
Every pitch

We read every pitch and reply when there is something concrete to discuss.

Pitch Checklist

What a strong pitch looks like.

  1. A working headline. One sentence that captures the angle. If you cannot summarize the piece in a headline, the angle is not yet sharp.
  2. A 150–250 word summary. The argument or arc, the key sources or scenes, and why this story now.
  3. Why you. A short note on your experience with the topic — first-hand, reported, or both.
  4. One or two writing samples. Links are fine. Blog posts, internal docs you can share, a thoughtful Twitter thread — anything that shows your voice.
  5. What we will not publish: recycled list posts, AI-generated drafts, vendor-sponsored "thought leadership," pieces already published elsewhere.
Submit

Ready to pitch?

Send your idea to our editorial team. Use the subject line "Pitch:" followed by your working headline. We read everything.

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