Some quick news about tutorial submissions. We've increased the payment amount for tutorials, and we have a new preview form. You can now pitch us before writing up a tutorial. We also have some more information about becoming a regular writer.
Rate Increase for Tutorial Submissions
We have some good news. Per-tutorial payment has been increased from $125 to $150. We also have a new form (PSDTUTS Preview Submission Form) that makes it easier for you to submit your concept to us.
Now you can pitch your idea before writing up the finished tutorial. Pitching your idea involves writing a paragraph or two describing what the tutorial will be about. Also include a polished JPEG of the final effect. This sample image should be the same final image that would be used in the tutorial. We will be judging your concept as much on the idea as the quality of the final effect.
Also, keep in mind that our reviewers will only be able to advise whether they think they will accept a tutorial on this effect you've proposed. You'll still need to follow through professionally for acceptance. If, for example, the final tutorial is really badly written, or doesn't do a good job of explaining the effect, it may still be turned away.
Once this initial concept is approved, send in the final written tutorial via our PSDTUTS Completed Tutorial Submission Form.
Weekly Tutorial Writers Update
To recap, the weekly writer position pays out at $200 per tutorial.
We are likely to have opportunities for weekly writers open for awhile. We are considering bringing on more than one writer as well. We're also giving some of the writers that have contributed to PSDTUTS often in the past an opportunity in this type of position. We've received some applications and are still reviewing them. We are still accepting new applications as well.
We've noticed a trend emerge in some of the applications. One of them is applicants lacking portfolios. It's difficult for us to evaluate an applicant that either doesn't have a portfolio, or has a portfolio with a limited scope. We're looking for applicants that can demonstrate a versatile range of Photoshop ability.
If you have the material to showcase but don't have a Web site, then consider posting your portfolio images to a network like Behance. You could even create a Flickr Photo set. Or create a one-page portfolio with your work in HTML. We are more concerned with the content of your portfolio than the presentation method you use.
If you're unable to demonstrate your Photoshop skills with examples, then submit concepts via our normal submission process. Publishing tutorials with us builds your relationship with the site. If you consistently deliver high-quality material via that route, then you may be considered for a weekly position in the future. You could build your portfolio during that time as well.
We look forward to working with more talented Photoshop tutorial writers. Let me know if there are any questions about normal submissions, or the opportunities for weekly tutorial writers.
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User Comments
( ADD YOURS )xynco May 5th
Oh yeah, good one!
( )Manuel Merz May 5th
Damn I need to get some time for writing up some interface stuff
( )Arik May 5th
Just a quick remark here. You say that the preview form is there so that ‘Now you can pitch your idea before writing up the finished tutorial.’ Yet, the form asks for HTML+Images and everything, this means the tut already has to be written out.
Isn’t it better if you remove that field? It kinda defeats the whole purpose of a preview form.
( )Rhyno May 5th
Thanks for providing this opportunity. I think it is great to open this up to your readers. It’s a great way to build community and ensure fresh content will be posted.
( )ZaFaR May 5th
Good luck to all!
( )Manuel Merz May 5th
@Arik: Good point, I asked the same myself
( )Constantin Potorac May 5th
OMG… I remember that a few months ago there was a problem about PSDTuts making money and now it seems they even pay more per tutorial. That is great.
You are doing an amazing job Collis.
( )Sean Hodge May 5th
@Arik – There are two forms.
The new preview form doesn’t ask for the html. It asks for Your Name, Your Email, JPEG Preview of the Final Effect, and a field called PITCH Your Tutorial (Where you tell us what the tutorial is about and sell us on the idea). This is the link to the new Preview Submisssion Form – http://www.formspring.com/forms/?285484-26dtvVnE2a
Thx.
( )Sean Hodge May 5th
The older form is for finalized tutorial submissions. The PSDTUTS Completed Tutorial Submission Form is located here: http://www.formspring.com/forms/?129558-26dtvVnE2a
Thx.
( )Danny May 5th
Sweet, looking forward to more great tutorials
( )goldenthunder May 5th
sweeeet. keep the awesome tuts comin guys!
( )Gustavo Scanferla May 5th
That’s great, hope submiting a tutorial some day
And by the way, its “from $125″ not “form $125″, isn’t it?
( )Erika May 5th
Hpoe it all works out for you guys!
( )Erika May 5th
Yikes… I meant “hope!”
( )Ben Griffiths May 5th
This is cool, yay for more content!
( )Seraphim Collective May 5th
Hmmmmmm… I’m starting to get an itch for this. maybe I’ll surprise you all with a tut one day.
( )Joefrey Mahusay May 5th
Good luck to all!
( )Tyler Bramer May 5th
This info needs to be updated on NETTUTS! The raise means PSDTUTS is doing good. Glad to hear.
( )Ali May 5th
good luck good luck everyone
just wanted to say please update nettuts
( )josh May 5th
“If for example the final tutorial is really badly written, or doesn’t do a good job of explaining the effect, it may still be turned away.”
I find very few tutorials on the site explain anything beyond “click XYZ, done”.
This is fine because it is what people are after but by the above rule all should be turned away because there is very little explaination.
( )Qbrushes May 5th
hope you find the right guys.. it would be a shame if the site went down because of it.
( )Arnaud May 5th
Cool, good luck & have fun !
( )Alex Beltechi May 5th
Nice improvement! And because of the contest, it should be much easier to find someone, since people have already made their first step of involvement in psdtuts by submitting their artwork.
( )sugzz May 5th
Great. Keep up the good work
( )BroOf May 5th
I should begin to write tutorials!
( )Limerance May 5th
Fantastic news. I’ll be sure to think of a few tutorials and send them your way! It’s brilliant that you reward the great tutorials out there and keep this site showcasing the best, freshest and original ideas.
( )Daniel May 6th
OK…
Daniel
( )Aminur Rahman [aka Tom R] May 6th
sounds great, good opportunity for writers I guess.
( )Andrew D May 9th
Great, hopefully we will see more great quality tutorials!
( )Edwin Reyes May 13th
This is really good opportunity for the talented photoshop artists out there. Thanks…
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