Why six? Because the most powerful stories are told in six words . What is Hacker Noon? An Independent Tech Media Site Who reads Hacker Noon? , , , . Technologists Software Developers Bitcoiners Blockchain Enthusiasts Why publish here? Your stories deserve more . distribution How to contribute a story? , submit a draft Create an account Can I republish my story here? Yes. We support canonical links too :) What happens when I submit a story to Hacker Noon? Editors will within 3 days. review What stories get featured on homepage? Editorial picks & latest by tags. How to get more traffic for my stories? , , quality . Insightful headlines captivating image(s) words How often can I submit stories? As often as you wish. How to make the best out of my author profile? & Update your bio optimize your CTA How do I know if my story has been rejected/edited/published? Writer dashboard notifications and/or via email. It’s been 4+ days since I submitted my story and I see no response? Sorry about that. . Let us know Why was my story automatically rejected? Plagiarism, spams, misleads, or other . redflags My story doesn’t have any of that. Why was it still rejected? Quality & relevancy to tech matter! Does Hacker Noon offer any help to improve my writing? Yes. will provide feedback. Staff Editors How did you create that cool feature images? :) Found on unsplash, edited with lunapic Can a company/brand publish on Hacker Noon? Yes. Brands though. pay a fee Can I pay to get published? Even as brand, publishing’s not guaranteed. So what do you charge brands for? . Brands pay for story credits So if brands pay, you will automatically publish their content? No. Editors judge purely on merits. Do you pay your writers? Not with cash, no. Can I edit an already published story? Yes. Make changes & . email us Do you publish only in English? Can I translate a post to another language? Mostly English. But please do translate! What happen to my Hacker Noon stories hosted on Medium? Now accessible via medium.com/hackernoon/your-story-title. What happen to my Hacker Noon story URLs? Same location, powered by new software. How can I claim my old stories hosted on Medium? Update with Medium handle. your profile It’s that easy? No. We will verify you. How? With our database, or via email. I only want to read. Do I need to create an account? No. Is there any reason I should create an account as a reader? To track reading history & comment. Do I need to pay to read your site? No. We will never gate stories. So how do you make money? We . Mostly though, ! raised some sponsors What kind of advertising/sponsorship do you allow? , , . Events too. Billboard brand-as-author podcast I have more questions. What do I do? Check or email help.hackernoon.com support@hackernoon.com