Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. All MVBs have MVB status on DZone. Other members will see you as an MVB on your profile, the Meet the DZone MVBs page, and all of your articles.

We encourage our members to add a photo to their DZone profile to help create a more sociable online environment.  Since DZone is a community-driven network that aims to facilitate meaningful discussion amongst industry peers, it is beneficial to put a face to a name.

Profile pictures are especially important for MVBs to have because it is DZone policy not to publish content unless the author has one.

In addition to the MVB program, there are several ways in which you can participate on DZone:

When you become an MVB, the best way to show off the program is to post a mention about it on your blog. You can also place the MVB log on your site to show that you belong to the program.

You can also spread the word by telling your peers about it at the office, user group meetings, and conferences.

Yes. DZone provides blog hosting on an invitation only basis at developerblogs.com. To be considered, send an email to our Managing Editor, Lyndsey Clevesy.

Yes, MVBs are free to publish their articles on any sites they like. We simply ask for your permission to republish your articles on our DZone Network.

Our audience is comprised of senior developers, architects, and IT Managers working across a diverse range of industries.  This audience drives over 1 million monthly visits to the DZone network.

Absolutely. Once we’ve carefully reviewed the content to determine, we will work with the author to have it republished on DZone.

No. We ask nothing more from you than to continue doing what you do best, writing quality content for readers.   The DZone platform will take care of the rest, driving additional visibility to your selected work.

While we do not provide monetary compensation to our MVB members, we  do help drive significant exposure for your work  throughout the software development community. Additionally, MVBs enjoy elevated status and privileges with  DZone  and also get to receive cool DZone schwag.

You will be notified when your articles/blogs are republished. We will also report how well they are performing on the network in terms of votes, comments and page views.

Depending on the author, for each MVB we anticipate to selectively republish around 2-3 articles per month. If we find that your writing consistently resonates with our audience, we may  republish more than 2-3 articles from your blog/website during the month, in which case we will consult with you in advance.. Please keep in mind that all the articles we chose to republish are carefully reviewed and selected by our Zone Leaders.  Our goal is to republish quality content for our readers and at the same time provide maximum visibility and recognition for your hard work. 

Zone leaders (ZLs). ZLs are experienced and highly respected experts in their fields that have carefully reviewed and selected exceptional articles and blogs to be published on DZone. ZLs are responsible for leading their respective Zones, ensuring that fair and honest views are voiced, and that the community gets the information they need in one reliable location.

Depending on the topic of your article, it could be selectively posted on different Zones on the DZone Network. Our Zones include Javalobby, .NET, Eclipse, Ajax, SOA, Architects, Book, Cold Fusion, Groovy, IT News, JetBrains, NetBeans, OSGI, PHP, RIA and Ruby.

Everything we have posted on our topically-specific Zones has been full-length content pieces. It’s a system that has shown tremendous success over the years and is convenient for both our readers and writers. However, we’d be more than honored to provide clear and visible attribution to you with a reference link back to your blog/website.

Yes, we will be honored to give you attribution for your work and provide a reference link to your blog/website.

Inserting code in your posts is likely something that you'll want to do.  Fortunately, this isn't very hard to do.  First, start a new line and where it says --Format-- in your toolbar and select "Preformatted".  Then select your language from the --Styles-- dropdown. THen just start typing your code.  You'll end up with something like the following when you submit your post:

puts 'Hellooooo from Ruby' 

And that should get you what you want. 

With the img_assist module, it's easy. Under the main text area of teh blog post, there's an image for uploading and inserting images. Just click the image and the popup will guide you through the steps. An example image is inserted below.

In fact, we can even put images after the text.

Apparently we can only insert gif images right now.

*update*: We can put jpgs and pngs in the code as evidenced by this image:

Let's face it, nobody is going to get rich off the modest monthly stipend Zone Leaders earn. If you're in it for the money, then take our advice and do something else. Anyone with the skill to qualify as a Zone Leader at DZone can certainly make more money elsewhere.

Yes, most Zone Leaders receive a modest monthly honorarium for their help in creating content, managing community activities, and generally keeping things moving forward on a positive footing. Zone Leaders also enjoy additional perks like DZone t-shirts and gear, access to free books and software, conference and event passes, and other fun stuff.

Zone Leaders are community members who participate regularly in the management of zones within the DZone Network. Zone Leaders usually have significant interest and expertise in one or more of the topics covered by DZone, and they enjoy sharing their knowledge with others.