Frequently Asked Questions - DZone MVBs
Yes, all MVB members get elevated status and privileges on the DZone Network. Other members will see you as a MVB on all of your articles as well as your profile.
We encourage our members to put their photos up to help create a more sociable online environment. DZone is a grassroots, community-driven network that aims to facilitate meaningful discussion amongst industry peers. It’s always good to put a face to name!
We encourage all members to participate on our DZone Network sites by voting and leaving comments on articles that may interest you. You are also encouraged to join our Refcardz Review Committee. As a committee member, you’d get a chance to shape the editorial content on all future Refcardz as well as advise on new topics.
All members are encouraged to promote DZone by spreading the word about our website and/or by putting a DZone graphic with a link back to our website on your blog/website.
This generally means that we have done our job and have put high quality content, such as your article/blog, in front of a larger audience than you might’ve otherwise received on your blog alone.
No, we do not provide hosting for blogs or websites.
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.
