All the best-paying freelance blogging gigs are on topics like business and medicine, right?

Nope… When you’ve got a creative skill that others want to learn, you can get paid to write about it. And if you’re anything like most eager freelance writers, your next question is probably “What can I earn?”

Want more blogging gigs on other topics? Check out our Ultimate List of Better-Paid Blogging Gigs here.

How much do creative blogging jobs pay?

Welp, the sites on this list pay from $50 to $400+ for each one-off post they accept, so the exact answer to how much you get paid is up to you.

Offer a great post idea, discuss the length and complexity with the editor, and negotiate a rate you’re happy with! 

Pro tip: Stay on topic to get the best chance of a good rate. These sites want how-to guides and tutorials for their readers. So your idea for a post on the philosophical history of art might not be as on-target as a blog post that promises to explain, with plenty of helpful screenshots or videos, exactly how to do a thing that the creative people who visit these sites want to do. 

Bonus tip: If the editor likes you and your post does well, pitch them another one (and see if you can negotiate a higher rate for the second or third post than the first).

Where do I find creative blogging jobs?

You can search job boards across the internet for work that suits a creative-slash-writer… or you can just send a pitch direct to one of the sites in this list.

Rather than a job ad, each of these listings tells you about a blog that publishes posts by freelance bloggers on a specific topic within the creative arts. So all you need to do is scroll through the list, choose a site, and come up with a blog post idea that you think they’ll want.

3D & Motion Graphics Tuts+

This site publishes written and video tutorials about CGI, 3D graphics, visual effects, and related software. (Or you could pitch a whole course, for a higher fee.)

• Homepage: https://cgi.tutsplus.com/
• Contributor info: https://tutsplus.com/teach
• Pay: From $50 to “make them an offer” for longer tutorials and courses
• Contributor byline: Yes
• Contributor bio: Yes

A List Apart 

 Got web or graphic design skills and want to share your experience and wisdom with your colleagues? The A List Apart blog is interested in your pitch. They publish articles on all aspects of web design, user experience, even your processes and workflows. Check out their recent posts, style guide, and super helpful writer guidelines page to get yourself ready to send in a winning pitch.

• Homepage: http://alistapart.com/blog
• Contributor info: https://alistapart.com/about/contribute/
• Pay: We’ve heard $200 (for 600 to 2500 word articles usually).
• Contributor byline: Yes
• Contributor bio: Yes

Flywheel

 Flywheel’s blog Layout hires WordPress-savvy freelance writers with web design skills. Helpful tutorial pitches are always welcome, but you can also get a gig writing guides, best practices, and even thought leadership. Personally, we recommend pitching them what they love publishing the most (so they can get to know and love you first). Hint: they tell you exactly what it is in the writer guidelines.

• Home: https://getflywheel.com/layout/
• Contributor info: https://getflywheel.com/layout/layout-guest-blogging-guidelines/
• Pay: We hear as much as $150.
• Contributor byline: Yes.
• Contributor bio: Yes, on a separate page with a photo.

Game Design & Development Tuts+

This site publishes tutorial posts on game design, development, theory, software, and more, with videos or step-by-step images. Pay rates depend on post length and complexity.

• Homepage: https://gamedevelopment.tutsplus.com
• Contributor info: https://tutsplus.com/teach
• Pay: From $50 up to “make us an offer”
• Contributor byline: Yes
• Contributor bio: Yes

Graphic Design & Illustration Tuts+

 This site publishes tutorial posts in written and video formats on a wide range of graphic design and illustration subtopics, including drawing theory, vector illustration and Adobe Photoshop tips. Pay rates depend on post length and complexity.

• Homepage: https://design.tutsplus.com
• Contributor info: https://tutsplus.com/teach
• Pay: $50+
• Contributor byline: Yes
• Contributor bio: Yes

Music & Audio Tuts+

This is a huge online resource of tutorials with screencast videos or step-by-step images to show the reader how to do clever things in songwriting, audio production, audio software, and practical music. Pay rates depend on post length and complexity.

• Homepage: https://music.tutsplus.com
• Contributor info: https://tutsplus.com/teach
• Pay: From $50 to “make us an offer”
• Contributor byline: Yes
• Contributor bio: Yes

Photoshop Tutorials Blog

 Your Photoshop skills can get you paid freelance writing jobs for Photoshop tutorials. Fill out their form and send them a few samples of your Photoshop prowess. Hint: send them samples that fit a tutorial idea you’ve got. Take a look at their published tutorials, come up with a tutorial they haven’t done yet, and send in your pitch.

• Homepage: https://www.photoshoptutorials.ws/
• Contributor info: https://www.photoshoptutorials.ws/submit-tutorial/
• Pay: $50 for quick tips. $150 to $300 for tutorials.
• Contributor byline: Yes.
• Contributor bio: No, but you get a writer’s page.

Photo & Video Tuts+

This blog is interested in tutorials on photo and video capture, editing and post-production. They publish videos, ebooks, and step-by-step tutorial posts. Pay rates depend on post length and complexity.

• Homepage: https://photography.tutsplus.com/
• Contributor info: https://tutsplus.com/teach
• Pay: From $50 up to “make us an offer”
• Contributor byline: Yes
• Contributor bio: Yes

Pixlr Blog

 Ready to help out Pixlr’s frustrated no-design-skills users? Easy-to-use graphic design apps like Pixlr need freelance writers with design skills to teach their users how to make good design decisions. Check out their blog for inspiration before you send in your pitch.

• Home: https://blog.pixlr.com/
• Contributor info: Send pitches to Pixlr’s blog here
• Pay: We hear $200 and up.
• Contributor byline: Yes.
• Contributor bio: No, but you get an author’s page.

Smashing Magazine

Smashing Magazine is looking for articles on coding, design, mobile design, UX design, graphics, and WordPress. (One of their editors told us: “Usually, the first article would be paid around $200. If all goes well, we increase the payment for subsequent articles.”)

• Homepage: http://www.smashingmagazine.com
• Contributor info: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/how-to-become-a-smashing-magazine-author
• Pay: $200+
• Contributor byline: Yes
• Contributor bio: Yes

Web Design Tuts+

This site publishes written and video tutorial posts on pretty much every aspect of web design, including graphics, interface, and user experience.

• Homepage: https://webdesign.tutsplus.com
• Contributor info: https://tutsplus.com/teach
• Pay: From $100 for simpler posts up to $400 for comprehensive tutorials
• Contributor byline: Yes
• Contributor bio: Yes

UX Booth

This blog focuses on user experience design and the UX community. The target audience is beginner or intermediate user experience and interaction designers, but “anyone interested in making the web a better place” is welcome. Follow the guidelines to make sure your pitch and article match their templates!

• Homepage: https://www.uxbooth.com/
• Contributor info: https://www.uxbooth.com/contribute/
• Pay: We’ve heard $100+ for 1200-1800 words.
• Contributor byline: Yes
• Contributor bio: Yes

UX Content Collective Blog

 Got UX design experience? You can get paid to write about your UX skills at the UX Content Collective blog. No writer guidelines here, so you’ll have to research the blog yourself.

• Home: https://uxcontent.com/blog/
• Contributor info: Send your idea to blogATuxwriterscollective.com.
• Pay: We hear $100.
• Contributor byline: Yes.
• Contributor bio: A very short one.

Videomaker

Videomaker Magazine and blog are looking for freelance writers with video production experience. They’re open to new writers with the skills and experience to write on this topic. Read through the blog to get a feel for their writing style. They’re looking for articles that even a beginner can understand like how-tos, interviews, trends, and new techniques in the industry.

• Home: https://www.videomaker.com/
• Contributor info: https://www.videomaker.com/about-us/writers-guidelines
• Pay: $100 to $300
• Contributor byline: Yes.
• Contributor bio: Yes, a nice one with a photo.

This List Needs YOUR Help!

Have you written for one of these blogs? Will you tell us about your experience? Or do you know of another blog that pays at least $50 per post on art, design, audio, and video topics? 

If you’ve got a tip about a blog that pays writers $50+, please send it to [email protected] in exchange for our undying gratitude — thank you for your service.

Want more blogging gigs on other topics? Check out our Ultimate List of Better-Paid Blogging Gigs here.