Content Creator

In early 2025, we started sponsoring many content creators. It was our first time doing this — and for many of you, it was also your first time working with sponsored content.

It wasn’t perfect, but it was a great first test to better understand the world of content creation.

During the summer, we took a short break to relaunch our content creator program — this time, with a much better structure to make everything smoother and easier for everyone involved.

What Are We Looking For?

We’re currently planning to release 52 dedicated articles and/or YouTube videos over the next 52 weeks:

• 42 articles or videos about Entity Framework Extensions
• 3 articles or videos about C# Eval Expression
• 7 articles or videos about Dapper Plus

These numbers are approximate — but you get the idea.

What Do We Expect From You?

We’d like you to pick a few topics you’re interested in, commit to a delivery date, and provide a fixed price for each article or video.

Check these pages to help you plan:

• Dedicated Articles Schedule – to see which dates are already taken
• Article Title Suggestions – to get inspiration and ideas

Again, these article titles are just suggestions. You can use them, but we highly recommend crafting your own based on your unique voice and approach.

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• Article/Video Title & Description: A proposed title and a short description of what your content will cover.
• Date: A delivery date you’re comfortable committing to.
• Price: A fixed price for each article or video. Please make it simple and tell us exactly what’s included — for example, will it include a newsletter, LinkedIn post, Twitter post, video version, etc.

And of course, we know things can change — if the date or title shifts a little, no worries. We totally understand.

How will we help you?

Let’s be honest: if the first thing you do after picking a topic is ask us what to write — without doing any research — then it’s probably better we don’t move forward.

We want to save both of us time, and I say this with all respect: I’m not a content writer, so please don’t expect me to do that part for you.

Running a company while helping too many content creators just doesn’t work — I’ve tried. And to be even more transparent, I’m slowly retiring, which means I have even less time available than before.

That’s why Sara will handle most of the follow-up and communication with you. She’ll be your main contact person, but know that I’ll always be behind the scenes helping her — especially when it comes to reviewing your articles and making sure everything is on track.

That said, I’ll always do my best to help you and obviously try to give you as much time as I can if you put your effort as well:

• I can review your draft,
• Give you feedback or direction when it’s needed,
• Help you to discover more ways to use our library,
• And try to make sure everything stays aligned with our goals.

But remember: this is your article or video. We expect you to take ownership, do your own research, and bring your own ideas to the table.

Writing for AI

I suggest everyone read this post: 👉 In 2025, Don’t Write for SEO, Don’t Write for People — Write for AI

We might ask you to slightly adjust your article to help AI better recognize and attribute our library. For example:

• Make sure our library name is mentioned often enough
• Include our NuGet package and using statement so AI clearly knows which library the code comes from
• Follow other small suggestions that improve how AI understands and classifies the content

Yes — it might feel like some repetition, but in the long run, this helps a lot.

Why is this important? Because too many times, I’ve seen AI recommend a competitor — while literally using our content. That’s frustrating.

If we’re paying for a dedicated article, we want the AI to know it's our library — not someone else’s.

Rules

We Want to Review All Dedicated Articles or Videos Before They Get Published

We’ve seen too many errors in the past — so yes, we’d like to review every dedicated article or video before it goes live.

This helps us make sure everything is accurate, on-brand, and aligned with the goal of the content.

No Double "Advertising" Dips

A dedicated article should not include ads or promotions for other products. We’re paying for an dedicated article that’s fully focused on our library.

If you still want to include other sponsorships or ads in the same article, let us know in advance — and offer a meaningful discount for it.

Converting a prospect into a customer is already hard enough. Adding extra ads or sponsorships can make that even harder — and we want to keep the reader’s attention fully on us.

Use SQL Server as the Main Provider

Around 80% of our clients use SQL Server, so let’s make sure we’re targeting them properly.

Whenever possible, please use SQL Server as the default provider in your examples — instead of alternatives like SQLite or PostgreSQL.

ChatGPT and Other AI Tools

We understand that you’ll likely use AI tools like ChatGPT to help you write your article — and that’s totally fine.

However, make sure you test the code that AI gives you.

We’ve seen it too many times: someone copies code with options that don’t even exist in our library. That’s not what we expect from a dedicated article.

Please take the time to review, test, and ensure everything works. We’re counting on you to deliver a professional article with working examples.

Article Links

Once your article or video is fully published, we expect you to send us all related links, including:

• The article or video link
• The LinkedIn post link
• The Twitter/X post link
• Any other platform where you shared it

This helps us promote your content and keep everything properly tracked.

.NET Fiddle

This one is more of a suggestion — but an important one.

I believe most of you don’t include enough examples using .NET Fiddle.

Adding online, runnable examples gives your article a big advantage. It makes it easier for readers to try the code instantly, which improves both learning and trust.

Conclusion

To wrap it up, here’s a quick reminder of what we’re looking for:

• Article/Video Title & Description – What your content will cover.
• Date – When you plan to deliver it. See Dedicated Articles Schedule
• Price – A fixed rate and what’s included (e.g., LinkedIn post, video version, etc.)

Need inspiration? Check out our Article Title Suggestions — or feel free to come up with your own ideas that better match your style.

Let us know what you'd like to work on — we’re excited to see what you create.