You’re not only welcome to contribute to PowerShell.org, everyone who helps runs it, and everyone who visits, would deeply appreciate it. This is an all-volunteer situation, so we only get as much help, assistance, and education as we’re all willing to provide each other. It doesn’t need to be a proud, elite few doing all the work - everyone has something valuable to offer.

PowerShell.org isn’t a site “owned” by the people who run it. That team has changed over time, and always will. PowerShell.org is meant to be a platform for the community to help itself. PowerShell.org will only ever be as rich, as useful, and as helpful as you help make it.

Ways to Contribute

• Blog Articles - Share your knowledge with the community
• eBooks - Help create or translate our free ebooks
• Forums - Answer questions and help others
• Summit - Present, volunteer, or attend

Blogging at PowerShell.org

Want to write for PowerShell.org? Submit articles via our GitHub repository.

“I Don’t Have Anything Useful to Blog About!”

Respectfully, that’s not true. You’re thinking that because maybe you don’t have any topics that you would go looking for online. But helping other people is about them, not you. Scan the Forums for topic ideas. What are other people struggling with? You’ve absolutely conquered something, at some time, that will help someone else. You don’t need to write about “hard stuff” - there’s always someone new in the world, so there’s always an audience for entry-level content.

“I’m Not Worthy!”

Other people know more than you do. Fine. But you also know more than some other people. Focus on what others need. And here’s another idea: maybe you’ve struggled to digest what others have written in English. You’ve translated it in your head into something that makes sense to you and your culture. Why not rewrite it for others who share your language and culture? You’re welcome to blog on PowerShell.org in whatever language you like.

“Everyone’s Already Blogged About Everything!”

The world is not that small. Blogs aren’t the easiest thing to find and consume, so it’s absolutely fine to write about something that’s been written about before. Different perspectives, analogies, and examples are always useful. Sometimes, it’s just a matter of the content existing where the audience is looking for it.

“It Takes So Long to Make it Perfect!”

Stop trying. Start with a problem you set out to solve and just document the process you went through. What did you try? What didn’t work? Why? What did you try next? Teaching isn’t about preventing a learner from seeing the mistakes. It’s about showing them the mistakes. The process is usually far more important than the outcome.

“I Don’t Have the Time to Blog Regularly”

You’re not signing up to be a correspondent for the AP. Don’t think about a blog post as a 5,000-word opus; write something short. 500 words can not only be helpful, they’re easier for someone else to read and consume than an entire book.

Writing eBooks

Our extensive selection of free eBooks is always looking for new contributors. An eBook can be any length, in any style. You might even start by writing a series of blog posts, but a book has structure and leads the reader through a guided journey.

You can also contribute by creating translations of our existing ebooks - that can be a huge help to community members around the world.

Interested? Reach out through our contact page.