Thank you for your interest in writing for Hard Drive! Hard Drive is a small, independent comedy company trying to exist online. As such, the people who enjoy writing for the site usually do not rely on Hard Drive freelance payments as any meaningful portion of their income. We’ll pay you fast and easy, but there are no big dollars to be made here.
Ok, now on to the fun stuff.
Here are the content types we are currently looking for:
“20 Things” Lists
Here are some examples:
Interviews
Here are some examples:
| “Please Stop Insulting Me on My Size,” Our Interview With Tiny Widdle Baby Tom Holland |
| “These Internet Hamburgers Will Be the End of Me,” Our Interview With MrBeast |
“Every lists”
Here are some examples:
Satirical and non satirical lists:
We like these articles which are satirical, but would also be open to experimenting with similar headlines that are non-satirical for Hard Drive’s Minus World section. Here are some examples:
| The 40 Most Underrated Moments in Gaming History |
| What Is the Most Popular Video Game in Each State? |
| The 10 Most Anticipated TV Shows of 2023 |
New content types with similar characteristics to those above!
Have an idea for a new type of content we should publish? Send us a pitch with a headline and small sample of what the body of the article would be like to convince us! We’re happy to experiment.
Topical Satire Headlines
Hopefully if you’re reading this page you know what a topical satire headline in Hard Drive’s format looks like.
How to apply
Come up with a pitch for one of these specific content types. Ask yourself these questions:
- Does this look like it fits the style and format of other Hard Drive articles?
- Am I capable of producing this content and working with Hard Drive to publish it in a timely manner?
If the answer to both of those questions is “yes,” then proceed to write 3 “entries” which would be in the body of your pitch should it be accepted. Sleep on it. Re-read it in the morning, punch it up, then send your pitch in via this link: https://forms.gle/2MY3bZhVeE5RyV3V8
The goal of your pitch is to allow one of our editors to get to an “easy yes.” AKA, we want to approve your idea, but you need to prove the idea is good enough to carry the article, and that you can write the body of the article without too much help. We’re happy to help, but are an independent comedy organization (not easy) and can only afford to invest so much time into a single piece.
If your idea has a subtext about a niche topic, it doesn’t hurt to explain the subtext in an additional line, so that our editors can understand the reference.
For topical satire headline pitches there’s no need to include anything other than the headline.