As developers, we spend a lot of time building things.
Applications. APIs. Tools. Libraries. Websites. Open-source projects.
But behind every useful developer resource is another challenge:
How do you keep building and maintaining it sustainably?
Over time, I've been building my own developer-focused ecosystem around .NET, software engineering, architecture, AI, and developer tools.
My content is now available across my personal website, DEV.to, Medium, Hashnode, LinkedIn, X, and my newsletter.
My website currently reaches 20K+ monthly unique visitors across 30+ countries, and I've published more than 20 in-depth technical articles.
That growth has made me think carefully about how I want to support the work.
Why I Don't Want My Websites Filled With Ads
There are many ways to monetize a website.
I could add traditional advertising to my websites and applications and generate revenue from the traffic.
But I've deliberately chosen not to make that the experience.
I want my websites and free tools to remain clean, useful, and focused on developers.
When someone visits a tool or reads a technical article, I want the content to be the main thing they see.
Not a collection of unrelated advertisements.
So I'm Taking a Different Approach
I've opened sponsorship opportunities for companies and products that are genuinely relevant to developers and software professionals.
The sponsorships can include:
- LinkedIn posts
- X posts
- Medium articles
- Hashnode articles
- DEV.to articles
- Newsletter placements
- Multi-platform campaigns
But there is an important distinction.
I'm not interested in simply publishing marketing copy.
If I'm going to introduce a product to my audience, I want the content to provide something useful.
A sponsored technical article should teach something.
A sponsored post should provide context or insight.
And a sponsored product should genuinely make sense for the people reading it.
Relevance Comes First
I care about the trust I've built with the developer community.
That means I won't accept every sponsorship opportunity.
Every sponsorship is personally reviewed, and sponsored content is clearly disclosed.
If something isn't relevant to my audience, I would rather say no.
I believe that protecting the long-term trust of the community is more valuable than accepting every paid opportunity.
Supporting Free Developer Resources
A lot of what I build is available for developers to use freely.
That includes technical articles, resources, experiments, and free tools.
Keeping those projects available requires time and resources:
- Building new tools
- Maintaining existing applications
- Writing technical content
- Improving the website
- Maintaining infrastructure
- Learning and experimenting with new technologies
Sponsorship provides one way to support that work without turning every page into an advertising space.
That's the balance I'm trying to achieve.
Useful content for developers.
Clean experiences for users.
Relevant partnerships for companies.
If You're Building Something for Developers
If you're building a developer tool, SaaS product, API, AI tool, technical service, course, or another product that genuinely helps software professionals, there may be an opportunity to work together.
I've put together a sponsorship page with the available platforms, audience information, individual sponsorship options, and campaign packages.
👉 Sponsorship details:
https://saddamhossain.net/sponsorship
I'm still learning and growing this ecosystem, and I want to do it in a way that keeps the developer community at the center.
Thank you to everyone who reads my articles, uses my tools, shares my content, and follows my work.
I genuinely appreciate it.
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