✍️ Bitcoin “Peer Stories” Submission Guidelines
How did you start working in Bitcoin? Whether you landed a full-time job, started your own business, or began freelancing for Bitcoin clients, share your story to inspire others!
At Bitvocation, we’re collecting real stories from real Bitcoiners — and we’d love to hear YOURS.
If you’ve made the leap into working for Bitcoin, in Bitcoin, or because of Bitcoin — we want to feature your journey!
This is NOT just for founders and CEOs. It’s for employees, freelancers, educators - anyone doing real proof of work in the space.
🧭 What We're Looking For
Think of your piece as a story meets a roadmap:
Personal and real, like you're telling it over coffee with another Bitcoiner
Actionable and valuable, like you're mentoring someone who wants to follow in your footsteps
📏 Format & Structure
Original Story: Please send us an original story, not a copy of a previously published article. If you have told the story before, give it a new spin, as per the structure below.
Word Count: 1,000 – 1,500 words
A sweet spot for storytelling with practical insights—long enough to teach, short enough to be read in one sitting.
Submission Format: Google Doc
Fully formatted with headlines and subheadlines
Fully proofread and spell checked
Basically ready to publish, without heavy editing requirements from our side.
Structure to Follow:
You don’t need to follow this exactly, but here’s a simple story arc to guide you:
1. Hook / Headline
Grab attention. Example:
“From Fiat Burnout to Full-Time Bitcoiner: My Escape Plan”
2. The Before Picture
Briefly paint the picture of your life before you started working in Bitcoin.
What were you doing?
3. Your Orange Pill Moment - optional
Everyone loves orange pill stories, but don’t spend too much time on this - our audience is already orange-pilled. Feel free to share it briefly, though, if it’s relevant to your story.
4. The Turning Point
What made you decide to exit your fiat job and look for work in Bitcoin?
5. The Path You Took
This is where the education comes in:
What steps did you take to get your first opportunity?
What skills did you build or lean into?
How did you build your network?
How did you create “luck”? (e.g. putting yourself out there, sharing your work, joining communities)
Did you use any of Bitvocation’s tools or services? Feel free to give us a shoutout, if you used our job feed or were part of the POW Lab or BTX :)
6. Mindset + Bitcoin Values
What beliefs helped you along the way?
How do Bitcoin values (freedom, ownership, sovereignty) shape your approach to work?
7. Tangible Advice
Speak directly to the reader:
“If I were starting from scratch today, here’s what I’d do…”
“3 things I wish I knew sooner”
“These are the tools, platforms, or habits that helped me get noticed.”
8. The After Picture
Where are you now?
What does your work life look like today?
What has Bitcoin work unlocked for you—personally or professionally?
Any experiences with Bitcoin companies you want to share?
9. Call to Action / Closing Words
Leave the reader with inspiration—or a challenge.
Invite them to follow you, connect with you, or start their journey.
10. Your Bio
End with a short author bio (3-5 lines max), including:
Your name
Current role or business
Social media handles
Optional: a link to your website or project
📸 Images
Please include 2-3 high-res images to break up the text. For example:
A photo of you
Screenshot of a tweet or post that helped you go viral
A conference photo, work setup, or something meaningful to your story
✅ Submission Checklist
Before submitting, make sure your article is:
Between 1,000 and 1,500 words
Structured with clear headings and subheadings
Spell-checked and grammatically clean
Includes your bio and 2–3 images
Delivered in a Google Doc
Feels authentic, personal, and educational
🚀 Ready to share?
Submit your piece by messaging Anja directly (if we’re already connected), or submit it to us here through our Substack.
We publish Bitcoin peer stories once a month in the second half of the month. That means we will be selective, and it might take a while before yours is published. We will let you know though.
🙌 A Free Service—Fueled by Community
This is a free service we offer to help Bitcoiners become more visible and for the community to learn from. If you want to support us, we gratefully accept sats donations either to bitvocation@strike.me or through Geyser Fund. (Or you can purchase a podcast episode as an add-on 👇👇👇
🎧 Want your story as a podcast?
We can AI-podcast your article and add it to the Bitvocation podcast that you can share with your audience. We will also embed it in the article to make your story more accessible for those who prefer to listen on the go, or for the visually impaired. (Just like we did here above.)
Also check out this example from Prashanth’s founder story on YouTube or on Fountain.fm. Your episode will be available on all major podcast platforms.
We offer this as an extra service for donations. As you can tell from our Geyser Fund page, we like the number 88,888 if you’re wondering how many sats to send :) But it’s up to you. This is a new service we’re offering.
🙏 Thank you for sharing your story
You never know who’s reading. By sharing how you got into Bitcoin work, you encourage others to become more visible, more confident, and more intentional on their journey.