Blogging and Technical Writing has become extremely popular these days. I think it's one of the few great things that emerged from this global pand...
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Awesome piece, I couldn't agree more! The only thing I might add is that Dzone is also a great website for blogging/technical writing. You might consider checking them out - I personally post there and have found them to have a strong developer community.
It's a great point and one that certain old timers like myself have used, the point that most people miss is make your content poignant and interesting. After awhile you can tend to run out of ideas, I started my first online postings more than 20 years ago and kept it up for a few then go back now and again. Long term being able to keep it up is what can help focus you, and making the time as blogging, especially if you plan to do many (once or many times per week) can take more time than one a month. Set yourself an achievable goal and make sure you leave time for edits, rarely does one create an illuminating and polished post the first time.
Yes consistency is key.
I run two blogs.
Each attracts a very different audience.
I have a nerdy blog, and a personal blog.
Also, if you want to stand out from the crowd, do a customer WP theme, that you wrote yourself, or better, don't use WP
what's the full form of wp
WordPress
As someone who has been playing with the idea of starting a programming blog, this article is a nice reminder of the benefits to having one.
First post is the hardest it seems.
You are absolutely right! I prefer to use medium because it has a simple and fast space and also can not be each other, But dev.to is not as professional as the medium and is just a community to talk and connect with each other
Medium is great for getting noticed. Ever since I started adding some of my articles to publications my following has grown a lot on there.
I learnt to setup and host a WordPress while I was studying I.T and found blogging and managing it to be a drag. I find writing articles and technical documentation painfully boring, words won't just come like that if I'm not enjoying what I'm doing. Maybe it's because I'm an introvert who doesn't care about connecting with other people and would rather just code instead of writing. I just do and learn what I like.
I'm an introvert too and enjoying it. Maybe you just need a spark or that ah ha moment 😉
Hello, have you used, or use any notes app? Like notion?
Yes Notion is amazing!
Nice, how do you use it?
I use it to manage my projects and life administration. Goals, tasks, projects, finances etc...
Because Its help you for explanation to someone whose is newbie.
Got me into serious thinking. I should get in a habit of writing blogs. Thanks for sharing ❤️.
Yes please do the more writers the better!
100% agree with this. It’s amazing to think that out of all the skills that my mum taught me, writing well and touch typing are still so useful!
It's a free skill and we can all do it.
This is very very inspiring, thank you for sharing.
I recently came to the realization of importance of writing articles so Couldn't agree more. The article is very well organized! Good work, Andrew!
Agree with all of these! We have similar passions - appreciate you sharing your thoughts on blogging & writing!
Thanks! Great motivational article as I'm getting ready to start my own blog and want to further justify the use of time.
Nice i do that because it helps alot of to standout, given there's not alot of people who blogs especially my niche in Asia.
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