I highly recommend using the Markdown metadata header:
---title:My Cool Postpublished:falsedescription:A brief description of how useful and cool this post is.cover_image:https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/deadbeef.pngtags:beginners, opensource, productivity, devops---
Try to use all four allotted hash tags, and pick from relevant Top 100, they'll boost your visibility more than making up your own.
Also, write for yourself first and the community second. Engagement is kind of tricky to get right, there's a lot of variables, but don't let yourself get discouraged if a high-effort, high-quality post ends up buried. It's not necessarily your content, but in general I think this community does self-select for quality eventually (and, yes, occasionally clickbait).
Lover of technology, developer of things.
From big platforms like Salesforce to NodeJS and all the way to home automation with Arduino, I tinker with it all.
Location
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
Education
York University
Work
Technical Lead / Full Stack Developer at The Regional Municipality of York
Lover of technology, developer of things.
From big platforms like Salesforce to NodeJS and all the way to home automation with Arduino, I tinker with it all.
Location
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
Education
York University
Work
Technical Lead / Full Stack Developer at The Regional Municipality of York
I highly recommend using the Markdown metadata header:
Try to use all four allotted hash tags, and pick from relevant Top 100, they'll boost your visibility more than making up your own.
Also, write for yourself first and the community second. Engagement is kind of tricky to get right, there's a lot of variables, but don't let yourself get discouraged if a high-effort, high-quality post ends up buried. It's not necessarily your content, but in general I think this community does self-select for quality eventually (and, yes, occasionally clickbait).
Great tips, thanks!
What about a footer (author info)? Does DEV add this automatically or is there a markdown template for this?
I'm actually not sure how/if the post specifically is associated with you, other than hyperlinks and the URL.