Accessibility First DevRel. I focus on ensuring content created, events held and company assets are as accessible as possible, for as many people as possible.
PS: just a quick question do you schedule your posts or do you post them as soon as you finish ?
In the past I always just posted when I was done (I wrote for fun).
However my focus has changed so I will be posting on a schedule to take advantage of "peak times" for posting as I want to maximise engagement and get as many eyeballs as possible for the same amount of effort.
And as for not having anything to add as you are new, you added several interesting points and asked a good question, you added plenty!
Based on what you said (not trying to be famous but as a way to improve your hiring chances) a few mini-tips:
Stay clear of anything that is a "powder keg" such as race, religion, politics etc. You may end up hurting your chances if someone who is hiring disagrees with your views.
Write about languages, frameworks and topics that you want to work with in your work to establish credibility.
Try and showcase problem solving abilities - write posts with code examples and explain how you approached the problem, it may feel like you are "over explaining" but being able to see your thought process can really help an employer see your value.
Connect with people. Split your time 50% on writing and 50% on interacting with others in the industry and spaces you want to work in. The connections are the most important part of your strategy so get to know people and take genuine interest in what they do, opportunities will just start presenting themselves after that!
Hell I could probably write a post just on this subject (another reason why your comment was super valuable, it may have inspired a future post of mine so thank you!)
Additionally I have an extreme example of content creation to employment. I don't know if you currently have a job or what stage you are in your career so this may not be relevant...but this is a "zero knowledge, just started coding to hired in 6 months" strategy that is a bit extreme but certainly the path I would take if I was brand new:
Put 30+ hours a week aside for content creation and blitz it, share things that you are learning (public learning is going to be massive in 2022 and beyond), tips, tricks and cheat sheets, interact with others, become an epic creator.
Use Twitter and really put effort into growing there, sharing your content, creating useful twitter threads, commenting and retweeting etc. Join Twitter spaces and volunteer to talk, it is a great way to improve your public speaking and reduce any fears of speaking in public. It is also a great way to connect with industry leaders.
Apply for a developer advocate role (or wait for them to come to you) once you hit about 25k+ followers on Twitter and about 50 pieces of content under your belt.
PROFIT! Get a decent starting salary and your foot in the door, you can always move sideways into a developer role when it becomes available if that is what you want (but most people love dev advocate roles).
That may seem like I am joking, I am not (although I have certainly over-simplified it!). People have gone from nothing to mid 5 figures in less than 6 months doing this. 5 years ago I would have laughed if someone suggested this, today I truly believe this is one of the quickest paths into tech and a strong foundation for growth.
I cannot think of a path into tech that is quicker than that and will also result in a decent salary. Plus you then get to spend your days growing your following (as well as that of your employer) while working as a dev advocate, so you are essentially getting paid to grow your own network and open up even more opportunities!
There is an old adage "it isn't what you know, it is who you know" and content creation is a great way to get to know people worth knowing!
Obviously there are 200 steps in the middle of that, research to do, improving your skills through consistent effort and creating that much content is hard work, but it can be done along side a normal 9-5 if you want it enough!
Anyway, I might have "over cooked" this response, but as an old dog the rise of dev advocates and that path into tech in the last few years has really blown my mind and I wish that opportunity existed when I was starting out!
Accessibility First DevRel. I focus on ensuring content created, events held and company assets are as accessible as possible, for as many people as possible.
Here is an old analysis of the times (third table at the bottom) that get the most reactions. It needs updating but that is 250,000 live articles on DEV up to about 6 months ago (and yes I did download every single one of them so I have over 10GB of article markdown sat in a database 🤣)!
Twitter is a strange place but once you "get it" it really is just spewing your thoughts on what you are learning out and sharing useful tips and tricks (plus some of your personality).
If you want a prime example of someone who has done exactly what I said: twitter.com/codingyuri
She has a unique style but she threw everything she had at Twitter and content creation for 6 months while learning. Check her join date and then check out what jobs she currently does, dev advocate, web3 editor at hashnode. I wouldn't set my expectations quite that high but certainly worth following that path and taking ideas from her.
I think she is the single best example, but there are plenty of others!
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In the past I always just posted when I was done (I wrote for fun).
However my focus has changed so I will be posting on a schedule to take advantage of "peak times" for posting as I want to maximise engagement and get as many eyeballs as possible for the same amount of effort.
And as for not having anything to add as you are new, you added several interesting points and asked a good question, you added plenty!
Based on what you said (not trying to be famous but as a way to improve your hiring chances) a few mini-tips:
Hell I could probably write a post just on this subject (another reason why your comment was super valuable, it may have inspired a future post of mine so thank you!)
Additionally I have an extreme example of content creation to employment. I don't know if you currently have a job or what stage you are in your career so this may not be relevant...but this is a "zero knowledge, just started coding to hired in 6 months" strategy that is a bit extreme but certainly the path I would take if I was brand new:
That may seem like I am joking, I am not (although I have certainly over-simplified it!). People have gone from nothing to mid 5 figures in less than 6 months doing this. 5 years ago I would have laughed if someone suggested this, today I truly believe this is one of the quickest paths into tech and a strong foundation for growth.
I cannot think of a path into tech that is quicker than that and will also result in a decent salary. Plus you then get to spend your days growing your following (as well as that of your employer) while working as a dev advocate, so you are essentially getting paid to grow your own network and open up even more opportunities!
There is an old adage "it isn't what you know, it is who you know" and content creation is a great way to get to know people worth knowing!
Obviously there are 200 steps in the middle of that, research to do, improving your skills through consistent effort and creating that much content is hard work, but it can be done along side a normal 9-5 if you want it enough!
Anyway, I might have "over cooked" this response, but as an old dog the rise of dev advocates and that path into tech in the last few years has really blown my mind and I wish that opportunity existed when I was starting out!
Very informative and genuine response, thanks from heart
curious about those peak times, When do you exactly post if i may ask ?
I'm still learning :)
twitter is a bit weird for me but i know its where the devs lives so i will start tweeting once i write a couple good posts
Well that just impressive! do you know anybody who's active on the internet ? Would like to check them out
Definitely not at all, Thanks again for putting the time onto this
Here is an old analysis of the times (third table at the bottom) that get the most reactions. It needs updating but that is 250,000 live articles on DEV up to about 6 months ago (and yes I did download every single one of them so I have over 10GB of article markdown sat in a database 🤣)!
inhu.co/dev_to/analyse/timeofday.php
Twitter is a strange place but once you "get it" it really is just spewing your thoughts on what you are learning out and sharing useful tips and tricks (plus some of your personality).
If you want a prime example of someone who has done exactly what I said: twitter.com/codingyuri
She has a unique style but she threw everything she had at Twitter and content creation for 6 months while learning. Check her join date and then check out what jobs she currently does, dev advocate, web3 editor at hashnode. I wouldn't set my expectations quite that high but certainly worth following that path and taking ideas from her.
I think she is the single best example, but there are plenty of others!