I've written a fairly small number of articles. Anything that gets above 50 views is a roaring success. I haven't made stacks of cash, nobody has approached me to write a book or work for their awesome company, and I'm currently at the massive high of 129 twitter followers, so it hasn't brought me much in the way of e-fame, either.
What it has done:
Made me a better writer. This is an obvious yet somehow unexpected benefit. I wish someone had told me that writing is a good way to get good at writing!
Reinforced my tech skills. If I'm writing about something, I want to be pretty darn sure that I'm not publishing something where the basic details are incorrect. People would laugh at me in the streets. Even if you're just regurgitating beginner level docs into tutorial form, reformatting raw information in a way that other people can understand is a good way to solidify it in your mind and make sure that you actually get it.
I think there are enough benefits to writing tech articles that it's worth doing now and then even if you're the only one who sees it.
I'm still holding out for the cash, fame and accolades, mind.
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I've written a fairly small number of articles. Anything that gets above 50 views is a roaring success. I haven't made stacks of cash, nobody has approached me to write a book or work for their awesome company, and I'm currently at the massive high of 129 twitter followers, so it hasn't brought me much in the way of e-fame, either.
What it has done:
I think there are enough benefits to writing tech articles that it's worth doing now and then even if you're the only one who sees it.
I'm still holding out for the cash, fame and accolades, mind.