Okay, first I wanted to say that this post is very insightful and very much aligned with my current “position” in growing myself in tech. I’m 25 years old and it’s been about a year (maybe a little less) that I’ve started learning how to code.
I’m rn at the point where I am managing to land some interviews, but still with no success. Thats okay, tho. I believe that attention must be earned and building a following/community is definitely the most rewarding growth hack for the long run.
As an example, I did a simple “my fav resources” post here a few weeks ago, and it landed me 90 twitter followers (I had 11), almost 1k reactions, and a few emails of interesting people. Just the whole idea of creating stuff and sharing is great. At the bare minimum, it makes you sharper.
I’m thinking of niching even more to try to appeal to different publics. Maybe build a newsletter to make me grow the blogging side of it. Idk.
Anyway, thanks for sharing this stuff, I will drop you a follow 🥳
Hey, I really appreciate this response! Put a big smile on my face. I'm glad you're doing so well. Remember though, an online presence doesn't prove you can code 😊 so remember to focus on building projects. But adding variety, atomic habits and small changes is key 💪 if only someone was writing a book on this 😅 kidding. But absolutely keep writing articles because they help strengthen your own knowledge and understanding, especially when someone comments asking a question.
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Okay, first I wanted to say that this post is very insightful and very much aligned with my current “position” in growing myself in tech. I’m 25 years old and it’s been about a year (maybe a little less) that I’ve started learning how to code.
I’m rn at the point where I am managing to land some interviews, but still with no success. Thats okay, tho. I believe that attention must be earned and building a following/community is definitely the most rewarding growth hack for the long run.
As an example, I did a simple “my fav resources” post here a few weeks ago, and it landed me 90 twitter followers (I had 11), almost 1k reactions, and a few emails of interesting people. Just the whole idea of creating stuff and sharing is great. At the bare minimum, it makes you sharper.
I’m thinking of niching even more to try to appeal to different publics. Maybe build a newsletter to make me grow the blogging side of it. Idk.
Anyway, thanks for sharing this stuff, I will drop you a follow 🥳
Hey, I really appreciate this response! Put a big smile on my face. I'm glad you're doing so well. Remember though, an online presence doesn't prove you can code 😊 so remember to focus on building projects. But adding variety, atomic habits and small changes is key 💪 if only someone was writing a book on this 😅 kidding. But absolutely keep writing articles because they help strengthen your own knowledge and understanding, especially when someone comments asking a question.