What is your 1 tip for new writers on dev ?

Dev.to is a big community, with more people joining everyday. What tip would you like to give, that could help new users make the most of this platform ?
Your tips could be around type of content to write, how to optimize content for visibility, how to interact with people, how to engage the dev audience or anything that you have found useful in you time on dev.
THANKS!

Comments

[Bobby Iliev]

Here are my tips:

• Focus on quality rather than quantity
• Take your time when writing a post, don't rush
• Create a nice thumbnail, I recommend using canva.com
• If you want to take your posts to the next level, read the DigitalOcean's Technical Writing Guidelines!

[Sohaib Tariq]

Thankyou for the tips @bobbyiliev .
I'm reading DigitalOcean's Technical Writing Guidelines right now. Super helpful!

[Margo McCabe]

• Agreed with others on taking your time / focusing on quality
• Don't be afraid to ask questions
• Do research on what others have written on the topic, link to other sources or opinions
• Share your posts on social media etc. (use tag #DEVCommunity)
• Engage with other people's posts, add to the conversation instead of trolling 😄

[Sohaib Tariq]

Thankyou for the advice @margo_hdb !

[BeginnerCoder17]

Add a cover image, have good grammar (use Grammarly), and have up to 4 tags.

[Sohaib Tariq]

Grammarly would definitely be helpful, considering that a large number of users here are non-native English speakers. Thanks!

[BeginnerCoder17]

No problem, I am pretty new but I can still give a bit of advice. :3