Writing well is an undervalued engineering skill.
Writing well is an undervalued engineering skill.
How I Become a Better Writer as a Software Engineer and an offer🔥
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Today I’ll talk about 4 things
Why is Networking Important in Blogging?
Twitter For Bloggers
How I Become a Better Writer as a Software Engineer
An Offer From Me
Why is Networking Important in Blogging?
Connecting with other writers provides us with a sense of belonging, connection, interaction, safety, and community.
Because your vibe attracts your tribe, be one if you want to attract positive and healthy relationships.
We must, however, find it without becoming prisoners. Seek connection rather than attention. It is more durable.
● Making a strong connection with other writers is never easy.
● It is even more difficult to connect with a writer who is very different from you.
Having a network of important professional relationships with social support can also help you grow as a blogger in the long run.
If You Won’t Be Afraid to Share Your Bad Drafts With Them.
You must share your all writings with them without thinking of being judged and It's a win-win situation for both of you.
You will both learn from each other and grow together.
A genuine professional connection brings far more than you might expect.
If you can disagree without being disrespectful.
If you don't like something in their writing, you won't be afraid to say so.
The most important thing is to be confident that your remarks will result in a positive change and that the effort will be worthwhile.
Even if your friend doesn't take it well, it's the right thing to do.
You Must Have Strong Mutual Respect.
When two people try to change each other, professional relationships frequently fail.
One of the most significant contributors to so many inflated egos is a lack of respect.
You never insult, lie, or deceive anyone.
You don't feel compelled to do such things because you know they will not benefit the relationship.
A professional relationship is strong when both developers maintain mutual respect.
Finally, a professional relationship is too complex to be labelled as black or white, small or large, fair or unfair.
Every connection is unique and special.
There are many complexities and variations, but it is all connected to you.
My Tips To Build a Great Network
● Networking makes you more visible.
● Networking aids in the development of a professional support system.
● You can mentor a new blogger or get mentorship from an established blogger.
● Bloggers can provide helpful feedback.
● Establish a weekly routine: Allocate 15-20 mins time each week to connect with new bloggers, both inside and outside of your field.
For e.g: (Commenting on their blogs, Sharing their best posts on social media, Reply to their Newsletters, and asking direct questions in cold emails)
● When sending out messages, personalise them.
Writing feedback or questions in a blog's comments section is far more effective than standard replies like “Good work“, or “Keep up the great work“ Instead say something more constructive for e.g: “I like the way you build this integration with React” or ask a question “How did you choose this blog post idea and why React not XYZ framework“ they’ll give you much better and personalised reply.
Twitter For Bloggers
Twitter is a valuable platform for writers.
I started my Twitter account about 3 years ago as a way for me to connect with people. I didn’t know I would gain 60,000 followers in these 3 years. As I continue to engage with other Twitter users and establish my credibility in this field. I share articles, tutorials, and project updates that showcase my skills and knowledge.
DO NOT expect any magic out of Twitter.
Twitter has numerous advantages; for many people, it can be an excellent way to supplement their income online.
The initial years of blogging are boring. Despite very good writing, a blog would grow slowly. Big views would seem to be a distant dream. The effect of writing kicks off only after a certain amount of time and then it picks up the momentum. Patience and persistence is the key.
Here are some reasons I tweet blogs, articles, and ideas:
● To develop knowledge and an audience.
● To meet new people and expand my business.
● To improve writing, thinking, and communication skills.
● To become self-employed or make enough money soon.
● To create an inbound writing funnel.
Create a System: Incorporate Twitter into your blogging lifecycle.
Twitter will bring you opportunities that you will not find anywhere else.
Stay calm about your Twitter growth. It will come if you consistently write and share your unique style of stories.
Writing is powerful because it allows you to create something once & then gradually build trust, reputation, traffic, and money.
It's boring, but it works. And the way to succeed is to do boring things exceptionally well.
Tailoring your Twitter account will drastically increase the chances of getting more inbound leads, views, and feedback from readers.
This doesn’t have to be a very complex process, just do a lot of experiments and see which works and which doesn’t. Instead, continue and improve what’s working and leave what’s not working for you.
How I Become a Better Writer as a Software Engineer
Writing is an important skill for software developers. Indeed, poor writing can hamper your career advancement after a certain level.
Too many engineers get it very late in the game that “Soft skills pay hard money, not just code.” This is where a developer who is average in code but very good in communicating and writing makes it to a higher level much easier than the coding nerd.
Software engineering is not just about only code. It’s about people + code!
After coding, writing is the second best thing you can do to improve your chances of success in software engineering and If you aspire to go up, you should improve your writing and communication skills.
Managing the expectations of your boss and team is a difficult task for people.
Your career growth is determined by how well you communicate your goals & manage expectations to the best of your ability and writing makes you stand out.
How to Become Good in Writing
I would say there is no perfect strategy to become a standout writer being a software engineer. Now, you might be thinking then, why even I am talking about this topic — because it’s one of the most important things you need to clear from the start.
“Don’t look for a strategy; look for your unique voice and style.”
Your writing style and what you're writing are essential. It must be distinctive to the reader.
Software engineering is a team game. While writing code is part of the job, the other, often larger component is deciding what code to write and how to write it. While it’s tempting to invest all your time learning new frameworks and languages, improving your writing is actually a better way to advance in your career and stand out in tech.
Writing code to solve a problem is one thing, but explaining that solution to a community of developers on the internet is another. You want to make sure you absolutely know what you’re saying; which means research, lots of research!”
Articles I published in April
How I Use Medusa to Create a Powerful Next.js E-commerce Store
What Makes Reviewpad the Best Pull Request Management System
The Top Highlights of the Last 30 Days.
I shared my current view of why I immigrated and living in Sweden not in India.
Google is indexing my blog "A Software Developer’s Guide To Writing" on the first page.
A meme went viral again 🤩
Start reading whenever you're ready:
A Developer's Guide to Blogging: Transform your blogging into a lead generation machine with “Developer's Guide to Blogging”. This comprehensive book will teach you the system I use to grow my blogging views from 0 to 900K+ on multiple platforms and $100,000+ in side income from my writing.
An Offer for 1-1 Blogging Consulting
I was reading Daniel’s comment and I got the idea because many of you sent me questions and queries about this in past so let’s do it as I’ll have a good time in my summer vacation here in July! Yes, it’s again 6 weeks off in Summer I’ll have here in Sweden. I love summer break 😍
So I'm thinking about offering a service to 5 people who want to grow their Blogging skills seriously in the next couple of years.
Helping you with your personal brand strategy.
Ideate your blogging topics.
Determine your titles and niche.
Give you good enough writing ideas.
Review your tech stack and writing skills.
Chance to work with me as a blogger in future.
I’ll follow you on Twitter and boost your blogs and tweets when something is relevant to my audience.
A lifetime support and I’ll answer all your questions.
The limited offer is for only 5 people right now, so if you're looking to build a solid side income like me, this is your best chance to pick my brain, as they say. We will meet twice a week for 1 hour on Zoom for 2 weeks, where I will present the core ideas and we will discuss how they can be applied. It is a one-on-one personalized session. Once you've paid, I'll send you an email with additional information and dates.
PS... If you have any questions feel free to send me an email; replies go straight to my inbox and I love getting mail 😊
See you soon 🙌
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- Ankur Tyagi