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Discussion on: 5 Reasons You Should Write That Blog Post

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John Alcher

A rule I follow: If it took me more than 10 minutes to google it out, I'd be writing a blog post for the next guy searching.

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Thomas H Jones II

Where "next guy" is probably you when you need to solve a similar problem but forgot how you solved it previously. =)

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John Alcher

lmao happened a couple of times already. I was like, "man, this blog layout looks similar..."

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Daniel Crabtree

One of the best experiences is when you go looking for a solution to a problem, only to find your own old blog post that you had forgotten about.

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Kingsley Atanang

One of the best feeling on the world.. If your post is a solution to your problem.. There are chances that it has helped tons of other people too.

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Third_Thinker

you are a kind person!🙂

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John Alcher

Oh wow, thanks for the compliments. That's the least I can do for the (mostly) good stuff the internets has offered my journey!