I'm a self-taught dev focused on websites and Python development.
My friends call me the "Data Genie".
When I get bored, I find tech to read about, write about and build things with.
Yes it sounds possible that listicles came from something outside like in entertainment.
Yes experience with tools and personal stories is what I like about the posts here. More relatable than tutorials and lists.
I like your idea of a post on how to make a good listicle without being cliché. One tip I am thinking of is to make it themed or specialized. As with any product in marketing, the audience may be smaller but appeal will be greater and it will be differentiated from the boring ones.
Such as top X extensions for React development. Or productivity. Or DevOps.
Even if there are only 3 extensions on the list, if they fit together as a toolset for a job role then they will resonate.
Maybe you can cover what a good number for a listicle is. Like maybe 20 items should be in two top 10 lists and they are logically grouped. There is some psychology I have heard before on choosing multiples of 10 or 5. Maybe going against that like 49 tells people already you're going to be unique but in familiar format.
It’s probably the same psychology stores use to price products: buy one, get two free, now only $49.99. You feel like you are investing less, but it’s exactly the point where your brain says it’s okay to spend the money.
In our case, we are just talking about where your are spending your time reading. I never thought of it that way until now.
Anywho, I’ll probably write that article when I get a chance, because it could be a fun little piece to write without being derogatory.
I'm a self-taught dev focused on websites and Python development.
My friends call me the "Data Genie".
When I get bored, I find tech to read about, write about and build things with.
Yes it sounds possible that listicles came from something outside like in entertainment.
Yes experience with tools and personal stories is what I like about the posts here. More relatable than tutorials and lists.
I like your idea of a post on how to make a good listicle without being cliché. One tip I am thinking of is to make it themed or specialized. As with any product in marketing, the audience may be smaller but appeal will be greater and it will be differentiated from the boring ones.
Such as top X extensions for React development. Or productivity. Or DevOps.
Even if there are only 3 extensions on the list, if they fit together as a toolset for a job role then they will resonate.
Maybe you can cover what a good number for a listicle is. Like maybe 20 items should be in two top 10 lists and they are logically grouped. There is some psychology I have heard before on choosing multiples of 10 or 5. Maybe going against that like 49 tells people already you're going to be unique but in familiar format.
It’s probably the same psychology stores use to price products: buy one, get two free, now only $49.99. You feel like you are investing less, but it’s exactly the point where your brain says it’s okay to spend the money.
In our case, we are just talking about where your are spending your time reading. I never thought of it that way until now.
Anywho, I’ll probably write that article when I get a chance, because it could be a fun little piece to write without being derogatory.
I actually make includes and layout files in Jekyll to help me focus on YAML data that gets turned into a listicle
github.com/MichaelCurrin/dev-resou...
YAML data github.com/MichaelCurrin/dev-resou...
Result
michaelcurrin.github.io/dev-resour...
And my blog
github.com/MichaelCurrin/coding-bl...
github.com/MichaelCurrin/coding-bl...
michaelcurrin.github.io/coding-blo...
That's a cool idea!