In this post, I want to explain why I think most technical folk would benefit from a blog that they keep fairly up to date. I originally posted thi...
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Would love to see a follow up on this on 'how to self host your blog', there seems to be quite a few ways and options on how to do it and it would be great to hear for example how you've created and are managing yours. :)
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Thanks! I will try and write something at some point!
Great! Looking forward to reading it!
I started my blog because it was so rare that I could find an "all in one place" repository of solutions to the problems I was facing. I simply assumed that, if I had to solve the problem once, I was either going to need to solve it again ...or (more likely) tell others how to solve it. I'm borderline anti-social, so, it's always just been easier to tell people, "read this: lemme know if you still have questions when you're done".
Still amuses me when coworkers email/Slack/SMS me to tell me, "I had this really weird problem I needed to solve, and when I googled it, your page was the only one that provided me a detailed and easy-to-follow solution for my problem."
Thanks for writing this. All your points are too real I myself can relate. I started actively blogging last year and I can’t count the number of times I’ve had someone thanking me or saying my post helped them. The joy that brings is part of what keeps me going. Here’s a link to my blog giftegwuenu.dev
I've been technical blogging off and on for a while now. I've got a miles-long Trello card FULL of blog post ideas. While I'm writing one, I'll find several different topics that I could go more in depth on.
Most of the time though, It's just me reiterating to myself to solidify topics and a place for me to come back and refresh on things.
Check it out: Harner Designs Blog
I agree with you, and I've started blogging a couple of months ago right here in dev.to but the last days I've been a bit tight with time and left the posts apart, I got some posts in mind I want to write about.
I'll take it back as soon as possible.
Nice article. I’ve been blogging for a few years and what surprised me was how much a simple blog post can drive traffic to your site , especially when you write an article about a specific problem you were having.
I tend to write a post on my blog and then cross post it on dev.to as there is a very welcoming audience here.
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I agree with all of this (even if I haven’t experienced it all). But I’d say the solidifying is the biggest benefit. If you’re learning something new being able to explain it to others increases your recall and understanding tenfold.
This is too real! Sometimes I have the urge to be doing something but everything on my to-do list seems too daunting or will take longer than the amount of time before that next meeting.
Maybe I'll try to channel that into more blog posts moving forward!
Hi Toby, thanks for writing this. I've been nervous about getting started blogging for quite some time now and your post has made me commit to giving it a go!
That is excellent to hear; please share a link when you do!
Blogging is also a good way to learn.
I would like to post the URL of my Website InspiredProgrammer here. ;)
Danke!
Posts like this made me start my own blog: lautarolobo.xyz/
I'll be cross posting here (and in FCC and Hackernoon) soon.
Thanks Toby!
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