Twilio Signal 2016 presentation by Ayuna Vogel on tips for writing great technical blogs

1. TECHNICAL
BLOGGING@AYUNASCODE
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2. @C4QNYC
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3. WHY BLOG?
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4. IT’S GOOD FOR YOUR
> career
> business
> hiring
> onboarding
> documentation
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5. BLOGGER’S BLOCK
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6. I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO
WRITE ABOUT
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7. > What have you learned recently?
> Events / hackathons / tech talks
> Somebody taught you
> You taught somebody
> Learn from failures
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8. I’M NOT AN EXPERT
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9. > SOMEBODY HAS THE SAME PROBLEM
> YOU'LL GO BACK TO IT 100%
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10. WHAT IF I’M WRONG?
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11. INTERNET WILL TELL YOU
ATTITUDE IS THE KEY
YOU CAN EDIT/DELETE
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12. I’M NOT GOOD AT WRITING
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13. NOBODY IS
WRITE AS YOU SPEAK
EXPLAIN TO GRANDMA
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14. I DON’T HAVE ANY
FOLLOWERS
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15. DO WHATEVER YOU WANT
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16. I DON’T HAVE TIME
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17. DRAFTING A BLOG POST
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18. TOPIC> WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED RECENTLY?
> EVENTS / HACKATHONS / TECH TALKS
> SOMEBODY TAUGHT YOU
> YOU TAUGHT SOMEBODY
> LEARN FROM FAILURES@AyunasCode

19. OUTLINE
> BACKGROUND
> PROBLEM
> SOLUTION@AyunasCode

20. GET PERSONAL> TELL ABOUT YOUR PROJECTS
> WHAT DOES IT TELL ABOUT YOU?
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21. DISCUSS
> BOUNCE IDEAS OFF
OTHER PEOPLE
> WRITE DOWN QUESTIONS@AyunasCode

22. TIPS
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23. > WRITE SHORT PARAGRAPHS
> USE SUBHEADINGS
> ADD CODE SAMPLES /
SCREENSHOTS / LINKS
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24. WALK
DO DISHES
TAKE A BREAK
SLEEP
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25. PUBLISH
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26. > MEDIUM
> LINKEDIN PULSE
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27. SHARE
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28. > TWITTER
> LINKEDIN
> BUFFER APP
> STACK OVERFLOW
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29. NOBODY READS IT
YOU CAN EDIT/DELETE
SHARE KNOWLEDGE
LEARN FROM OTHERS
BUILD DIGITAL PRESENCE
SPEAK
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30. THANK YOU!@AYUNASCODE
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