Blogging – An Old Standby
Learn about blogging and its importance in self-marketing.
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Importance
No matter how widely traveled or well connected, it is only possible to meet a limited range of people face to face. We need a better way to market ourselves and network with a larger audience. A blog is a cheap and easy way to do just that.
I myself started blogging sometime in 2018 about Android development. Just a few years later, over 70,000 people have read and engaged with one of my articles about pinch and zoom in Android. This is just a little example of the results we can achieve through intentional blogging.
A good blog can draw hundreds or even thousands of visitors a day, which can lead to opportunities ranging from job offers to jobs consulting or even selling products to your audience.
It can be difficult to assess the abilities of software developers from their curriculum vitae and a brief interview, so many employers have a hard time knowing whether or not someone is a candidate for a job.
Imagine what happens if a software developer has an up-to-date blog though. This blog might contain vital developer information including code samples, reviews, and in-depth technical analysis of various software development aspects which provide a much more complete picture of their skills.
Think of prominent developers such as Ire Aderinokun, Antonio Leiva, or ...