Creating a

Developer Blog

General

• Facebook - Share Ideas, Get/Receive Help:  facebook.com/groups/free.code.camp.indianapolis.in
• Forum - People all over the world:  forum.freecodecamp.com
• Weekly Challenges
• Ideas, Topics, etc. for upcoming meetups.
• Find me:
  • Google 'Gwen Faraday'
  • or 'Gwendolyn Faraday'
  • gwen@ionthree.com
• Hackathon - Forrest Held
• Ion Three - Sponsor

Itinerary:

• How having a developer blog helped me.
• Blogging:
  • Benefits
  • What to write, when to post
  • Examples
• Create a Blog

I don't know what to do here...

Success!

Updates

Benefits of having a blog:

• Get feedback, refactor your views.
• Get Noticed
• Meet new people
• Discipline, accountability, motivation
• Contributing to the community
• Getting hired!
• Look back at how far you have come

What should you post about?

• What have you been working on?
• What do you want to do with your coding skills?
• What struggles have you encountered?
• Do you have a date or specific goal in mind for getting hired?

How often to post:

• Weekly-ish
• Spend ~15-30 minutes
• Reply to all comments and e-mails

How to market your blog:

Further Marketing

• Most people don't blog!
• Tutorials - Videos, Text
• Guest Blogging
• Send me links to your blogs!

Examples

• Josh Kemp - joshuakemp.blogspot.com/2012/09/hello-world.html
• Isaiah - ayoisaiah.com/hello-world
• Kim - kimmihack.blogspot.com
• Maria D Campbell - mariadcampbell.com
• McKinley - mbcodeguy.blogspot.com
• Gwen - gwenfaraday.com/LearningCode
• Donovan - 79.170.44.98/donovanportfolio.com/wordpress/?p=1

List of my favorite blogs:

• DevTips - travisneilson.com/articles
• David Walsh - davidwalsh.name
• TC-39 - esdiscuss.org/notes

Thanks for coming!