TECHNICALAUTHORSHIPIN PRACTICE
My experiences from growing a technology blog
and writing a bookPetri Kainulainen
1.1. Why YOU THINK that you cannot
write a blog?
TECHNICAL AUTHORSHIP IN PRACTICE
but you probably
aren’t as good as
good as your hero. You cannot
write,
Stop comparing yourself
with famous writers.
Don’t be afraid of making
grammar mistakes.
Choose a language that
feels good to you.
The more you write, the
better you become.
You cannot write
but only if you
really want to
You have
no time,
Book a Regular Writing Slot
Rules: use this time for writing
code, doing pre study, or writing
a blog post.
No exceptions are allowed.
No social media. If you a have
no self-control, use Anti-Social.
You have
no time
You have
nothing to say
getting good ideas is
easy, if you are ready to
have a lot of bad ideas You have
something to say
Write down all ideas (no matter
how silly it is) - eliminate bad
ideas.
Leverage your work, readers,
and other blogs
Solved a problem at work? Your
reader asks a question? Want to
leave a comment to a blog post?
=> Write a blog post
You have
something to say
No one reads your blog
(not even your mother)
but you can grow
an audience
no one reads your blog
(not even your mother),
At first
Ensure That Search Engines Find
Your Content, learn at least basic
SEO
Write catchy titles. Add
descriptive meta descriptions.
Make Your Content Easy to
Share. Add social sharing buttons
to your blog posts and resource
pages.
Market Your Posts on Social
Media.
no one reads your blog
(not even your mother)
At first
SO,there goes
your excuses…
2.2. Why BOTHER?- cause surprising things
can happen
TECHNICAL AUTHORSHIP IN PRACTICE
SURPRISING (OR FUNNY)things that have happened to me
A customer told he found thisgreat Spring blog
A customer told he found thisgreat Spring blog
Turns out it´s my blog
I have been offered
more than one
book deal
I have been offered
more than one
book deal
Publishers must be
desperate
I get free books in return of book reviews.
I get free books in return of book reviews.
Don´t have time for all of them
3.3.What I learned from
WRITING A BOOK
TECHNICAL AUTHORSHIP IN PRACTICE
IT ´S HARD WORK(and probably overrated)
Publishers are
ALWAYS LOOKING
for new authors
YOU ARE the (only) one who markets your book
You are not going to make all
the MONEY you thought you
would
IF YOU DECIDE TO WRITE A BOOK ANYWWAY
Write an outline
Set a realistic schedule
Get your own reviewers
Don’t be afraid to suggest changes if it makes the
book better
Start marketing your book before it is published
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Story and content:
Petri Kainulainen, @petrikainulaine
Slides and visuals:
Timo Sorri, @sorsiusmaximus