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karlhughes

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About karlhughes

Software engineer, writer, and founder of Draft.dev

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    I've been wondering if we'll see more dev companies use podcasting for marketing. Most of the dev podcasts I've run across are by practitioners who just do it for fun or to help bo…

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    Thanks for sharing @mooreds There's another person doing an open-source list too: https://github.com/jackbridger/developer-newsletters So we may join forces. I'd love to have more …

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    > The most effective founders are not nearly as confident as the least effective founders are...If that’s you, remember it is likely a signal of growth, and not of inevitable failu…

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    Interesting. I would argue that social competence is almost always a baseline requirement for team-based work, but maybe not? Thanks for your perspective!

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    Thanks great to hear! We're actively working to measure and improve the writer experience, so I always welcome feedback.

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    For us (at Draft.dev), it's this kind of stuff: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials Typically very education-forward content that might mention the client's tools when…

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    I run Draft.dev, so happy to answer questions. We pay $315 to $550 per article depending on the writer's experience and the topic. Most of our writers are engineers who do this on …

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    Lots of good questions here but I'll focus on two that I have the most experience with: > Is it better to grow it internally?...Or the best way is to recruit a skilled DevRel perso…

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    Narrow down. Don't look for generalist SEO people, but instead content marketers with experience in your industry. I've seen so many of our clients get crappy keyword research beca…

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