Right on! The reason I write blog posts on my website is because it has measurably impacted the amount of freelance work I am offered and it's also a way for me to write down something I learned in a clear, succinct manner. Six months down the road when I forgot how to do something, I can just read my blog post and Sergio-from-the-past will be more than willing to hold my hand and explain things to me. If other peopl…
I'm interested to hear you say that your blog got you measurably more freelance work. I considered blog writing to increase visibility for freelance work , but in the end I just concluded that the only people who would be interested in reading it would be HN types who are good enough programmers that they wouldn't need to hire me anyway. Do you find success from writing technical blog posts, or do you focus on other…
I guess that proves to potential clients that:
A) I can speak English at a native level. B) I'm a good engineer with an interest in my field. C) The most important one: I'm a good communicator.
In a team environment you want someone you can communicate with, first and foremost.