What is your 1 tip for new writers on dev ?

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Dev.to is a big community, with more people joining everyday. What tip would you like to give, that could help new users make the most of this platform ?
Your tips could be around type of content to write, how to optimize content for visibility, how to interact with people, how to engage the dev audience or anything that you have found useful in you time on dev.
THANKS!

Top comments (7)

Bobby Iliev • Jan 22 '21

Here are my tips:

Focus on quality rather than quantity
Take your time when writing a post, don't rush
Create a nice thumbnail, I recommend using canva.com
If you want to take your posts to the next level, read the DigitalOcean's Technical Writing Guidelines!

Sohaib Tariq • Jan 22 '21

Thankyou for the tips @bobbyiliev .
I'm reading DigitalOcean's Technical Writing Guidelines right now. Super helpful!

Margo McCabe • Jan 23 '21 • Edited

Agreed with others on taking your time / focusing on quality
Don't be afraid to ask questions
Do research on what others have written on the topic, link to other sources or opinions
Share your posts on social media etc. (use tag #DEVCommunity)
Engage with other people's posts, add to the conversation instead of trolling 😄

Sohaib Tariq • Jan 23 '21

Thankyou for the advice @margo_hdb !

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