Exploring Technical Writing
Overview
I started getting paid for technical writing in March 2021 and made over $20,000 from 25+ articles in a few years, apart from working as an iOS Developer. Between December 2021 and May 2023, I wrote another 25+ articles while working as a Developer Relations Engineer, which helped me get better at writing. Earlier this year, I worked on documentation for a startup that tens of thousands of developers read.
I have worked with 8 startups across the UK, Europe, and the USA. Writing on platforms like Medium and my personal blog helped me build my reputation as a technical writer in the Apple developer community.
Through all this, I have learned how powerful good technical writing can be both for the writer and the people reading it. In this book, I want to share everything I have figured out. I will tell you how I got started, found well-paying gigs, charging upto $700 per article, set my rates, and used social media to get noticed.
If you find yourself asking:
- How can I start my journey in technical writing?
- What skills are important for success?
- Where can I find high-value technical writing gigs?
- How should I price my services?
- What are strategies for promoting my work and building a brand?
"Exploring Technical Writing" is a book I wish I had when I started. My goal is to help you land your first technical writing gig, especially in this AI era.
What's Inside?
- Blogging as a Kid
- Writing the First Post on Medium
- The Taste of Online Money
- Jotting Down Experiences
- The Rejection That Started It All
- First Paid Technical Writing
- Finding Blogs to Write For
- The Chain Reaction
- Reach From Medium
- Power of LinkedIn
- Technical Writing to Developer Relations
- Guest Writing and Sponsorships
- Writing Documentation Using AI
- Future and Beyond
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