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Content Strategy

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Your changelog is a marketing channel

Your changelog is a marketing channel

A blog post is easy to fake. A dated record of what you shipped, week after week, is not. That is why the least-loved page you own is doing the most work right now.

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The art of reuse: turning a conference talk into a campaign

The art of reuse: turning a conference talk into a campaign

Forty hours of an engineer's time for twenty-five minutes in front of a hundred people is negative ROI. It only turns positive if the talk produces assets, and the first one you should demand is the blog post.

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The content that can't be generated

The content that can't be generated

I ran several experiments with AI generated content this last year. They all sucked. Here are the three kinds of content that still work, because they can't be generated.

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How to write a great developer case study

How to write a great developer case study

The Developer Q&A: case studies that developers don't hate

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How to choose what developer content to build

How to choose what developer content to build

One of your biggest challenges as a Developer Advocate will be determining which topics to focus on with your content. Often, Developer Advocates are given an edict to "build content and drive growth,...

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The 12 types of content that work for developers

The 12 types of content that work for developers

I write a lot about content. I've provided a few tips on how to create content, a process for producing content within your Developer Relations team (hint: it's not just Developer Advocates writing st...

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What is solution marketing and why should you care?

What is solution marketing and why should you care?

Plus, seven tactics to implement solution marketing on your team.

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How to produce developer content

How to produce developer content

If you've been reading my blog posts thus far, you know that a big component of my go-to-market plan is producing massive amounts of great content. This content can take the form of blog posts, white ...

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Seven tips for building your content strategy

Seven tips for building your content strategy

I am often asked by founders and DevRel leaders where they should focus their content efforts. I've done this work countless times at numerous companies, big and small. Take it from me. Here are seven t...

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How to write a great Getting Started Guide

How to write a great Getting Started Guide

Imagine you've seen chatter about a cool new product on social media or via word of mouth from your friends. You go to the website for this product, you get the gist of what it does, you see ...

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