Feeding the Beast: Who Am I Writing For?
In the past, my strategy to find new topics for a technical article was simple: if it took more than 30 minutes to research the solution for a problem, it was worth writing about. I had more topics on my list than time and energy to write about. Rewards did not matter at first, though it was nice to see things like top search rankings, other people referencing you in newsletters, social media, blogs or simply rising traffic on this blog. And because you get so little feedback on your writing, slowly rewards grew more and more important to me and proved a great way to stay motivated. ...