Thread by @thekatcopy

One piece of advice from an expert UX Writer to a beginner writer? Please don't niche down too early; stop overthinking it; just write! Why should you listen to me?

Well, I'm Kat, a proud generalized specialist ( what I call the T - SHAPED WRITER ). I'm a UX writer on Toptal's

core team. Before that, I had written remotely for international and local brands. But it wasn't always that way. I had worked in a content mill before, where I wrote for 1 naira per word, which is less than a dollar ( way cheaper than a writer's lifeblood - coffee). I have also

written in many verticals: finance, real estate, gardening, automobiles, health, relationships, business, gaming, you name it. I've also held several titles: staff content writer, content developer, copywriter, SEO copywriter, UX writer, content designer, product writer, etc. But

what mattered the most was that in every room I entered, I was the person who cared enough about the words on the interface. As Kristina H, author of content strategy for the web, said, "It doesn’t matter what you call it or who does it" as long as the content gets done! Often,

I see newbie writers paralyzed about where and how to niche. And I wish I could hold each one of them by the hand, but that's not possible. I'm not saying be "everywhere." I'm saying to be a generalist with a strategy. Like I advised @FinTech_Sis, writing community

during their event titled "Climbing the Career Ladder as a Writer," where I was honored to be a speaker. I told them to treat their content career as a T-shaped tree, and a lot of them shared how that analogy stuck

with them. You can view their feedback here docs.google.com/presentation/d… .

Being a generalized specialist would pay you back in cash,

portfolio samples, or experience. It's never a waste, especially if you wish to be an all-around content designer in the future.

I'm a believer, and this is my truth and advice to beginners. I would never mislead you. Trust me.
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