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Frontend Engineer | Technical Writer @ several orgs.
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May 19, 2023 20 tweets 7 min read
A practical thread on getting into technical writing.

- What it is?
- Types of technical writers.
- How to get started?
- Things to know?
- Developing & structuring outline
- Platforms to kickstart?
- Where to find gigs?
- Demystifying some myths.
- Tools & Resources

Retweet!🧵 1) What is technical writing?

Technical writing is the art of creating various types of content that aim to communicate complex technical information to a specific audience in an easy to understand manner. E.g.,

- The docs/manual you read when you try to learn a new technology.
Apr 25, 2023 8 tweets 4 min read
A short thread on the top digital marketplaces for selling your works, designs, graphics, website templates, illustrations, mock-ups, etc.

Hopefully this is helpful to those looking to freelance or earn on the side while learning, building or job hunting.

RT for others.🧵 1. TemplateMonster.com

A digital marketplace where you can sell your website templates, themes, plugins, graphic design resources and video assets.

By @templatemonster ImageImage
Apr 10, 2023 6 tweets 2 min read
Here are my important threads on:

How to land internships and full-time roles as a newbie in tech.✨

The various ways to find thousands of tech companies, startups, & founders/HRs to apply.✨

Hopefully, this makes it easier to find these gems in one place.

RT for others.🧵 1st thread - Start here
Apr 4, 2023 10 tweets 5 min read
A thread on how to find thousands of startups to apply to on LinkedIn & Twitter with just one keyword search.✨🚀

As well as how to find them all in one place. This is a follow-up to my previous threads on landing internships and full-time roles in tech.

RT for others.🧵 In the previous threads the focus was entirely on how to find thousands of startups using the Y Combinator (YC) approach.

However, there is an alternative startup accelerator program that also invests funds into early-stage startups + resources & mentorship to its founders.
Mar 24, 2023 7 tweets 3 min read
A short thread on how to find startups, founders, co-founders, CEOs and CTOs on Twitter to apply for internships or open roles.✨🚀

Twitter is just as effective as LinkedIn… best part is you don’t need trial to reach out.

RT if useful.🧵 Disclaimer: It’s assumed you’ve read my previous LinkedIn-specific thread on the same topic.

This is a variant of that trick but optimized for Twitter. The thread is pinned below if you missed it. Pls read that first!

Recall startups funded by Y Combinator tend to put this…
Mar 23, 2023 21 tweets 5 min read
Tweets I wish I could pin for you.📌

Need help landing your first role in tech? Open this!✨

Need help finding startups to apply to? Open this!✨

Feeling depressed? Want to give up? Need motivation? Open this! ✨

Thinking of getting into tech? Open this!✨

Lol, just open!✨ 1
Mar 21, 2023 7 tweets 3 min read
A short thread on how to find thousands of startups on LinkedIn to apply to with just one keyword search.✨🚀

This is a follow-up to my previous thread on how to land internship roles as a newbie in tech, but this particular thread applies to everyone.

RT for others.🧵 Applying to startups is probably one of the easiest route to landing a job in tech, especially as a newbie.

This is especially true for startups that just got funding as they are growing and always looking to expand by hiring more hands.
Mar 7, 2023 8 tweets 2 min read
3 very interesting questions to ask your interviewer after every interview.

I personally had an interviewer tell me how impressed she was by them because these were the smartest questions she had ever been asked, and not many candidates ask them.

A thread🧵 Like & RT if helpful 1) "Do you have any doubts about me that I could clarify to help you make a more informed decision?"

You may think an interview is went well, when really your interviewer is probably unsure of certain information about you and your ability to deliver on the role.

Sometimes,…
Feb 21, 2023 21 tweets 5 min read
A thread (with proof) on how to land your first role in tech as a newbie.✨🚀

It’s a trick I’ve tested myself and found to be very effective. There’s a small caveat, but if getting your foot in the door is your goal… you won’t consider it a caveat.

Here goes…🧵RT and share. First off, I’m not a tech influencer nor do I claim to know it all. This is something I’ve tried personally that has landed me 2 roles, and seen work for a few friends.

The psychology: The reason newbies struggle to get their first role in tech is often due to high competition.
Jan 1, 2023 8 tweets 6 min read
2022 Wins!🎉 12 months of tech #photodump Open and be inspired!!

Thread to start your new year🧵🧶 twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image Tech got me a new apartment in 2022✨🚀🙌🏽 1/2 ImageImageImageImage
Sep 9, 2020 7 tweets 4 min read
Learnt #HTML & #CSS in the 1st month, used them in the 2nd month to recreate:

Twitter's homepage
YouTube's homepage
Gmail's homepage
Google's homepage
A modern creative landing page with fancy effects.
Built some UI components.
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Next #JavaScript🤺
#100DaysOfCode #CodeNewbie ImageImageImageImage Twitter's Clone