Episode 237: Tech Community Engagement with Newsletters with Sam Julien
Sam Julien talks with us about being a developer advocate, writing content for newsletters, avoiding burn out doing the things you enjoy, and processes for developing evergreen content.
const podcast = { episode: 237, title: 'Tech Community Engagement with Newsletters', topics: [ 'newsletters', 'dev advocacy', 'writing' ], guest: 'Sam Julien' hosts: [ 'John Papa', 'Craig Shoemaker' ]};Recording date: May 25, 2023
John Papa @John_Papa
Ward Bell @WardBell
Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin
Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker
Sam Julien @SamJulien
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Resources:
- Sam’s Website
- Sam’s article How to Finish What You Start
- Developer Microskills Newsletter
- Zero Index Developer Newsletter
- Sam’s book Getting Started in Developer Relations
- Race for Homeless Llamas
- Obsidian
- The Emperor’s New Groove
- Where to watch the Emperor’s New Groove
- AI is changing security
- ConvertKit
- ConvertKit Documentation
- Joel Hooks on evergreen newsletters
- Sam’s newsletter process
- Foster Kitten Mama
Timejumps
- 00:28 Welcome
- 01:32 Yak shaving?
- 02:22 Introducing Sam Julien
- 04:51 What has been your career path?
- 06:35 What makes a good developer advocate?
- 09:02 Sponsor: Narwhal
- 09:38 How do you decide where you should spent your time?
- 15:44 How does AI and identity merge?
- 16:49 Sponsor: Ag Grid
- 17:52 Why did you start a newsletter?
- 20:34 What makes for a good communicator?
- 23:37 What is your process for writing a newsletter?
- 29:39 What are some lessons you've learned writing a newsletter?
- 35:08 Final thoughts
Podcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions.