[heywoodlh]

I will echo the sentiments of writing for yourself as the intended audience. Write content that would benefit and interest you — especially when you solve problems that aren’t super well documented yet. I also just put an email address on my blog and let people reach out to me that way.

I would say my last three job positions I got because of my GitHub and my blog. I do not have a degree, so my GH and blog are where I am able to demonstrate my technical know-how. My most recent job interview, the people interviewing me used my blog (which was listed on my resume) as content for questions about my skills and interests.

Regarding negative feedback, I would say that you may encounter some, however, in my experience, people just won’t read your blog if they aren’t interested. Additionally, you likely will only get people who really care about your content if they have to email you — and everyone who has reached out to me via email has been thoughtful and constructive in their feedback to me.

Additionally, many people in my real-life circles don’t really find what I blog about as that interesting. That’s why writing for you and nobody else is critical.

If curious, you can find my blog in my HN bio, and my GitHub handle is the same as my handle here :)

Good luck!