Making the jump to start blogging!

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Awesome nice to see you talking the leap Corey!
Hope you enjoy the process and people will learn from your words.
Thank you, I hope I can help people from my experience.
Glad you are starting this journey Corey O'Donnell. I can't wait to read your articles.
Thank you! So far, I have learned a lot just from the few articles I have posted.
You've made a great start, Corey! Looking forward to reading your articles.
Thank you!
Can't wait for you to read them.
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I am ready to take my career and knowledge to the next level. One of the best ways of doing that is blogging. I want to be able to share all the knowledge I have along with anything new I learn. This is a challenge for me since I do not share things publicly. I never posted things on social media. I was always sat back and watched. Being judged always deterred me from writing out and in the open. I have decided I do not care. It is my time to start producing and helping others.
Reasons why I want to start blogging:
Keeping all the things I learn documented is a nice resource to look back. It is like taking notes in a notebook that others can read and learn from also. Making the effort to document everything I learn would help solidify the topics in my head. If I cannot explain it simply to someone else, I do not know it well enough myself.
Having my knowledge published can help others learn. The extra time after doing the research to compile and simplify the knowledge will benefit me and the reader. If a topic is complex and they stumble on my version, it could help bridge the gap on their understanding. If no one ends up reading my posts, that's okay. I am treating this like I am writing to help my past self.
Having a strong personal brand is important in my career. It can help increase my chances of getting more opportunities. Some employers look up candidates online to see what they are about. I deleted most of my social media accounts a couple of years ago so there was not much of me out there. I recently opened up a Twitter account and actually started posting to build up my followers.
You are always writing technical documents as a Software Engineer or Web Developer. Whether its tech stack, infrastructure running your platform, or onboarding. Documenting is important to make sure your entire team knows how everything works. It is impossible for your team to be a part of every decision. Having the documentation is nice to have for when they need to look back. By sharing and writing about tech, I will increase my technical writing skill. The best way to learn is by doing.