How to Create a Personal Brand as a Developer

The Scrimba Podcast

🎙 About the episode

Personal branding is something we often mention on this podcast. However, it is also something many developers don’t prioritize.

In today's job market, having a strong personal brand is vital for success in the tech industry. Personal branding involves crafting a distinctive image and reputation for yourself, setting you apart, and ensuring you get noticed rather than ignored. When others appreciate your work and projects and understand your capabilities, they may approach you with enticing job opportunities or freelance projects. A hiring manager at a company you applied for will, for sure, google you. Wouldn't it be great if you could control what they see?

Also, by maintaining a personal brand, you’ll be more visible to your peers - which will help you create or find community.

In this episode, we’ve compiled advice from multiple experts to help you get started with or further develop your brand as a developer. Get ready for actionable advice from Gary Simon, Cassidy Williams, Josh Comeau, Shawn Wang (Swyx), and Madison Kanna!

⏰ Timestamps

• What is a personal brand (02:22)
• Why you should have a blog (04:02)
• Allow yourself to iterate (04:34)
• Why you shouldn’t rely solely on social media (06:27)
• What can you do if you’re not good at design? (07:21)
• Community break with Jan The Producer (16:40)
• Why you should blog about your learning process (18:54)
• How to streamline your content production (23:46)
• How can you do all this while actually learning without just becoming a content creator? (26:24)
• Different ways of learning in public (28:10)
• How to organize your portfolio projects and talk about them (30:52)
• Putting yourself out there is intimidating, BUT (33:19)
• Start small and just write (35:50)

🧰 Resources Mentioned

• The Coding Career Handbook by Swyx (30% discount applied when you use this link)
• Learn in Public by Swyx
• Josh's book, Building an Effective Dev Portfolio (it's FREE!)
• xScope
• PixelSnap
• Fontpair
• Podcast: Becoming a six-figure freelancer, with Gary Simon
• Podcast: Homeschooler, College Dropout, Developer and Master Networker: Crush Your Career with Madison Kanna
• Podcast: How to Create a Web Dev Portfolio That Both HR and Other Developers Will Love, with Josh Comeau
• Podcast: Ace the job interview with Cassidy Williams
• Podcast: How to make your own luck with Shawn Wang (Swyx)

🔗 Connect with Gary Simon

• 👨‍💼 LinkedIn
• 🎥 YouTube

🔗 Connect with Cassidy Williams

• 👨‍💼 LinkedIn
• ❎ Twitter

🔗 Connect with Josh Comeau

• 👨🏻‍💼 LinkedIn
• 🌐 Blog + Website

🔗 Connect with Shawn Wang

• 🌐 Website
• ❎ Twitter

🔗 Connect with Madison Kanna

• 👩🏼‍💼 LinkedIn
• 🌐 Website

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