> - Did it help to get noticed/ find jobs or other opportunities?
Umm, a bit. I've gotten a bit of contract work from it. I've published a book from my blog (yet to earn out my advance). I've been in job interviews where people mentioned my blog. I was asked to be on a podcast because of something I'd written (but only because it trended on HN).
But no "Dan is making $Xk/month from his blog and only works 10 hours/week."
> - Do you learn something new from it?
Yes! I have found that I've never learned something so much as when I tried to explain it. And explaining something using words is so much harder than interactively; you have to be clearer and you have to be more rigorous.
100%. I've been blogging since 2003. It helps clarify my thoughts. It helps me learn things. It helps me see how much I've learned and changed.
I wrote a bit more about blogging for myself here: https://www.mooreds.com/wordpress/archives/2188
> - Did it help to get noticed/ find jobs or other opportunities?
Umm, a bit. I've gotten a bit of contract work from it. I've published a book from my blog (yet to earn out my advance). I've been in job interviews where people mentioned my blog. I was asked to be on a podcast because of something I'd written (but only because it trended on HN).
But no "Dan is making $Xk/month from his blog and only works 10 hours/week."
> - Do you learn something new from it?
Yes! I have found that I've never learned something so much as when I tried to explain it. And explaining something using words is so much harder than interactively; you have to be clearer and you have to be more rigorous.
Examples:
https://www.mooreds.com/wordpress/archives/3244
https://www.mooreds.com/wordpress/archives/2832