In this episode, our guest, Swyx talks about how part-time creators have an advantage over full-time content creators, leading indicators when creating content, networking and engaging with your audience, and creating luck.

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Show Notes

0:00 Introduction
2:06 Introducing Swyx
- Coding Career Handbook
  - Part-Time Creator Manifesto
3:28 Why Writing?
7:16 Priority and Time
9:45 Better to be Part-Time Creator than a Full-Time Creator
12:16 Do you set up a business entity?
13:22 Consistency
16:49 Lower the Barrier to Entry
20:16 Sponsor: Daily.dev
21:17 How much do you pay attention to growth?
22:37 What is the leading indicator?
- Second Brain
24:17 Engaging with your Audience
25:24 Ratio of One for me, One for Them
31:44 Networking
34:43 Niching
37:18 Sponsor: Hashnode
38:04 What's a sustainable action plan for part-time content creation
40:23 Getting your stuff stolen
41:41 Creating Luck
48:31 Community Shout outs
- Monica Lent: Blogging for Devs
- Coding Career on Twitter