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Welcome to another episode of Develomentor. Today's guest is Rikki Endsley.Rikki Endsley is currently the Open Source Community Manager at Amazon Web Services (AWS). She was previously the editor of Red Hat Developer and a 2016 recipient of an O’Reilly Open Source Award. In the past, she worked as a community manager and editor for Opensource.com; a community evangelist on the Open Source and Standards team at Red Hat; freelance tech journalist; community manager for the USENIX Association; associate publisher of Linux Pro Magazine, ADMIN, and Ubuntu User; and as the managing editor of Sys Admin magazine and UnixReview.com.Rikki has an English degree from the University of Texas (Austin) and a Master’s of Science degree in Journalism from the University of Kansas. For her thesis, she researched how to highlight women’s contributions to open source technologies.Click Here –&gt; For more information about tech careersEpisode Summary"I like helping a publication or website or magazine become its own life form, you know, have its own voice and stand out"—Rikki EndsleyIn this episode we’ll cover:Why Rikki took a pay cut to jump-start her career as a tech writer.How technical do you have to be to be a tech writer?When is the right time to jump out of your comfort zone and try something new?Why it's a great idea to write a 'deep dive' article for a niche audience.You can find more resources and a full transcript in the show notesTo learn more about our podcast go to https://develomentor.com/To listen to previous episodes go to https://develomentor.com/blog/Follow Rikki EndsleyWebsite: http://rikkiendsley.com/Twitter: @rikkiendsLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rikkiendsley/Follow Develomentor:Twitter: @develomentorFollow Grant IngersollTwitter: @gsingersLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/grantingersollSupport the show

Welcome to another episode of <a href="https://develomentor.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Develomentor</a>. Today's guest is Rikki Endsley. Rikki Endsley is currently the Open Source Community Manager at Amazon Web Services (AWS). She was previously the editor of <a href="http://developers.redhat.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Red Hat Developer</a> and a 2016 recipient of an <a href="https://www.oreilly.com/ideas/oreilly-open-source-awards-oscon-austin-2016" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">O’Reilly Open Source Award</a>. In the past, she worked as a community manager and editor for <a href="http://Opensource.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Opensource.com</a>; a community evangelist on the Open Source and Standards team at Red Hat; freelance tech journalist; community manager for the <a href="https://www.usenix.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">USENIX Association</a>; associate publisher of <a href="http://www.linuxpromagazine.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linux Pro Magazine</a>, ADMIN, and Ubuntu User; and as the managing editor of Sys Admin magazine and <a href="http://UnixReview.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UnixReview.com</a>.Rikki has an English degree from the University of Texas (Austin) and a Master’s of Science degree in Journalism from the University of Kansas. For her thesis, she researched how to highlight women’s contributions to open source technologies.Click Here –&gt; <a href="https://develomentor.com/technology-career-descriptions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">For more information about tech careers</a>Episode Summary"I like helping a publication or website or magazine become its own life form, you know, have its own voice and stand out"—Rikki EndsleyIn this episode we’ll cover:<ol><li>Why Rikki took a pay cut to jump-start her career as a tech writer.</li><li>How technical do you have to be to be a tech writer?</li><li>When is the right time to jump out of your comfort zone and try something new?</li><li>Why it's a great idea to write a 'deep dive' article for a niche audience.</li></ol> You can find more resources and a full transcript <a href="https://develomentor.com/?p=1646" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">in the show notes</a> To learn more about our podcast go to <a href="https://develomentor.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://develomentor.com/</a> To listen to previous episodes go to <a href="https://develomentor.com/blog/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://develomentor.com/blog/</a> Follow Rikki Endsley Website: <a href="http://rikkiendsley.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://rikkiendsley.com/</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/rikkiends" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@rikkiends</a> LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rikkiendsley/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">linkedin.com/in/rikkiendsley/</a> Follow Develomentor: Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/develomentor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@develomentor</a> Follow Grant Ingersoll Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/gsingers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@gsingers</a> LinkedIn: <a href="https://linkedin.com/in/grantingersoll" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">linkedin.com/in/grantingersoll</a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/develomentor" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Rikki Endsley - Journalism to Open Source Tech Writer (#27)

She loves sysadmins, she's not a big fan of threaded tweets, and she's hustling to learn Python by the end of the month. Those are just a few of the things Rikki Endsley, Community Manager and Editor for Opensource.com shares with us in her interview with Cloud Unfiltered this week. She also explains what opensource.com is all about, how to get involved as a contributor, why she created the Open Source Yearbook, and how she stays relevant in the ever-changing tech industry.

She loves sysadmins, she's not a big fan of threaded tweets, and she's hustling to learn Python by the end of the month. Those are just a few of the things Rikki Endsley, Community Manager and Editor for <a href="http://Opensource.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Opensource.com</a> shares with us in her interview with Cloud Unfiltered this week. She also explains what <a href="http://opensource.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">opensource.com</a> is all about, how to get involved as a contributor, why she created the Open Source Yearbook, and how she stays relevant in the ever-changing tech industry.

Ep01: Getting Published on OpenSource.com with Rikki Endsley