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Inspiration ·

“Learn more” is not enough: A case for descriptive CTAs

Are your CTAs serving a specific purpose or are they acting more like fillers? Alice Chen argues that descriptive CTAs are more accessible, SEO-friendly, and contribute to a better user experience!

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Career ·

How not being a native English speaker makes me a better UX writer

Companies often list "native English speaker" as a requirement but are they missing out on first-class writing talent? Dragana explains why non-native English speakers actually make for great UX writers!

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Podcasts ·

Writers of Silicon Valley: What we learned from the Button conference

In this episode, Patrick chats with Yael, Duaa, and Vicki about their experience at the 2020 Button conference. They discuss preparation leading up to the conference, what it was like as a fully remote digital conference, and what all the generous knowledge share from speakers and attendees means for the future of the industry.

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Inspiration ·

The top 50 UX writing resources of 2020

The UX writing, content design and content strategy communities grew a lot in 2020. We've collected the top 50 UX writing resources for you to enjoy.

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Learning ·

Microcopy matters: Why everyone on a design team should know how to write

Everyone on a design team should know how to work in Sketch or Figma. So...shouldn't everyone know how to write microcopy?

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Career ·

Starting your first UX writer role (remotely) from a class of COVID grad

Cayla thought she was going to start in-office at Microsoft, enjoying the perks that come with joining a major tech company. However, as a class of COVID graduate, she found herself starting her new, big role working from home. She shares her insights and lessons she's learned along the way.

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Leadership ·

The dos and don’ts of hiring a UX writer

If you're going to hire a UX writer soon, there are a few things you should know to make sure everyone's experience is a positive one!

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Podcasts ·

Writers of Silicon Valley Podcast: Jessica Ouyang and Jolena Ma transcript

In this episode, Patrick speaks with Jessica and Jolena about their product Ditto, what it means for UX writers and content strategists, how they developed the product, what it’s like going through the Y Combinator process, and where they want to take it.

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Techniques ·

Atomic design needs atomic UX writers

What is atomic design? Russell Norris shares great insight into how atomic design works and how UX writers should leverage it!

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Career ·

When a UX writer joins a CX team

James shares how CX thinking has influenced his UX work, taking the broader perspective from CX and using that to inform his work on experiences at the individual level.

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Podcasts ·

Writers of Silicon Valley Podcast: Tamara Hilmes transcript

Patrick and Tamara talk about what makes working at Spotify so great, and the skills needed there to succeed and a UX writer.

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Techniques ·

How to complete a UX writing challenge during the interview process

Pembroke King, UX Writer at Catawiki, describes every step in detail on how she completed the UX writing challenge that got her the job!

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Podcasts ·

Writers of Silicon Valley Podcast: Ben Barone-Nugent transcript

In this conversation with Patrick and Ben Barone-Nugent, they cover: what’s it like to work at Netflix, do you succeed as a UX writer / content designer there and much more.

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Learning ·

What is UX writing?

Take a peek into the first 3 lessons from our UX Writing Fundamentals course. Learn what UX writing is, why it's important, and how UX writers work on a design team.

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Strategy ·

How we moved from content docs to Abstract at Wix

UX Writer & Team Lead at Wix, Jenni Nadler shares how her team transitioned from using content documents to using Abstract.

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