Content Marketing That Actually Works for Developer Beginners

I spent two years writing technical content that nobody read. Blog posts with five views (three of which were probably me), GitHub repositories gathering digital dust, and social media posts that vanished into the void. The problem wasn't my technical skills or even my writing. I was treating content marketing like documentation—technically correct but completely missing what makes people actually care and engage. Here's what I learned about content marketing that actually moves the needle, especially for developers who'd rather write code than chase vanity metrics. Start With Problems You've Actually Solved The best content comes from real frustration you've experienced and conquered. Not theoretical problems or trending topics you think you should cover, but actual debugging sessions, workflow improvements, or tools that saved you hours. I used to write tutorials about technologies I'd barely touched. My React authentication post was technically accurate but soulless because I'd neve