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5 steps to build an authority for you and your repository

Nevo David on September 24, 2023

Authority is usually addressed as a brand is a way to reach people and gain their “automatic” trust. When you have achieved some brand: People t...
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Nathan Tarbert

Love the article @nevodavid!

There are quite a lot of takeaways here. Probably the biggest one for me is being the face of the company you work for. That's what I've been working towards for several months so it's a confirmation that I'm on the right track.

Thanks again!

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Nevo David

Thank you so much for reading 🚀

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Pizofreude

Will try to wing it this coming Hacktoberfest with 30 Days Open Source Learning Challenge in conjunction with Depths.so. Fingers-crossed we'll how it turns out. Hoping to get some support for you guys too!

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Saurabh Rai

Really nice post, Nevo. 💖🌺

In GitHub20k, I share almost every tactic I have “Hacked.”
This is one of the biggest boosters I have received lately that helped my brand grow. There are ups and downs to this.

This part takes courage. And you're doing a great job with them. Building and growing something with transparency takes a lot of courage. You take time to research some ideas. And when those work, you share them with everyone. 🔥

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Nevo David

Yup!
It's always a hard decision

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yogini16

Nice article! I really appreciate the detailed steps.
Thank you for your efforts !!

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Nevo David

Thank you for reading!

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Nevo David

Thank you so much for reading!

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Nevo David

Have you built an authority for yourself? Can you share how?

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Nevo David

I agree (it's not connected to the article's context).
But it's essential to have contribution in recent dates.
It reflects how much the library is up-to-date.

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Zac_A_Clifton

How does number 1 work if you have someone else posting articles that are out of your expertise?
Like with in-depth infrastructure articles that Novu has been releasing recently by your architect?
I believe this would make it seem like there are multiple people in the company but where would the benefit come in?

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Nevo David

Hi Zac! Thank you for reading.
I like to say Do sh*t and then talk about it.

If you are writing about something without doing it yourself

  • You will lose credibility
  • People will not believe you.

Adding "Novu" means that you have done something within Novu - it's not generic. It's something with proof.

In case you are talking about ghostwriting as a different persona, in that case, the persona must have some connection and understanding of what you are talking about.

I am not an architect, but I read about your date bug article, and I can relate to and understand it.

It means that if you wrote the article and I publish it (and I understand it), I can give it a touch of my essence In the title, descriptions, comments, etc...

I don't think it's a problem that multiple people will post from the company as long as one persona is consistent with the posting without changing their current funnel (like we did in Novu.)

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Zac_A_Clifton

Thanks for the insight, I think this would be a good topic for a follow-up article on how to manage multiple personas posting for a company and
What are the guidelines and tenets that everyone should follow.

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Jared Meakin

Nice article. I’ve looked into Novu briefly. While open source, there are no good resources for self hosting. So while there’s a “community edition” it’s kinda a farce, as it’s not usable. Sure you can spin up a docker locally, but what about deploying to AWS, DigitalOcean, or any other vm?

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Barry Michael Doyle

Inspiring stuff! I don't have a product behind my name but I write anyway to practice the art of building my personal brand :)

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Joiner

Great. looking forward to anther post from you.Thanks

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Oscar

So insightful, thanks!