Welcome to UX, He Wrote. I'm Andy and I talk about all things UX writing and content design.
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About Andy A former translator, Andy's been a UX writer and manager for some of the largest companies in China including Trip.com and Alibaba. Realising there was no regular UX writing content on RU-vid, he created this channel to help bring writers together and share their experiences. And yes, he spells "realising" with an "s" and he's not sorry about it.
Thanks a lot! Inspring, clear and genuinely video... I've a question: how variegated the UW case studies in my portfolio should be? I have experience only in website contents creation.
When I do portfolio reviews the advice I give people is to ensure they vary in terms of what skills, approaches, or techniques you used. It doesn't matter if they're all for web content, but each project should show something different you did in the process (not just different words).
Microcopy- Foundation introduction to ux writing Strategic writing tu Ux Voice and tone for content Style guide Content design by Sarah Richards gov.uk Non designer design book Content as a UI elements Ux for beginners Information Universal principal of design
I don't see why not. A lot of companies will still require a degree, I guess. But if you can put together a portfolio, maybe take some online courses, and show to employers you can do the job, then I don't see why not.
Received a job offer for a UX Writing job, and I have been a Copy Editor/Copy Writer for one of the big 5 tech companies (that I don't feel comfortable naming) thanks for this overview! Helped me slightly prep for a interview or questions.
Hi Andy, greetings from Indonesia! I’m so excited about your new book on Kindle. Unfortunately, it isn’t available in my home country, and I'd love to grab a copy. Any chance of making it accessible here? Thanks!
I've contacted you via email and your website. I'm looking for a portfolio review but have not recieved any response depite emailing multiple times. Please help, I'd love to work with you!
Hi Andy, I'm a subscriber from Nigeria been trying to get your book on Amazon but it keeps saying This title is not currently available for purchase. please what do I do? Thanks
You can also get it on the Kobo website for free: www.kobo.com/ww/en/ebook/ux-writing-for-beginners If it still doesn't work, let me know and I'll send it you 😄
Also, how do I better justify my decisions that relate to UX laws/principles to bosses/managers who have not much knowledge about UX/Design and are convinced that what I'm trying to tell them doesn't make sense to them?
You need to know how to translate UX metrics into business metrics. A lot of bosses don't care about usability unless it costs them money. I'll make a video about that too. It's a good question.
Another excellent video! This is a good reminder to justify the choices I make in my portfolio and try and relate them to UX laws/ UX principles of writing! Thank you sir!
Thank you! I love your book, great sources and information. Can you do a video on what technologies UX writers tend to use? I know about Figma. Also the terms most frequently used in UX writing? Thanks
Hey! I actually just made a video where I mention that I offer portfolio critiques: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iVHANW1Rpow.html If you head to uxhewrote.com/critiques and contact me we can set something up for a resume as well. 😀
That's weird, it should be available worldwide. It's also available on Kobo, they have a worldwide site: www.kobo.com/ww/en/ebook/ux-writing-for-beginners
Thanks for sharing such informative content. You covered everything beginners would want to know and need to take the next step. I'm definitely intrigued and motivated to explore the UX side of things.
Hey Andy! Do you think it’s a bad idea to take a few courses on ux design at my community college to be able to receive a certificate l? I’m currently highly interested in ux writing! Thank you for being so informative.
I would say it depends on the price. I think it's a great idea to learn UX design to help with your UX writing. But be careful or courses priced high because of a certificate. A lot of certificates might not actually be recognized by employers.
hi, your videos are so usefull! Can I see something of your portfolio to know how it looks a good one? Also at your web , the lin to linkedin shows 404 error.
Thanks Tere! I get a lot of people requesting portfolio videos so I guess I will have to see what I can do. There are some general guidelines, but I find it's always best to get a portfolio review/critique, because everyone's portfolio is unique. Where did you find my linkedin link that doesn't work?
Thank you! I really appreciate the info about free courses and self-study. It's been disheartening trying to pursue this without the money to spend on it, but this is really helpful and gives me hope!
I really appreciate this video since it helped me reassure the decision I made about pursuing a career in this field. I have already finished a UX UI Design course and I loved it, however, when I learned about UX Writing it was almost love at first sight. This is because I also studied foreign languages & linguistics (didn't finish, tho), and for the first time I felt I could use that knowledge for something else besides translating, teaching, or being exploited by a customer service call center. Thank you!
