Thank you! I have over 12 years of experience in ux and nowadays find it’s not useful, because this field need the person you learn new critical things every day and stay late every day. I hope that I can change this career path to thing that focus in 9-5 and focus on life because life is too short to spend it on us field that need too much effort. By the way your are amazing and like your studio and the video was very inspiring
A good amount of articles I've read about case studies is that an effective one should show impact. How might this kind of case study show impact? Are there metrics to look out for that can show why the UX writing suggestions are better than the existing? Would explaining design decisions be enough?
As someone who discovered your awesome channel this past Autumn, I'm so proud of the growth I've been seeing in you and your content in such a short time. I've learned so much from people like you and Yvonne UX, and as someone who isn't in the space to afford lessons, these extra tidbits have helped me learn and challenge myself as a UX writer. I hope you continue creating for a long, long time. ♥
Wow thank you so, so much for your kind words 🥹♥️ Weirdly, it doesn’t feel like much growth right now, but I think that’s just part of the game! We never really understand how much we’ve learned and grown until we take look back at how far we’ve come over the years, I guess! Thanks for sharing your wonderful feedback and also, happy that my content is helpful!
This is such a lovely video and loooove your neighbourhood - thanks for sharing it with us :) So, this time my curiosity question is on.. what are the softwares you use to get your tasks done? I can see that you use Miro for organizing ideas and Figma for the actual work (writing). In this line, can you brief what other software helps in your day-to-day activities as a UX writer? And one more, do you also work on copywriting and other writing tasks for the part time job you mentioned as it's a startup? If yes, how do you switch between different types of writing (mentally and technically)? Also, I wanted to mention that your Udemy courses are a gem (sooo resourceful) but still I keep throwing a lot of questions at you - sorry, can't help :P Let me know :)
Pavi, good to see you again! Thank you so much for your kind words and more questions! I actually love so much to engage and discuss and share information, so always feel free to ask MORE questions, haha ❤️ Regarding the tools questions: I don't know if you have seen it yet, but I just published an Instagram post where I share all my tools and what I do with them! I hope it helps! And regarding your second question: This question is so, so good! In my startup setting, I am required (or well, asked) to literally write all kinds of text: UX copy for our website and shop, blog posts, letters to our customers, Instagram ads, Google ads, job ads, YOU NAME IT. And it's so funny because having to do these different kinds of writing has really showed me how important it is to have a systematic approach. For UX Writing, I have that, no problem. Blog writing, I've learned that, no problem. But (good) copywriting is something I can only do when I'm in a certain creative mood. Luckily, I don't have to do a lot of copywriting, but I'm currently becoming increasingly aware of the fact that I need to learn copywriting properly in order to have it easier when switching between disciplines. Right now "switching" between the different types of writing for me means, I just do my copywriting tasks when I feel like I'm capable of doing them. What helps me is looking at inspiration of cool copy pieces (and I also have a collection of them) and brainstorming, but taking a class on copywriting is definitely on my to do list for this year! Hope this helped ❤️
Replying to this comment as well, so you have the information here as well: You can take them in any order you would like, but I personally would recommend this order: 1 Introduction To UX Writing 2 Transitioning To UX Writing 3 Accessible UX Writing 4 UX Writing: Finding Your Voice and Tone 5 UX Writing in Practice: Documentation & Processes 6 User Research And Testing For UX Writing 7 Inclusive UX Writing: Physical Abilities & Neurodivergence 8 Inclusive UX Writing: Gender, Race & Age 9 Culture-Based UX Writing 10 Localization in UX Writing 11 Fighting „Dark“ UX Writing: How To Write Kind UX Copy 12 Building Your UX Writing Portfolio 13 Freelancing in UX Writing
To be honest with you, your presence in the industry is enough. Because that's reason enough for me to be there.♥We are always optimistic about your smile I got all your courses and study them well and sometimes when my day is not good I listen to the videos and feel your beautiful spirit. I just want you to organize the courses for me in studying I bought them all and I want to organize them in studying
Thank you so much for your kindness and your warm words, they really mean a lot! You can find the right order of the courses in every course description! You can take them in any order you would like, but I personally would recommend this order: 1 Introduction To UX Writing 2 Transitioning To UX Writing 3 Accessible UX Writing 4 UX Writing: Finding Your Voice and Tone 5 UX Writing in Practice: Documentation & Processes 6 User Research And Testing For UX Writing 7 Inclusive UX Writing: Physical Abilities & Neurodivergence 8 Inclusive UX Writing: Gender, Race & Age 9 Culture-Based UX Writing 10 Localization in UX Writing 11 Fighting „Dark“ UX Writing: How To Write Kind UX Copy 12 Building Your UX Writing Portfolio 13 Freelancing in UX Writing
@@write-with-dr-kat Thank you very much Kat, the courses are worth every dollar paid for them, and by the way they are worth a lot of money and their price is very low compared to the scientific value present in the course.
Hi Kat! Hope you're doing well. Awesome video as usual :D My question is not specifically related to this video but I have heard you say to get certifications from big institutions like Stanford or Oxford but they don't offer UX related courses online. So, how do we actually gain one? I mean I have been learning a lot from your courses but as you spoke about getting certification from these big names would enhance our profile.. I'm just curious on how can I get it. Let me know :)
(1) Hey Pavi! Always doing good, always loving to see that profile pic ❤️ Unfortunately, RU-vid restricts the length of my reply, so I have to split this into several parts and make this your weekend reading 😅 But it's such an interesting question, I HAVE to dive deeper here. I think when it comes to UX areas (but UX writing especially), we have this misconception that we mainly have to go for certificates and programs carrying the word "UX" in their name. If we take a closer look at what UX Writing actually is we see that it is guiding, linear (i.e. one-directional) communication that is perceived via digital interfaces and is supposed to help users complete a process.
(2) Any type of education that helps us understand any aspect of this better is helpful, for example, communication in general, information processing, psychology, readability of text on screen, intercultural communication etc. The same is true for working in a tech team, organizing agile projects etc., so for example, from Oxford University (Department of Continuing Education) you could choose short/online courses like - Technical Team Communication - Technical Team Leadership - Culture & Conversation - How to Navigate Intercultural Communication - Inter-culturally Speaking - Managing Workplace Behaviour for Better Performance - Language and Perceptions of Identity - Exploring Psychology: Understanding Human Behaviour. (Some of these are online, some are short on-campus courses.)
(3) Just as some examples! I think moving away a little bit from the narrow concept of "UX" might help us to even broaden the horizons of our field and to understand not only the practical but also the scientific basis that UX Writing is built on. However, if you want to combine both - the very academic stuff AND the UX specialization - you might also want to check out Coursera! Doing some research for this reply, for example, I came across courses like - User Experience Research and Design (University of Michigan) - Introduction to User Experience Design (Georgia Institute of Technology) - Interaction Design (University of California San Diego). All three are pretty decent schools to have certificates from! Sorry for this wildly long reply, I hope that at least it was helpful 🫣❤️
Hey Kat! You have no idea how helpful this is to me. Thank you so much for taking the time to find these courses and help me understand that just studying "UX" related courses is not actually gaining knowledge about it. Really gained a new perspective today. And ohh I love to read those big replies which are extremely helpful. So, no sorry-ss :) Thanks a lot again, "Daria" buddy!
Hello and thank you for your question! ABSOLUTELY! In both fields, finding the right words to correctly convey meaning is crucial, so your skills will definitely come in handy in UX Writing. I think, Localization of digital products could also be interesting for you! This field is all about adjusting apps, websites, etc. to the local demands of different markets (culturally, politically, language-wise etc). Definitely a great fit!
Hi Sade, great question! Yes, you can try ADPList! Just do this: - Google for ADPList (unfortunately, I cannot put any links here, but you will immediately find their website) - Go to their website, scroll down on the home page a litte until you reach the section „Discover the world’s top mentors“ - click on „Explore all“, then in the search bar, enter „UX Writing“ and hit enter - And voila! Some amazing UX Writing experts will pop up that offer mentoring 🙂 Hope this helps! All the best on your journey!
Hi Kat!! Thank you so much for this video!! Do you have any book recommendation for UX writing and content design specifically? Please let me know :) Btw love your videos. Keep them coming!!
Okay, WAIT because is this a Daria profile pic? As a teenager, I LIVED FOR THIS SHOW 😭 Back to topic 😅 There's actually a wide variety of books on UX Writing out there, but my personal favorite is "Writing is Designing" by Michael J. Betts and Andy Welfle. It includes so many good concepts and systematic approaches that are helpful on both a theoretical and practical level. I also found "The business of UX Writing" by Yael Ben-David pretty insightful. And: Thank you for your kind words about my videos, love to hear that they are helpful!
Cool i like your profile it’s perfect, I explained you don’t made every thing in this project I thought a ux writing do everything written in project'!!
Hello and thank you so much for your comment! Very interesting and important question! No, as a UX Writer you don't necessarily do all the writing in a project. Some of the content may be written by other departments (the Marketing department, legal department, copywriters) and they will give the content to you. This is often the case in big companies that have a special department for everything. In smaller companies, however, the UX Writer often does ALL the writing!
Hey Misha, thanks so much for your comment! First of all: An SEO background is great! It will give you helpful background knowledge for UX Writing. If you want to start learning UX Writing from scratch, you should definitely try my Introduction To UX Writing online course. You can find the link to it in the video description box below the video!
Hi Kat, this learning and counting process is where it affects us the most, especially trying to migrate to this area. I'm still a junior (although my age is already 40) and I'm looking for an opportunity to grow. Your tips are great and I even took the idea from your portfolio in a past video to draft mine. Thanks for sharing. (a follower and student, as I consider myself, from Brazil).
This makes me so happy to hear, thanks for sharing, Andre! Also, being a junior at 40 is such an achievement because it means that we're still trying to better ourselves and shift our career into a favorable direction, no matter our age (I'm 36 by the way, so I can relate). Imho, being able and willing to learn completely new ways is the number one skill in the tech industry, so kudos for that!
Liebe Arianna, hui, gute Frage! Aktuell scheint da irgendwie noch nicht so wirklich viel zu passieren und auch wenn ich es z.B. grundsätzlich gut finde, dass es überhaupt einen Arbeitskreis und einen "Leitfaden für gute UX-Texte" gibt, scheint mir das alles noch sehr basal und vor allem an Nicht-UX Writer gerichtet, die sich "nebenbei" mal mit UX Writing befassen wollen. Ich sehe aber durchaus Potenzial und glaube, dass die Mitgliedschaft für UX Professionals generell hilfreich sein kann: Die ganzen Veranstaltungen sind zum Netzwerken bestimmt richtig gut. Meine Empfehlung wäre daher: Wenn der Mitgliedsbeitrag gut in dein Budget passt, lohnt sich eintreten. Wenn der Mitgliedsbeitrag irgendwie schon wehtut, kriegst du gerade die Netzwerk-Benefits auch bei kostenlosen Meetups, in Online-Foren etc. :-) Ich hoffe, das hilft!
Ich kann nur als jemand sprechen, der kein deutscher Muttersprachler ist, aber was für ein Vergnügen, dies auf beiden Sprachen genießen zu können. Vielen Dank <3
Vielen Dank für das liebe Kompliment, Jamie! Das freut mich sehr - erst recht von jemandem, der gerade Deutsch lernt! Und by the way: Dein Deutsch ist richtig gut! :-)
Aapka yah video dekhkar mujhe bahut hi jyada achcha Laga isliye main aapse ummid karta hun ki aur bhi ISI tarah ki interesting video aap hamare liye jarur banate rahenge.
Is video mein jitna bhi jyada se jyada ho sake informative aur bhi jyada kuchh dalne ki koshish kijiye taki hamen iske bare mein aur bhi bahut kuchh maloom ho jaaye pata bhi chal jaye
My go-to source is startup conferences! In Germany, we have Bits & Pretzels, for example, but there is also the Startups World Conference or the Hello Tomorrow Conference. I don't attend these, I just look at the names. However, the problem with many startups is that they don't have enough funding to hire a UX Writer (usually, at this stage, most of them just cover basic roles like designers, developers, and sales experts), so I also recommend taking a look at UX/UI conferences because, sometimes, there are pretty awesome UX consulting firms and UX agencies that might be easier to join as a UX Writer. All the best ❤️
WOAH, how cool is that?! A big CONGRATULATIONS for this achievement! 🎉 Makes me so happy to hear! Wishing you a fulfilling, lovely job environment and lots of 💰!
I'm just getting into the field and this was so informative! the guidelines and steps have been properly and explained in such a way that as a learner, I could understand very easily. Thank you!!
Learning from you a lot. I'm building my portfolio these days and this video inspires and motivates me after long struggle. Thanks a lot Kat for rich information that you share in your videos.
Thank you for your kind words! It always makes me so happy to hear that my videos are valuable! Glad they are of help. I personally found it very exhsuating to create the portfolio itself, but once it was finished I felt so, so proud of myself because it showed me just how much work I've already done and how far I've come. Wishing you the same!
Thank you for the deets! Great video. I'm just discovering UX writing as a copywriter. So, this was helpful indeed. Would love to see more of such educational content. Really great!
Thanks for your comment! I'm actually working on a "UX Writing for Copywriters" video, but it's still in the making! If there is anything else you'd like me to cover, feel free to let me know! All the best on your journey ❤️
Kat, thank you for your sharing! I love that you showed us 2-sided views and figures to picture the industry changes. Your thoughts inspire me to re-think about reality and how to react. In times of crisis, we must all decide again and again whom we love －I read this quote from a book. I wish I could make a wise decision and keep going :) P.S. I also enjoyed your Udemy class, especially for User Research And Testing For UX Writing.
Thanks so much, Kay! Also, I love this quote - it's so true. Sounds a little cliché, but I also think that times like these test us and ultimately, some will stick with UX Writing, and others won't. And not sticking around is okay, too! Health, happiness, and security are more important than any career. Wishing you all the best for your future! May your decisions lead you to exactly that: health, happiness, and security!
Hello Dr. Kat. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I’m a Copywriter for a digital marketing agency. I’m learning about UX writing in order to make a switch.
Glad that you find my content helpful! Making a switch from Copywriting to UX Writing is actually one of the most common career paths for UX Writers, and I am sure, you will do amazing in our discipline! If there's any topic that you would like to learn more about on this journey, let me know! I'm happy to cover it here on the channel.
This is a very insightful video Kat. Thank you. I just got my first role as a junior UX Writer and tbh, it's not the easiest and I understand why top companies are only hiring seniors now. There are a lot of 3 weeks, half-baked UX professionals who don't have actual measurable results. Thank you for your courses on Udemy. They are now a holy grail for my UX work.
First of all, thank you so much for your kind words! I'm always so, so happy to hear that my courses help people feel confident working in UX because it is such a cool field and UX Writing is such an awesome, interesting career path to follow. And also, congratulations on landing your first role in UX Writing! 🎉 How cool is that! Especially, as you said, since junior position have become so rare these days. Also, I completely agree with what you said about "half-baked professionals" in UX. Everyone starts somewhere but I see a lot of people thinking that UX is a field that you can just jump right into because it doesn't require a lot of qualification. I think that is also because so many experienced UXers make such harsh comments - some of them just feel insulted by the way their profession is looked at by newbies or outsiders.
