On UX Writing

Gordon reveals the hottest UX writing job trends to look out for this year!

This week’s Dash includes dissecting what makes a font bad, usability test documents, and building an accessibility library.

This week’s Dash includes error messaging tips, Confab announcements, and more exciting updates about AR with Apple!

This week’s Dash includes rethinking the concept of processes and ways to design your toolkit.

This week’s Dash includes design content for A/R and V/R experiences!

Today we wanted to let you know about some exciting new material just added to the UX Writing Fundamentals and our CX Writing for Marketing Engagement courses.

This week’s Dash includes your 2021 design astrology predictions thanks to Pablo Stanley.

Uzoma shares her tips on how to create a UX writing position where positions are scarce or don’t exist by creating a pitch portfolio!

This week’s Dash includes a recap on a hybrid writer webinar, perfection paralysis, and why good design means good communication.

It’s time technical audiences got some UX writing love. Are you a technical writer? Are you looking for ways to level up your work? Are you interested in UX writing?…

This week’s Dash includes why you should become a hybrid technical & UX writer and a mistake that cost Citibank $500 million dollars.

Jason lays out the basics of growth content design in this beginner’s guide to core principles, frameworks, and craft-level considerations to act on growth content opportunities.

If you’re confused by the roles and different titles, don’t worry. You’re not alone. This week, we’ve rounded up a podcast episode featuring Jane Ruffino to break it down.

No one likes to constantly be bombarded with “buy me!” messages all the time. Sasha goes over the right and wrong ways to do in-app marketing so that your users don’t get frustrated or annoyed.

“Learn more” is not enough yet it’s everywhere on the internet. So what makes a CTA actually helpful? This week’s Dash explores just that.

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!

You only live… forever? At least that’s the question surrounding data and posthumous chatbots. This Dash gets into AI bots, what it’s like to be a non-native English speaker as a UX writer, and more!

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!

The last Dash of January is here. We’re not quite sure where that month went, but it’s probably hanging out somewhere with the other missing socks, lost remote, and our spare key. Anyways! Here’s a fresh batch of content for you to enjoy. If you’re feeling generous, forward to a fellow UX writing friend. 

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. 

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.

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

This  Dash ranges from COVID-19 to content strategy candidates and even all things convo design. We know it’s a wild US election week… so we’ll just get straight to it.

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.

How do we gauge whether our content is hitting the mark? We analyze it, of course!

We’ve shared some heavy discussions lately about this: on separating the writing from the strategy, the different backgrounds that led us to this work, ethical, accessible and inclusive practices, and fighting for our place on design and product teams.

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!

This week we’ve got an in-depth look at the past, present, and future of our industry from Kristina Halvorson, how to survive being the sole UX writer with Mario Ferrier, and of course, some quality content from emerging UX writers too! 

This week we’ve got an in-depth look at the past, present, and future of our industry from Kristina Halvorson, how to survive being the sole UX writer with Mario Ferrier, and of course, some quality content from emerging UX writers too! 

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.

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

This week’s Dash should help you find out what it takes to be an exceptional UX writer. We’ve got articles from around the globe about how to do ‘good’ UX writing, what it means to be a UX writer on a CX team, respecting your users, and staying empathetic in your online communications. 

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.

In this week’s Dash you’ll find: Shopify changing their content strategy to content design, a UX writing glossary, completing a UX challenge and more!

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

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

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.

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.

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

In this podcast, Patrick chat with Andy and Michael about their new book “Writing is Designing.”

Christie Fremon shares what she’s learned about seeking equity in the hiring process.

Gordon MacRae is an instructional designer, product manager, UX writer, and more. In this podcast, Patrick and Gordon talk about everything to do with hiring UX writers in 2020, and getting hired.

Bobbie introduces how UX writing has evolved as its own discipline in the tech industry in a recent webinar with IxDA Dubai. She explains why UX writing is essential to product success and customer happiness.

In a recent webinar for UXPA International on Content Testing and Research, Bobbie talks about the importance of testing content and how to do it in different scenarios.

Upon discovering classism in UX copy in COVID-19 related writing, UX researcher John McLeod-Moya performed his own research and case study during the pandemic. Here he offers his insights for more inclusive messaging.

Expert in taxonomy and Image Librarian at Primark, Alice Walsh shares the fundamentals of metadata for beginners in the field.

Angela Gordon describes what it’s like working on a team of UX writers at Dropbox.

UX writers and content strategists need to start preparing for GPT-3 – and we can do that by articulating the value we provide now.

Ryan Farrell, creator of the Daily UX Writing Challenge, chats with Patrick on the skills they think are underrated in the UX writing community and more.

Joel Ramey shares insights from UX writing portfolio reviews by experts in the industry.

Get 12 pieces of essential UX writing wisdom from the first year of the Writers of Silicon Valley podcast

Adina Cretu gives an in-depth guide on how to bring a product’s voice to life by giving it personality. It all begins with asking the right questions.

Annie Adams shares her experience on working as a UX writer in the fashion industry.

Writing inclusive copy allows us to build trust with all users and not leave anyone out. Kaitlyn shares a few tips for beginners on how to get started.

Yes, you do need to know your stuff when it comes to UX writing. Us UX writers can spot a fraud a mile off!

Alexandra gives a comprehensive list of resources and tips on how to start building and growing your network.

Patrick interviews Hillary Black, chatbot extraordinaire and author of “How To Design A Chatbot” on how to create chatbots people actually use.

Anna shares her best practices on how to go from writing meant for reading to writing for hearing.

We’re once again finding ourselves saying “wow, these certainly are uncertain times”… but one thing we can control is the good work we do.

Wow, it’s been a tough week. On top of a pandemic. To our Black brothers and sisters, we stand with you. From all of us, thank you for being part of the UXWC community. We’re so much more because of you.

As the sole UX writer on a design team, Kendra Ralston shares how to navigate this complex experience and advocate for your work.

Patrick interviews Kathryn Strauss, Senior UX Writer at Square about how writers can participate in UX research, the future of the industry, and the types of skills it takes to be a really good UX Writer and Content Strategist.

When it comes to user experience (UX) writing, every word matters. UX writer Michael Winnington explains why localization should be at the forefront of your thinking.

The rest of your career starts here. Whether you’re just starting out or you’ve recently found yourself starting again, this week’s Dash is for you.

Get the best tips for structuring your UX writing portfolio from Andy Welfle, Adobe Content Strategy lead and hiring manager, and co-author of “Writing is Designing”.

In challenging times, Finn Astle shares how chatbots can significantly improve customer experience.

Sophie Tahran is Senior UX Writer for The New Yorker at Condé Nast. She started writing at Lyft and lead UX writing at InVision. Patrick Stafford interviewed Sophie about her work in UX writing.

The Dash is our UX writing newsletter filled with useful links, resources, articles, videos, and more. This edition sent on Tuesday, April 14th.

Heather McBride shares her UX writing interview experience and discusses in detail what you can expect in your upcoming UX job interview.

The Dash is our UX writing newsletter filled with useful links, resources, articles, videos, and more. This edition sent on Tuesday, April 14th.

Roy West is the design director, UX Writing, at Uber. But his UX writing career extends beyond that into Google, NeXT and more. Patrick Stafford interviewed Roy about his work in UX writing.

Want to learn how to write and design chatbots? This guide will give you everything you need to know. No coding required!

User experience (UX) writers are many things. A lot of us come from copywriting, technical writing, or support backgrounds and have spent a lot of time working to build brand…

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UX writing is a fast growing field, but job opportunities for remote workers are still less common than for UX designer or copywriter jobs.

Learning how to test and measure your content is difficult, but not impossible. This course will show you how.

Influencing without authority is a skill that UX writers need to learn – and here’s how.

Read the results of our UX writer salary survey, and find out the average UX writer salary in your area.

Why is the product design ratio so skewed? The other day I was scrolling through Twitter and saw this: Thank you, Rachel, for tweeting everything the UX writing community wants…

After some waiting, some tinkering, and a lot of work on our end, our next course is finally available: introducing the new way to boost your digital strategy skills… The…

Since we launched the UX Writing Fundamentals course, we knew we wanted to expand into other areas. CX Writing seemed the perfect next step. There’s so much to teach when…

There are plenty of articles about design online, but what about a UX podcast about writing and content? Our very own co-founder, Patrick Stafford, recently launched “Writers of Silicon Valley”,…

When the UX Writers Collective launched in January, the original vision was to offer a UX Writing Fundamentals course, and then an Advanced UX Writing course. Instead, we’re now offering…

In mid-2018, we formed the UX Writers Collective and began writing all of the content for the Fundamentals course. We had a vision: with so many companies needing UX writers…

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Conversations about data are often focused on technical fields, like development and product management.   When it comes to writers, data-driven decision making becomes a little fuzzy. How does it…

Something strange has happened over the past several years. With more UX graduates attending bootcamps and intensive sessions designed to get them up to speed on UX design and research, we’re…

So what’s the difference between microcopy and UX writing? The growth of UX writing and content strategy has sparked all sorts of great conversation and debate. Whether you call yourself…