How to Get Into UX Writing

How to become a UX writer. Everything you need to know in less than 20 minutes.

Make sure you get my FREE book on Amazon worldwide: UX Writing for Beginners.

Time codes:
0:00 - Intro
0:44 - My experience
1:50 - What makes a good UX writer
3:18 - Advice for writers
4:59 - What to learn
9:08 - Online courses
11:52 - Self study
13:23 - Where to build a portfolio
14:04 - What to put in your portfolio
14:54 - Finding commercial work
16:04 - Targeted case studies
17:01 - Outro

Here are all the links:

Laws of UX

Nielsen Norman Group

My Medium article

UX Writing Hub

Daily UX Writing

UX Content Collective

IDF

User Experience Design Fundamentals

Complete Web Design from Figma to Webflow to Freelancing

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[killaz]

You can notice that this guy is an excellent UX Writer since everything in this video is so well said, substantive and easy to understand :)

[mosalahisaking]

I just got intern opportunity as junior UX writer in a healthcare multinational company. Your vid is my first guide. Thank you.

[joegrist]

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.

[rysbow]

Glad to see a channel focused on UX writing instead of design for a change. Great content! Keep up the good work.

[amrutajategaonkar]

This was the best dive into UX writing I came across! Grateful to have landed here😍👌

[alejandrocastillo]

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!

[connormalone]

Hey just wanted to thank you! Your video is rich with information. I recently graduated from UX Content Collective and would say it’s equipped me to move into the field. Read the books! All of them. I’m at the final stage of an interview and am feeling confident. If you love UX writing, your passion with shine through.

[thenoobieditor]

I'm a content writer for an automobile website.
What I understand is that you have to keep it simple for the audience to understand but keep it very human to enhance the "wow" factor. Like when explaining a product, say Iphone 16, you highlight each one of its features in different section, starting from the key strengths while ensuring the audience that this is the best you get or Iphone 16 does it better than your current phone so the price is justified.

This is my understanding of UX writing since I'm a mass comm student and knows a bit of copywriting.

[DiegoOlivasArana]

Great video! I'm a journalist and I've been working as a translator and localization game tester for a while. I'm really tired of these kind of jobs and lately thinking of going towards UX Writing. This video really helps a lot as an introduction, congratulations and please keep up the great work!

[tezordedam]

I've been all over YouTube for UX Writing videos and this is genuinely the mose useful 👍

[richaranjan]

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.

[bianevaristo]

I really enojoyed your video! You kept it simple, realistic and entertaining

[loricobbs]

Your video was right on time with where I am on my self-study journey. You filled in several blanks for me and sharpened my strategy. Thank you so much! Can't wait to watch more!

[dafni]

An accurate and reasoned video that communicates matter-of-factly, just like an excellent UX writer should communicate. Kudos!!

[TemitopeoluwaB]

Your video has the most quality information. I have been trying to get my foot in the door for a while, this video just confirmed that I am on the right path and I could be doing better. Thank you!

[MichaelMilton]

Content so good, I'm commenting on Christmas day! Advice for writers at 3:18 was particularly useful and interesting. Keep up the videos, they are definitely going to help lots of people!

[Taskade]

Amazing video. Start by doing what’s necessary, then what’s possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible. :)

[soniaassila]

Thank you for this ! I just graduated with a BS in communication and I am very interested in the UX writing path so i will be binging your videos !

[NK-ybcx]

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!

[sinddev]

This is a great video! A person like me who’s just starting to know what’s UX writing and how to self learn, this video is much more helpful. Thanks more.