Contribute Product related content to the GitLab blog
Hello Product team!
Let's do this!
As part of this product operations proposal supporting product operations FY23 key initiatives, I'd like to encourage all product team members to contribute content to the GitLab blog. We are doing A LOT of awesome things as product managers and it's time we share. It'll be great for you to get your voice out there and it'll be great for GitLab too! Once we've created at least 5 publications, we'll have our own Product category and tags in the blog
What should you write about?
Write about what you know! It could be your experience working on a specific feature or something you want to highlight about a solution you created with your team recently and what you learned. I am happy to review your draft and you're welcome to join prod ops office hours to brainstorm topics. Tip: Keep it brief. People like to read something in 7 mins or less.
Here's a sample prod ops blog post that is a 4 minute read.
How to get started:
I am happy to review and support you in the process, ping me anytime in Slack #product-operations or join prod ops office hours.
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Create an issue to propose your blog post following the guidance and template here
- Sample issue
- add me as the optional
approver
in the issue description for awareness
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Once you've created your proposal you can raise your blog MR following this guidance
- use the MR template in the blog guidance so you have the appropriate checklist to follow
- add me and your manager as Reviewers
- use the category
culture
orcompany
, as we don't yet have a product category in the blog - Add the tag
product
along with any other tags available here that are appropriate for your blog post. Be sure to add product tag as this is how our posts will get grouped when we do have a product category in the blog - don't spend too much time trying to figure out failed pipelines in the MR, it's usually due to formating and the editorial team will help you in the MR
- mention this proposal issue in your MR so we gain traction on adding the Product category to the blog
- Sample MR
Note: Though the blog guidance suggests you submit your issue/MR 3 weeks in advance prior to your desired published dates, 7 business days is usually enough. Keep in mind that you do want to give them ample time in case they need to have Legal review the content.