Content Vidhya: What I Learnt From One of the Best Websites on Content Writing
By: Mythri Bharadwaj
Tags: Uma Madhavi, Writing, Content Vidhya, Content Writing

“In a time of drastic change, it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists.” — ERIC HOFFER

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Books have been my eternal companion. Though my journey with reading started very early in life, my writing journey is yet to begin I would say. I remember involving myself in writing articles for school magazines and participating in story writing competitions in my school days.

Being an introvert, I would constantly pen down my thoughts and feelings on paper. I still do. But I never thought of putting them out for others to read until recently. As cliche as it sounds, It was the lockdown post COVID19 outbreak, that I realized I wanted to do more than just read. This is how I got infected with the thought of writing.

When my urge for learning about writing increased, like the Millenials we are, I started binge-watching youtube videos on writing and that is when I came across the term CONTENT WRITING. Do you know how the internet recommends in all your social media something that you have searched on one platform? Exactly what happened to me as well and magically one day I landed on CONTENT VIDHYA’s Landing page which spoke about a 6 DAY WORKSHOP ON CONTENT WRITING.

Consequently, I registered for the online workshop as I didn’t have to go out anywhere and learn from the comfort of my room. (that’s the introvert in me speaking)

THE COURSE:

The course was for a span of 90mins every day with an extended 30mins provided exclusively for answering our queries.

The fundamental concepts of writing good content were taught through live examples.

In the 6 day span, we were introduced to a plethora of tools and techniques essential for being a good content writer.

We were provided with study materials for each session.

Every class ended with an assignment that made sure we explore our capabilities as a writer.

HOW THE MENTOR INSPIRED ME:

Mrs. UMA MADHAVI, founder and mentor for CONTENT VIDHYA has expertise in the field. She was more than punctual I’ll say, for the classes. As soon as she started talking about the topic on the 1st day of the class, I knew for sure it was her 14+ years of experience in the field that was speaking and that I would definitely get what I was seeking.

She emphasized staying truly passionate about writing and being authentic in order to connect to the readers.

What I liked most about Mrs.UMA MADHAVI, was how she nonchalantly communicated high-level knowledge through commoner’s terms so as to make each of us understand the concepts clearly irrespective of whether you are a complete beginner like me or someone long way in the journey.

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ACQUIRING GREAT KNOWLEDGE:

The first thing I learned was my passion for writing.

I learned from scratch about writing strategies, the styles of writing and the golden rule to be followed to communicate with your reader through writing.

I understood how basic things like heading and images in the content are much more than just being basic.

There is more to content writing than just being a blogger. You could be a copywriter, web content writer, business writing, social media writing, creative writing, affiliate marketer, and much more.

The assignments were designed in such a way as to explore our potential in different styles and types of writing.

P.S: The classes and assignments keep you hooked. You’ll enjoy them, unlike your academics. Take my word for it.

WHAT I THINK OF IT

Altogether it was an amazing experience. My journey with CONTENT VIDHYA started off with my zero knowledge and mere passion for writing. But today I can confidently claim that I am a few steps ahead of where I began.

Remember “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step” — Lao Tzu