Achieving 1K Followers on dev.to: My Journey to Success
Tags: beginners, productivity, webdev, javascript
Published: 2023-02-23 16:31:38

Hello Guys! First of thank you to my followers, readers, viewers and also supporters for helping me to reach 1K followers and 23K+ views.  
I'm sure you've heard of dev.to, the platform for developers to share their stories, thoughts, and opinions. As a developer, I'm sure you've already been a part of the dev.to community. I'm here to tell you about my journey to success on the platform, and the strategies I used to get 1K followers.

## Introduction to dev.to

![Dev.to](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/jua6khb6a3wiibpd1m84.png)


The dev.to community is a vibrant and growing community of developers and software enthusiasts. It boasts over 5 million members and is one of the largest and most active online coding communities. It allows developers to share their work, ask questions, and discuss topics related to software development.

The platform is also a great place to learn coding and software development. It has a plethora of tutorials, articles, and videos on various topics. It also has an active community of developers who are always willing to help and answer questions.

## My first blog ever on dev.to

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- It was a simple blog with just about 4 lines.
- Seeing back now, I was so excited to write my first blog ever on dev.to.
- I had joined dev.to on 30th of June 2022

## My Journey towards 1K followers


![1K Followers Journey](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/ni4clgdgw7m9t9j2kga2.jpeg)



Even though I had no followers or not even views on my first blog and successive blog I did not stop writing blog . 
Then I have started a series where I wrote about my projects or what I am developing. So that it can be reached by other fellow developers. 
And then after about 4 blogs I got a breakthrough in my blog I had gotten 1000 views on that blog on the first day itself . It was very motivating and I was so happy. 

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This was my first blog which got 1000 views on the first day itself.



### Top 7 on dev.to on a week


![Top 7 on dev.to on week](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/72u2nlvgysopjtpp48s1.png)



Then after sometime blogs i got featured in Top 7 blogs of the week on dev.to. It was a great feeling to be featured in top 7 blogs of the week. 

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It was a unique a blog which i had written on how to create your own API for free. I had written about a method which i learned from my research .

### Best Blog Ever to me

I had created a project on file sharing application . And i had also created a blog on it .

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And you guy really i loved that blog . For the first time i was at the Top 1 of the Week and also there are 16+ stars on my github repo .

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It was my on project and also it is used by 20+ users per day . I know it's not so much users but still on a website developed by just using HTML,CSS,JS . It is a great achievement for me .

### My First and 1K th Follower 

Thanks my first follower **Stanislav Ilin** for believing in me even though i had no content or anything important share .

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And thanks to my all 1K followers (precisely 1104 followers) for supporting me and motivating me to write more blogs and also to share my knowledge with you guys .

Thank you **Palash Chiplunkar** for being my 1K th follower .
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## Final thoughts
I hope this article has provided you with some insight into my journey to 1K followers on dev.to. I'm sure that with the right strategies and a bit of hard work, you too can have a successful dev.to journey.

If you have any questions or need help getting started, feel free to reach out to me. I'm always happy to help!