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Hi, I'm Kat and I teach people about UX Writing. Feel free to join!
What Non-UX Writers MUST know about UX Writers
One for the team! In the last seven years, I've worked with a lot of different team settings. Here are a couple of things I wish all teams would know about UX Writing and UX Writers.
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#uxwriting #contentdesign #copywriting #copywritingsecrets
See my UX Writing online courses:
www.writewithdrkat.com/courses
For more tips and tricks about UX Writing follow along:
My UX Writing online courses: www.writewithdrkat.com/courses
Instagram: write_with_dr.kat
#uxwriting #contentdesign #copywriting #copywritingsecrets
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How to always find the right words in UX Writing
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I love coming up with quick hacks that make my life as a UX Writer easier! In this video, we will make sure you never run out of the rights words ever again! See my UX Writing online courses: www.writewithdrkat.com/courses For more tips and tricks about UX Writing follow along: My UX Writing online courses: www.writewithdrkat.com/courses Instagram: write_with_dr.kat #uxwriting #co...
Master UX Writing with this simple framework
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Okay, if you want to watch one, and ONLY ONE video of this channel, make it this one! In this video, I will show you a super easy-to-follow recipe for writing any piece of UX copy - and even other forms of copy you can find in interfaces. UX Writers and non-UX Writers, buckle up and let's write! See my UX Writing online courses: www.writewithdrkat.com/courses For more tips and tricks about UX W...
What I've been up to (and how you can learn UX Writing with me)
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Big news ❤️ I finally launched my own website, on which you can find - UX Writing online courses - UX Writing review services (e.g. a UX Writing portfolio review) - A blog and free resources - and much more! ➡️ check out: www.writewithdrkat.com
A day in the life of a UX Writer
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Due to popular demand, I’ll take you through a typical day as an employed UX Writer. From start to what we Germans call ‘Feierabend,’ let’s give you a glimpse behind the curtain! See my UX Writing online courses: www.writewithdrkat.com/courses For more tips and tricks about UX Writing follow along: My UX Writing online courses: www.writewithdrkat.com/courses Instagram: write_with_...
16 UX Writing quick tips to make your life easier
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No time to spare but still want to step up your UX Writing game? I got you! Here are 16 UX Writing quick tips that will make your life as a UX Writer easier. See my UX Writing online courses: www.writewithdrkat.com/courses For more tips and tricks about UX Writing follow along: My UX Writing online courses: www.writewithdrkat.com/courses Instagram: write_with_dr.kat LinkedIn: www....
UX Writing for Copywriters (and all other writers)
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From my online courses I know that a significant share of the professionals who want to transition to UX Writing are copywriters, so this video right here is dedicated to you! In this video, we will discuss how copywriters can excel at UX Writing, how they can transition to UX Writing, and much more - but spoiler alert: This knowledge will also be helpful to all other writers trying to enter UX...
How to become a better UX Writer day by day
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Some time ago, I received a comment asking me, "hey how can I improve the craft of writing on a daily basis?", and as you know, your wish is my command, so let’s talk about how you can do exactly that: improve your writing on a daily basis. If you, too, want me to discuss certain topics or answer certain questions, let me know, folks ❤️ See my UX Writing online courses: www.writewithdrkat.com/c...
German UX Writing: Why it's so special + my experience with the German community
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German UX Writing: Why it's so special my experience with the German community
How to become a six-figure UX Writer FAST
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How to become a six-figure UX Writer FAST
UX Writing auf Deutsch: Herausforderungen, Eigenheiten und meine Erfahrungen
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UX Writing auf Deutsch: Herausforderungen, Eigenheiten und meine Erfahrungen
5 simple ways to freshen up your UX Copy
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5 simple ways to freshen up your UX Copy
Don't look for your dream job. Do this instead
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Don't look for your dream job. Do this instead
This will be your year. No matter what.
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This will be your year. No matter what.
How to conduct a UX copy audit & professionally review existing UX Writing
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How to conduct a UX copy audit & professionally review existing UX Writing
The Return on Investment (ROI) of UX Writing
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The Return on Investment (ROI) of UX Writing
How culture shapes our UX Writing (yes, yours, too!)
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How culture shapes our UX Writing (yes, yours, too!)
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome in UX Writing (and everywhere else)
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Overcoming Imposter Syndrome in UX Writing (and everywhere else)
Will AI replace UX Writers? Let's debate!
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Will AI replace UX Writers? Let's debate!
Should we stop calling ourselves "UX Writers"?
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Should we stop calling ourselves "UX Writers"?
I'm showing you my UX Writing portfolio
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I'm showing you my UX Writing portfolio
Building your UX Writing portfolio with no experience
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Building your UX Writing portfolio with no experience
How I became a highly requested UX Writer: My TOP 5 Strategies
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How I became a highly requested UX Writer: My TOP 5 Strategies
How to break into UX Writing: 7 steps to kickstart your UX Writing career
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How to break into UX Writing: 7 steps to kickstart your UX Writing career
Welcome to Write With Dr. Kat! UX Writing, Content Design, Copywriting, and Technical Writing.
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Welcome to Write With Dr. Kat! UX Writing, Content Design, Copywriting, and Technical Writing.
Hello, I am a 33-year-old English teacher. I want to switch to online teaching permanently and, at the same time, learn UX writing. Should I also learn UX design? Also, I am confused between UX writing and technical writing. Which one to choose?
YOU'RE AWESOME, LIKE STAR WARS AWESOME, I SUBSCRIBED
You have a great experience and i would like to ask you, i thinking to change my career from ux to any job not need a lot of thinking all the time. what would you suggest please
Wsrum müssen solche Videos immer Musik haben?
Ich find, es klingt so langweilig sonst 😭 Aber Feedback ist notiert, danke dir!
@@write-with-dr-kat find ich ja interessant, dass du dir feedback notierst. Daran merkt man die UX-Designerin.
@@hansneusidler7988 Ja, tue ich tatsächlich - ich bin noch lange nicht zufrieden mit meinen Videos und kann manchmal selbst nicht sagen, was man alles noch besser machen kann, deshalb nehme ich das Feedback wirklich super dankend an! Aber: Ich bin keine UX Designerin, ich bin UX Writerin.
Having personally learned a lot via Kat's amazing videos, I can vouch for every word of this. The structure, psychology, and strategy that goes into language is important in the greater flow of UX. Know your writers and know the craft!
Thank you so much for your kind words! Learned a lot from you vice versa, and looking forward to reading your next blog post!
This came in very handy! Thank you Dr. Kat for always helping the community.
I really wonder how many industry professionals might be discouraging newcomers just to reduce competition, similar to how people in Austin say, "Don't move to Austin; it sucks here now"? Then you go to Austin and it's pretty damn amazing. Could they just be concerned that an influx of new talent could increase competition, potentially leading to experienced workers being replaced by younger professionals who can do the job just as well, if not better, for less money? Difficult to say from the outside.. They seem to stand little to gain by telling them otherwise and much to gain and or secure by telling them what they are currently saying. People...
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts! This is a great point here! Especially with many fulltime positions being shifted towards contraction work, fear might be a factor! Which is particularly sad because the ones being most discouraged are probably the ones with the highest potential in the field. Many of the early bird UX Writers are just not used to even having competition (this applies to me, too!), but as you indicate, discouraging people to try their luck or acting as if UX Writing was an absolute rocket science of a skill that you can only acquire if you are exceptionally brilliant is just not it
Such valuable information you've shared! I find it difficult to understand some explanations of ux writing because most don't provide a clear "walk-through" of the process. This has given me a lot of insight. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
This is such a handy process! I love that this isn't just a simple copy & paste; it requires the writer to pay attention to create a refined and streamlined style guide. So cool. Thanks Kat!
Thank you! I have over 12 years of experience in ux and nowadays find it’s not useful, because this field need the person you learn new critical things every day and stay late every day. I hope that I can change this career path to thing that focus in 9-5 and focus on life because life is too short to spend it on us field that need too much effort. By the way your are amazing and like your studio and the video was very inspiring
Very helpful, thank you!
A good amount of articles I've read about case studies is that an effective one should show impact. How might this kind of case study show impact? Are there metrics to look out for that can show why the UX writing suggestions are better than the existing? Would explaining design decisions be enough?
awesome content! Thank you.
This is such a great refresher and perfect for beginners. There's so many challenging and unique ways to structure UX copy!
Thank you for your hard work. How to do it without numbered episodes? High regards,
As someone who discovered your awesome channel this past Autumn, I'm so proud of the growth I've been seeing in you and your content in such a short time. I've learned so much from people like you and Yvonne UX, and as someone who isn't in the space to afford lessons, these extra tidbits have helped me learn and challenge myself as a UX writer. I hope you continue creating for a long, long time. ♥
Wow thank you so, so much for your kind words 🥹♥️ Weirdly, it doesn’t feel like much growth right now, but I think that’s just part of the game! We never really understand how much we’ve learned and grown until we take look back at how far we’ve come over the years, I guess! Thanks for sharing your wonderful feedback and also, happy that my content is helpful!
Thank you for bringing in these elements to us !
Thanks for the insight :)
Thank you for the nicely shot insight, would really like to see a typical day in your other roles too! ✨
Thank you so much for your feedback, I'll put this on my list! 🤓
wow so impressive! Such a big fan of your work and your structure and of course you!!😍❤️
Thank you so much, loveee 😭❤️
This is such a lovely video and loooove your neighbourhood - thanks for sharing it with us :) So, this time my curiosity question is on.. what are the softwares you use to get your tasks done? I can see that you use Miro for organizing ideas and Figma for the actual work (writing). In this line, can you brief what other software helps in your day-to-day activities as a UX writer? And one more, do you also work on copywriting and other writing tasks for the part time job you mentioned as it's a startup? If yes, how do you switch between different types of writing (mentally and technically)? Also, I wanted to mention that your Udemy courses are a gem (sooo resourceful) but still I keep throwing a lot of questions at you - sorry, can't help :P Let me know :)
Pavi, good to see you again! Thank you so much for your kind words and more questions! I actually love so much to engage and discuss and share information, so always feel free to ask MORE questions, haha ❤️ Regarding the tools questions: I don't know if you have seen it yet, but I just published an Instagram post where I share all my tools and what I do with them! I hope it helps! And regarding your second question: This question is so, so good! In my startup setting, I am required (or well, asked) to literally write all kinds of text: UX copy for our website and shop, blog posts, letters to our customers, Instagram ads, Google ads, job ads, YOU NAME IT. And it's so funny because having to do these different kinds of writing has really showed me how important it is to have a systematic approach. For UX Writing, I have that, no problem. Blog writing, I've learned that, no problem. But (good) copywriting is something I can only do when I'm in a certain creative mood. Luckily, I don't have to do a lot of copywriting, but I'm currently becoming increasingly aware of the fact that I need to learn copywriting properly in order to have it easier when switching between disciplines. Right now "switching" between the different types of writing for me means, I just do my copywriting tasks when I feel like I'm capable of doing them. What helps me is looking at inspiration of cool copy pieces (and I also have a collection of them) and brainstorming, but taking a class on copywriting is definitely on my to do list for this year! Hope this helped ❤️
Good job
Thank you so much!
So good to hear your take on the ux market, I’ve also been enjoying your ux writing course on Udemy, thankyou for all you do for the community
Thank you so much for your kind words, Patricia! So happy to hear that my courses are helpful! ❤️
Is it possible to arrange for us the priority of the courses on Udemy
Replying to this comment as well, so you have the information here as well: You can take them in any order you would like, but I personally would recommend this order: 1 Introduction To UX Writing 2 Transitioning To UX Writing 3 Accessible UX Writing 4 UX Writing: Finding Your Voice and Tone 5 UX Writing in Practice: Documentation & Processes 6 User Research And Testing For UX Writing 7 Inclusive UX Writing: Physical Abilities & Neurodivergence 8 Inclusive UX Writing: Gender, Race & Age 9 Culture-Based UX Writing 10 Localization in UX Writing 11 Fighting „Dark“ UX Writing: How To Write Kind UX Copy 12 Building Your UX Writing Portfolio 13 Freelancing in UX Writing
To be honest with you, your presence in the industry is enough. Because that's reason enough for me to be there.♥We are always optimistic about your smile I got all your courses and study them well and sometimes when my day is not good I listen to the videos and feel your beautiful spirit. I just want you to organize the courses for me in studying I bought them all and I want to organize them in studying
Thank you so much for your kindness and your warm words, they really mean a lot! You can find the right order of the courses in every course description! You can take them in any order you would like, but I personally would recommend this order: 1 Introduction To UX Writing 2 Transitioning To UX Writing 3 Accessible UX Writing 4 UX Writing: Finding Your Voice and Tone 5 UX Writing in Practice: Documentation & Processes 6 User Research And Testing For UX Writing 7 Inclusive UX Writing: Physical Abilities & Neurodivergence 8 Inclusive UX Writing: Gender, Race & Age 9 Culture-Based UX Writing 10 Localization in UX Writing 11 Fighting „Dark“ UX Writing: How To Write Kind UX Copy 12 Building Your UX Writing Portfolio 13 Freelancing in UX Writing
@@write-with-dr-kat Thank you very much Kat, the courses are worth every dollar paid for them, and by the way they are worth a lot of money and their price is very low compared to the scientific value present in the course.
Hi Kat! Hope you're doing well. Awesome video as usual :D My question is not specifically related to this video but I have heard you say to get certifications from big institutions like Stanford or Oxford but they don't offer UX related courses online. So, how do we actually gain one? I mean I have been learning a lot from your courses but as you spoke about getting certification from these big names would enhance our profile.. I'm just curious on how can I get it. Let me know :)
(1) Hey Pavi! Always doing good, always loving to see that profile pic ❤️ Unfortunately, CZcams restricts the length of my reply, so I have to split this into several parts and make this your weekend reading 😅 But it's such an interesting question, I HAVE to dive deeper here. I think when it comes to UX areas (but UX writing especially), we have this misconception that we mainly have to go for certificates and programs carrying the word "UX" in their name. If we take a closer look at what UX Writing actually is we see that it is guiding, linear (i.e. one-directional) communication that is perceived via digital interfaces and is supposed to help users complete a process.
(2) Any type of education that helps us understand any aspect of this better is helpful, for example, communication in general, information processing, psychology, readability of text on screen, intercultural communication etc. The same is true for working in a tech team, organizing agile projects etc., so for example, from Oxford University (Department of Continuing Education) you could choose short/online courses like - Technical Team Communication - Technical Team Leadership - Culture & Conversation - How to Navigate Intercultural Communication - Inter-culturally Speaking - Managing Workplace Behaviour for Better Performance - Language and Perceptions of Identity - Exploring Psychology: Understanding Human Behaviour. (Some of these are online, some are short on-campus courses.)
(3) Just as some examples! I think moving away a little bit from the narrow concept of "UX" might help us to even broaden the horizons of our field and to understand not only the practical but also the scientific basis that UX Writing is built on. However, if you want to combine both - the very academic stuff AND the UX specialization - you might also want to check out Coursera! Doing some research for this reply, for example, I came across courses like - User Experience Research and Design (University of Michigan) - Introduction to User Experience Design (Georgia Institute of Technology) - Interaction Design (University of California San Diego). All three are pretty decent schools to have certificates from! Sorry for this wildly long reply, I hope that at least it was helpful 🫣❤️
Hey Kat! You have no idea how helpful this is to me. Thank you so much for taking the time to find these courses and help me understand that just studying "UX" related courses is not actually gaining knowledge about it. Really gained a new perspective today. And ohh I love to read those big replies which are extremely helpful. So, no sorry-ss :) Thanks a lot again, "Daria" buddy!
Hello, I'm a Translation student, can I become a UX Writer? or is it more of a technical field/major type of thing?
Hello and thank you for your question! ABSOLUTELY! In both fields, finding the right words to correctly convey meaning is crucial, so your skills will definitely come in handy in UX Writing. I think, Localization of digital products could also be interesting for you! This field is all about adjusting apps, websites, etc. to the local demands of different markets (culturally, politically, language-wise etc). Definitely a great fit!
I was thinking of doing UX challenge's and include them on my case studies. Thanks for the advice.
You're very welcome! All the best with your portfolio and on your journey ❤️
@@write-with-dr-kat Thanks sister.
You are THE BEST, Kat. Thanks so much for show us your Porfolio. 👏💯
You are very welcome! Thank you for your kind words! ♥️
Do you know where you can search for a UX Writing mentor who can help with industry, skill and career knowledge?
Hi Sade, great question! Yes, you can try ADPList! Just do this: - Google for ADPList (unfortunately, I cannot put any links here, but you will immediately find their website) - Go to their website, scroll down on the home page a litte until you reach the section „Discover the world’s top mentors“ - click on „Explore all“, then in the search bar, enter „UX Writing“ and hit enter - And voila! Some amazing UX Writing experts will pop up that offer mentoring 🙂 Hope this helps! All the best on your journey!
Hi Kat!! Thank you so much for this video!! Do you have any book recommendation for UX writing and content design specifically? Please let me know :) Btw love your videos. Keep them coming!!
Okay, WAIT because is this a Daria profile pic? As a teenager, I LIVED FOR THIS SHOW 😭 Back to topic 😅 There's actually a wide variety of books on UX Writing out there, but my personal favorite is "Writing is Designing" by Michael J. Betts and Andy Welfle. It includes so many good concepts and systematic approaches that are helpful on both a theoretical and practical level. I also found "The business of UX Writing" by Yael Ben-David pretty insightful. And: Thank you for your kind words about my videos, love to hear that they are helpful!
@@write-with-dr-kat yaaayy! Found a Daria buddy finally 😄🫶 And thank you so much for the recommendation ❤️
@@write-with-dr-kat Yaaaay!! I finally found a Daria buddy 😄🫶 And thank you so much for the book recommendation!!
Cool i like your profile it’s perfect, I explained you don’t made every thing in this project I thought a ux writing do everything written in project'!!
Hello and thank you so much for your comment! Very interesting and important question! No, as a UX Writer you don't necessarily do all the writing in a project. Some of the content may be written by other departments (the Marketing department, legal department, copywriters) and they will give the content to you. This is often the case in big companies that have a special department for everything. In smaller companies, however, the UX Writer often does ALL the writing!
I want to learn UX writing from scratch. My major is SEO but I want to explore this too. Please give me some suggestions
Hey Misha, thanks so much for your comment! First of all: An SEO background is great! It will give you helpful background knowledge for UX Writing. If you want to start learning UX Writing from scratch, you should definitely try my Introduction To UX Writing online course. You can find the link to it in the video description box below the video!
This was so helpful! What a structures and manageable way to approach learning pretty much anything!
Happy to hear this is helpful, Shanika! Thank you so much for your kind words ❤️
Hi Kat, this learning and counting process is where it affects us the most, especially trying to migrate to this area. I'm still a junior (although my age is already 40) and I'm looking for an opportunity to grow. Your tips are great and I even took the idea from your portfolio in a past video to draft mine. Thanks for sharing. (a follower and student, as I consider myself, from Brazil).
This makes me so happy to hear, thanks for sharing, Andre! Also, being a junior at 40 is such an achievement because it means that we're still trying to better ourselves and shift our career into a favorable direction, no matter our age (I'm 36 by the way, so I can relate). Imho, being able and willing to learn completely new ways is the number one skill in the tech industry, so kudos for that!
So true! Theory alone won't get you too far without practice. I wanted to say thanks for sharing these great tips that are totally practical!
And thank you for your kind words! Love to hear that this is helpful!
Gendered language: "Do we offend people by using it or by not using it"? 🤣
Yep, it's pretty much like: Choose your enemies 😅
Liebe Kat, meinst du es lohnt sich eine Mitgliedschaft bei Der German UPA als junior UX Writer?
Liebe Arianna, hui, gute Frage! Aktuell scheint da irgendwie noch nicht so wirklich viel zu passieren und auch wenn ich es z.B. grundsätzlich gut finde, dass es überhaupt einen Arbeitskreis und einen "Leitfaden für gute UX-Texte" gibt, scheint mir das alles noch sehr basal und vor allem an Nicht-UX Writer gerichtet, die sich "nebenbei" mal mit UX Writing befassen wollen. Ich sehe aber durchaus Potenzial und glaube, dass die Mitgliedschaft für UX Professionals generell hilfreich sein kann: Die ganzen Veranstaltungen sind zum Netzwerken bestimmt richtig gut. Meine Empfehlung wäre daher: Wenn der Mitgliedsbeitrag gut in dein Budget passt, lohnt sich eintreten. Wenn der Mitgliedsbeitrag irgendwie schon wehtut, kriegst du gerade die Netzwerk-Benefits auch bei kostenlosen Meetups, in Online-Foren etc. :-) Ich hoffe, das hilft!
Ich kann nur als jemand sprechen, der kein deutscher Muttersprachler ist, aber was für ein Vergnügen, dies auf beiden Sprachen genießen zu können. Vielen Dank <3
Vielen Dank für das liebe Kompliment, Jamie! Das freut mich sehr - erst recht von jemandem, der gerade Deutsch lernt! Und by the way: Dein Deutsch ist richtig gut! :-)
Extremely helpful. Thanks
Glad it was helpful, thanks for your positive feedback!
Aapka yah video dekhkar mujhe bahut hi jyada achcha Laga isliye main aapse ummid karta hun ki aur bhi ISI tarah ki interesting video aap hamare liye jarur banate rahenge.
Translated this and figured it is a really nice compliment - thank you so much for your encouraging words, they are much appreciated!
Is video mein jitna bhi jyada se jyada ho sake informative aur bhi jyada kuchh dalne ki koshish kijiye taki hamen iske bare mein aur bhi bahut kuchh maloom ho jaaye pata bhi chal jaye
Will keep on going, dear friend! Thank you for watching and for your kind words!
do you have any tips or resources for finding new startups to join?
My go-to source is startup conferences! In Germany, we have Bits & Pretzels, for example, but there is also the Startups World Conference or the Hello Tomorrow Conference. I don't attend these, I just look at the names. However, the problem with many startups is that they don't have enough funding to hire a UX Writer (usually, at this stage, most of them just cover basic roles like designers, developers, and sales experts), so I also recommend taking a look at UX/UI conferences because, sometimes, there are pretty awesome UX consulting firms and UX agencies that might be easier to join as a UX Writer. All the best ❤️
Dr. Kat, i just got a job as a UX writer. Thank you so much for your courses on Udemy🌪🕳❤️
WOAH, how cool is that?! A big CONGRATULATIONS for this achievement! 🎉 Makes me so happy to hear! Wishing you a fulfilling, lovely job environment and lots of 💰!
How long did your journey take?
I'm just getting into the field and this was so informative! the guidelines and steps have been properly and explained in such a way that as a learner, I could understand very easily. Thank you!!
Love to hear this! Happy that this video is of help!
Thank you for this.
your presentation skills are impressive and intuitive to understand Dr.Kat. 👏
Wow, thank you for this lovely compliment ❤️ It is much appreciated!