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About Ben Barden

Hi, I’m Ben Barden. I do (or have done) lots of different things – product management, blogging, coding, testing, writing music, managing teams, building communities. I get bored if I only do one thing. You might call me a “jack of all trades”; in practice it means I have a broad skill set.

What can you find on my blog?

I write about tech, blogging, social media and music. I write about projects past and present, what I’ve done, and what I’ve learned.

While being interested in lots of different things can make my blog feel a bit “scattergun”, there are running themes:

  • Getting things done: delivery over perfection
  • Software quality: doing things well
  • Organisation: keeping track of multiple priorities at a time
  • Continuous improvement: making things better, and doing so incrementally (small, frequent changes rather than big bang)

Work-related posts

Below is a selection of posts relating to things I’ve done at work, such as notable projects I’ve worked on.

  • On becoming a Scrum Master – October 2017
  • SEO and technical issues we encountered in Drupal 7 – September 2016
  • Redesigning City AM – March 2016
  • Rebuilding the post editor at City AM – October 2015
  • City AM: Homepage/Category redesign – March 2015

eBooks

Occasionally I compile eBooks of blog posts on a specific topic. These give the subject a bit more breathing space than a single post provides. These eBooks are free to download as a PDF.

  • A Beginner’s Guide to Google Analytics (PDF)

Get in touch

Due to spam, I no longer publish an email address on my blog. You can get in touch via social media:

  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn

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Recent Posts

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