It all started 2 months ago when I have first discovered the @dailytestingtip project and decided to contribute to it.
But before going thru my story let me tell you a little about this project and how it works.
The DailyTestingTip project has been started by Anne-Marie Charrett (http://mavericktester.com) and, quoting from the Daily Testing Tip website (http://www.dailytestingtip.com), “… is a group of dedicated testers who have come together to bring you little gems of testing goodness to your Twitter account.”
How does it works?
With the exception of Tuesday and the weekends, each weekday has a person assigned to it who is responsible of sharing a testing tip with the community. The tip is sent from the @dailytestingtip twitter account 3 times per day at different hours in order reach all the major time zones.
From the moment you enroll yourself in the project you have to contribute with a testing tip per week for the next 6 weeks.
Tuesday, is the day of week reserved for Tag Tuesday when people all over the glob can share their testing tips on twitter by simply adding the #dttip tag to their tweet.
How can I subscribe to these tips?
It’s easy, you just have to follow http://twitter.com/dailytestingtip
Want to contribute to the project?
If you would like to contribute to dailytestingtip and believe you can consistenly supply a daily testing tip just send a direct message to @dailytestingtip from your twitter account.
Now lets get back to my story:
I started sharing my testing tips thru Tag Tuesday and soon after that I was given the chance to actively contribute to the project. The next thing I know was that I had to provide a testing tip each Thursday for the next 6 weeks (don’t get me wrong here I was more than enthusiastic about this 
).
Providing 6 testing tips looks easy but believe me it isn’t as easy as it sounds. The challenge of providing great testing tips and the pressure of the audience has put me in difficulty a few times during the 6 weeks period.
But in the end, the last six weeks were both fun and challenging for me and I really enjoyed the “pressure” of thinking of and sharing the best tips I have.
Now, after 6 weeks, I can only say that I’ve enjoyed it so much that I have enrolled myself for another 6 weeks (with a little bit of luck , Rob Lambert – http://thesocialtester.posterous.com had to pull out from his six weeks contribution). Only that this time I have to provide a tip each Wednesday instead of Thursday.
In the end I would like to congratulate Anne-Marie Charrett (http://mavericktester.com) for her initiative and for being a great driver. And also, I would like to thank her for giving me the opportunity to actively contribute to her project.
Congratulation and my best wishes, Anne!
And if you were wondering what were my 6 testing tips here they are:
Don’t be afraid to fail while exploring new horizons. You’ll be surprised on how many things you could learn on the way.
“Automating chaos creates chaos faster” – plan your automation carefully in order to succeed http://bit.ly/cK6at4 #softwaretesting
Always focus on improving yourself by finding new, better and more productive ways to do your job. #softwaretesting
Ask your developer(s) to give you feedback on your test cases and your test strategy #softwaretesting #testing
Every day you’re asked about your testing. Learn to tell a compelling testing story so that you can get the most out of it #testing
Don’t hesitate to ask the uncomfortable questions. Issues which are not clearly described can be the gateway to others #softwaretesting
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