📝 Blog Quick Reference Card

⚡ Super Fast Guide

Add a New Post in 3 Steps

# 1. Copy a template
cp _drafts/CAREER-template.md _posts/2026-01-21-my-post.md

# 2. Edit the file (add your content)

# 3. Preview
bundle exec jekyll serve
# Visit http://localhost:4000/Blog.html

That’s it! Your post is live locally. Push to GitHub to publish.

📋 Blog Categories Cheat Sheet

Icon	Category	Slug	Example Topics
💼	Career	`career`	JPMC experiences, job advice, career growth
🤖	AI & ML	`ai`	ML projects, Georgia Tech courses, AI research
📈	Quant Finance	`quant-finance`	Trading algorithms, financial models, derivatives
📚	Learning	`learning`	Study tips, OMSCS reviews, course reflections
🎤	Public Speaking	`public-speaking`	Tech talks, presentations, communication
🎥	YouTube	`youtube`	Video tutorials, screencasts, demos
🎲	Nonsense	`nonsense`	Random thoughts, fun stuff, personal stories

📝 Template Front Matter

Copy & paste this, then customize:

---
layout: post
title: "Your Post Title Here"
date: 2026-01-21 12:00:00
categories: [career]
tags: [tag1, tag2, tag3]
author: Martin Li
read_time: 5
description: "Brief description under 160 characters"
image: /assets/images/blog/image.jpg
---

📅 File Naming Rules

✅ CORRECT: 2026-01-21-my-awesome-post.md
❌ WRONG:   01-21-2026-my-awesome-post.md
❌ WRONG:   2026-1-21-my-awesome-post.md
❌ WRONG:   my-awesome-post.md

Pattern: YYYY-MM-DD-title-with-hyphens.md

🎯 Category Selection Guide

Ask yourself: What’s the PRIMARY topic?

Talking about work/career? → Career 💼
Explaining AI/ML concepts? → AI 🤖
Financial trading/quant? → Quant Finance 📈
Study tips/course review? → Learning 📚
Gave a presentation? → Public Speaking 🎤
Made a video? → YouTube 🎥
Everything else/fun? → Nonsense 🎲

Can use multiple: categories: [career, ai]

🖼️ Image Paths

# Absolute path (recommended)
![Image](/assets/images/blog/my-image.jpg)

# In post front matter
image: /assets/images/blog/featured.jpg

Put images in: assets/images/blog/

💻 Code Blocks

```python
# Python code
def hello():
    print("Hello!")
```

```javascript
// JavaScript code
console.log("Hello!");
```

```bash
# Bash commands
git commit -m "message"
```

🔗 Adding Links

[Link Text](https://example.com)
[Internal Link](/about)

✨ Special Formatting

**Bold text**
*Italic text*
`inline code`

> Quote or important note

---
Horizontal line

🚀 Common Commands

# Preview locally
bundle exec jekyll serve

# Preview with drafts
bundle exec jekyll serve --drafts

# Clean and rebuild
bundle exec jekyll clean
bundle exec jekyll serve

# Stop server
# Press Ctrl+C in terminal

📱 Where Posts Appear

✅ Main Blog page (/Blog.html)
✅ RSS Feed (/feed.xml)
✅ Category filters
✅ Search engines (via sitemap)
✅ Social media previews

🎯 Tips for Success

Use templates - They have the right structure
Write often - Consistency matters
Keep it real - Authentic voice resonates
Add value - Solve problems, teach, inspire
Check locally - Always preview before pushing

🆘 Quick Troubleshooting

Problem	Solution
Post not showing	Check date format in filename
404 error	Check file is in `_posts/` folder
Categories not working	Use lowercase slug in square brackets
Images broken	Check path starts with `/`
Server error	Run `bundle exec jekyll clean`

📞 Need Help?

Check: HOW_TO_BLOG.md (detailed guide)
Check: _drafts/ templates (examples)
Check: Existing posts in _posts/ (reference)

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