When I learned about Tech in 2021, the only tech skills blogs I read mentioned were product design, UI/UX design, Data Science, product management, Front end, Backend, and full stack development. I believed them because these were mostly the skills for which scholarships were awarded to people so they could learn them, and increase their earning power.

So I thought that content writing was not a tech skill. I tried to learn how to design, but I could not. I tried my hands on practically almost every tech skill but none worked for me then. Maybe because I was a student, and I had other things that disrupted my learning.

However, I was making money from writing content and I was using tech tools like Grammarly, etc.
After being kicked out of a Bootcamp for not knowing how to code, I decided to engage in deep-quality research. I found out that content writing is a Tech skill and that I could build a career in tech with it. 

I was interested in coding but something that I can't explain kept drawing me to mastering writing. I think it could be that I was not properly informed that content writing is not just a Tech skill but a lucrative and relevant Tech skill. Based on the new information, I am moving into marketing.

What is a Tech skill?
According to Indeed, Tech skills are hard skills that are necessary to perform specific job-related tasks, and it involves specialized knowledge and expertise in information technology, computers, engineering, research, analytics, programming, marketing, design, security, and computer science.

Traditional Plumbing is not a Tech skill but a plumber who wants to utilize the opportunity of the Internet to go global will require skilled individuals.  For instance, if he wants to build an app where people could easily book him for plumbing services or order plumbing materials, he needs a Tech team, a designer, a front-end developer, etc.

Is content writing a Tech skill?
Let's start by explaining what content writing is. To do that, it's crucial to understand what writing is. Writing is simply putting together words in form of sentences in a manner that educates, informs, and entertains. Content writing is simply putting together words in a manner that cates, informs, and entertains the audience on a particular subject matter.

It is different from hobby writing. This is because you have some business goals to achieve like generating leads, and getting people to take certain actions as the case may be. So to hit these goals, you need to conduct proper research on the subject matter, consider your target audience, understand the brand value proposition, consider what your competition is doing, and understand how search engines work

Yes, content writing is a tech skill. 

1. It requires specialized knowledge and expertise to get it done.

 It is classified as a nontechnical skill. You don't need to understand coding to write content, but if you want to become a Technical writer, understanding programming languages is a very big advantage.

2. You can build a career in Tech as a content writer.
So many SEO specialists began as content writers. Same with Digital marketers, content managers, content marketers, social media managers, social media marketers, community managers, UX writers, and Copywriters

3. It's easy to transition into any role you want as a content writer because writing is part of sales/marketing. 

It's one of the ways that you get the whole world to know of the products you have to offer.
How did we get to know about ChatGPT?
Through content.

Imagine that Elon and the other builders decided not to talk about it or decided to talk about it using a programming language, will you be able to understand or even it?
No.
Through content, they marketed their offer to us and we bought the idea.

There are not so many scholarships out there teaching content writing. I learned on my own. I did not even value it even though it was what kept my head above the water. I felt it was not a tech skill. After, doing my research, I decided to take it seriously in 2023.

I don't know your core skill but before coming to conclusions or waving them off, do intensive research. Just because blogs have not written about it or added it as a tech skill does not mean it is not.

 I added traditional to traditional plumbing in a previous sentence because the world is constantly evolving, thanks to Science and Technology. As a result, you can't rule out or say a skill is not a Tech skill. Anything can happen.

Remember, that blogs were written by humans, in some cases with the aid of Artificial Intelligence. Writing is usually done out of the information available to the writer at the time of writing. Not all writers and bloggers update the information on their blogs with new information. So, do your research.

Do you believe now that content writing is a Tech skill?