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title: Installation is not a user task with Andrea Ames
date: 2018-01-23
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> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://edmar.sh/llms.txt).

Andrea is the CEO of [Idyll Point Group](https://idyllpointgroup.com), after a long stint in content strategy and content experience strategy at IBM.

## Mentioned during this episode

- [Idyll Point Group on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/IdyllPointGroup/)
- [Andrea's _Content Hacker_ podcast](https://www.idyllpointgroup.com/podcast)
- [Don Day and Michael Priestley on the beginnings of DITA part 1 - DITAWriter](http://www.ditawriter.com/don-day-and-michael-priestley-on-the-beginnings-of-dita-part-1)
- [Don Day and Michael Priestley on the beginnings of DITA part 2 - DITAWriter](http://www.ditawriter.com/don-day-and-michael-priestly-on-the-beginnings-of-dita-part-2)
- [STC Intercom magazine editorial calendar](https://www.stc.org/intercom/editorial-calendar)
- [Amy Porterfield's podcast](http://www.amyporterfield.com/amy-porterfield-podcast)
- [Michael Hyatt's _Lead to Win_ podcast](https:michaelhyatt.com/leadtowin)
- [Michael Hyatt talks about his fear of speaking](https://michaelhyatt.com/podcast-afraid-to-set-goals)
- [Whitney Quesenbery](https://whitneyq.com)

<h3>Enterprise Marketer podcasts</h3>

- [Poker with Andrea Fryrear, Robert Rose, Buddy Scalera, and Matthew Balogh](https://enterprisemarketer.com/podcasts/enterprise-marketer-podcast-conference/icc-show-50-poker-game)
- [Andrea on the Enterprise Marketer podcast](https://enterprisemarketer.com/podcasts/enterprise-marketer-podcast-conference/52-andrea-ames)