Ask HN: Took me almost 2 months and 8 posts to get 100 newsletter subscribers How do you stay motivated to keep writing despite slow progress? |
Ask HN: Took me almost 2 months and 8 posts to get 100 newsletter subscribers How do you stay motivated to keep writing despite slow progress? |
If your motivation is pleasing others then you're likely to get trapped into doing things that do not please you.
I don't do subscriptions. after 4 months of publishing with some effort at promotion; i have maybe a dozen daily average readers. Have even had donations that outstrip those from open source begware that's been in use for 4+ years.
I hafta count that as success; even if it's nowhere near the levels of engagement and income i might fantasize about.
Actually, since I started writing, I'm discovering my creative side, and it's helping me a lot to think clearly and expressing my thoughts in a way which is mind-blowing. It's kind of magic, to be honest.
I wish I could have started writing consistently earlier.
Thanks for your comment.
They could be 100 clients. 100 potential employers. 100 people that will go on and tell others.
Often sales is about "I have a product, now I need an audience" rather than "I have an audience, what do they need?" The latter's surely far more powerful.