Dropping by before this awesome SmallTalk ends to thank Claire & Russell for their time and guidance - I know a lot of us will have found it incredibly helpful.
I would love to ask one more question of anyone in the SmallTalk community. If you could pick ONE piece of advice/tool that you wished you had known at the very beginning of your journey - what would it be?
Dropping by before this awesome SmallTalk ends to thank Claire & Russell for their time and guidance - I know a lot of us will have found it incredibly helpful.
I would love to ask one more question of anyone in the SmallTalk community. If you could pick ONE piece of advice/tool that you wished you had known at the very beginning of your journey - what would it be?
Get leverage early and then double down on it. It won't feel like much at first, but my email is a much easier life at 40k subscribers than it was at 100. When I make something, I am always looking for ways to use it other places. People expend so much energy on creating things and not on selling the things they already have, but that stuff has a ton of value and you can bring it back up again and again. I'm not even talking about posting those articles again. I mean using it for courses, marketing blitzes, bundling, and even books that compile your work. People ask how I get stuff done, and I promise it's not because I have more hours in the day. Mostly, I just dick around and recover b/c I have a lot of chronic illnesses, but I do the things that I can leverage.
It’s interesting that you say this as I was just having a discussion with a fellow writer about whether it was copacetic to re-post articles I’ve already shared on social media platforms. Sometimes I think we focus so much on creative we fail to even see the value in selling ourselves - or feel guilty or awkward about it.
I did my first “repost” yesterday because an article I wrote a few months ago about mask bans was particularly timely given a new ban passed in Nassau County, NY… and it was very well received. I debated writing a new piece about it - but I’m so glad I conserved my energy and used what I already had!
Now I just have to find a way to tell my brain that’s “ok”… I struggle just to cross post content across various social media platforms. Always trying to make each post unique is exhausting and probably completely unnecessary
You have no idea how helpful this tip will likely be for me. As a chronically ill writer who frequently ends up in hospital - I need to remember that it’s ok to take a break. Ok to not push myself and ok to listen to my body.
Thanks again for everything you’ve done during this SmallTalk - it’s been fantastic to exchange ideas and read all the tips!
24 books in 24 months is incredible!!! Thank you for the impactful article - I’ve restacked as I think it’s of extra benefit to anyone with an energy limiting illness.
Dropping by before this awesome SmallTalk ends to thank Claire & Russell for their time and guidance - I know a lot of us will have found it incredibly helpful.
I would love to ask one more question of anyone in the SmallTalk community. If you could pick ONE piece of advice/tool that you wished you had known at the very beginning of your journey - what would it be?
Get leverage early and then double down on it. It won't feel like much at first, but my email is a much easier life at 40k subscribers than it was at 100. When I make something, I am always looking for ways to use it other places. People expend so much energy on creating things and not on selling the things they already have, but that stuff has a ton of value and you can bring it back up again and again. I'm not even talking about posting those articles again. I mean using it for courses, marketing blitzes, bundling, and even books that compile your work. People ask how I get stuff done, and I promise it's not because I have more hours in the day. Mostly, I just dick around and recover b/c I have a lot of chronic illnesses, but I do the things that I can leverage.
It’s interesting that you say this as I was just having a discussion with a fellow writer about whether it was copacetic to re-post articles I’ve already shared on social media platforms. Sometimes I think we focus so much on creative we fail to even see the value in selling ourselves - or feel guilty or awkward about it.
I did my first “repost” yesterday because an article I wrote a few months ago about mask bans was particularly timely given a new ban passed in Nassau County, NY… and it was very well received. I debated writing a new piece about it - but I’m so glad I conserved my energy and used what I already had!
You can release the same article every year for the rest of your life and it will almost assuredly almost always get a good result.
Now I just have to find a way to tell my brain that’s “ok”… I struggle just to cross post content across various social media platforms. Always trying to make each post unique is exhausting and probably completely unnecessary
I'll go. It's alright to take time off - as much as you like actually. We have time, there is so much time. xx
You have no idea how helpful this tip will likely be for me. As a chronically ill writer who frequently ends up in hospital - I need to remember that it’s ok to take a break. Ok to not push myself and ok to listen to my body.
Thanks again for everything you’ve done during this SmallTalk - it’s been fantastic to exchange ideas and read all the tips!
I have a pretty long and involved article about this one. https://www.theauthorstack.com/p/why-you-probably-need-a-breakright/
24 books in 24 months is incredible!!! Thank you for the impactful article - I’ve restacked as I think it’s of extra benefit to anyone with an energy limiting illness.
You’re welcome. :)