If Nobody Cares About Your Writing, Then You’re on the Right Way
If Nobody Cares About Your Writing, Then You’re on the Right Way
Creating a Medium Account Is the Easiest Part of the Writing Process
Getting noticed as a writer is hard. And making money out of it, is even harder.
If you’ve been on this journey for quite some time, you know what I’m talking about. A lot of writers complain about not getting enough exposure.They’re not getting enough claps. They’re not getting enough followers. All this converges to one thing: They simply have a hard time monetizing their writing. This sucks. Because if you want to continue on your journey and share your ideas with the world, you have to be able to sustain yourself. In other terms, your writing needs to pay your bills. But the truth is that not getting enough exposure is just part of the game.
Today, everyone can start writing
Entry barriers are lower than ever. Everyone and their dogs can be online writers. (Okay, maybe not the dog, but you got my point.) When it comes to creating any form of content online, you have to embrace that there will be competition. And a damn lot of it.
You’re going to compete against a broad spectrum of writers. You’re going to compete against the seasoned veterans who have hundreds of thousands of followers.You’re going to compete against the newbies who barely can write a good title. And everyone in between. The fact that you aren’t getting enough exposure may have several reasons. And one of the most important reasons is what I’m going to unveil in just a few.
But let me warn you: This is the harshest part of this article. What I’m going to say may not please you. But unless you’re willing to truly look the devil in the eyes you’re not going to make any progress.
So take a deep breath, and let’s go: One of the reasons you’re not getting noticed is that your writing is not good enough. In other words, your content sucks.
But here’s the good news: Everyone needs to go through this. Nobody ever started with being a top writer. Embracing the fact that your content sucks is the first step to improvement. This is what separates the amateur from the pros. This is what separates people who succeed from people who fail.
The easiest part of writing is creating a Medium account
The hardest part is being able to write consistently and improve. So instead of complaining about not getting noticed, ask yourself what did you do to be consistent? Are you making excuses and want success to knock at your door? Or are you going out every day to finally make it happen? A Writer, writes.
Giving yourself the “Permission to Suck”
One of the best ways to improve and get noticed is to ditch perfectionism and give yourself permission to suck. Yes, your content sucks, and that’s okay. Nothing is written in stone. You can always delete content you’ve created. But I would encourage you to keep it alive, and here’s why: After writing for a few months, you’re probably look back at how bad your first pieces were. And that’s good.
Do you know why? Because it actually shows your progress. It’s also a nice way to show your followers where you’ve been, and where you are now. Because here’s the thing: Once you’re going to write consistently and publish content regularly, guess what? You are going to become a better writer.
One of the immutable laws is that you can only improve in what you do consistently.
This learning curve is intended. Embrace that this learning curve happens far away from the eyeballs you’re starving for. And do you know what? That’s actually a good thing!
Why? Because it means that you can suck in silence far away from others…until you become good enough. And once you become good enough, you’re going to get results. Inevitably. Once the curtain opens, you’ll be ready for the show.
So if nobody cares about what you’re writing, do this:
Instead of looking at the half-empty glass, look at how full it is. Embrace the fact that sucking is part of the journey. Every article you’re going to publish will help you suck a little less. Until you are finally going to reach and achieve the success you’re shooting for.
If you’d like to accelerate your path to success, there are no secrets: You just have to practice.
But on the flip side, you need to find a way to make your content stand out. You need to find a way to come up with better ideas. If not, you’re just going to be another lousy writer with “common” ideas who simply regurgitate what others (and better) writers are already saying.
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