+1 for this, although I’d argue going with ghost and their new subscription service is better all-round (I’m biased because I’ve stuck to ghost for 3 years).... although mailing isn’t built-in
How serendipitous that I was just commenting about this very subject just a few days ago [1].
This is something I've always been interested in trying out, and I actually enjoy the writing process. It's just... I'm not that interesting. I just can't imagine a world where someone would pay to read what I have to write.
I have struggled with this kind of self defeating attitude for a while now. I think it comes down to the fact that everyone has to start somewhere, if you spent all the years you spent thinking about doing something actually doing the thing you would be an expert right now in the thing you want to do.
Write and write and write without publishing. Publish anonymously if and when you're ready. De-anonymise if and when you're ready.
My assumption is that most introverts think they're boring. Focus on details IS boring to anyone that doesn't care about the topic. They're not the target demographic, so, you know, fuck 'em.
I help out a bunch of startups in my local area with things like focusing on what matters, business model canvas, marketing and so on. Been doing it a few years now. I also have my own businesses.
Recently someone suggested that I blog about it and in my mind I thought "who'd want to listen to me"... despite a number of startups and business-folk doing it already :)
I've "had a go" at blogging in the past but I never knew what to write about or stick to but I wonder if this time round it's different...
Usually it’s their day job rather than a side project (at least historically). They’re also publishing several articles a day, but many of those articles have lead times rather than being written and immediately published.
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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21395014
My assumption is that most introverts think they're boring. Focus on details IS boring to anyone that doesn't care about the topic. They're not the target demographic, so, you know, fuck 'em.
I help out a bunch of startups in my local area with things like focusing on what matters, business model canvas, marketing and so on. Been doing it a few years now. I also have my own businesses.
Recently someone suggested that I blog about it and in my mind I thought "who'd want to listen to me"... despite a number of startups and business-folk doing it already :)
I've "had a go" at blogging in the past but I never knew what to write about or stick to but I wonder if this time round it's different...
To hell with it... I signed up.