Hi friends,
I heard from someone recently who’s written a free ebook as a way of getting people to join her email list, and is now losing heart because no one signed up.
She’s written two Facebook posts mentioning this ebook.
I want to tell you that I have been blogging three or four times a week, since 2002.
For many years, especially in the beginning, I wrote and posted daily. (You can find the archives here, though I’ve removed a lot of those early posts.)
I wrote my blog posts and newsletters as though I were speaking to thousands, and today, I do.
In fact, I write today as though I’m talking to millions, and one day I will.
While you can build momentum fast online, and it’s not at all difficult to hit numbers quickly, building a writing career and an audience is primarily a long game.
Those who get discouraged easily don’t last long.
There will be plenty of days when no one responds to what you write.
There will be plenty of days when you don’t get a single like or comment.
There will be plenty of days when you feel like there is no point to any of it.
You will always have the opportunity to tell yourself stories.
To decide you’re a failure.
To moan that they had it easier.
To quit because it’s just not working for you.
You have to decide to keep going.
You have to love the work more than you hate the discomfort.
You have to hit publish even when no one responds.
You have to be relentless and unapologetic about getting to where you want to go, even when no one cares, no one gets it, no one responds, and no one buys.
You have to keep showing up.
Because it’s the only way they will.
Cheers,
Natasha