Whether or not you are new or a
longtime reader (thank you by the way!), you know that I always highlight my
blogging skills. I firmly believe in using blogging to advance yourself. There are three things that paralyze
people: 1) how do I get started; 2) how can I afford to pay for a website? And
3) how do I keep from burning out? I will address each one of these
questions in a blogging series.
First: How do I get started? Focus on what you like doing and which
blogs you like reading. When I mean blogs, it can be any website. It can be
newspapers, magazines. It can even be YouTube or livestream shows. Right now,
just focus on what you like seeing currently. That material does something
emotionally to you. You want people to feel the same way whenever you write.
That’s where you start.
Next
you add your own personality into it. Do not fear being bland or invisible from
everyone else. People will flock to you because you have something special to
offer. I admit several times in this newsletter that I have horrible tunnel
vision. I am still touched whenever someone inboxes me saying that they love my
writing. It warms my heart. Someone’s inbox is awaiting your greatness!
I am giving you this resourcebecause I don’t want YOU to make it hard. No paralysis of analysis! It has taken me 2 years for monetize my
blog. Remember, whether or not it is my book or blog, I always want to
eliminate the learning curve. Seeing what’s selling in the market will help
you advance faster because you are serving an existing market. When people who
are already interested in what you’re writing about then you don’t have to work
as hard to brand yourself in the marketplace.
If you still feel that you are
still unsure about taking on blog, that’s okay. Here’s another story. I was
initially fearful of republishing my blog content on LinkedIn because I thought
that people would ridicule me and I saw so many stupid things being posted on
LinkedIn Pulse. However, that mentality kept me away from my core audience and
expanding my brand.
Need more insight and
encouragement? Sure! That’s what this newsletter is all about. Here is my new
video discussing why you need a blog. I discuss five reasons why inserting my
own entrepreneurial expertise as running two online stores.
