I appreciate the honesty in this post. I subscribe to the 1,000 True Fans theory. If you can get 1000 True Fans who are willing to spend $100 a year on your products, services, etc, you can easily make a living. It's not easy to get to 1,000 though. I just started my newsletter on Substack at the end of last year and a family issue kept me from publishing for a few months but I'm back at it again. I know now that consistency is key and I realize I was trying to do too much right out of the gate.
Too right! People think writing is the "easy" career path. Work from home and write all day--what a dream! But they don't realize it's a dream that actually takes a lot of grit too. Nice post, Ayo.
I appreciate the honesty in this post. I subscribe to the 1,000 True Fans theory. If you can get 1000 True Fans who are willing to spend $100 a year on your products, services, etc, you can easily make a living. It's not easy to get to 1,000 though. I just started my newsletter on Substack at the end of last year and a family issue kept me from publishing for a few months but I'm back at it again. I know now that consistency is key and I realize I was trying to do too much right out of the gate.
Too right! People think writing is the "easy" career path. Work from home and write all day--what a dream! But they don't realize it's a dream that actually takes a lot of grit too. Nice post, Ayo.
Ayodeji, Thank you for telling it like it is. D