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Hi friend,
This month, I'll complete 3 years of taking online writing seriously.
2 years of earning full-time from it.
(over 6-fig $)
Here are ten things that helped me in my journey + make a living from it:
1/ Mindset
If I believed
• hard work is the only way
• money is difficult to earn
• writing isn't feasible
I wouldn't have been able to do this.
You get to choose whether you want to think like a winner or not. This inner change is the foundation for doing big things.
2/ Just Start at One Place
I started writing on Medium in Sept'20.
No other social platform because I also had a full-time job to balance + freelance gigs to make money so I can quit.
To get better at a skill, you don't have to ace it.
You just have to start.
3/ Create Your Edge
Here's what makes you unfuckable:
• your mindset
• consistency
• resilience
• reaction
The best part?
All of this can be built. You're not born with it.
I create my advantage by showing up no matter what.
Successful people aren't more talented than you, they refuse to give up.
4/ Collaboration > Competition
In India especially, we're taught to compete so much.
I never had that streak. I was average at studies, and sucked at sports.
This helped me with the online world.
I feel there's enough pie for all of us and I don't need to pull anyone down.
5/ Randomly Experiment
My courses and digital products account to most of my income.
They're a result of random experiments.
Tiny documents I made on Google Docs and Canva and put a price.
Turns out, they solved people's problems.
So I improved it.
6/ Productise Your Knowledge
Nobody has time - not you, not others.
When you pack solutions (and they work), people are ready to pay for them.
It's a win-win on both sides.
7/ Don't Network
Do this instead: When you like somebody's work, engage with it.
Get noticed.
And then talk to them, without an ask.
It helps to connect to someone via a mutual friend's referral.
8/ Be Open to Pivot
The online world is dynamic.
Always, always changing.
Algorithms change and will make you pull your hair out.
Just keep at it and mould your strategy.
9/ Newsletter
Start this ASAP because this is the only audience their own.
+ People are more likely to open their emails than see you on socials.
10/ Give For Free
I give 99% of my content for free. It's the 1% people pay for.
Build trust, then sell.
That's a wrap!
Love,
N
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