The number one thing I hear from people who want to write online more is that they struggle to publish incomplete ideas and unpolished compositions.
What I have learned from writing online regularly for over twenty years is that writing online is a conversation.
What I mean by that is that you are not trying to publish complete ideas. You are engaging in a conversation with the world and you are a participant in that.
Here's an example from back in 2006:
I was seeing a lot of startups using a business model where they gave their service away for free with hopes of converting some of the users to subscribers. I wanted to give that business model a name. So I wrote about it and asked the folks who were reading my posts to suggest some names.
One reader suggested "freemium" and I loved it and wrote another post stating that we now have a name for that business model.
That's a conversation.
Here's another example:
My colleague Grace wrote a post about the Fragmentation of Search back in February and we started getting calls and emails from founders working in the space. Five months later, we have committed to lead a round of financing in a company right in the sweet spot of that blog post.
That's a conversation.
So to everyone out there who is struggling to polish their posts and make them perfect before hitting publish, I say "don't bother". Think about writing online like being at a cocktail party or a dinner. Think of it like a conversation starter or a witty reply that takes the conversation to the next level. Because that's what writing online is. A conversation.
The number one thing I hear from people who want to write online more is that they struggle to publish incomplete ideas and unpolished compositions.
What I have learned from writing online regularly for over twenty years is that writing online is a conversation.
What I mean by that is that you are not trying to publish complete ideas. You are engaging in a conversation with the world and you are a participant in that.
Here's an example from back in 2006:
I was seeing a lot of startups using a business model where they gave their service away for free with hopes of converting some of the users to subscribers. I wanted to give that business model a name. So I wrote about it and asked the folks who were reading my posts to suggest some names.
One reader suggested "freemium" and I loved it and wrote another post stating that we now have a name for that business model.
That's a conversation.
Here's another example:
My colleague Grace wrote a post about the Fragmentation of Search back in February and we started getting calls and emails from founders working in the space. Five months later, we have committed to lead a round of financing in a company right in the sweet spot of that blog post.
That's a conversation.
So to everyone out there who is struggling to polish their posts and make them perfect before hitting publish, I say "don't bother". Think about writing online like being at a cocktail party or a dinner. Think of it like a conversation starter or a witty reply that takes the conversation to the next level. Because that's what writing online is. A conversation.
Hi Casters. I wrote something today for everyone who struggles to write online. https://avc.xyz/writing-online-is-a-conversation
hah what an amazing story! Would never guess that was the origin of the word.
Useful advice. Part of my motivation for writing online is to inspire serendipity and attract people that share similar curiosities, now and sometimes years later.
Maybe a Blog needs to be repositioned as Digital Garden https://maggieappleton.com/garden-history
Hi Casters. I wrote something today for everyone who struggles to write online. https://avc.xyz/writing-online-is-a-conversation
hah what an amazing story! Would never guess that was the origin of the word.
love the freemium story!
Ty for this ! 222 $degen
Going to start following this advice
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i like this concept, hadn't thought of it that way
Useful advice. Part of my motivation for writing online is to inspire serendipity and attract people that share similar curiosities, now and sometimes years later.
Wow I really needed to read that. Thank you for sharing!
Maybe a Blog needs to be repositioned as Digital Garden https://maggieappleton.com/garden-history
Hello. Are you Satoshi Nakamoto? No hidden meanings, just answer.
I don't believe Satoshi was/is a single person. I believe Satoshi was a small group of people losely working together.
are you one of them?