How to talk about your work in public
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How to talk about your work in public
How to talk about your work in public
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Harold T. Harper and added
- Promotion isn’t a chore. It’s a gift. A chance for us to celebrate the effort we and others put into our work. We shouldn’t shy away from it or treat it like a burden. Relish it as an opportunity to honor something we worked hard to make that we believe in.
It’s also about promoting creatively. It’s not just saying the same thing over and over again... See morefrom Rethinking the unbearable weight of self-promotion
Lori Abichandani added
from Make your Stuff by Austin Kleon:
“it’s not enough to be good. In order to be found, you have to be findable.”
“If you want people to know about what you do and the things you care about, you have to share.”
“Make stuff you love and talk about stuff you love and you’ll attract people who love that kind of stuff. It’s that simple.”
“Teaching people
... See moresari and added
You do people a service when you make better things and make it easy to talk about them. The best reason someone talks about you is because they’re actually talking about themselves: “Look at how good my taste is.” Or perhaps, “Look at how good I am at spotting important ideas.
from This is Marketing: You Can't Be Seen Until You Learn To… by Seth Godin
sari added
- A succinct elevator pitch for your newsletter is much more marketable than being a whole person who communicates their ideas via blog. That said, some people, including me, market their blog as a publication dealing in existentialism and philosophy and the chronicles of life in the world today, which leaves room for your perspective to change as th... See more
from The elite capture of Substack by Cydney Hayes
Elena added
That means telling the truth about who you are, where you come from, where you are in your journey, and what matters to you. If you’re not an expert, say so. If your beliefs differ from others in your space, say so. It means telling the truth about the products and services you’ve created, how they work, and why you made them. And it means being ho
... See morefrom Non-Coercive Marketing: A Manifesto by rob hardy 🦌
Atmos Black added
- Self-promotion makes me uncomfortable.
Maybe because I (read: most women) am not really great at it?
Or because I never want to sound sales-y.
Or because with software, it's always easier to justify tossing in one more feature than exposing our work to criticism.from A moodboard for people who hate self-promotion
Leo Guinan added
Oh, I feel this, a lot.