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Larry C. Brown's avatar

If I was focusing on monetization, I would have quit months ago. The fact is this is a long game. Build first, plant seeds, reap the harvest later. The hard part is waiting for things to develop.

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George ~ FWN's avatar

For sure. Sounds like you've got a great approach here.

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Yakubu Dakléshelleng Musa's avatar

This was very insightful, thank you. 🙏🏾

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George ~ FWN's avatar

You're welcome!

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Orion King's avatar

Thanks for the advice. I’ve been on here only for a few months and sometimes get caught in a all these “growth strategies” but it’s always refreshing to hear the truth that building something worthwhile is always going to pay you on the backend. So thank you again.

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George ~ FWN's avatar

Some growth strategies work, others don't. Some are hacks, some are genuine. It can be a mess of different ideas, and hard to know what's real and what isn't. Just building something sincere and meaningful is most important, and you can add more in terms of 'strategy' as you go.

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Alex Faith's avatar

Thank you so much for sharing your experience and insights on this topic. We must always remember our why and understand that consistent writing is important for growing our skills and improving our craft, and this must always come before trying to monetize. We can’t expect to sell if we don’t put in the time and effort to make our writing something worth selling.

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