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Lovely article. I hope we find out what that secret writing project of yours is because I am immensely curious. I do love me a good secret project.

Something I learned a decade ago on my YouTube channel and then in my film school days was just that persistence is the key to any amount of success no matter how small. If you post or keep doing stuff consistently and with persistence, you will get people who like your stuff and come around. I've got 33 subscribers but several months ago I thought about giving up because I had like 10. But I kept going, persisted, and now have triple that!

I really really appreciate the message of this article, Alex. Great job.

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This is awesome Alex! I’d add two things:

Consistency > Quality: Next to having an existing personal brand or a marketing budget, being consistent is the best way to grow. Life can absolutely get in the way, but don’t be stifled by perfectionism!

Where you can, write for the audience you want, rather than what you have. You never know who is reading, and your archive of content will become an asset if you let it. This can conflict with my earlier advice, but striking a balance between the two is the way to go.

I’ve also been experimenting taking a break and using older content to fill. Rather than just stopping altogether. I’ll post a note about the results of this when I’m back to writing!

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