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What Does "Just Start" Actually Mean?
The essence of starting is hitting publish—even when you’re not ready.
This is the only way to gauge demand and get crucial feedback.
Why Hitting Publish is Crucial
Many of us assume that building a structured foundation—complete with a business plan, brand identity, and products—will naturally attract an audience.
But that’s not true.
In most cases, if you build it, they won’t come.
It’s not our job to create demand, but to identify existing demand and channel it into our offerings. The only effective method to do this is by consistently publishing content.
Continuous Improvement Through Feedback
Publishing allows you to receive essential feedback. By saying ''yes'' to hitting publish, even when your work doesn’t feel perfect, you open the door to critical insights.
These insights not only validate your ideas but also provide a clear path for future improvements.
The Hardest Part: Consistency
Even after starting, the most challenging aspect remains—being consistent. This means continuing to hit publish, again and again and again…
The 30-Day Sprint?
To help writers navigate this, I’m considering running a 30-day publishing Sprint.
Here’s how it would work:
Everyone pairs up into groups of 5, and commits to 2 things:
* Daily Publishing:
Commit to publishing something daily.
* Meaningful Feedback:
Provide feedback on each other’s published content.
In those 30 days, you’ll get 150 pieces of feedback. And you’ll hit publish 30 times.
That's more traction than most people make in 12 months.
This is something I'm considering doing in my Writerpreneur community. So if it interests you, click here, sign up for the newsletter, and reply to that first welcome email telling me you’re interested in the 30-day sprint,
I’ll manually add you to a list of people who are interested in this.
If enough of you are interested, I'll put this together and send you more details.
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thewriterpreneur.substack.com
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By Gabriel Klingman
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The essence of starting is hitting publish—even when you’re not ready.
This is the only way to gauge demand and get crucial feedback.
Why Hitting Publish is Crucial
Many of us assume that building a structured foundation—complete with a business plan, brand identity, and products—will naturally attract an audience.
But that’s not true.
In most cases, if you build it, they won’t come.
It’s not our job to create demand, but to identify existing demand and channel it into our offerings. The only effective method to do this is by consistently publishing content.
Continuous Improvement Through Feedback
Publishing allows you to receive essential feedback. By saying ''yes'' to hitting publish, even when your work doesn’t feel perfect, you open the door to critical insights.
These insights not only validate your ideas but also provide a clear path for future improvements.
The Hardest Part: Consistency
Even after starting, the most challenging aspect remains—being consistent. This means continuing to hit publish, again and again and again…
The 30-Day Sprint?
To help writers navigate this, I’m considering running a 30-day publishing Sprint.
Here’s how it would work:
Everyone pairs up into groups of 5, and commits to 2 things:
* Daily Publishing:
Commit to publishing something daily.
* Meaningful Feedback:
Provide feedback on each other’s published content.
In those 30 days, you’ll get 150 pieces of feedback. And you’ll hit publish 30 times.
That's more traction than most people make in 12 months.
This is something I'm considering doing in my Writerpreneur community. So if it interests you, click here, sign up for the newsletter, and reply to that first welcome email telling me you’re interested in the 30-day sprint,
I’ll manually add you to a list of people who are interested in this.
If enough of you are interested, I'll put this together and send you more details.
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thewriterpreneur.substack.com