It’s been ~a year since I started building an audience on Twitter with a view to selling digital products.
Here’s the story so far.
Here’s the story so far.
I’ve done this alongside running my freelance business and other interests.
I don’t work tons of hours, my Fridays are flexible and my weekends are always my own.
I don’t work tons of hours, my Fridays are flexible and my weekends are always my own.
I started building an audience on Twitter ~a year ago.
I’ve always loved Twitter as a consumer, but was never an active sharer until this point.
I’ve always loved Twitter as a consumer, but was never an active sharer until this point.
Key stats:
- ~8,000 Twitter followers gained
- $10,000’s worth of product sold
- 1,996 customers who know about me for future product releases
- ~8,000 Twitter followers gained
- $10,000’s worth of product sold
- 1,996 customers who know about me for future product releases
Key takeaways from the experience:
If you’ve been doing something successfully for a long time, people will want a piece of your first hand experience.
If you’ve been doing something successfully for a long time, people will want a piece of your first hand experience.
Tweeting takes more time than you first realise and being consistent is everything.
However, it’s rewarding in the moment to help people and rewarding long-term in the knowledge that you’re building an asset that will continue to pay dividends.
However, it’s rewarding in the moment to help people and rewarding long-term in the knowledge that you’re building an asset that will continue to pay dividends.
We all know something that can get someone else ahead on their own similar journey.
Once you get over the fear of putting your thoughts out there, it starts to become natural.
Once you get over the fear of putting your thoughts out there, it starts to become natural.
Not everyone will get you or your content.
And that’s totally fine.
Because plenty of others will.
Don’t dilute your message to try and please everyone.
And that’s totally fine.
Because plenty of others will.
Don’t dilute your message to try and please everyone.
Follower count isn’t as important as you think.
Build steadily and genuinely.
Build steadily and genuinely.
Plans for the future:
I feel like I have a solid base of interest for what I have to teach.
There are ~10 working titles/ideas for future products on my white board.
I feel like I have a solid base of interest for what I have to teach.
There are ~10 working titles/ideas for future products on my white board.
First, I want to add more value to Pricing Freelance Projects.
I’m writing an extension to the book called “Scenario Sheets” and will include this at no extra cost to buyers old and new.
This will contain tactics to solve common freelance pricing problems with confidence.
I’m writing an extension to the book called “Scenario Sheets” and will include this at no extra cost to buyers old and new.
This will contain tactics to solve common freelance pricing problems with confidence.
After that, I’m looking to start work on a completely new product.
The ideas come easy; choosing which to work on first, is a little harder.
The ideas come easy; choosing which to work on first, is a little harder.
Closing thoughts for freelancers looking to take a similar path:
If you consistently get paid to do something you’re obviously pretty good at it.
What’s stopping you packaging up your experience and building an additional income stream?
Your knowledge has value.
Go capture it
If you consistently get paid to do something you’re obviously pretty good at it.
What’s stopping you packaging up your experience and building an additional income stream?
Your knowledge has value.
Go capture it
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