Lifelog

Day 22 #100daysofmarketing

🏠LifeBlog https://golifelog.com/posts/demand-driven-reading-walking-away-from-the-old-games-of-reading-1632263325424

📚Medium https://medium.com/@jasonleow/consistency-is-overrated-eeffa1ab8fca

ℹ️Quora https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-motivate-yourself-to-write-an-essay-on-a-topic-you-have-no-interest-in/answer/Jason-Leow-14?prompt_topic_bio=1

👍FB https://www.facebook.com/106430768053361/posts/251716470191456/?d=n

🖥Dev•to https://dev.to/jasonleowsg/a-simple-formula-for-coding-mastery-14ff

💻Hashnode https://jasonleow.hashnode.dev/a-simple-formula-for-coding-mastery

🐦Twitter marketing - 40 replies, 0 RTs/QTs, 3 twts, 0 threads, 7 DMs

Day 21 #100daysofmarketing

🏠LifeBlog https://golifelog.com/posts/writing-as-cure-for-sleepwalking-through-life-1632177003965

📚Medium https://medium.com/@jasonleow/the-push-and-pull-of-writing-484172227ddd

ℹ️Quora https://www.quora.com/Even-though-I-know-how-journalling-helps-Im-still-not-able-to-keep-myself-motivated-about-writing-something-every-day-How-do-I-keep-writing-anyway/answer/Jason-Leow-14?prompt_topic_bio=1

👍FB https://www.facebook.com/106430768053361/posts/251054046924365/?d=n

🖥Dev•to https://dev.to/jasonleowsg/identity-driven-learning-for-coding-3ii7

💻Hashnode https://jasonleow.hashnode.dev/identity-driven-learning-for-coding

🐦Twitter marketing - 32 replies, 0 RTs/QTs, 3 twts, 1 thread, 6 DMs

I’m definitely suffering from a case of toolititis, a common creator malaise where we feel like we cannot start on anything at all, until we have the right tools for the job.

Creators don’t usually question that condition.

But it all came falling down when I saw someone on Twitter (not an artist, designer or illustrator) decided to just started sketching using Google Slides. Nothing stopped her. None of that baggage to even starting.

I think I just ran out of excuses.

Do first, tools later.

Day 20 #100daysofmarketing

🏠LifeBlog https://golifelog.com/posts/when-to-take-feedback-seriously-1632092851954

📚Medium https://medium.com/@jasonleow/discipline-vs-diligence-in-daily-writing-58b11858730b

ℹ️Quora https://www.quora.com/How-do-successful-blog-writers-come-up-with-new-topics-to-write-about-every-single-day-How-do-they-find-the-energy-time-motivation-for-selecting-researching-writing-on-completely-unrelated-topics-each-and-every-day/answer/Jason-Leow-14?prompt_topic_bio=1

👍FB https://www.facebook.com/106430768053361/posts/250474436982326/?d=n

🖥Dev•to https://dev.to/jasonleowsg/rubberducking-29gm

💻Hashnode https://jasonleow.hashnode.dev/rubberducking

🐦Twitter marketing - 49 replies, 0 RTs, 1 QTs, 3+4 twts, 6 DMs

"Give away 99% of what you know for free. Monetize the last 1%. Don’t make people pay for the ideas. Make them pay for the organization, the presentation, the interaction, the implementation, and the community around those ideas. You’ll grow 100x faster as a result." ~ @Nicolascole77

Day 19 #100daysofmarketing

🏠LifeBlog https://golifelog.com/posts/having-haters-is-a-good-thing-1632005060536

📚Medium https://medium.com/@jasonleow/writing-is-a-mirror-8aef01563b7f

ℹ️Quora https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-stay-motivated-as-a-creative-writer-in-the-long-term/answer/Jason-Leow-14?prompt_topic_bio=1

👍FB https://www.facebook.com/106430768053361/posts/249875177042252/?d=n

🖥Dev•to https://dev.to/jasonleowsg/coding-is-like-cooking-1cbn

💻Hashnode https://jasonleow.hashnode.dev/coding-is-like-cooking

🐦Twitter marketing - 41 replies, 0 RTs, 2 QTs, 1 twt, 10 DMs

I’d been experiencing sleeplessness or restless sleep recently.

Likely culprits, and solutions:
• Ketosis. Try to get out of it for a night.
• Lack of glucose for brain function at night. Experiment with raw honey before bed.
• Not eating enough. Eating more, and more satiating foods. Protein and fat.
• Lack of movement and exercise. Move more.
• Stress. Destress!

Great, I now have a plan. Can’t wait to fix this!

Day 18 #100daysofmarketing

🏠LifeBlog https://golifelog.com/posts/writing-is-a-sport-1631917449845

📚Medium https://medium.com/@jasonleow/writing-is-5dd1b7816949

ℹ️Quora https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-write-every-day-to-start-off-a-motivational-cycle/answer/Jason-Leow-14?prompt_topic_bio=1
Answer got accepted in The Writing Community group - https://qr.ae/pGSNZp

👍FB https://www.facebook.com/106430768053361/posts/249269900436113/?d=n

🖥Dev•to https://dev.to/jasonleowsg/answer-to-what-programming-language-should-i-learn-2gph

💻Hashnode https://jasonleow.hashnode.dev/answer-to-what-programming-language-should-i-learn

🐦new Twitter marketing approach - 51+2 replies, 2+4 single twts, 1 thread, 8+2 DMs

I’m switching up the approach. I think I’m going to try this instead:

• Make friends like in real life
• Show empathy, care
• Give value, not distribute content
• Have fun
• Focus on replies, DMs
• Threads, not single line tweets
• Shift to personal account
• "Strong voice, loosely held” tone of voice

This new iteration feels more natural to me, and I do hope that’s an indication that I’m refining the right approach that works for me!

Day 17 #100daysofmarketing

🏠LifeBlog https://golifelog.com/posts/the-guilt-of-trivial-posts-as-a-daily-writer-1631831728218

📚Medium https://medium.com/@jasonleow/atomic-habits-for-an-unbreakable-daily-writing-habit-253eb92605a6

ℹ️Quora https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-keep-myself-motivated-to-write-in-a-journal-every-day/answer/Jason-Leow-14?prompt_topic_bio=1

👍FB https://www.facebook.com/106430768053361/posts/248657607164009/?d=n

🖥Dev•to https://dev.to/jasonleowsg/mindful-coding-d72

💻Hashnode https://jasonleow.hashnode.dev/mindful-coding

🐦Twitter marketing - replies, RTs, QTs, twts, DMs

I consider myself more of a technical founder for my products. The marketing techniques and approaches themselves aren’t all that hard to learn. What I found more challenging were the mindset shifts needed, especially coming from a technical founder’s position.

Here’s a few I had to make, and still working on:

• Marketing is working on your product, not something else you do
• Marketing as helping others, not hardselling
• Your brand is what others feel about you, not your logo
• Everything can be marketing
• Marketing is an identity

Day 16 #100daysofmarketing

• new blog https://golifelog.com/posts/streak-guilt-from-daily-writing-1631744139603

• Medium https://medium.com/@jasonleow/writing-for-emergence-7e91a62b0bdc

• Quora https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-motivate-yourself-to-write-every-day-I-love-writing-when-I-am-writing-but-it-is-hard-to-prioritize-How-do-you-confront-that-blank-page/answer/Jason-Leow-14?prompt_topic_bio=1

• FB https://www.facebook.com/106430768053361/posts/248061070556996/?d=n

• Dev•to https://dev.to/jasonleowsg/that-moment-when-coding-no-longer-feels-scary-4ki4

• Hashnode https://jasonleow.hashnode.dev/that-moment-when-coding-no-longer-feels-scary

• Twitter marketing - 21 replies, 6 RTs, 7 QTs, 5 og tweets, 12 DMs to new followers

• new platform ideas, thanks to @jeffsvic - codenewbie, Product Hunt forum

https://community.codenewbie.org/

I think I just tripled (or even quadrupled) my publishing volume over the past two weeks, as part of my #100dayofmarketing push. What a whirlwind of content, and I feel like I need to write a post to connect all the dots and wrap my head around all the moving parts.

From just at least 200 words daily here on Lifelog, I’m now also publishing content daily on six other platforms. Here’s my work flow for the day:

• LifeBlog
• Medium
• Quora
• Twitter
• Facebook
• Dev.to, Hashnode
• KIV - LinkedIn

Just two weeks in, I can definitely feel the momentum from the content flywheel! I’m everywhere! It’s exciting yet also exhausting…it does take a toil mentally to keep up with all the publishing. I’m also wondering if I’m putting my head down too much just doing but not being smart about it.

Sure, consistency and volume usually wins on any platform, but it is really working out for me, in my context? I don’t want to repeat my old errors, mistaking output for guaranteed results (which doesn’t).

What is the data saying? Is there real world feedback that this is working?

Good questions to continue keeping in view as I keep up on my marketing blitz…

Day 15 #100daysofmarketing

• new blog https://golifelog.com/posts/writing-by-the-moonlight-1631660615091

• Medium https://medium.com/@jasonleow/the-reasons-for-the-seasons-of-writing-887dcb298762

• Quora https://www.quora.com/When-you-first-started-on-your-blog-what-motivated-you-to-write-every-day/answer/Jason-Leow-14?prompt_topic_bio=1

• FB https://www.facebook.com/106430768053361/posts/247457173950719/?d=n

• Dev.to https://dev.to/jasonleowsg/my-love-hate-relationship-with-the-fundamentals-b6m

• Hashnode https://jasonleow.hashnode.dev/my-love-hate-relationship-with-the-fundamentals

• Twitter marketing - 30 comments, 5 RTs, 9 quote tweets, 3 og tweets. Scheduled a bunch of tweets. Started a new template - asking qns as a tweet. Got inspired to try a DMs engagement strategy.

Minimum viable workouts for:

• Heart health/muscular dystrophy in old age: One-leg squat off a chair
• Power naps: 12min
• Daily active movement: Move for 3 minutes for every 30 minutes
• Workouts: 40 minutes for every 10 hours of sitting

What other minimum viable workouts do you know?

My progress so far:

• LifeBlog - repurposed old content in new ways from my archives, ended up with 17 new blog posts so far
• Twitter marketing - been trying out this growth hack (50-80 comments, 5 RTs, 5 quote tweets, 5-7 original tweets) where they recommend commenting at least 10x more than original tweets, but super hard to hit that many comments. Best day on Sunday was 29 comments, 3 RTs, 3 quote tweets, 3 original tweets. Most days I only hit 10-20 comments!
• Not posted the newer blog posts to Twitter, should do that
• Cross posting to Medium - 10 posts
• Successfully enrolled in Medium’s Partner Program! Just switched on the paid content setting for my 10 Medium posts
• Cross posting content as answers on Quora - 6 answers
• Cross posting to Lifelog’s Facebook page - just realised I can, so posted 2 posts so far
• LinkedIn - not figured out how to align it to my personal LinkedIn account, or if I should create a company brand for Lifelog
• New ideas - Dev.to, Hashnode for my #decodingcoding posts, and repurpose writing/goals-related content for devs

Some reflections:

• Damn it’s haaard work
• Automated content distribution needed
• Writing fluency made it easier