As a writer, I think the older you get, the more introverted you get. That's fine unless you write for a living. Then you don't have the luxury of being a constant introvert.
(An introvert is someone who enjoys spending time alone as opposed to spending time with others.)
The bottom line is, regardless of whether you are an introvert or not, if you write for a living, you need to let others know about your writing. If you don't, it won't sell, and you won't make any money.
Here are three common mistakes writers make when writing and what to do about it:
1. You don't market.
It really doesn't matter how good your writing is, or whether or not it's the great American Masterpiece. If no one reads it but your Mom, you've put in a lot of work for nothing.
It doesn't take too much effort to learn how to market your business online. Start by learning the basics: what internet marketing is, what the most effective techniques are, and then choose one or two you are interested in doing and delve further.
(Patrice Ann Rutledge's Web Savvy Writer is a great way to learn how to do this. She uncovers all of the best online techniques for getting started with building a website, and marketing it online.)
2. You market sporadically.
This is especially true of commercial writers. When you're bogged down with a lot of work to do, it really is hard to spend the time marketing.
The easiest way to overcome this is the 30/60/10 rule. If you write and sell your books, ebooks, etc., then spend 30 percent of your time writing, 60 percent of your time marketing, and 10 percent of your time taking care of administrative tasks.
If you sell writing services, then spend 30 percent of your time marketing, 60 percent of your time writing, and then 10 percent doing your administrative tasks.
Break everything down and commit to spending a little time each day marketing. Your marketing efforts accumulate, and your sources of income won't completely dry up.
3. When you do market, you're trying too many marketing techniques at one time.
I bring this one up because for a long time I was guilty of this one. (I did learn a lot along the way, but I didn't do a very good job of marketing my business.)
When you finally decide to start marketing you writing, then you're back to tip one. Learn the basics of internet marketing and then try one or two techniques.
As a writer, I found article writing and search engine optimization to be the easiest to do, and it didn't require learning as many new skills (I read Rutledge's book).
Regardless of where you are with your writing, if you're not making any money from it, then now is the time to start marketing.
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Jinger Jarrett is the author of Internet Marketing for Free: The GUIDE, available on Amazon.
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