Itfeels gross and shameful.
Self-promotion gives me the heebie-jeebies too, but I’ve been learning to handle it better.
It’s a chance to connect to someone else or join a discussion or maybe learn something new.
It’s not always as icky as it feels.
It’s obviously self-promotion.
But, as mentioned above, that’s okay.
The key is to not bombard people withso muchsharing of your work.
Title of post plus link to post, twice a week.
The urge to unfollow myself should’ve been a clue that this was a terrible strategy.
(People expect that automatic self-promotion from companies or brands, not human beings.)
The Terrible Minds blogrecommendsa 10-25% ratio between self-promotion and other regular posts.
For every “look at my work” effort, have 3 to 9 other communications with your audience.
In other words, don’t be noisy with too many self-promos.
Overcome Your Self-Criticism
We all have Imposter Syndrome.
I don’t want to share crap.
As Column Fivenotes, “Your message is only as good as your ability to share it.”
(They’re talking about the value of visualization, but the quote seems appropriate here.)
Some of the people who do it bestJames Altuchercomes to mindhave been doing this for a while.
And by “doing,” I mean experimenting with what works best.
), but that’s okay.
In the meantime, I’mbuilding up my confidence(a.k.a., faking it til I make it).
If any of this sounds familiar to you, you’re able to too.
