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Summary

The webpage content provides guidance on how to start writing and publishing work online to gain readership and potentially attract publishers, emphasizing the importance of consistent practice and the use of digital platforms to track engagement and refine content.

Abstract

The article titled "Learn to Connect With Huge Results" encourages aspiring writers to practice their craft regularly and consider publishing their work online, either through a personal blog or a platform like Medium. It suggests that by breaking down writing projects into manageable steps, writers can overcome the intimidation of starting a large project. The article highlights the benefits of online publishing, such as immediate reader feedback, the potential for eBook creation, and the possibility of catching the attention of publishers based on online success. It advises writers to monitor which pieces of content receive the most engagement to help determine what to include in their eBooks or published books, thereby increasing confidence and the likelihood of publishing success.

Opinions

  • The article conveys the opinion that consistent, incremental progress in writing (an "inch by inch" approach) is more effective than trying to tackle everything at once.
  • It suggests that the internet is a valuable tool for writers, offering a way to publish and monetize their work through eBooks and to gain visibility from publishers.
  • The author believes that setting up a blog with categorized posts can be an organized method for developing content for an eBook.
  • The article posits that tracking reader engagement on platforms like Medium can help writers refine their content and gauge its potential for success in a published format.
  • It emphasizes that small improvements in writing habits and mindset can lead to significant results in a writer's career.

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Learn to Connect With Huge Results

Find every opportunity to practice your writing

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We all have heard Inch by inch life is a Cinch, Yard by Yard Life is Hard.

“If we stay focused on the small steps, directly in front of us (the inches), rather than the yards and yards that lay ahead, we will see many finish lines.” ~ Marjorie J McDonald

A Place to Start is Start Writing on the Internet

If you think that you want to write and do not know how to profit from your work, consider using the internet eBook format and publish your work online so your future reader can purchase and download your information.

Not only is this a great way to get your work out into the world, but publishers are watching online results and approaching authors to work with them to allow them to hard copy publish when they see your success. It can be a way to get the attention of both readers and publishers.

The trick, though, is that you have to get started with your writing and get it done. One of my friends uses getRdone as a reminder. We all have lots of reasons why that is just too much of time expenditure, and rolling that kind of a project into our already busy schedules can seem like it would overload us too much. If you think about it and chunk it down into small steps, it can go rather quickly.

One way to start is to set up a blog. Put your shortened chapter titles in as your categories, and as you write under those categories, you will be creating the content of your eBook over the new posts you will be adding over time. Move as fast or as slow as you would like so you do not feel pressured to produce. As you are moving in this direction, your ideas will seem more organized, and your confidence will increase.

This happens when you can track your traffic and see which category posts are getting the most reads from those who visit your blog.

Another way to organize your content is to write on a platform like Medium. You can track your stories to see which ones are getting the most engagement, claps, and highlights. Then collect those into your content for your eBook or create a published book.

Over a short period, you can allow yourself to fine-tune the content you want to include in your eBook or published book and the reality that it is possible for you will seem more reachable to you.

“Small improvements in key areas can lead to enormous differences in results.” ~Billy Cox

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