How Social Media Detox Helps You Become a Better Creator
You'll gain more from leaving the world of social media (even for a lil bit)
Hi friends & new subscribers,
Happy November!
November is a special month for me because it's my birthday month. This time last year, I had about ten followers on Medium, had an inactive Twitter account with 300 followers, was struggling to figure out to make an income online, and was having a quarter-life crisis.
As I turn 26 in a week this year, I can say that it's a much better place.
Medium journey: almost at 900 followers and earned more than 1k+ in the platform
Twitter journey: became known for being a multipassionate creator
Make money online journey: unexpectedly falling in love with the freelancing lifestyle and slowly reaching my income goals (in a way that feels GOOD)
Life in general: more confident in myself, got married and excited for the future
I've never been so proud of my accomplishments, and it's funny how the Internet allowed me to do that.
But this isn't about me.
This week, I want to share one of the things that accelerated my personal growth offline and offline, which is quitting your social media for a period of time.
This time last year, I deactivated my Instagram, and it was one of the best decisions of my life.
It led me to write, do yoga, meditation, and many more self-help activities that everyone swears by. So for my birthday month this year, I decided to make this a tradition to turn my social media off (mainly Twitter and Instagram) at this time of the year.
Here's how social media detox can help you become a better creator.
How Social Media Detox Helps You Become a Better Creator
You've (probably) heard the magic ingredient of becoming a successful creator before.
If you want to be a successful online entrepreneur, you have to be consistent.
To be consistent, you need your ideas to keep going. Personally, tons of my ideas come from consuming content, talking to friends or watching a Netflix show. I find ideas everywhere.
But sometimes, when you have too many ideas because you're too immersed in the noise and you no longer know what to do. That's where shutting all the (social media) noises down can help.
How?
Social media detox helps you listen to yourself. As a creator, you're exposed to many tools, strategies and tactics that people we admire tell us. But sometimes, this does more harm than good, especially when the strategies conflict with our personal values. For example, a popular marketing strategy when selling a product is creating a sense of urgency.
That's when you tell others, buy this today, or else you're missing out. This type of marketing strategy doesn't sit well with me —because it creates a feeling of FOMO for the user. If I don't like others doing it to me, it makes no sense to do it to others.
So instead, you can learn about different strategies that work with you, like simply informing people about your product, especially if it's not time-sensitive. "By the way, in case you didn't know, I have a product/service that you might find helpful. Here's more info if you're interested." is a much better approach. So, during your social media detox, you can learn to be aware of the strategies and tactics that feel good versus those that make you feel icky.
Pro Creator tip: Learn how to question the things you've heard online by asking yourself what do you think about it.
Social media detox helps keep the needle moving forward. I've wanted to make a YT channel for a while now. I've procrastinated for a while, but I know that in 5 years, I'll regret not making YouTube videos today.
A few days into my detox, I got bored. I did all the things I had to do, and I still have plenty of time left. So I told myself, why don't I create a video script and see how long that takes. It took about an hour, and the process was fun.
And the next day, the same thing happened. I said, why don't I try filming and see how long that takes. The whole process of scripting and filming took two days. So now, I have to learn about the process of editing and publishing.
Pro Creator Tip: If you're confused about your whole creator journey, shut down all the noises around you and start listening to your gut. If you closely listen, it will tell you tons.
🧚 2 Fairy Tips for Multipassionate Creators
Writing: Use your life as an inspiration for your content, no matter what emotion you’re going through. Here are a few examples:
Freelancing: Reverse engineer your income goal to see how many clients you want to work with. If your goal is to make $5k/month and work with 5 clients, figure out the package rate you need for each client. Then, start that as your baseline price for your project.
For each client, you want to work with, make sure that $250 is your baseline to reach your goal. My first blog post project was $250 without freelancing experience (but had 6 months of writing experience). Get your experience and start charging a premium over time.
🤔 A question for you this week:
How much fun do you have in your day-to-day life, and how can you incorporate more of those?
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With love 💌 ,
Jerine