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Itâs 18.59 of a slow Sunday. Slow because I have been spending my days browsing Netflix and Prime Video. Hopefully will uninstall both apps today after watching the last episode of Doctor Slump.
Havenât been at my best recently. Too much of procrastination going on. If my head is back to its senses tomorrow, maybe I can be back to executing things again.
Have to publish a summary of The $100 Startup book. And continue publishing lifestyle articles on my store blog. There are only a few left after which Iâll pause.
Then, Iâm also trying my hands on comic strips. Again. Thereâs only so much you can do in a day.
Wait, let me share the current song in my loopâŠ
So, I was talking about my new distraction. Comic strips. Distraction.
You shouldnât try multiple âcreativeâ hobbies in parallel. Coming up with a new idea for a funny graphic is too much work.
And I havenât been able to bulk create content yet. I like sharing my ideas as they come up. Itâs like sharing your work in progress.
I have been a fan of âshow what you do.â Even if itâs not actually âshowing,â itâs talking only, most of the time. Talking not about what I achieved, but what I do.
Is it beneficial? Iâll share an incident from a Facebook group.
If youâre active in groups, you might have seen users posting their issues and asking for solutions.Â
Nothing wrong with that. You should ask something you donât understand.
However, often, instead of leaving the solution right there in the comments, Iâve seen others asking you to message them. Of course, no one wants to give away their âknowledgeâ for free. So, that makes sense.
But then, thereâs this one person in this FB group I am who shares the solution right in the comments.
Why doesnât he ask users to message him and share the solution? In exchange for money, perhaps. Why is he hell-bent on sharing everything for free?
Well, I donât know why he does what he does. What I do know is thatâs a good way to build a brand. Itâs a good way to build your personal brand without actively doing so.
After all, out of 40-50 group members I see regularly, I remember only him who seems to know his job well. And if I ever need the services heâs providing, Iâll approach him first. This is exactly how personal branding is; not how âinfluencersâ make you believe.
Well, thatâs how things worked for me back when I was active on LinkedIn.
Now, how can you show what you do? Well, share with the world whatever you know and everyone will recognise you for who you are.
You know, when I didnât have a portfolio to share⊠7 years ago, I started creating my own samples. And I grabbed client projects with the help of my side projects.
This (below) was the first landing page (although partial) interface I ever designed, 2-3 years ago.
I was looking for a landing page to add to my portfolio. And one of my friends, Arnab was building this web app. So, approached him and he let me design the UI for it. A temporary one, though.
Working on random projects is one good way I found to drum up a portfolio. These side projects come in handy in building a solid work portfolio.
I have racked up a few of my own landing pages to share as sample pieces, too. I made one for my book, then my BookBeezzz community, a bunch of newsletter âsqueezeâ pages, and so on.
I told you about this Flutter developer, right? The one who asked me for a landing page designer. I got that assignment by showing some of those landing pages.
Yesterday (Saturday), I added âBook Blabberâ to my portfolio of projects, too.
Why not? For Book Blabber, I create articles, work on its SEO, maintain a Shopify store, and do so many more things. Listed it just like a normal project without showing/promising growth and all.
If Book Blabber canât bring me money, at least it can show up as an experience.
Much of my management, though, was possible only due to AI tools. Content creation, I should say, was possible only due to AI tools: ChatGPT, CopySpace, Ideogram, Leonardo, Bing Copilot and many others.
I also got a taste of Shopifyâs and Metaâs AI while working on Book Blabber. Theyâre limited to specific purposes, though.
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Ending the newsletter with that. The last episode of Doctor Slump is already on air.
Bidding adieu. Enjoy your day. Live long and prosper.