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Swallowing My Fear & Pride To Branch Out To Other Platforms
Sometimes, you have to market yourself outside of your comfort zone.
By Grace K. Bianco
Wherever that confident in front of the camera girl is… I need to find her again.
I am a writer not a social media influencer. Unfortunately, in this day and age, I feel like I must be both.
You don’t have to be an influencer to be a writer, but if you want to grow your audience in bigger and different ways, social media is where to do it.
Back in April 2020, I had to raise $4,000 to publish my book. How did I do it? I was a Christian TikToker.
Every single day for months leading up to this campaign, I posted daily. I’d find a verse, quote, or share my own thoughts on God. I encouraged as many as I could. My audience kept steadily growing.
Then, I met my husband. I became mortified at the thought of him watching me. I was also burning out quickly over the repetitiveness of my content.
I hit my goal of $4,000, but I couldn’t keep doing TikTok. Eventually, I deleted all of my videos.
A few months later, I tried for a couple of weeks, and I still couldn’t get into it.
