Having a viral post is THE best and worst thing that can happen to a blogger. Good thing: Traffic. People flock to your site. You have an immense amount of attention (for about 3 days). You’re finally reaching people other than your mom’s friends. Bad thing: Imposter syndrome, which leads to Writing Paralysis. “Am I really worthy of this attention?”, “What if I f*ck up my next post?”, “What if people realize that I’m not that good?”… You don’t have enough courage to publish because… you’re finally reaching people other than your mom’s friends…
Viral is unsustainable
Viral is unsustainable
Viral is unsustainable
Having a viral post is THE best and worst thing that can happen to a blogger. Good thing: Traffic. People flock to your site. You have an immense amount of attention (for about 3 days). You’re finally reaching people other than your mom’s friends. Bad thing: Imposter syndrome, which leads to Writing Paralysis. “Am I really worthy of this attention?”, “What if I f*ck up my next post?”, “What if people realize that I’m not that good?”… You don’t have enough courage to publish because… you’re finally reaching people other than your mom’s friends…