Me: I think I will post a Twitter.

BandGeek: I’m pretty sure that’s not what it’s called.

Me: Whatever. I’m going to post one.

Me: [Typing with my fingers. Slowly]

Me: There! Tweet!

BandGeek: You know people don’t actually make a “tweet” sound when they tweet, right?

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Getting the hang of this social media thing is proving to be a challenge. I officially launched my new blog on the 18th, so it’s been just a little over two weeks. I’ve been trying to learn more about how to promote something on social media, which is challenging for me in a couple of ways.

First, I feel awkward promoting myself. There’s that voice inside that says, “If people wanted to listen to what you have to say, they would ask you. What business do you have putting yourself in front of them?”. Second, I really don’t know how to go about doing it. I know how to Facebook, and I (kind of) know how to Instagram, and I sure as hell know how to pin on Pinterest, but I don’t know much about Twitter and I have no idea how all these platforms work when trying to promote yourself.

So I am turning to my trusty Googles to help. I am learning about things like Tailwind, Hootsuite, and the MILLIONS (what seems like millions) of free and pay-to-play instructors out there eager to tell you all about their winning strategy for promoting yourself and your business online.

They all make it look so easy! Like sign up for their course and I’ll get 500 new subscribers in a single day! Or how they make $500,000 in a month just from their blog!

I know they didn’t all start out with a million subscribers but I feel so discouraged some days. BandGeek reminded me today that I’ve only been at it for a few weeks, and having only 11 subscribers is still progress. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate this man, honestly. He is in my gratitude journal like every other day I feel like. It’s just hard when I see people that are also new to the business and still have way more subscribers than I do.

I have to remind myself that this is a marathon, not a sprint. I am not doing this full time. I am not going to aggressively market myself on Facebook using my personal account, because I have way too many coworkers on my Facebook and I don’t want anyone to think that I am letting my real job slide while I focus on this. I need to remember that progress is still progress, even if it’s slow, and that if my message is sound, people will come. They will.

So, that’s where my mindset is today. Struggling a little, but still trying to be optimistic and not too hard on myself. We’ll see where I’m at in a month.

Right??