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5 Small Insights That Would’ve Saved Me Months Of Feeling Invisible Online

3 min readMar 14, 2025

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Feeling invisible online is exhausting.

You spend hours pouring your heart into writing, only to feel unnoticed. Doubts creep in. Frustration mounts. You wonder if you’re wasting time chasing an impossible dream.

I’ve been exactly where you are: stuck, overwhelmed, and questioning if building an audience would ever happen for me.

Today, I’m sharing something different — not the typical advice you’ve already heard. Instead, these are hard-won insights I wish someone had told me sooner.

Five lessons most writers learn too late, yet they’re essential if you’re serious about being seen and building an audience who cares.

Let’s dive in — starting with the most important (and toughest) lesson of them all.

1. Forge your own path

When you start writing, self-doubt is normal.

So you imitate those ahead of you. See what they’re doing. Listen to the lessons they share. But once you’ve found your feet, you need to be brave. And forge your own path.

Too many writers live in fear. And settle for being a parrot.

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Derek Hughes
Derek Hughes

Written by Derek Hughes

I'm an old bloke with zero writing experience. In 18 months, I built a $35k writing business. Get my free 5-step system: https://www.derekhughes.biz/

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