The 6 Stages of Online Writing
How to level-up your writing-game
When I started writing online, I saw it as an experiment at first. My primary goal was to learn.
- I wanted to improve my English (not my mother’s tongue).
- I wanted to learn how to build an audience.
- I wanted to learn how to create and host a web page.
And yes, over the past 100 posts, I did learn a lot.
Recently I read an article about that it takes you 100 posts until you figure out what you really should write about. I don’t fully agree with the number, but I have to admit: it does take time to get comfortable with writing, develop your style, and find your niche.
Stage 1: the first few articles
It definitely took some time.
At first, finishing a single article felt like it took forever. I would just jump in and write down all my thoughts on a topic. Then, I’d spend a lot of time organizing it into something worth publishing.
Back then, I wanted every article to be perfect, which meant a lot of proofreading and rewriting.
Writing online seemed like a huge commitment as I’d have to invest about 3–4 hours per article. How should I get to 50 or even 100 articles at…
