Im not very active on social media, even less active on my blog. I like to live a life for myself, not to show to the others. Privacy is very important. That's why I rarely post photos of any of my trips, and if I do, I do so few months after.
I've always looked down upon those people who go to places/do things just to get the sunset picture and say they've been there. Who never enjoy the experience, but enjoy the hit of dopamine of seeing their likes and comments go up.
We should do things for ourselves. Because we want to and enjoy doing them. Not for social approval. To be "relevant" and have strangers speak about you.
But... there is a balance. Some mid way ground I can agree with and want to tilt towards. To still do things for oneself, because it genuinely brings us joy and fulfilment, and then also get a good pic/ write about it.
Well why should I make it public if I enjoy keeping things for myself? Why does the world have to know?
It is now obvious that to get a big audience/followers/ readers you must make constant content.
And why do we need to have followers/ readers? It's not just some frivolous ego thing...
It's because of the advantages that come with having a big audience listening. Big audiences and fames makes gaining wealth so much easier. It is now one of the best ways to earn a living for oneself without having a real job and being able to travel the world (just like I like). If you have an audience that essentially likes you and listens to your advice, reads your content and so on, it is 8784735843y5 times easier to make money than if you are someone unknown.
Lets make an example to make my point ultra easy to understand:
If you have 1 million followers/readers/ youtube subscribers, and you show them a product (either yours or someone you are affiliated with) that makes you 20 euros a pop...
Out of 1 Million, 10% see your post (100k views)
out of 100k views, 1% buy (1000 bought)
20€ profit per purchase times 1000.
Thats 20,000€ for one post/blog/video etc.
And that's just in the moment, because that post/blog/video stays there for ever, and more people will come back and see it and keep buying for years to come.
The best part of it is... you don't even sell things you don't really recommend. You give your audience only great things that you yourself use... Further growing the trust your audience has in you, having them recommend you to a friend because they are happy with your recommendation and making you even more money in the future. This is called positive reenforcement loop - orrrr some sort of compound interest.
Thats why having a big following now a days is so profitable and many will do anything to get a big following. Many will go to places not to have fun, but to be seen having fun. They will do things for the "the gram". And that is what I can't stand.
We all know the stereotype of the instagramer girl friends that go to a fancy restaurant, order 7 dishes, take a short video, 25 pics to chose from later on and then leave without taking a bite. (I doesn't have to be girls, but it usually is).
I know I "should be" more active, post more content and so on... That growing a following would be very beneficial for so many of the projects I am working on... But I struggle to do so. I feel like sharing my private life spoils the fun of it. I know very well I do not want fame, just wealth. Being a secret multi millionaire is the dream. Then I can keep going around in my board shorts and baggy surf t-shirts and be secretly laughing at all those judgmental looks of the linen wearing pretenders who have less money than me.
But... having some sort of fame and recognition helps so much with the wealth part in this ultra connected social media driven society.
In fact... for my up and coming NFT project - Modern Pirates Club - I will be doxing myself to the project whilst I create a community of thousands of people. Because showing my face will give the project the trust it needs to come alive. And this is the biggest/coolest project I have ever made. More about this project on the next coming blog post.
Sooo basically...
I will start to be more active online. Doing more blog posts, tiktoks, and I'll be starting a twitter (yeah i've never been on twitter properly) and a medium specifically for the MPC project.
Instagram? Maybe not so much... it's more private and I prefer to keep it that way. I use it to catch up with old friends and travellers I meet... But a bit more active there too.
The idea/ middle ground I am looking for is to be myself and show how I really am. With my brilliant witty character, hilarious acid/dad jokes, personal finance tips, entrepreneurial mindset and all the good stuff... But also showing my flaws. My real, non perfect human side.
There is so much I want to say to the world... So much I want to teach... It is time to get serious about being an internet persona. Even if I have to sacrifice my 'not becoming famous' dream for making more money.
Sacrifice not becoming famous? Many work endlessly trying to become famous and you think it's just going to happen to you unwillingly? Arrogant much? Maybe...
Maybe I am a little crazy. My life has been pretty crazy, why would it stop? This 'becoming famous by accident unwillingly' doesn't seem too far fetched. I've always had this lingering feeling that fame has been chasing me and that it will catch me sometime.
Do I need fame to become rich? Well, no. But like showed in the example above, it makes it so much easier.
Plus, for our NFT project - Modern Pirates Club - we will need to create a community, making my persona somewhat already known. And this project is too amazing to not do it. I am willing to sacrifice my anonymity for it.
I think that's all for today. More content coming.
This is me climbing a rock, with the metaphor being I'm conquering my fear of public exposure.
I like to think of my blog posts as personal rambles. They aren't very thought out. I kind of just pick a topic and blurb out what I think.
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