Sell yourself, sell your work

I have started doing this more,, the problem is however that I suck at marketing, I hate being too direct, so posting the odd interesting project or nugget of information on my website to maybe get a few more of my books sold or get some nice gig work in areas I like is the way I go.

As my paid work runs out and I get more towards retirement I guess I will start moving on to documenting some hobby projects, I don't see any down-side to it except running out of interesting things to talk about.

Of course nobody will visit your site unless you post it around, kind of a catch 22.

I started blogging weekly recently. I’ve been surprised at the efficacy of simply asking readers to subscribe. At the end of each post I make the request and provide an email box.

After only three articles, 28 people have signed up. It’s not a lot compared to some folks, but it validates two important things. First, being direct can work. Second, people care and want to hear more.

Everyone sucks at something they don't do so much of. Try it, learn from others and pick what you personally like.

The thing about marketing is that it's not a x->y kind of thing, so people can literally try something which they think is fun/interesting and trial it out.