Changes that far exceeded expectations!

Hello. This is Kunpasu-sensei.
Thank you for always coming to read my articles.

Today is a reflection article.
Yes, 2 monthshave passed since I started note!
And this article is my 50th article! A milestone☆

Well, there's just so much going on that I'm going to jump the gun by one day.
Actually, it's tomorrow that the 2-month mark hits.
But I have so much I want to tell you that I decided to write this a day early.

I want people like me, [note beginners], to read this article.
For those of you who are still feeling your way around.
I sometimes see cars speeding along with beginner marks on them, but I feel like I can write something encouraging for beginners who are still struggling just to keep up with the speed limit, so please read on.
And why not hit 'Like' and follow me, and walk the world of note together with me from here on out?

So, while looking back, I will share what I have absorbed and how I have grown in one month!

I will summarize this by announcing what I triedthis past month -> and sharing what I learnedas a result.

First, here is the reflection article from when 1 monthhad passed↓

What I tried #1: Pinning an article

When you wander around note, you encounter various things that make you go "?".
For me, this [pinning an article] was the first thing that made me go "?".

What happens when you pin it?

A pinned article will always remain stuck as the top article on your creator page.

So what happens then?

It becomes the article that people who drop by your page are most likely to see.
To be precise, I don't know if they are actually looking at it.

The actions of people who come to your top page

1. Look at the icon
2. Look at the account name
3. Skim the profile
4. Notice the top article

Here, the 4th action splits into two.
Pattern A: Press 'Like' based on the title withoutclicking the article.
Pattern B: Clickthe article and read through the content.
Honestly, I don't know which one it is.
Unfortunately, in reality, I suspect Pattern A is more common.

The reason is that the [Like count/View count] is overwhelmingly higher compared to other articles.
In other words, the percentage of people who 'Like' without viewing is higher than for other articles.

What I learned #1:
[Liking a pinned article is a greeting on note]

What I tried #2: Actively writing comments

[note] is my first time posting on social media.
Even if I had thoughts after reading an article, I felt it was 'too presumptuous' to expose them to the eyes of all humanity, so I refrained from writing comments at first.
However, senior noters continued to comment on my articles.
Having experienced the boost in motivation I got from those actions, I felt that this was something I definitely should do.
I realized that just grinning to myself after posting an article and receiving actions like comments from everyone was a selfish thing to do.

This place, note, is a 'Creator's Town'.
I gave myself a kick in the pants, thinking, 'What are you doing not communicating?'

What happened when I commented

I am very happy to receive comments, but I realized that I am just as happy when people reply to the comments I have made.
It is just like giving a gift.
It is the feeling that 'receiving is nice, but seeing the other person's reaction when you give something is just as nice.'

Noters I have exchanged comments with suddenly feel like family, and they become important people to me.

What I learned (2):
[Not just the joy of receiving, but the joy of giving and discovering important people]

What I tried (3): I tried writing a paid article

This is something I wanted to try if I was going to start a note.
Isn't it amazing that people would buy an article I wrote?
Because it is such a big deal, I hesitated to see if I was allowed to do it.
I sort of thought I would wait until I had written about 100 articles or so.

I tried writing one for now

If I am going to worry and 'not do it,' I decided to choose to 'do it' without worrying, so I decided to just write one.
I put more care and time into it than the articles I had written up to that point, packed it with information that I thought would be useful, and as a result, it became quite long, so I posted it with confidence, thinking, 'Alright, this is a masterpiece!'

It didn't sell

Days passed and it didn't sell.
I was disappointed inside, but I didn't let it drag me down, thinking, 'Well, I guess that's how it goes,' and I continued to post what I wanted to write in free articles.

I made articles I felt like selling into paid ones
I reversed my thinking.
Instead of deciding to 'sell' and then 'writing,' I posted articles as paid content when I felt, 'I want to sell this' while I was writing them.

It sold!

People bought it from the day I wrote it, and many people have continued to buy it as the days have passed.
Maybe the theme was good, but personally, I think changing my mindset was what worked.
I am still a beginner, so I am embarrassed that I cannot say much, but for now, thanks to all of you, I have had a great success experience.

There are also articles that I made paid halfway through.
You can read all of these articles for free up to a certain point, so please take a look.
The themes are all different, but I wrote each one with a different level of passion.

What I learned (3):
[Be honest with the feeling of 'I want to sell this.' It will reach the people it is meant to reach.]

I will leave the 'What I tried' series here for now, and after this, I will report on the happy changes and events that have occurred over the past month.

Happy event (1): Number of followers 49 -> "151"

Wow!
I was surprised myself when I wrote that!
This is a change over one month, right? I'm so happy!!
Thank you to everyone who is following me☆

And I received so many views and likes♡.
What is surprising is the number of comments.
As I mentioned earlier, I think this is the result of my efforts to communicate.
It has been a fulfilling month being able to interact with so many people.
Thank you again.

Happy event ②: Received my first ☆ support.

Actually, I didn't really understand this system, but I learned about it when a noter I follow reported how happy they were to receive it.
It seems to be like a "tip" or a form of support, similar to those on YouTube.

Furthermore, I was so impressed by how "classy" it was; the person who supported me left a comment saying, "I will introduce your article."
If anything, I should be the one thanking them for introducing my article...
(If I get their permission, I would like to post that article here.)

Happy event ③: My child is cheering for me

Those who read my posts regularly might already know, but my eldest son Mutta-kun, from the magazine [Mutta and Hibito] series, is always looking out for me.He always cares about me.

"How many followers do you have now?"
"Did your article sell? That's amazing!"

He shares in my joy.
I wonder if I am at least showing my children the back of a parent who enjoys taking on new challenges and using trial and error, beyond just working as a doctor.

Sometimes, I suddenly think about this.
Even if I were to pass away unexpectedly, the articles I have written so far are filled with messages to my children, my thoughts, and my ideas, so I think this note could become a legacy.
I think that is also a wonderful thing about note.

Extra event: Found out by a relative

I had been dropping hints, but they managed to find my articles...
I hadn't hidden them from my husband or children, but surprisingly, my mother-in-law found out.

We aren't the type to put on airs, so there is nothing that would be problematic if she read them, but it is embarrassing. (I wonder if she will read this article too...)

Goals and challenges for next month

First, to keep going

I am not very good at "consistency."
I know this about myself to some extent.
That is why I am afraid to declare things like "Daily updates!!" like other noters do.
So, I won't say things that might end up putting pressure on myself. (Haha)

There might be days when I don't post.
[Even so, I won't quit]
This is my goal.

A big event is waiting

This is an article I wrote a month ago, but the third chapter, [Hibito's Surgery], is coming up!
He will be hospitalized for a week, and it seems bleeding will continue for about two weeks after that, so I might not be able to write on note at a leisurely pace.
(Conversely, I might have a lot of things I want to write about.)

I also have a backlog of the Hibito book reading series, so I will be posting those as well.

Please also join me in cheering for Hibito as he faces surgery with his small body.

Challenge 1: Trying to properly engage with X

It seems many people use it in parallel, so I'm thinking of trying to use it little by little.
Since I can tweet more frequently than on note, I think I can post opinions that are closer to my true self.
If you are interested, please take a look!

Challenge 2: Studying money

I have been thinking about this ever since my child was born.
I feel that I must overcome one of my complexes, 'financial knowledge,' someday and teach it to my children who will live in the coming era.

Started studying

Actually, I started studying money around the same time I started note by listening to YouTube in the background.
I am still continuing it, but because I want to learn it systematically and might as well get a qualification while I'm at it, I'm thinking of starting with the FP Level 3 exam.
The problem set arrived the other day. ↓

I am progressing little by little on days I can, at a pace of about one session per day.
I already stumbled on 'pensions' and felt defeated, but well, I'll try to get through one round for now.
I would like to talk about the progress of this in a separate article as well.

Oh my, I intended to summarize it, but it got long. Sorry.
As I mentioned at the beginning, so many things have happened in this past month that I have too much to tell you, and my thoughts have just overflowed.

To those of you who are reading this for the first time, and to those who always read my posts, thank you so much.
What will happen in the third month of Kunpass-sensei's note life?
I look forward to your continued support!

Thank you for reading.