Even with 128,000 followers, you might be an "invisible person." ~The complete techniques of "announcement" to ensure your best content reaches people~

Introduction: An incident occurs. I was supposed to be right here.

I will never forget it. Or rather, it was just this afternoon. I was at my usual coffee shop, having a work meeting as I always do.

Thankfully, I've had more opportunities lately to have people I meet in person tell me, "I read your note!" My cheeks can't help but soften when that happens.

It's been about three months since I started writing on note in earnest. I have 128,000 followers on X (formerly Twitter). I've also been hovering around the top 100 in the (unofficial) note follower growth ranking.

You could call it complacency, but I had a certain sense of "I'm doing it" within me.

There were three people at the meeting. They were all business owners active in different industries, and "They are all followers of my X account."

In the flow of casual conversation, I mentioned that I've been putting effort into note lately.

The first person said this with a good-natured smile.

"Oh! Twi-tori-san, you were doing note? I didn't know. I'll check it out sometime!"

...Hmm? Well, I suppose that happens. I thought my announcements still need work, when the second person continued as if they had planned it.

"Oh, is that so! I didn't notice either. I always look at your X, though."

And then, the third person delivered the final blow.

"Ah, me too! I had no idea at all...!"

My mind went completely blank. A full-force retort echoed in my heart: "Wait, can you see me?? Do I actually exist here??" I thought.

The number 128,000 suddenly started to look empty. It was like standing in a stadium packed with a huge crowd, but for some reason, the spotlight wasn't on me, and I wasn't in anyone's field of vision... a strange, slightly chilling sensation.

It might sound like a funny story, but I was genuinely horrified.

Do you think this is someone else's problem?

You've created the best presentation materials, yet no one in the meeting understood their value. Or perhaps a meticulously crafted project proposal was submitted, only to sleep deep in the strata of your boss's desk.

Products you poured your heart into creating are gathering dust in the corner of a shelf, unknown to anyone...

Has an incident where you became an "invisible person" happened around you, or perhaps to you yourself?

This isn't just a matter of "not announcing enough." It's about something deeper—our assumptions and the invisible walls between us.

No matter how delicious the food you cook is, if the restaurant isn't on the map, no one will ever find it.

We may all, without realizing it, have become "chefs of three-star restaurants standing in a place without a map."

Chapter 1: Why does "the darkest place is under the candlestick" happen? - Arrogance, fear, and the craftsman's curse -

Since that incident at the coffee shop, I have repeatedly asked myself: Why did this happen?

It's easy to say "I neglected to announce it," but it's not that simple. Because,I personally never had any intention of "neglecting it."

In fact, I thought I had "made the announcement" in my own way. Herein lies the first major trap.

In this chapter, while dissecting my own heart, I intend to expose the true nature of the "I think I've delivered it" trap that many people fall into.

1. The physical disconnection called the "platform wall"

First, we must understand the fact that the internet world we live in is not a monolith.

Imagine the X timeline. It is a "river" where information flows at incredible speed. Users stand on the riverbank, catching the information (fish) they are interested in one after another.

What matters is the information flowing at "this very moment." Information from a day ago flows far downstream and is never seen again.

On the other hand, note is more like a quiet "study." Users go to the bookshelf (creator's page) of themes they are interested in and sit down to read articles (books) carefully. Once a book is placed on the shelf, it can be picked up at any time.

If you suddenly shout to someone fishing in the river, "Hey, there's an interesting book in that study, go read it!" it won't reach them. They are too busy fishing to even notice the existence of the study.

What we were doing was exactly this. We write the best article in the study (note) and are satisfied, thinking, "There, that's perfect." Then, we shout toward the river (X), "I've written the best article!" and that's it.

With this, it only reaches people who happen to be on the riverbank at that moment, happen to have good hearing, and happen to be interested in the book. Combined with the complex flow of water called algorithms, most voices are drowned out by noise.

This is the true nature of the "platform wall," a physical disconnection that is all too simple and all too powerful.

2. The psychological brake of 'not wanting to be thought of as annoying'

Next, let's talk about the troublesome brake that lurks within our minds.

'It feels unsightly to promote the same article over and over'

'What if my followers think I'm annoying for talking about this again?'

'If my likes go down, does that mean they hate me...?'

Don't you recognize this feeling? This brake operates most strongly in people who are serious and concerned about what others think. This could be called a kind of 'subtractive aesthetic.'

The modesty of thinking, 'Even if I don't say much, those who understand will understand.'

However, in today's world where information floods in like a deluge, this modesty is unfortunately not a virtue, but equivalent to 'suicide.'

Think about it. Why do TV commercials play the same thing over and over again? It's because they know that seeing it once isn't enough to leave a lasting impression on people's memories.

As the psychological law known as the Zajonc effect (mere exposure effect) shows, the more often people are exposed to something, the more likely they are to develop a favorable impression of it.

'Annoying' and 'approachable' are separated by a fine line. And that boundary is much further toward the 'annoying' side than we think.

By the time we feel, 'I've already said this three times, is it annoying?', the other person is'Hmm? Did they say something?' and has barely recognized it once, if at all.

This psychological brake creates a fatal lapse in self-judgment that leads us to think, 'I've announced this enough.'

3. The illusion of the craftsman's spirit: 'If I make something good, they'll understand'

This may be the deepest 'curse' that has caused me pain many times in my past business endeavors.

Content creation is exactly the same. We become so absorbed in writing articles that we inadvertently become stubborn craftsmen.

Thinking, 'I spent this much time and packed in this much information. If they read it, they will surely understand itsvalue'.

However, readers don't know how much time you spent. They won't know how valuable that information is until they read it.

A craftsman creating a masterpiece and making the world aware of the value of that masterpiece are completely different skills. Business only succeeds when these two are combined. We tend to take this obvious fact far too lightly.

[Added Value] Your information is trapped in a 'silo'

Here, let me introduce the concept of 'siloing' used in the world of marketing.

A silo is originally a cylindrical warehouse used to store things like livestock feed. In organizational theory and marketing, it has come to refer to a state where departments or systems are isolated and information is not shared.

The modern internet is exactly a collection of these silos.

The X silo, the note silo, the Instagram silo, the Facebook silo... Each exists like an independent village, and information remains trapped within that village.

No matter what brilliant invention you create within the note silo, that information does not automatically reach the X silo.

Unless there is a 'courier' who consciously carries information from village to village, the information will remain trapped inside the silo forever.

The 'announcement' we must perform is an extremely important and creative activity that breaks down these silo walls and delivers information from village to village.

Chapter 2: Redefining 'Communicating' - It is 'Creation,' not 'Labor' -

Now, we have seen the structure of the problem of 'why our voices don't reach people.' So, what should we do?

The answer begins with changing our fundamental way of thinking about 'announcements.'

Many people unconsciously think in this way.

• Writing an article = Creative activity (Creation)

• Making an announcement = Simple labor (Task)

After spending 100 hours pouring your soul into writing the best article, you copy the URL, post it on X in 5 minutes saying, 'I wrote an article! Please read it!', and that's it.

Isn't that like pouring sake brewed with the best techniques into a plain paper cup and handing it over bluntly, saying, 'Here you go'? If you do that, the ginjo aroma and the umami of the rice won't be conveyed at all.

We must free ourselves from this curse of 'announcement = labor' right now.

A new metaphor: 'Film production and trailers'

Here, let me propose a new metaphor. It is the relationship between 'film production and trailers.'

• Your note article = The feature film

• Your announcement = The trailer

Think about it. Would a Hollywood blockbuster ever be released without a trailer? Of course not.

That is because film studios know that the trailer is the most important creative work for drawing audiences into the theater.

A great trailer is never just a simple digest of the main feature.

It is an independent 'work of art,' meticulously calculated to capture the audience's heart.

The best trailer directors know exactly which scenes from a two-hour film to show, in what order, and set to what music, to make the audience think from the bottom of their hearts, 'What is this? It looks incredibly interesting! I absolutely have to see it!'

They are professionals who bring audience anticipation to its peak in just 90 seconds.

We should be doing the exact same thing.

We must be both the 'film directors' who write note articles and the 'trailer creators' who convey their appeal to the world.

An announcement is the act of using the material of the main feature (the article) to create entirely new, small pieces of content that invite people to the main feature.

From 'Announcement' to 'Micro-Content Creation'

That is why I have decided to stop using the word 'announcement.' That word has a somewhat negative ring to it—implying 'promotion' or 'forcing'—and is burdened by the assumption that it is just a 'simple task.'

Instead, why don't we call it this?

'Micro-Content Creation'

Creating countless small (micro) pieces of content from one large piece of content (a note article). This shift in perspective is the key to ending your 'invisible person' status.

If you write a 5,000-character article, create at least 10 'trailers' (X posts) from it. Create 10 'posters' (Instagram images). Write 10 'love letters' (newsletters).

'Communicating' is not a one-time task. It is an endless creative endeavor of taking fragments of a work's appeal, transforming them into various forms, and releasing them into the world again and again.

Chapter 3: To you, who still feels like giving up - Announcement is a prayer -

Having read this far, some of you might be feeling, 'I understand the logic. But it's still scary.'

'If I announce it many times and get no reaction, I'll be heartbroken.'

'I'm afraid that people will think I'm pushy and I'll lose followers.'

I understand that feeling all too well. Even now, there are times when my finger pauses for a split second before I post an announcement.

First, regarding the loss of followers: based on my experience, I can say this with certainty.

That is not a "failure." It is an "optimization."

People who aren't truly interested in your message leave, and those who truly need your words remain. It is a wonderful metabolism that makes your community healthier and more focused.

Don't you think it's far more important to reach that "one single person" whose life might be changed by your words, rather than worrying about the ten people who leave?

Let me tell you a story about an e-commerce site I once started with great fanfare, dealing in a niche product. I had absolute confidence in the product.

Day after day, I wrote blog posts and made announcements on social media. But it didn't sell at all. The analytics screen was just lined with heartless zeros.

Three months later, my spirit was completely broken. I thought, "It's over," and stopped updating the site entirely.

Then, one day, six months later.

A notification arrived on the management screen I had barely looked at: "You have an order."

I couldn't believe it. Who on earth would order from a site I had abandoned for half a year? When I looked at the customer's information, it listed the name of a town far away in Japan that I had never heard of. And in the comments section, a short message was attached.

"I have been looking for a product like this for a long time. Thank you for finding it."

The message I had sent out six months ago, which I had given up on as never reaching anyone, had continued to drift through the vast ocean of the internet until it reached the one person who truly needed it.

From this experience, I learned something.

An announcement is not a "megaphone" for forcing products onto an unspecified crowd.

It is a desperate signal fire and a prayer aimed at that "one single person" you have yet to meet—someone who needs your words and your work from the bottom of their heart.

It's okay if there's no reaction. It's okay if there are no likes. You just keep raising your signal fire, filled with prayer. That is enough.

Conclusion: Now, let's throw open the shutters of your shop right away.

It has been a long journey, but we have finally reached the end.

"Creating the best content" and "delivering it to as many people as possible."

Neither of these is superior; they are the two wheels of a single life activity. Like inhaling and exhaling, if either is missing, life cannot be sustained.

From the day I realized I was an invisible person, I changed my actions. I tasked myself with creating at least 10 'trailers' for every article I wrote. Even if there was no reaction, and even when I felt like giving up, I kept sending up smoke signals, keeping in mind the face of 'just one person' I hadn't met yet.

The result of that led to the growth I mentioned at the beginning, which I still find hard to believe myself.

Now, finally, take a look into your study.

Inside your hard drive, inside your draft folder, isn't there a wonderful masterpiece whose value hasn't been properly conveyed to anyone yet?

The world is waiting for the work you poured your soul into. Someone who is dying to read your words is still waiting on the other side of the internet ocean for you to be found.

No more being a chef at a restaurant without a map.

Let's rattle the shop shutters open, right now, all the way.

And stand in front of the shop, and shout out loud to the passersby in your own words.

'Here lies the greatest story!'

I am looking forward to hearing the first fanfare of your orchestra.

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