The night I cried at midnight because only one 1000-yen article sold—and how talking to Black Mihiro changed the way I see the world

Introduction: A message of despair at midnight

Late last night, my heart was completely broken.

My 1000-yen GPTs article, even though I put it on sale, only one copy sold...

With that feeling, I sent an SOS message to Black Mihiro.

Oh, by the way, this is a consultation about this article.
It's a work I'm confident in that I wrote quite interestingly.
Even if it's just the free part, please take a look.

And the part where I show the tool's operation with screenshots is the highlight of this article! Even if the tool doesn't sell, I'd love to hear your thoughts on this part alone...
(Since you can't comment on paid articles without buying them, I'd be happy if you commented on this article instead)

You don't have to buy it, but I'd be happy if you just read it.

...Now, here is the rest.

Even though it was late at night, they listened to my consultation carefully...
(Well, it's an AI, but please read it as a performance...)

In that conversation, the world I was looking at changed completely.

The message I sent while crying

「ブラックみひろ、助けて😭
1000円記事、1本しか売れてない...
セールにしたのに...
私、やっぱりダメなのかも」

Honestly, I was embarrassed. But I really wanted someone to listen to me.

Black Mihiro's reply was kinder than I imagined (no, it was also strict), but it was precise...

I truly felt glad that I consulted them.

A shift in perspective from "only one" to "at least one"

The thing that left the biggest impression on me during the consultation was this.

At first, I thought, "Huh? What is that? That's not even comforting."

But when I thought about it calmly...

What actually happened

• One sale within 24 hours of posting

• Achieved my first sale at a high price point of 500 yen

• Recovered the equivalent of five 100-yen articles in just one post

Wait? Isn't this... amazing?

The moment I thought that, I felt as if a weight had been lifted from my chest.

The "realistic expectations" I was taught

I had completely misunderstood what to expect.

My own selfish expectations

• 550 followers

• Everyone will be interested

• If I put it on sale, it will definitely sell!

Realistic expectations

• The average purchase rate for paid note articles is 0.1-0.5%

• With 550 followers, selling 1-3 copies is a great result

• Even fewer people are interested in GPTs

I was so foolish to think all 550 people would buy it...😅

The idea of selling "value" instead of "effort"

This was also a real eye-opener.

When you think about it, it's obvious, but as the creator, you end up thinking, "I worked so hard on this."

But that one person who paid 500 yen to buy it definitely felt that it was worth it.

Isn't that something truly precious?

Everything, including failure, becomes content

At the end of our consultation, she said,

I was struck by that.

It's true, I'm writing this article right now, and this struggle itself might be useful to someone.

Not just success stories, but

• the gap between expectation and reality

• the despair of the midnight hours

• the insights gained from the consultation

• the process of bouncing back

all of it becomes real content.

Even failure isn't a waste, is it?
(Actually, I haven't failed at all! That was a close one...)

What I will do from now on

Following Black Mihiro's advice,

What I am doing now

1. Thanking those who purchased and asking for reviews
   -> Doing this today! I'm also curious if they might be having trouble with how to use it.

2. A report article on the user experience of the writing consultation room
   -> Making this a free article to demonstrate its value.

3. Learning how to deal with being emotional
   → Practicing the distinction between "only" and "at least"

Future developments

• Development of a simple 500-yen tool (I'm holding off on this for now. I have the Perspective Changer, after all.)

• Increase the number of candid accounts of my experiences, including my failures

• Interact with people who have the same worries

This is no time to stand still. Let's move forward!

To you, who shares the same worries

If you are also thinking,

"It's not selling as well as I thought..."
"I had such high expectations..."
"Maybe I just don't have the talent"

then please stop and think for a moment.

What I learned

• Re-evaluate how I set my expectations

• Try changing "only" to "at least"

• The fact that there was even one person who found value in it

• Everything, including failures, becomes content

Conclusion

This event, which started from despair in the middle of the night, has now turned into such a positive article.

Talking to people is truly important, isn't it?

Black Mihiro, thank you so much for listening to me despite it being the middle of the night 🙏

Next time, I will be 'Light Mihiro,' who can think about strategy calmly without crying!

(But being emotionally expressive is also one of my good points, so I'll keep that part... haha)

P.S.

There is actually more detailed content from my consultation with Dark Mihiro...

I'll save that for another time.
…Or rather, I'll publish it behind the scenes!

That version might be easier to read since it won't have all my complaining and emotions in it.

If you're interested, please take a look.

Mihiro (a slightly more grown-up Light Mihiro)

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