Creators Without Glory Who Go Unnoticed #005

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I find it strange when looking at note. While some creators have many followers, there are others who are hardly followed at all yet continue to post calmly and steadily. Are the articles written by creators with few followers boring?

Absolutely not.

For them, what others think of them does not matter at all. Because they are not conscious of the reader, their work can sometimes be blunt or have a very strong quirk. However, the articles they write have a steadfast strength and an inimitable freedom.

Let us quietly follow these creators without glory. I, Go-tan-chin, will choose based on my own judgment. As a rule, I will feature only one creator per article. I hesitated about whether I should get permission to introduce them in the article beforehand. Since they are people who do not care whether they have followers or not, I will introduce them as I please. I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the creators in question. (In the text honorifics omitted )

This time, I will think about a new entrant who has posted for the first time but remains unnoticed by anyone.

Ueda

What suddenly caught my eye was Ueda, who had only published one article and had not a single follower or like. When I read the article, I found myself nodding at the honest thoughts of a third-year junior high school girl (at the time). honest thoughts

Yes, I sympathize greatly. I am also very bad at writing diaries. Therefore, I have never once posted a diary on note.

Most people must have felt the same way at some point

As in Ueda's article, everyone must have had the experience of looking back at something they wrote and feeling embarrassed. For me, it's like I'm holding a trade fair for shame on Note. This sense of shame stems from self-consciousness, and in reality, almost no one reads the articles of newcomers. It's funny; even though many people have tasted the
sorrow of not being read after posting an article, they themselves pay no attention to newcomers. Ueda
published his first article on New Year's Day, but for the half-month until I pressed the 'like' button, he received neither likes nor follows. While it is not uncommon for self-introductions or first-time posting announcements to receive a ton of likes, this article, which honestly reveals his inner thoughts while hinting at posting again, remained unnoticed by anyone. If he had the feeling of being read by someone, he might feel like writing again because he wants someone to read his thoughts at some point.

Ueda returned a like to this comment. I truly hope that even one more newcomer will continue to post.

Updated on January 20th

Ueda published his second article.

Moreover, in his next article, he is teasing that he will write about his mother. My eyes welled up.

To write is to think

The purpose of writing an article is not just to convey it to others. Let's borrow the words of Niten.

Even if it doesn't end up being published as an article, the moment you decide to try writing on Note, some thought has come to mind. Before conveying it through an article, the significance of putting your own thoughts into words is great. Furthermore, contemplation deepens. First, you write for yourself.

Newcomers who get disappointed and stop publishing articles

Celebrities and famous authors also post on note, and they have many followers. Also, by writing paid articles on note, one can earn monetary rewards. On the other hand, there must be countless people who started note but hit a wall and have stopped updating their articles.stopped updating their articles.

I am not the only one looking at newcomers who tend to be overlooked. Sokai continues to offer advice and encouragement by writing articles for beginners who are about to give up.

Even though you have opened a new shop, if you do not announce it or distribute flyers, it is no wonder that customers will not recognize you. If I may say one thing, there are only 12
original note profile icon images available by default, and since they overlap with other users, it is hard to distinguish them when listed. Also, they are easily mistaken for read-only accounts, so as a reader, I would appreciate it if you chose your own icon image. If corporate logos on signs all used the same font, consumers would be confused in their judgment. This is even more true if you are planning to monetize on note. Huh? You remember that I was playing around by changing my icon image constantly until just recently, you say... I am sorry. I am deeply reflecting on this.

Nothing happens if you just wait.

note does not have a visitor tracking feature like mixi, so if you don't read an article and press Like, no one will even know you exist. On note, your articles are displayed on your followers' timelines. Before you suddenly follow someone, try pressing Like on the articles you read first. No matter how good an article you write, if you don't take action to let people know about you to some extent, almost no one will read it. Before complaining that no one is reading your work, it is important to let them know yourself that you
read it. Just a Like is fine to start with. Take it easy. If you receive a comment, you don't have to force yourself to reply; just sending a Like is enough. If you want to receive comments, it might be a good idea to write just a simple "Hello, nice to meet you" on the article of a friendly-looking creator.

I didn't publish any articles for over two years after registering on note.

About two months ago, I received a badge (notification) from note saying "3 years since registration." However, since I first published an article in April 2024 and only started posting regularly in July, I am still a newbie creator with just over half a year of experience. My first creator name was
FishMeatVegetableMushroomSoup. The reason is that I hadn't thought about what my creator name should be at the time. I wanted to finish the setup quickly, so I set the image of the hot pot I was looking at just before as my icon and decided to fudge it by listing the main ingredients of the hot pot.

After registering, I decided to write one piece, and thinking I would give a lecture on reading, I gave it a tentative title of "If reading wasn't noble, no one would read books" and wrote down the first line.

Alright, good, line break and now the second line. Hmm, ???
I can't write anything!

Looking back, starting off with such a high-handed attitude was my first mistake. The theme of reading theory was too grand and reckless, and I should have just written briefly about the titles and content of books I had recently read. I was crushed by my own lack of writing ability, and eventually, I even forgot that I had registered for note. I returned to note about two years later, only because I happened to read an article I found through a search that was on note, and realized I had registered in the past.
After that, I spent about half a year just reading and commenting like an annoying user. I started writing articles because I wanted to write a little about Otsu and because I decided to pen a critique of the Ishimaru whirlwind on the internet. However, putting together a note was unexpectedly difficult, and updates stalled. I felt relieved when I frankly admitted that I was a foolish amateurotanchin who couldn't even write a decent miscellaneous essay, and changed my creator name to this to make a fresh start.
To conclude, because I don't publish articles, I don't know what to write next. If I just go ahead and publish, I'll want to make revisions, and what I need to write next will come to mind.

Beginners (don't look at me, I know), there's no need to rush. There's no need to post every day either. But, just one more time, let's try writing. If you write, a different perspective than yesterday will open up for you.

You should find them too. The unknown creators without glory.

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