Seeking Input on Paid Note Creation Struggles: Everyone Stumbles in Different Places, Which Is Why I Want to Hear from You
While writing yesterday's article, I realized once again that the places where people stumble are completely different.
When it comes to paid notes, it's not so much that you stumble because you lack know-how, but rather that you have to make so many decisions that you end up hitting a bottleneck and stopping.
Moreover, those bottleneck points vary quite a bit.
You've decided on a genre.
You generally know what you want to sell.
Yet, when you try to apply it to your own subject matter, you suddenly stop in your tracks.
This isn't about you lacking talent or not having enough grit.
It's simply that there are too many things to think about at once.
Today, I want to gather as many firsthand accounts of those 'stumbling points' as possible.
That said, I'm not looking to do anything like a poll or a survey.
If I proceed from here based solely on my own one-sided ideas, the main focus of the upcoming text and GPTs creation will be off-base, so I want you to tell me your realistic current situation.
For example, when you are creating a paid note,
✅️ Where are you stumbling right now?
✅️ Where do you always stumble?
✅️ Or, where have you stumbled in the past?
✅️ Where do you think you are likely to stumble in the future?
Your honest words will determine the priority for the next GPTs design.
Decisions that increase without you noticing
When creating a paid note, on the surface it's just 'writing text,' but in reality, it's a series of choices before that.
What should the theme be?
Whose problems should I address, and what kind?
Where should the boundary between free and paid be?
How much should I give away for free, and where should the paid part begin?
How can I make people want to read the paid section?
Should I provide information, teach a procedure, or help them learn a skill?
These kinds of decisions seem small individually, but they become heavy all at once when they pile up.
And these are all things that the more you try to create something properly, the more you worry about them.
That's why you stumble. And stop.
But stumbling and stopping is also proof that you are working on it seriously.
Different 'ways of stumbling' for each stage of paid note creation
From here on, I will intentionally break this down into steps.
This is to make it easier for you to find the places where you think, 'Wow, this is me...'
1️⃣ Stumbling at the Theme/Concept Determination Stage
The most important thing when creating a paid note is how you decide on the genre, theme, and concept.
'Is there even any demand for this theme?'
'Can I really make money in this genre?'
'I don't know how to find profitable genres.'
You feel like it might be useful to someone, but because you don't know if it's truly the right answer, you can't move forward from there.
And in the end, you just stay stuck and finish there.
2️⃣ Stumbling at the Target Selection Stage
The moment you start thinking, 'Who is this for?', 'What kind of problems?', and 'How?', the fog suddenly gets thick.
Thinking about the target by attributes makes it blurry, and narrowing it down feels too restrictive.
That's why you end up treading water here forever.
3️⃣ Stumbling at Gathering Material for the Free Part
You have things you want to convey. You have experience.
But when you try to pull it out in line with the reader's pain or situation, the words don't come out.
'How should I write the free part?'
'I don't know what I should write.'
'I have no idea what I should write and in what order.'
It's the feeling that even though you have things you want to convey and deliver inside you, you can't extract them as text.
4️⃣ Stumbling at the Free Part Body Text
You should have gathered the material to write in the free part, but the moment you turn it into text, it becomes scattered.
'Am I empathizing with the reader's problems?'
'Am I properly conveying the appeal of the paid note?'
'Would I think this note is worth paying for?'
It's things you can't judge for yourself, like whether you've written what should be in the free part in the right order, or if you've forgotten to write anything.
Explaining gently and carefully makes it long, and making it short makes it feel thin and unkind.
As you write, your anxiety grows: 'Will this really reach the reader's heart?' 'Can I lead them to a purchase with this content?'
5️⃣ Stumbling at the Paid Part
I imagine this is the most painful part for many people.
'Is it really okay to charge money for this content?'
'Is the volume enough? Is it too much?'
'Should I include a video? Do I need a PDF? No, what should I even call a 'product' in the first place?'
The moment you start creating the paid section, the number of decisions you have to make explodes, and your mind becomes gridlocked.
The content you put in the paid section isn't just something you can hand over by saying, 'Thanks for buying. Here you go!'
The important thing is whether you can explain it so that readers can easily understand the content, and whether you can provide it in a way that satisfies them.
That is why creating a paid section is difficult, and why many people stumble and come to a halt.
Some of you reading this might have thought, 'That's all of it...'
That is also natural.
All the processes are connected, so if one gets stuck, it creates a chain reaction.
However, where it is most painful differs from person to person.
Since that differs, giving the same advice to everyone just makes them even more confused.
Please tell me your 'most painful point' in a single word.
So, if you don't mind, please tell me in the comments the place you found 'most painful' in the process of creating a paid note so far.the place you found 'most painful'in the comments.
If you haven't created one yet and are planning to, please tell me the place you think 'seems the most painful.'
A number and a few words are enough.
Which of 1️⃣ through 5️⃣ is the most painful or seems the most painful?
And please give me a 'few words' regarding that.
Example:
'5️⃣. I always get messy at the boundary between free and paid.'
'2️⃣. I get stuck on who to target.'
'4️⃣. Once I start writing, I lose sight of what I want to say.'
Like this, it doesn't have to be a long text.
In fact, shorter is more impactful.
The words you feel in the place you are currently in will become a salvation for someone else who is stuck in the same place.
Finally
Finally, there is one thing I want you to be reassured about.
If you know where you are struggling or where you are stuck, the things you need to do next will decrease all at once.
Confusion isn't something you erase with willpower; it naturally lightens when you reduce the number of decisions you have to make.
Therefore,your 'stumbling point' is not a weakness.
Rather, if you can just organize that, the path to completion will come into view.
Those who are currently stuck can move forward properly.
It's okay. Even if it's slow, it will take shape properly.
I will create GPTs for that purpose.
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