Daniel Scocco here, and this is the Daily Blog Tips newsletter.
Last year I made an important decision about my business. I
decided I would start to focus more and more on software and
online apps development.
Why?
First of all because the growth potential for those is much
larger (just think about Twitter, Facebook...). Second because
once you become good developing those you'll face less competition,
as very few people/companies around the world are capable of
doing it.
That's why I started to study programming. I bought dozens of
books, started reading as much as possible online, and I even
enrolled in a local university to follow their Computer Science
classes (I am about to complete my second semester).
I am having a blast, but this experience also made me think about
a person's career. The conclusion I came to is that if you want to
be successful you have to learn a craft. That is, you have to learn
to do something. Something that you can see or touch, and that
other people will appreciate and get value from.
This applies to the Internet as well.
Being able to create simple websites/blogs and to write is
not enough. Sure, you can make some bucks with it, but it
won't become a real business until you actually learn a
real craft.
If you like design, for example, you could learn the craft of
web design. And by this I don't mean simply learning HTML and
CSS. I mean studying typography, design patterns, color
combinations, JavaScript, etc., so that you because a real
web designer. Once you master that you'll certainly have a
real business in your hands.
If you like to write, similarly, you could learn the craft of
writing. Again, this is not simply being able to write cool
blog posts. You got decide where you want to focus on (e.g.,
journalism, copywriting, humor writing) and then put some
conscious effort to master that craft, be it by reading books
or by attending classes and courses (and obviously by practicing
a lot).
My point being: you have to learn to make something tangible,
something you can see and be proud of, something other people
will appreciate and get value from. This is the path to
success.
If you are not there yet, what are you waiting for to get
started?
Talk to you next week,
Daniel Scocco
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