9 Things I Wished I Knew Before I Started Writing Online

A few things that could help you get started faster.

Benjamin Watkins
4 min readDec 5, 2023
Photo by Dan Dimmock on Unsplash

Writing online has helped me build a copywriting career, share my experiences, and give me the chance to meet incredible people.

That’s the power of showing up online over and over again.

While writing online has done so much for me, there are still a few things I wish I had known before writing online.

1. You Don’t Need a Master Plan

When I started writing online, I thought I needed a master plan.

Nope.

You don’t need a master plan. You need to get started. You figure it along the way.

Creating a master plan can help you in some ways, but don’t let it derail you when something knocks you off course.

2. Be Passionate About Your Ideas, Not What Other Creators Are Doing

It’s easy to fall in love with what the top online writers and creators are doing.

We want their audience, their income, and their success. But we shouldn’t fall into the trap of copying their approach. It’s worked for them, but it shouldn’t work for us.

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Benjamin Watkins
Benjamin Watkins

Written by Benjamin Watkins

Founder of ThisIsCopy.com | Health Tech Copywriter | Copywriting examples at https://laviebenrose.substack.com/. Dad of five adventurous kids..

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