This 1 mistake cost me $3,000

I am learning.

It takes time and energy to build an audience of your own.

And while I am happy about it, I have made my mistakes too.

Expensive mistakes

So let me share them so that you don’t have to walk on fire and learn things the hard way.

The Start

I had just started my journey as a notion creator and there were already established names like Pascio and Easlo. They were making (a lot) more than me.

Hell, I was just starting out. I even started contemplating if this is a good business. It made me mad, confused, and underconfident.

The experiment

I decided to create something that was not already out there. It will give me some edge and make people aware that there is a new creator in town.

I created my Focus and Tetris widgets then. It was a game-changer. I got 100+ followers in a week and was even invited to Notion networking groups

But you might think about where the mistake is. Well—-

The self-doubt

Even though I come from an engineering background, I had not created a widget like that before. It took me more than 2 months to get everything right.

• I had to learn coding languages like JS

• Sit down to create the widget after coming from my 9-5

• Fail, but get back and try again

Being a new creator I thought only a few people would be interested in it.

So I started giving it away for free.

Upon seeing a good number of people buying, I set a price of $2

$2 - that’s how much I thought my hard work was worth.

Most creators - be it for some template of some service - lose money because they undervalue their work

I was so afraid of what people would say that I didn’t even price the products based on their worth.

The learning

You, yes you - start valuing yourself more.

I didn’t say value your product or your service, I said value yourself more.

Tell yourself you are capable of starting your business and you are worth the price you ask for.

As a new creator - it is okay to gain experience by doing free service but once you have attained that value, never shy away from asking your price.

Now, I have started pricing my products based on

• the time it took me to make

• the time it will save the customer

I do frequent discount sessions but that’s it.

This strategy has made me earn a minimum of $500 per month now.

How?

Because when you’re confident in your product, the other person is too.

Talking of discounts - I am offering a 50% discount on all my products for the next 10 hrs.

This is the best time to grab my Naval Ravikant and Kaizen templates at their best prices.

Use the code ‘MISTAKE’ and avail the offer

Just a reminder that I appreciate you reading till the end. If you find this useful - do share this externally and help me reach more people.

See you again!
Smoul (the mistake kween)