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How to Promote Yourself, Even When You’re Uncomfortable

Oct 17, 2022
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INSIGHT

Promotion As A Service

  • Jason Fifer reframed self-promotion as making something useful available to others rather than begging for attention.
  • Thinking of promotion as a service removes awkwardness and makes sharing a responsibility.
ANECDOTE

LinkedIn Experiment That Worked

  • Jason accepted hundreds of LinkedIn connection requests and messaged them resources about his work.
  • People thanked him, engaged with his shows, and new opportunities and partnerships followed.
ADVICE

Promote What Helps People

  • If you believe your work helps people, take responsibility to tell them about it and grant access.
  • Treat promotion as a gift and use direct moments to explain relevance without apology.
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