Honestly, I am quite surprised with my progress in such a short time! I have hit the 50% mark of my goal of £1k MRR and hope to potentially hit it by the end of June!

I have made plenty of mistakes and picked up multiple skills along the way. The advice ‘fail fast, fail often’ has rung true at every corner. My writing has improved over the weeks, and I have met more people than I could have possibly imagined.

My 3 pieces of advice for anyone looking to start a small part-time biz:

• Pick a skill you can monetise, not a ‘passion’

• Leverage your existing social media following

• Focus on long-term goals instead of short-term gains

These were the three pieces of advice I picked up from other creators’ content in the build-up to my start.

Someone, earlier this week also asked why I started with a newsletter as my main form of content alongside LinkedIn posting. The main reason for this was a newsletter provides weekly accountability for me: I need to post every Tuesday. It is also not too strenuous, and I enjoy writing. Finally, I have noticed all content creators say that they wish they had a newsletter earlier in their journey, and I didn’t want to end up with the same ‘regret’.

In other news, I have also fractured my thumb, reducing what I can do 🤒 However, I am excited that exams are nearly ending in 2 weeks, and I will be back to regular LinkedIn posting mixed in with other things!

A short and succinct newsletter this week. Shoot me any questions you have, and have a brilliant rest of your week!