Dylan Damsma

You may have heard that it's good to get your name out there, write blog posts, write articles to create and expand your personal brand. And if you're any bit like me, then you've probably struggled with publishing anything you write as well.

I understand. It's difficult. People may judge you. You'll be vulnerable. In fact, I am writing this post to get over my own fear of writing. Because putting your own opinion & your perspective of the world out in the public makes you vulnerable to people's opinions off you, and yes, that is scary.

What will they think of me? Maybe my arguments are incorrect? What if my opinion gets discarded by my peers? Will they care about my writing? Someone must have said it before, right? All these thoughts may run through your head... and it is ok. All those who write and publish their work have those thoughts regularly, ask them!

Now that we've discussed the fears of publishing your writing, let's get to why you should write and publish your work anyway, despite all those scary fears.

1. Showcase your professional knowledge When you blog about professional topics, for example, marketing automation, data analytics, copywriting or anything else for that matter, you showcase your professional knowledge of that topic and it will illustrate to readers, employers and your network, that you are skilled and knowledgeable.

This will be of tremendous value when potential employers & clients are evaluating you as a candidate, because trust me when I say they will definitely take those articles / guest posts / books into account.

2. Stand out In today's job market it's extremely important to stand out. Lots of job openings may receive well up to hundreds of resumés. Sharing your knowledge, opinion & tips in writing will make you stand out and will give the employer a sneak-peek into your way of thinking and your level of knowledge.

By sharing your writing, you separate yourself from the 99 percent of people that don't. Standing out is essential in an increasingly competitive economy.

3. Establish authority People may like or dislike your post, but it does establish authority when you share your opinions, perspective and tips with the public. When you share your articles, make sure they are valuable to your readers and network and always deliver the highest possible quality you can. Do this by placing yourself in their shoes and ask yourself: Would I find this article/post valuable?

Do this often and you'll start to see that people from all sorts of levels will come to you for advice.

4. Helping your peers Learned something new? Share it with your network by writing a detailed post on your learnings. By doing this you benefit in 2 ways:

1. You reestablish your learnings and root them deeply into your mind when writing detailed explanations of the learnings. The saying that you don't know something until you are able to teach it to someone else holds true.

2. You help your peers by sharing valuable knowledge, which they can use in their professional careers and pass on to others.

Get started writing and share it! Now you've learned why it's valuable to conquer your fears of sharing your writing, I would like to wish you good luck sharing your first article(s). To help you overcome the fear a bit, here are 3 simple rules to keep in mind.

1. Don't worry, your writing will get better. Do your best, put your heart into your work, but don't be perfectionistic. You do not become a professional writer after your first article and you don't need to worry about it, just keep writing.

2. Yes, someone probably shared the information before, that doesn't mean it isn't valuable to your network and readers anyway. Maybe they haven't ever heard of it before or maybe they are just happy to reinstate the knowledge. And remember; you can't please everyone.

3. Be open to feedback and don't take it personally. Everyone has the right to their own opinion and perspective. When you get critique, don't take it personally and try to understand where they are coming from, maybe you learn something valuable from it and it will be a win-win.

Hope to read your articles soon!

Dylan Damsma

Da Lat, Lam Dong, Vietnam 2K followers 500+ connections

See your mutual connections View mutual connections with Dylan Sign in Welcome back Email or phone Password Show Forgot password? Sign in or New to LinkedIn? Join now or New to LinkedIn? Join now

About

Experience

Baseline - Tennis Platform

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Education

Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Languages

Dutch

Native or bilingual proficiency

English

Professional working proficiency

German

Limited working proficiency

Recommendations received

Khai Yong Ng

Roy Jacobs

View Dylan’s full profile

Other similar profiles

Dmitrii Trunchenkov

Melly Ling

Gabrielle Geetha

Shaun Foong

Madiha Fuad

Sasha Tan

Minh Tuan Tran

Anson Tan

Justin Wong

Mel Chai

Audra Pakalnyte

Kenneth Ho

Nur Kamila Syafiqah Md Fadzli

Kyleigh Teo Caiying

Isabell Zubinsha Melvin

Vyne H.

Iman Nuramalia

Ainnur Khadijah Shahirah

Marvin Yee

Frank Kang

Explore collaborative articles

Others named Dylan Damsma

Dylan Damsma

Dylan Damsma

Dylan Damsma

Da Lat, Lam Dong, Vietnam

2K followers 500+ connections

View mutual connections with Dylan

Welcome back

Email or phone

Password

Forgot password?

or

New to LinkedIn? Join now

or

New to LinkedIn? Join now