Staying Quiet

I used to think staying quiet about my offer was the respectful move.

I was wrong, and the person it cost wasn't me.

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There's someone reading your content right now who has the exact problem your offer solves. They've been paying attention for weeks. They trust your take.

They have no idea you have an offer. Because you haven't said so clearly.

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My take: promoting your offer is signposting, not selling.

You're pointing to something that exists, for the person who's already looking for it. That's the job. It's nothing like the pushy version of selling your head has built up.

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The frame of signposting gives you something the "pushy" worry never could: permission to mention the offer without needing to justify it.

You mention it when it fits. You don't when it doesn't. Over time, the people paying attention know it exists.

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Picture someone who DMs you asking if you have anything for their exact problem. Not after a promotional post. After something honest you put out that week.

That DM only happens if they knew to ask. They only know to ask if you've shown the offer exists somewhere they could find it.

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If someone is searching right now for the exact problem you solve, would they find you?

Or would your silence route them to someone else?