This morning I woke up to a flood of comments on our Football Show. Some were laughing with us. Some were insulting my accent, my English, my opinion on a soccer game.
And here's the part that doesn't make sense... that same show just crossed 100,000 views in 30 days.
The algorithm doesn't know the difference between love and hate. It only sees engagement.
For 400-plus episodes of Content Is Profit, I played it safe. Stayed in the middle. Meshed with everybody. This episode is about what happened when I stopped... and the fear that keeps most people from ever hitting publish.
I break down the two kinds of comments (and why your fear can't tell them apart), three reasons the hate is actually good for your business, and five things you can do to keep creating true to your message... even when your stomach drops.
Be you. Put it out there. The negative always comes... but so does the good.
Chapters:
00:00 The fear that stops people from publishing 00:37 Why this is the #1 reason people never start 01:14 What I woke up to on the Football Show 02:22 100K views in 30 days... love vs hate is the same to the algorithm 03:02 400+ safe episodes, and why the middle never stands out 04:08 If you have a strong message, share it 04:48 The two kinds of comments (and why fear can't sort them) 05:54 They insulted my accent and my English 06:31 Belief 1 — reactions are the map 07:11 Belief 2 — if a comment shakes you, you didn't fully believe it 08:16 Belief 3 — staying true is a magnet AND a repellent 08:56 The fitness studio story (the angry ones were the cheaters) 10:37 How to actually do it... 5 moves 10:55 Move 1 — desensitize by reps, not by thinking 12:24 Move 2 — decide what you stand for before you publish 12:36 "It's called soccer." "No... it's football." 14:16 Move 3 — stop trying to be liked by everybody 15:18 Move 4 — read comments as data, not verdicts 16:52 Move 5 — don't take the hits alone 18:08 What's possible — stop watering down your message 19:06 The AI example — talk to the people you actually want 19:54 Found through the noise... they become superfans 20:44 Tied to your mission (something big we haven't announced) 21:18 Be you. Put it out there.