Hi Substackers, long time no see!
(Note for my other subscribers, who might find this post weird—just to let you know you’re not going crazy briefly, that’s me, Angelina, aka Marketing Fairy.
I’m rebranding and finding words that better describe who I am at the core. The following post will explain my plan in detail and allow you to choose what content you want to see in your inbox.)
When I wrote my last post here, officially stating that Substak and I were on pause (not actually broken up), I didn't have a clue that my love for Substack and this community wouldn’t stop.
I continued to write.
On Medium. With ups and downs, this platform has recently.
I continued to send emails using Convert Kit.
It’s fine.
I have segmentations.
And Partner Network.
And Sparkloop.
I continued to write on Linkedin (oh, this is really a love-hate relationship) and Twitter (not X, deal with it, Elon!)
But that was not enough for me.
I have continued to come by here repeatedly and peek over other people's shoulders.
After almost a year and a half since I started writing online again, I realised what suppressed my self-growth the most:
All my attempts to fit into templates, to follow other people's steps or some gurus’ blueprints.
I need a place where I can be me
Where I don’t hide my doubts and insecurities because I need to “sell.”
I want a place where I can pour my soul into writing and not necessarily be politically correct, where I can write out of my “niche” just because I feel like it.
And I really believe Substack is THE place.
I’m afraid.
“The scariest moment is always just before you start.”
“Steven King”
It seems like a bit of failure - like I don’t really know what I want.
But that’s ok. Maybe I need to be told - this is BS, Angelina.
You’re not the right fit for this.
You shouldn’t write or share content tips.
Then, I remember how many times I made a fundamental change in my life by cutting these shit off and stepping out of my comfort zone.
Six years ago, I took my everything (hubby, three kids, and five suitcases) and came to Australia, 13,000 km from my Serbia home, to study marketing and build a new life.
Our first image in Australia - my team and our five suitcases.
- We were in debt.
- Without any decent job.
- I had to earn $ 12.000 for each semester of my master's + living costs in Australia.
- We did cleaning for 16 hours per day to survive.
Guess what?
We survived.
Because when you don’t have anything more to lose, fear stops.
I think I don’t have anything to lose from this point.
p.s. If you want to help me start over, please share this post
p.s2. For my subscribers who used to get my Marketing Fairy emails through Convert Kit, I’ll explain my newsletter structure in some of the next emails.
p.s3. If you’ve just come across this post and didn’t have an idea who I am, here are just a few details:
I’m an ex-journalist turned marketing specialist.
I have three kids, and I’ve spent 10+ years as a parenting non-government organisation founder and PR.
In my previous life in Serbia, I was a parenting blogger and influencer, and in 2018, my family and I left everything and immigrated to Australia.
I’ve been writing online since 2001 (online from 2007). If you ask me to describe my best skills, I’m a wizard of words.
But, if you ask my husband, he’ll say:
“She once wrote a story about toilet paper that made people cry”.
Today, I’m working in B2B marketing from 9 to 5 and building my small side hustle about content marketing.
But most of all, I love, adore and enjoy writing.
And I hope we will have a great time together.
So, Substack, will this love affair continue? Everything that happened in the meantime, I have just one thing to say:
See you on the other side, my friends.
Big hug,
Angelina.
Hi, Angelina. Are we (you, Substack) still on a break? Or are you hitting the Substack PLAY button once again? Curious....