Everything starts with writing.

Movies, music, podcasts, books (obviously), and all of your marketing materials.

All of it starts with writing.

I finally got the a website up for my main music project, beatMage.

https://beatMage.com

It's not much to look at, but it serves its purpose and I can tweak it a little every day.

Down at the bottom is a section for a blog, but it doesn't have anything in it.

I need to fill it up.

I’m going to try this #100DaysToOffload thing.

The whole point of #100DaysToOffload is to challenge you to publish 100 posts on your personal blog in a year.

Posts don’t need to be long-form, deep, meaningful, or even that well written.

https://100daystooffload.com

I’m doing this for two reasons:

1. To build my writing habit.
2. To build an audience.
3. Get on the #100DaysToOffload Hall of Fame.

Here's the why:

Build a Writing Habit

I tried something called 30 Days to Better Writing, but then the guy who created everything, Sean McCabe, deleted everything and disappeared off the map, even though many of us spent a lot of money on his courses and community.

I’ll write about that in the future, but it’s a post for another time.

Writing 100 posts in 365 days puts me at one post every three and a half days.

That should build a pretty good habit.

According to the rules, it can be any span of 365 days, but I want to push myself a bit harder and get it all done by the end of 2023.

Because the most important thing to me right now is to...

Build an Audience

I want to make enough money to support myself and my family independently.

That’s not possible without having a decent level of following.

I’ve been doing marketing, and more lately, copywriting, for a long time.

But what I really want to do is make music.

There's very little in life that makes me as happy as good music, and there's nothing that surpasses it.

Only friends and family meet that level of happiness.

I started a record label to get into the business side of things, but I still need the audience.

I also want to...

Get on the #100DaysToOffload Hall of Fame.

This is 100% an ego thing.

:)

There are 171 days left this year 2023, which means I need to write about 1 new blog post every day, but I have some wiggle room if I miss a day.

So, here’s to 2023, and here’s to #100DaysToOffload.

Day 1 is complete.

-Garrett aka beatMage aka megabyteGhost

P.S. Let me know if you're going to try #100DaysToOffload, too.

The rules say it has to be a personal blog, and he emphasizes that, but the closest thing to a personal blog I have right now is the beatMage blog.