Julie Solomon

What is most helpful for you?

Ask those questions.

That builds the foundation and the baseline for in the future when you do hit those bigger numbers, you're going to have that foundation of faithful followers that are just ride or die for you no matter what.

They are here for you.

And it's because you were there for them.

And you took 10 minutes out of your day to have a people-first mindset and to actually care.

And I cannot stress enough how much farther you will go if you see the positives in that instead of just constantly telling yourself that you don't have a big enough following.

What we can control is how effectively are we asking questions that engage people to come into our world.

So we're not just telling them, we're asking them.

I think another thing is really letting more people into what you're doing.

So let's say you're a graphic designer.

Show me the behind the scenes of what you're working on.

Show me the behind the scenes of what you're creating.

Let me help you make a decision.

Even if it's not the decision that you go with, you could show me two pieces of graphic design and you could be like, hey, I'm working on this for a client.

Which one do you like more, A or B?

I do that all the time.

If I'm updating my podcast thumbnail, I'll be like, guys, which thumbnail do you like more?

You pick it.

I don't know what's good.