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Wow really inspiring story!
I didn't even realise this all started because of maternity leave. You are a legend!
Much more to come from you, i'm sure of it! π
Yea! I thought I had to take long break from career at that point but it changed the entire course of my life.
Thanks for your kind words Chris π
Your story is so inspiring Shruti. Thanks for sharing. :D
Happy to know that π
Shruti, what a story to read early in the morning! So inspiring as always. You are one of the women I always look up to and your journey is amazing. Btw, my son's birthday is also on November 5th βΊοΈ
Thank you so much! And wow, thatβs some coincidence π
Such a beautiful journey!! You have shared your story that anyone would think they were writing the book themselves. Really inspiring!! Wishing you more and more success.ππ
Whoa! That feels lovely to hear. Thank you π
Congratulations for achieving this milestone.
Thank you!
Such a beautiful story and a beautiful journey. Keep going!!!
Thank you Lenda π
It was a great read. Thanks for writing Shruti Balasa
Thanks Yogesh :)
Inspiring story, Shruti Balasa.
Thank you so much! π
I'm glad Hashnode featured this article. I really liked your journey. I also have my own course on DynamoDB and I think your story of building community will be helpful for me to market myself.
So happy to hear that Rahul! Wishing you the best π
Wow Shruti Balasa π₯°, I'm speechless, you are a new mom and managed to create an ebook as well as maintain and increase your followers on Twitter and subs on YT.
Your book is going great and as you said you haven't even promote it on all social media or on Product Hunt..!
Congratulations Shruti! I can't even imagine the future for you π
Thank you so much for the lovely words Elef :) Not a new mom anymore, my boy is 4yrs now. But even this isnβt any less of a challenge π Thanks again for the encouragement!
Cool to hear this story, and awesome that you did all marketing in Twitter !
Thank you!
Congrats π story is really inspiringπ, Even in the time of maternity break,You choosed your time wisely for the work and achieved, Should get an tips for time management, And your mentor also guided you in the right track!!
Thank you! It needs time management and mind management too :) And yes, my mentor has played a huge role in my career.
Thanks for sharing your story. You mentioned it not overnight, it was a detailed journey. I'm inspired to keep going.
Thank you! Happy to hear that :)
Inspiring stuff! From now on, I will try to focus on Twitter content quality instead of just shit posting! π
Ha ha, good luck :)
My friend still goes to your video any time he wants to install Tailwind css. You make awesome contents. Congratulations on the launch of your book!
Wow! Thatβs such a compliment :) Thank you!
Learned so much from this, thanks for sharing
Happy to know :)
Awesome article Shruti Balasa! Full of golden nuggets. Thank you for sharing your story, and I can't wait to read the "the making of my eBook" article.
Thank you so much!
Your story is very inspiring, Thanks for sharing. More wins in the future π
Thank you π
Wow this is an amazing journey so far Shruti Balasa! You're on your way to achieving even greater things! Congrats~ Wish you all the best! ππ
Thanks a lot Victoria! π
This is amazing :]
Everything about your journey is inspiring.
Thank you Sandeep :)
That was a superb read, Shruti! What a fantastic story - it's so inspirational! Massive congratulations on your book (which I'm loving so far!). I can't wait to see what you make next π€©
Thank you so much Dan! π
Well done! Bon continuation.
Thank you!
Such an inspiring story. This is the first time in my life I read a blog completely word by word.
Congratulations on achieving this milestone.
I actually won the giveaway of the book. As soon as my semester exams are done I will start learning and put them into practice.
Interesting to know that the first full blog post you read has 2200+ words π Sure, let me know how you find it.
Great success story!
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Amazing journey Shruti, congratulations for all the things you achieved! π₯
You keep on inspiring us day by day!
Thank you so much Ramya! π
lovely story
Thank you!
Amazing!
Thank you!
This is amazing and inspiring!
Thank you Chakit!
Many Congratulations! Thank you for sharing your super insightful incredible journey! Did you procrastinate at any point in time? How did you deal with that?
Oh yes, I did get complacent at times and procrastinated. It happens to all. But then I recall my dreams. I want to achieve them at any cost! So I quickly get back on track.
Your journey has been so awesome , many congratulations Shruti! <3
Thank you Sania :)
Hey Shruti Balasa, what a great blog post ! I love all the details you put in, explaining the whole journey and not just showing the end result. I'm bookmarking this post and I'll also share it!
Now, if you allow me (sorry for the wall of text, I got inspired): If I could suggest one thing to help your growth: Follow-up with your customers. Send them an email a week or two after their purchase (if gumroad allows you to do so and if the customers agreed to be contacted - I don't know the platform) to invite them to leave a review about the ebook !
Make sure to gather their feedback on your product, this could help you improve it (even though it seems pretty good as-is) and have them join a mailing list for your next products. You could also invite them to follow you on Twitter if they haven't done so already.
You already have 31 reviews with a 5-star rating, which is insanely good (good job!). Imagine hitting 100 5-star reviews! Sometimes, a big number is all it takes to convince people that are just on the edge of buying or not.
Keep it going with your YouTube and Twitter journey and thanks again for this blog post :)
Hey Jeff, thank you so much for a detailed comment. I really appreciate it.
You're right, I will be doing all of this in the upcoming weeks. And I hadn't thought of the 100 5-star reviews scenario. Thanks for telling me that. It will surely make a difference.
I learned a lot from this blog, writing my own book is one of my goals and I don't know where to start. When I read this blog it gives me some light. Now, my plan is clear, and where to start thanks for the inspiration!
Someday or sooner, I will reference this blog if I reach the same success you have today. π
Again, good work! Thanks for sharing! π
Thank you Waren. Happy to know that your path is clear now. Looking forward to your book and a similar success story someday :)
This is more than inspirational. Especially for people who've started, tried, failed and faltered through something, whether it's a project or just life, it's a lifeline. Like the first few drops of water for someone dying of thirst. Thank you so much, and very happy to to see you grow in success and reach :)
Iβm so happy to hear that my story inspired you! Thank you for the lovely words :)
Amazing Shruiti! That was such a great and inspiring story! πππ I especially appreciated how you shared your first failure but didn't let it stop you from trying your next thing! Here's to your next $10k and beyond!!
Thank you so much Annie! I'm really inspired by your work too :)
Wow, this is great Shruti Balasa. Very inspiring. Thanks for sharing. Keep doing the great work.
Thank you Tapas! π
This is truly inspiring. I am a mom and I took a break from my career and working on Open Source contributions. Reading this post made my day and gives motivation for all the work I am doing. Thank you Shruti Balasa
I'm so glad to hear that Bowrna. Only moms can understand how hard it is to balance it all. I wish you the best for your future :)
Such an inspiring story! Congratulations Shruti Balasa for launching your book π₯³ and thanks for sharing your journey.
Thanks a lot GrΓ©gory
Thanks for sharing your experience Shruti Balasa, it will be very helpful for me in the future, and yes your journey till now is really interesting and also shows how much effort you have put in. βΊοΈ
Thanks Chirag :)
Nice breakthrough.
Thank you!
Insightful and Inspirational. Thanks for sharing your journey.
Youβre welcome :)
Very inspirational story Shruti Balasa !
Thank you!
Shruti Balasa thank you for sharing this journey, I find it very inspiring and interesting to read! According to these 80+ comments seems like the others feel the same way. Enjoy and keep up the good work! :)
Thank you Milan :)
Thank you for your time today.
Thank you for reading!
Such a inspiring story Shruti, Thank you for sharing!
Thank you Megha π
Benefit a lot, insist on doing one thing well for a long time
Yes!
This is really inspiring Shruti! β€
The best thing I loved about you is you kept on trying and executing things, to give out the best course possible and share with the community. The way you made the Ebook and crafted it into a real-life example way made me happy. It needs time and research to do that.
We need more people like you.
I am truly inspired by your work. I respect your hard work and dedication to your work. π€
Keep creating !! π
Thank you so much Rohan! π Wish to inspire more people through my journey.
This is such a motivational story Shruti. A confirmation that quality work pays off. Thank you for all the details you shared about making, marketing and results. The ebook is extremely good, the best resource on CSS Flex & Grid I own
Thanks a lot Lucian! You have been one of my first supporters and Iβll always be thankful for that :)
Really inspiring Shruti. Congrats for reaping the benefits of your hardwork! :) I subscribed to your YouTube Channel and also followed you on Twitter :)
Thanks a lot :)
Wow!! That's amazing, congrats! ππ
Thank you Dhruva!
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