I made a “joke” post on my Facebook wall this week.
If I wanted to sell a course about how to write great Quora answers, I’d slam those “achievements” on the front page:
- 1 million views in 60 days
- 2 million views in 90 days
- Top writer in 83 days
Buy my course and you can do the same!
Bullshit. The truth is it took me 2.5 years of writing almost every single day, and THEN I could write the kind of answers that lead to those numbers.
I’m sorry I don’t have a more convenient “hack” for you, but there’s no substitute for work.
If you’ve never written a thing before and are just starting out on Quora, don’t expect much to happen for the first year. Maybe the first two. It depends on your talent and how well you shape that talent by putting in the work.
There is one thing I’d like to give you though:
The story is always the vessel for the lesson.
As a very rational person, you could tell me: “Nik, you should do X instead of Y, because X makes more sense,” and I would stop on a dime and start doing X.
However, most people aren’t like that. Facts don’t make people act, emotions do.
So whatever you want to teach, make sure you have an appropriate story that can transport the lesson right into the reader’s heart. It could be:
- From personal experience (those are most relatable)
- From history
- Made up entirely
Humans tell stories. We listen to stories. We respond to stories. And stories inspire us to take action.
I hope this one will inspire you to start answering questions on Quora.
