Is it difficult to be a marketer when you are an introvert?

Hi Nika, nice thread. Sometimes I feel the same. Everything is changing, when you got support and see social activity. For me it's the reason not to be an introvert 🙂

But eventually after time you may start to get used to it. Being uncomfortable (in certain circumstances) can lead to growth. By continuously getting better and feeling good, your confidence will grow and what was difficult may become easy and natural. You just have to put yourself out there. At the end of the day you will have people get value from your posts and people who won’t and that’s ok. You can never please everyone.

I'm kind of introverted. I like to be around people, but for a certain amount of time... after that, I need to shut everyone out, or I'll blow :P I discovered that measuring the time and energy you can be with other people is crucial. For example, I can stay at a conference and talk for a whole day, but maybe in the evening, I'll be alone in my room coding or playing :) However, it always depends on the people you find interesting, and like-minded people extend this time by a lot.

Depends who you're marketing too, if a large part of your ICP are also introverts you might be able to reach them better :).

Being an introvert, even after a couple of comments on a public post, I need 1 hour of recharge sitting in a dark room alone lol

Hi Nika, what's your subscriber size? would you mind inserting an ad for us in your newsletter? Happy to do a giveaway with your audience. Re: the topic. Not sure I'm an introvert, I just tend to like my peace and quiet more nowadays so I can focus on work and be productive almost everyday. I find myself checking the clock or my watch several times, trying to keep a tag on time. Perhaps that might change next year as I'm now trying to buy back my time by e.g. delegating and automating more.

Introverts often have strong written and verbal communication skills. They're also good at building relationships one-on-one. Use these strengths to your advantage in your marketing career. For example, you could focus on writing blog posts or creating social media content. You could also develop your skills in public speaking or networking.

I'm an ambivert. Quite comfortable on camera and speaking to other people, but I'd rather think and work on my own. Would imagine it's not easy being a total introvert, but there are many benefits. Introverts think more before they speak and put a lot of thought and creativity into their work. So introverted marketers can create lots of great content.

I can relate to the struggle.

I’m the same! Here for the discussion and tips for us fellow introverts 👀

I often feel the same way, but I realized the importance of personal branding and decided to step out of my comfort zone. It's all about finding balance and taking small steps to grow. Keep pushing forward!

Harness the Power of Writing: Introverts often excel at written communication, making them valuable assets in crafting compelling content, writing engaging blog posts, and developing persuasive marketing materials. Their ability to articulate ideas clearly and concisely can be instrumental in creating impactful marketing messages.

I'm also quite introvert, I'm doing all business and marketing communication in written form whenever possible. But I think you can be a great entrepreneur also if you're introvert, I suppose Larry Page and Sergey Brin also are more introvert for example.

How do you think of these question, they are great :)

Freelance Introverted marketer here ✋It can be hard sometimes but I’ve gotten used to making things work around my social battery and not the other way around, like getting more work done when I’m feeling energetic. I don’t do content creation nowadays so that’s a blessing too haha. A lot of things make me super anxious but I get myself to do uncomfortable things because of the future that I envision. Work isn’t the best part of my day but it’s also a necessity. One tip is that you should have something that keeps you grounded: something (or someone) soothing that just makes your day better. Having support from people we trust helps a lot more than we think.

Imo the trend is clearly to a data focused marketing approach, so a lot of data driven people, which analyse numbers, build dashboards and think about it from a analysing view are required. So don't worry about outgoing, there is a place for you in marketing.

I am an introvert too:), what I do is balancing the extroverted demands of the situation with my own inner needs as an introvert. With some preparation, and recharging time, we can tackle more extroverted tasks without getting depleted.