5 Reasons To Join The Ship 30 for 30 Digital Writing Course

I left the corporate world in 2021 with no game plan other than a vague sense of wanting to blog. My sister told me about Ship 30 for 30 – a cohort based course taught by Dickie Bush and Nicolas Cole designed to get you writing online in 30 days.

I jumped aboard in April 2022 and am glad I did. If you’re on the fence, I recommend taking the plunge. I went from 0 to 200 followers in 30 days, but that’s not all. Here are my top 5 reasons to join:

5 Reasons To Join Ship 30 for 30

#1 Overcoming Fear

If you think writing online is scary, you’re not alone. Everyone in the cohort talked about fear holding them back (my first post was about fear). Seeing the universality of fear helped me realize that, hey, this is scary for everyone – it’s not just me!

And once you start writing online you realize it’s not as intimidating as you thought!

#2 A Daily Digital Writing Practice

In Ship 30, you’re going to write one 250 word “atomic essay” every day. It doesn’t have to be perfect, it just has to be done. It doesn’t matter what it’s about, it just has to be done. They call it “practicing in public”. Thinking of writing as “practice” allowed me to take the pressure off.

Now I know I can write every day (even with a newborn). I can create content.

#3 Templates, Templates, & More Templates

Live sessions dive into formatting, headlines, idea generation, etc. All incredibly helpful. In addition, are a whole library of templates. I didn’t think I’d use them, but trust me, when you don’t know how to get started, the templates make it easy.

#4 Insight Into Interests

When I started I didn’t have a “niche” to write about. Guess what, I still don’t. But I have way more clarity on what I like to write about and what I don’t.

Dickie and Cole say write only what’s easy, enjoyable, and frictionless. Then look to see what your audience responds to. The things you want to write about AND the audience responds to is your sweet spot!

#5 A Supportive Community

People in the cohort are so supportive. They read and comment on essays, they follow each other. They give meaningful feedback about what resonates and encouragement to do more. This community kept me going more times than I can count.

And bonus! Reading others’ atomic essays opened my mind to things I never knew and built connections with people from all over.

I’m proud of the 20 essays I wrote. I can’t believe the amount of writing I was able to produce – with a newborn no less! Now I feel more prepared to blog and I’m excited about the opportunities in front of me.

Here’s a link to each of my Twitter essays just for posterity’s sake 🙂

#1 Overcoming Resistance To Writing Online

#2 Making Feedback Easy

#3 How to Keep Your Shower Clean for People Who Hate Cleaning Showers

#4 6 Tips for New Parents to Encourage Self-Confidence in Your Newborn

#5 Promoting an employee? Use the opportunity to motivate others.

#6 You’re Not Lazy. You’re Stressed. How to beat procrastination according to Mel Robbins.

#7 Newborn parents – Get yourself a baby tracking app to rein in the chaos of new parenthood

#8 Want to read faster and retain more? Blast through your book list with these 5 speed reading tips.

#9 Want Great Skin Over 30? 6 Vitamins You Need In Your Skin Care Routine According to Allure

#10 When reflective journaling scares you.

#11 Lost about how the NBA Playoffs work? Be a better fan and up your knowledge with this beginner guide.