1,000 Dormant Referrals!

byFleeky

8.9K followers

7 months ago

1,000 Dormant Referrals & the Lessons They Whispered to Me

Why I Stopped Pushing, Started Listening, and Found a Better Way to Nurture

I didn’t join WA to sell.

I joined to learn ... to write better, to tell stories, to shape thoughts more clearly.
I wanted to refine my voice, my poetry, and maybe my understanding of how websites work.

But along the way, something surprising happened.
People signed up ... not just a few. Over 1,000 referrals came through.

And then… silence.

No questions. No engagement. No “I’m stuck, help me.”
Just... nothing.

For a while, I thought: I must be doing this all wrong.
Then I realized: I wasn’t doing anything wrong ... I just wasn’t doing what they needed.

What I Got Wrong

I never set out to convert.
My blog wasn’t a funnel. My words weren’t crafted to sell.
They were honest. Poetic. Thoughtful. Human.

But for many who clicked through… maybe they thought WA was a poetry platform.
Maybe they saw my work and thought, “I want to write like this.”
And when the dashboard didn’t reflect that dream, they faded away.

I didn’t clarify what WA was ... or wasn’t.
I didn’t guide them gently into alignment.
I simply… created.

Why I Never Believed in Pushing

I’ve tried “push” strategies ...they never felt right.
Because you can’t push someone into trust.
You can’t force someone to walk a path they don’t yet see.

So instead, I stayed.
I showed up. I wrote. I answered. I watched. I listened.

And I began to notice something:

The ones who stayed… stayed for me, not the marketing.

What I’m Learning Now

Dormant referrals aren’t failures ...they’re feedback.
They whispered: "You're being heard ... but not yet understood."

So now, I’m building again.
This time with a bit more structure:

• A nurturing flow that still feels like poetry
• Gentle invitations instead of silent links
• Messages rooted in clarity, not hype

For Anyone Who’s Felt the Same

If you’ve gathered followers, subscribers, or referrals ... and they’ve all gone quiet...
You’re not broken. You’re just early in your refinement.

Your message might be soft. Your tone might be different.
That’s okay. Let it be. But let it evolve too.

You don’t need to push.
You just need to invite, clearly, and kindly.

I can hear you whisper... what is she doing?

Patience ... it will unfold. 👀

Ps

And if you’d like a gentle guide on how I’m learning to do that:

👉 here is my free mini-guide: [Nurture Without Noise] For creatives, poets, and quiet marketers who don’t want to push.

Thanks for reading... let's buzz 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

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