What scares you the most about doing sales and promoting your work?
The two topics can become overwhelming to look at in their entirety, because of the uneasy relationship a lot of people have with them.
What do you want to get better at that will let you move forward?
A lot of general advice is already out there, so with your context and the specific point of view, what are your biggest issues?
I think the fear is predominantly feeling like you have one chance to get it right. If your landing page is poor and you Show IH/HN or pitch to Product Hunt, and hear crickets, what's next? It's a fear of being judged on what you've made in the short-term (MVP), against things that others have spent years polishing (large, established products users are familiar with).
At the beginning of all my projects, I for sure was scared to put my face out there. Announce on Twitter that I launched something, launch on ProductHunt with my personal profile.
What if I ruined my name? What if coworkers found out? I feel like many people struggle with the same (hence why we see so many project-bound accounts in here :) ).
By overcoming this issue and just doing it, I definitely grew a lot as a person.
Yeah, this is an important point. Facing the outside world guarantees personal growth, and that's a really big deal.