What It Really Feels Like to Build Something from Scratch Online

Some days I just can’t decide which direction to go. There’s so much information out there that it can be paralyzing.

• Am I using the right method?
• Am I promoting in the right place?
• Am I going to reach the people who need to see this?
• Is this all a waste of time?

These are the questions I ask myself almost every day. Because something creators don’t show off very often is the stumbling blocks.

It’s fun to discover something new—like finding out that one program handles formatting better than another—but that often opens the door to a whole new kind of confusion. Suddenly I’m wondering: where should I put this, what belongs where, and does it all even matter?

That’s the part people rarely talk about. The middle. The messy part between starting something and seeing it take off. The part where you’re learning new tools, making decisions without knowing if they’re right, and sometimes just hoping your next step makes more sense than your last.

Building something from scratch online is equal parts discovery and doubt. You’re constantly torn between excitement and second-guessing, between curiosity and fatigue. But the thing that keeps me going is simple: every post, every experiment, every bit of progress—no matter how small—adds up.

And even when it feels like I’m standing still, I remind myself that I’m not starting over. I’m just forging forward. One piece at a time. 🔥