{"id":1729,"date":"2025-01-09T15:53:47","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T06:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/office.erikarie.info\/?p=1729"},"modified":"2025-06-29T15:30:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T06:30:11","slug":"cocokaraelove_20250111","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/office.erikarie.info\/en\/cocokaraelove_20250111\/","title":{"rendered":"I'll be speaking at the inaugural lecture for \"Cocokara Erabu\"!"},"content":{"rendered":"


If you started a business before the pandemic, you absolutely know this!!
Carrying on the spirit of the school information magazine \"Erabu,\"
\"Cocokara Love\"
Launching in Spring 2025!!!!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, in this article, I'd like to share a little bit about my entrepreneurial journey and \"Erabu\" \u2728<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\uff3cHeld on January 11, 2025!\uff0f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details of the inaugural lecture are available here.<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to starting a business, the web is the mainstream.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Starting a business! Attracting customers! What comes to mind!?<\/p>\n\n\n

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SNS!<\/p>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Online Customer Acquisition!<\/p>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n


It's become the mainstream, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I myself am a former blogger and affiliate marketer, and now I support web marketing as a web designer\/consultant, so I absolutely love the world of the web.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That's exactly why!!
I am someone who truly appreciates the power and warmth of \"magazines\" and \"print media\"\u2014something different from the web.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Encounter with \"Erabu\"<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Back in 2017, I was quietly working as a blogger\/affiliate marketer from home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What should have been my ideal way of working turned into days where I never left the house, never spoke to anyone outside my family. I found myself wondering, \"Is this really okay? Couldn't I be doing more?\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At that moment, I happened to find a magazine called \"Erabu\" at a cafe. Inside, I spotted a section titled \"Erabu Writers Wanted!\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If I'm a writer, maybe I can do it!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And that's how I ended up applying for the information session right away\u2014that was the first step.\u2728<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The writer briefing was totally out of my comfort zone lol<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

But for me, who hadn't been outside or met anyone outside my circle in ages, it was an incredibly stimulating and active information session!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Someone's livestreaming! \ud83d\ude31<\/p>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Everyone's so pretty and sparkling! \ud83d\ude31<\/p>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Everyone is greeting each other cheerfully\ud83d\ude31<\/p>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

And I remember feeling a total disconnect with my past self, sitting in the very back corner of the venue, holding my breath as I listened to the briefing lol<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the briefing, Editor-in-Chief Yoshiko contacted me!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The briefing ended without incident; I submitted the questionnaire and headed home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That's not for me\u2014I could never act so bright and outgoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still in that gloomy mood the next day, I got a call from Editor-in-Chief Yoshiko! Before I knew it, I was taking a writer training course and successfully launching my career as a writer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is what they mean by going with the flow~ lol<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sheer amount I learned in the Elarbu!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Since I started working as a writer,<\/p>\n\n\n

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You can use WordPress!? Teach me!<\/p>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

The very first thing I was told was about my service. I was surprised and delighted to realize I was putting a price on what I could do.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Maybe someone else needs it more?<\/p>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

After hearing that, I decided to actually place an ad in the print edition. Seeing recognition and trust gradually spread was a different kind of fun compared to the web!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Please teach me too!<\/p>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

More and more people said that to me, and to teach them, I studied even harder and refined my knowledge and skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the past seven years since starting my business, I've had all kinds of encounters and experiences, and I've been able to spread my roots!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because \"Erabu\" was my starting point, I was shocked to hear it was being discontinued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So when I heard the purpose of this lecture, I felt this indescribable warm and fuzzy feeling inside. \u2728<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regarding the Commemorative Lecture for the Launch of \"Cocokara Erabu\"<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At the lecture event, speakers ranging from their 30s to 70s will take the stage to share their personal experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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