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Shruti Balasa

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Chris Bongers
Chris Bongers
Dec 7, 2021

Wow really inspiring story!

I didn't even realise this all started because of maternity leave. You are a legend!

Much more to come from you, i'm sure of it! πŸ‘

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 7, 2021

Yea! I thought I had to take long break from career at that point but it changed the entire course of my life.

Thanks for your kind words Chris 😊

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amrin
amrin
Dec 7, 2021

Your story is so inspiring Shruti. Thanks for sharing. :D

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 7, 2021

Happy to know that 😊

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Sumudu Siriwardana
Sumudu Siriwardana
Dec 7, 2021

Shruti, what a story to read early in the morning! So inspiring as always. You are one of the women I always look up to and your journey is amazing. Btw, my son's birthday is also on November 5th ☺️

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 7, 2021

Thank you so much! And wow, that’s some coincidence πŸ˜€

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Sarthak Delori
Sarthak Delori
Dec 7, 2021

Such a beautiful journey!! You have shared your story that anyone would think they were writing the book themselves. Really inspiring!! Wishing you more and more success.πŸš€πŸš€

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 7, 2021

Whoa! That feels lovely to hear. Thank you 😊

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Raj Kiran  Chaudhary
Raj Kiran  Chaudhary
Dec 7, 2021

Congratulations for achieving this milestone.

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 7, 2021

Thank you!

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Lenda
Lenda
Dec 7, 2021

Such a beautiful story and a beautiful journey. Keep going!!!

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 7, 2021

Thank you Lenda 😊

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Yogesh Chavan
Yogesh Chavan
Dec 7, 2021

It was a great read. Thanks for writing Shruti Balasa

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 7, 2021

Thanks Yogesh :)

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Syed Fazle Rahman
Syed Fazle Rahman
Dec 7, 2021

Inspiring story, Shruti Balasa.

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 7, 2021

Thank you so much! 😊

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Rahul Ahire
Rahul Ahire
Dec 7, 2021

I'm glad Hashnode featured this article. I really liked your journey. I also have my own course on DynamoDB and I think your story of building community will be helpful for me to market myself.

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 7, 2021

So happy to hear that Rahul! Wishing you the best 😊

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Eleftheria Batsou
Eleftheria Batsou
Dec 7, 2021

Wow Shruti Balasa πŸ₯°, I'm speechless, you are a new mom and managed to create an ebook as well as maintain and increase your followers on Twitter and subs on YT.

Your book is going great and as you said you haven't even promote it on all social media or on Product Hunt..!

Congratulations Shruti! I can't even imagine the future for you πŸš€

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 7, 2021

Thank you so much for the lovely words Elef :) Not a new mom anymore, my boy is 4yrs now. But even this isn’t any less of a challenge πŸ˜€ Thanks again for the encouragement!

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Omar Shishani
Omar Shishani
Dec 7, 2021

Cool to hear this story, and awesome that you did all marketing in Twitter !

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 7, 2021

Thank you!

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NaveenSingh
NaveenSingh
Dec 7, 2021

Congrats πŸŽ‰ story is really inspiringπŸš€, Even in the time of maternity break,You choosed your time wisely for the work and achieved, Should get an tips for time management, And your mentor also guided you in the right track!!

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 7, 2021

Thank you! It needs time management and mind management too :) And yes, my mentor has played a huge role in my career.

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Bolarinwa Ajayi
Bolarinwa Ajayi
Dec 7, 2021

Thanks for sharing your story. You mentioned it not overnight, it was a detailed journey. I'm inspired to keep going.

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 7, 2021

Thank you! Happy to hear that :)

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Jaideep Guntupalli
Jaideep Guntupalli
Dec 7, 2021

Inspiring stuff! From now on, I will try to focus on Twitter content quality instead of just shit posting! πŸ˜‚

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 8, 2021

Ha ha, good luck :)

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Ayomide Akinola
Ayomide Akinola
Dec 7, 2021

My friend still goes to your video any time he wants to install Tailwind css. You make awesome contents. Congratulations on the launch of your book!

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 8, 2021

Wow! That’s such a compliment :) Thank you!

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KleyCode
KleyCode
Dec 7, 2021

Learned so much from this, thanks for sharing

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 8, 2021

Happy to know :)

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Damian Demasi
Damian Demasi
Dec 7, 2021

Awesome article Shruti Balasa! Full of golden nuggets. Thank you for sharing your story, and I can't wait to read the "the making of my eBook" article.

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 8, 2021

Thank you so much!

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Deactivated User
Deactivated User
Deactivated User
Dec 7, 2021

Your story is very inspiring, Thanks for sharing. More wins in the future 😊

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 8, 2021

Thank you 😊

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Victoria Lo
Victoria Lo
Dec 8, 2021

Wow this is an amazing journey so far Shruti Balasa! You're on your way to achieving even greater things! Congrats~ Wish you all the best! 😊😊

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 8, 2021

Thanks a lot Victoria! 😊

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Sandeep
Sandeep
Dec 8, 2021

This is amazing :]

Everything about your journey is inspiring.

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 8, 2021

Thank you Sandeep :)

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Daniel Healy
Daniel Healy
Dec 8, 2021

That was a superb read, Shruti! What a fantastic story - it's so inspirational! Massive congratulations on your book (which I'm loving so far!). I can't wait to see what you make next 🀩

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 8, 2021

Thank you so much Dan! 😊

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Mohammed Essaid MEZERREG
Mohammed Essaid MEZERREG
Dec 8, 2021

Well done! Bon continuation.

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 8, 2021

Thank you!

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Deactivated User
Deactivated User
Deactivated User
Dec 8, 2021

Such an inspiring story. This is the first time in my life I read a blog completely word by word.

Congratulations on achieving this milestone.

I actually won the giveaway of the book. As soon as my semester exams are done I will start learning and put them into practice.

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 8, 2021

Interesting to know that the first full blog post you read has 2200+ words πŸ˜€ Sure, let me know how you find it.

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MCCurcio
MCCurcio
Dec 8, 2021

Great success story!

TY

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 8, 2021

You need to type 0 in the price input and download.

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Ramya Chinnadurai
Ramya Chinnadurai
Dec 8, 2021

Amazing journey Shruti, congratulations for all the things you achieved! πŸ”₯

You keep on inspiring us day by day!

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 9, 2021

Thank you so much Ramya! 😊

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Roger Colque Calcina
Roger Colque Calcina
Dec 8, 2021

lovely story

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 9, 2021

Thank you!

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Paul Ibeabuchi
Paul Ibeabuchi
Dec 9, 2021

Amazing!

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 9, 2021

Thank you!

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Chakit Arora
Chakit Arora
Dec 9, 2021

This is amazing and inspiring!

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 9, 2021

Thank you Chakit!

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Karun Kamal
Karun Kamal
Dec 9, 2021

Many Congratulations! Thank you for sharing your super insightful incredible journey! Did you procrastinate at any point in time? How did you deal with that?

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 9, 2021

Oh yes, I did get complacent at times and procrastinated. It happens to all. But then I recall my dreams. I want to achieve them at any cost! So I quickly get back on track.

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sania dsouza
sania dsouza
Dec 9, 2021

Your journey has been so awesome , many congratulations Shruti! <3

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 9, 2021

Thank you Sania :)

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Jeff NoΓ«l
Jeff NoΓ«l
Dec 9, 2021

Hey Shruti Balasa, what a great blog post ! I love all the details you put in, explaining the whole journey and not just showing the end result. I'm bookmarking this post and I'll also share it!


Now, if you allow me (sorry for the wall of text, I got inspired): If I could suggest one thing to help your growth: Follow-up with your customers. Send them an email a week or two after their purchase (if gumroad allows you to do so and if the customers agreed to be contacted - I don't know the platform) to invite them to leave a review about the ebook !

Make sure to gather their feedback on your product, this could help you improve it (even though it seems pretty good as-is) and have them join a mailing list for your next products. You could also invite them to follow you on Twitter if they haven't done so already.

You already have 31 reviews with a 5-star rating, which is insanely good (good job!). Imagine hitting 100 5-star reviews! Sometimes, a big number is all it takes to convince people that are just on the edge of buying or not.

Keep it going with your YouTube and Twitter journey and thanks again for this blog post :)

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 9, 2021

Hey Jeff, thank you so much for a detailed comment. I really appreciate it.

You're right, I will be doing all of this in the upcoming weeks. And I hadn't thought of the 100 5-star reviews scenario. Thanks for telling me that. It will surely make a difference.

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Waren Gonzaga
Waren Gonzaga
Dec 9, 2021

I learned a lot from this blog, writing my own book is one of my goals and I don't know where to start. When I read this blog it gives me some light. Now, my plan is clear, and where to start thanks for the inspiration!

Someday or sooner, I will reference this blog if I reach the same success you have today. 😊

Again, good work! Thanks for sharing! πŸ‘

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 9, 2021

Thank you Waren. Happy to know that your path is clear now. Looking forward to your book and a similar success story someday :)

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Donyd
Donyd
Dec 9, 2021

This is more than inspirational. Especially for people who've started, tried, failed and faltered through something, whether it's a project or just life, it's a lifeline. Like the first few drops of water for someone dying of thirst. Thank you so much, and very happy to to see you grow in success and reach :)

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 10, 2021

I’m so happy to hear that my story inspired you! Thank you for the lovely words :)

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Annie πŸ¦„βš‘
Annie πŸ¦„βš‘
Dec 9, 2021

Amazing Shruiti! That was such a great and inspiring story! πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ I especially appreciated how you shared your first failure but didn't let it stop you from trying your next thing! Here's to your next $10k and beyond!!

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 10, 2021

Thank you so much Annie! I'm really inspired by your work too :)

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Tapas Adhikary
Tapas Adhikary
Dec 10, 2021

Wow, this is great Shruti Balasa. Very inspiring. Thanks for sharing. Keep doing the great work.

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 10, 2021

Thank you Tapas! 😊

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Bowrna Prabhakaran
Bowrna Prabhakaran
Dec 10, 2021

This is truly inspiring. I am a mom and I took a break from my career and working on Open Source contributions. Reading this post made my day and gives motivation for all the work I am doing. Thank you Shruti Balasa

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 10, 2021

I'm so glad to hear that Bowrna. Only moms can understand how hard it is to balance it all. I wish you the best for your future :)

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GrΓ©gory D'Angelo
GrΓ©gory D'Angelo
Dec 10, 2021

Such an inspiring story! Congratulations Shruti Balasa for launching your book πŸ₯³ and thanks for sharing your journey.

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 10, 2021

Thanks a lot GrΓ©gory

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Chirag Chhuchha
Chirag Chhuchha
Dec 10, 2021

Thanks for sharing your experience Shruti Balasa, it will be very helpful for me in the future, and yes your journey till now is really interesting and also shows how much effort you have put in. ☺️

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 10, 2021

Thanks Chirag :)

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Francis Faniku
Francis Faniku
Dec 11, 2021

Nice breakthrough.

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 13, 2021

Thank you!

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Prasanna Venkatesan
Prasanna Venkatesan
Dec 11, 2021

Insightful and Inspirational. Thanks for sharing your journey.

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 13, 2021

You’re welcome :)

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Andrew Baisden
Andrew Baisden
Dec 11, 2021

Very inspirational story Shruti Balasa !

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 13, 2021

Thank you!

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Milan Latinovic
Milan Latinovic
Dec 12, 2021

Shruti Balasa thank you for sharing this journey, I find it very inspiring and interesting to read! According to these 80+ comments seems like the others feel the same way. Enjoy and keep up the good work! :)

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 13, 2021

Thank you Milan :)

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Carlton
Carlton
Dec 13, 2021

Thank you for your time today.

DGCustomerFirst

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 13, 2021

Thank you for reading!

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Meghashree K B
Meghashree K B
Dec 13, 2021

Such a inspiring story Shruti, Thank you for sharing!

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 13, 2021

Thank you Megha 😊

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wang xiao bo
wang xiao bo
Dec 13, 2021

Benefit a lot, insist on doing one thing well for a long time

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 13, 2021

Yes!

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Rohan πŸ“šβš‘
Rohan πŸ“šβš‘
Dec 13, 2021

This is really inspiring Shruti! ❀

The best thing I loved about you is you kept on trying and executing things, to give out the best course possible and share with the community. The way you made the Ebook and crafted it into a real-life example way made me happy. It needs time and research to do that.

We need more people like you.

I am truly inspired by your work. I respect your hard work and dedication to your work. πŸ€—

Keep creating !! πŸ™Œ

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 20, 2021

Thank you so much Rohan! 😊 Wish to inspire more people through my journey.

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Lucian Tartea
Lucian Tartea
Dec 17, 2021

This is such a motivational story Shruti. A confirmation that quality work pays off. Thank you for all the details you shared about making, marketing and results. The ebook is extremely good, the best resource on CSS Flex & Grid I own

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Dec 20, 2021

Thanks a lot Lucian! You have been one of my first supporters and I’ll always be thankful for that :)

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Raghavan alias Saravanan Muthu
Raghavan alias Saravanan Muthu
Jan 22, 2022

Really inspiring Shruti. Congrats for reaping the benefits of your hardwork! :) I subscribed to your YouTube Channel and also followed you on Twitter :)

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Feb 3, 2022

Thanks a lot :)

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Dhruva Srinivas
Dhruva Srinivas
Jan 24, 2022

Wow!! That's amazing, congrats! πŸš€πŸš€

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Feb 3, 2022

Thank you Dhruva!

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irish112
irish112
Jan 27, 2022

Thank you so much for sharing all this wonderful information It is so appreciated!! You have good humor in your blogs. So much helpful and easy to read! DGCustomerfirst

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Shruti Balasa
Shruti Balasa
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Β·Feb 3, 2022

Thank you!

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Jurg Martin
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