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Want to guest on people's podcasts? Want to get involved in other's content?
First get involved in their content as a supporter before hoping to be involved as a guest.
This is a community. You are not more important than others. (1/9)
First get involved in their content as a supporter before hoping to be involved as a guest.
This is a community. You are not more important than others. (1/9)
Indie creators struggling to grow an audience need to support each other--not support YOU.
Step back and determine if what you are doing is good for the community or good for you.
Hardworking creators aren't going to support your new thing if you aren't supporting theirs. (2/9)
Step back and determine if what you are doing is good for the community or good for you.
Hardworking creators aren't going to support your new thing if you aren't supporting theirs. (2/9)
Creators always have room to grow. From the people at the bottom to the people at the top. Every creator needs to remember that.
Did you launch a Twitch, YouTube, or podcast? Did you see that it wasn't an instant hit?
Guess what...
IT TAKES TIME. It takes a LOT of work. (3/9)
Did you launch a Twitch, YouTube, or podcast? Did you see that it wasn't an instant hit?
Guess what...
IT TAKES TIME. It takes a LOT of work. (3/9)
This is not a give-give for some and a take-take for others. Help each other. You may not have the ability/time to do a lot and that's fine. But do SOMETHING. (4/9)
Every creator can see who supports who. Everyone can see who has made positive relationships and who hasn't. As an indie creator you need those positive relationships. You will NOT succeed without them. The level of success will be gauged on those relationships. (5/9)
The simplest follow, the likes of posts, the retweets...
These are things you could be doing on a minute scale to say, "Hey, I support what you are doing." This is you knocking on the door to a healthy, good relationship with another creator. (6/9)
These are things you could be doing on a minute scale to say, "Hey, I support what you are doing." This is you knocking on the door to a healthy, good relationship with another creator. (6/9)
You don't have to watch all their videos. You don't have to listen to their entire catalog. Just show you care about what they are doing and then they may see that and say, "Wait, who's this new person in the community? Do we have the potential to collaborate?" (7/9)
I try very hard to throw as much support out as I can. Pretty much every ounce of time I have that isn't dedicated to my day job, Four Orbs, dcolemusic, South Carlen, my family, and my mental health is dedicated to supporting creators that I enjoy. (8/9)
I think you're getting the point if you're reading this. I'm tired of ranting. I hate that I felt the need to step out and say this.
Get your shit together, indie creators. We can't do this alone. (9/9)
Get your shit together, indie creators. We can't do this alone. (9/9)
