Should I get X (twitter)? Or like other socials?
a year ago
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Im pretty new to using social media other than Discord or YouTube, and also pretty new to putting art and stuff out there. So idk, I guess my question if anyone wants to feel free to respond is as someone who just likes to post random art and creative stuff for fun, but who also wants to do it semi-professionally/get some exposure and do things like art commissions on the side (it honestly has helped pay for college groceries lol), should I expand my range of socials I’m on?
Currently I have Bluesky and FA and an e9, which I feel like is honestly enough to keep up with. But I also know some people in college who do art more professionally and have an X account they post to as a primary. So idk, thoughts, recommendations?
Lowkey was reminded of this because I heard Skype is shutting down 💀
Currently I have Bluesky and FA and an e9, which I feel like is honestly enough to keep up with. But I also know some people in college who do art more professionally and have an X account they post to as a primary. So idk, thoughts, recommendations?
Lowkey was reminded of this because I heard Skype is shutting down 💀
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For my part, I use FA more even though I want to draw humans and in fact I do. Also, I have many projects and ideas in mind and the use of social networks could make them present to the public. But due to procrastination I don't end up doing them or moving forward as I should.
Regarding social networks, I have opened many and I have forgotten them because I have collected more audience here, and the attempts to publish elsewhere have given me little or no reach and I end up returning here, in addition to the time it would take me to post on each site (yes, I know about Postybird, but I don't use it because, for me, it is cumbersome and for the reasons above). Thanks to having more presence here I can "interact" more with people and I can notice that reach and audience when I post.
Another problem with having social networks elsewhere is the competition and that people may already have people to follow and no longer want to follow or venture out to explore new things or simply as much as the algorithm collaborates, they may ignore the posts that one makes, regardless of the social network.
Also I too like to customize every post depending on the platform and not use postybird lol.