Thank you! I'm super excited to see how Nostr continues to develop, and just to figure out how I can best use the protocol myself. Lots to learn and figure out! How have you found it useful for your creative practise?
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I have finally figured out that I don't suck and can do things, that people actually like what I'm doing and are interested in paying for things I make. It has made me like making things and sharing them again on the off chance that it brings a little joy to someone's day.
Some days it's screaming in to the void though, so don't get discouraged 🫂💜
That is really amazing! I'm so glad you're finding your people here. The creative life is so funny... it's funny irl... and it's funny online... we really gotta hustle to make anything happen. But Nostr is the first online experience I've had that feels organic and like a real way to connect with individuals. I'm expecting there to be ups and downs with it for sure. My first week I had a huge "welcome" and things have definitely slowed down in weeks 2 and 3. But I still feel incentivized to keep going!
Yes! Yes! Yes! 😂
It's all about timing since there's no algorithm to boost you. Don't be scared to boost your older notes if it was a banger. Find what hashtags fit what you're posting and use them. The biggest help is engaging with people, which you seem to be doing.
By boost do you mean repost? I've been using hashtags, but it's hard to gauge what effect that's having. I have definitely noticed the effects of engaging with people in various ways. It's a real social network!
Yes, different clients call it different things lol. Definitely social!!
See what other musicians are using, the grownostr, plebchain, and I can't remember the other popular ones right now, don't do much good because they get spammed all the time. I know I've seen musicstr and music being used.
ok cool! good to know re: hashtags. boost = repost = etc.... haha! Yeah, still trying to figure out if there's any norms or etiquette around reposting your own stuff. I've been reposting once or twice a day to try to catch different timings of people. Seems to work out ok, just don't want to feel spammy.