You’re welcome. I’m happy to share insights. 🫂

In your posts, you asked a few questions. I’ll respond below.

You stated…“That said, I still have this question: if I’m putting out good content on Nostr, but I have no followers or connections, who actually sees it? It feels like shouting into the void. And if no one sees it, what’s the point of putting it there?”

I concur. Due to the lack of users, it can feel pointless at times. There are two main ways to address this.

One is to start building your community offline. It’s hard to create a digital world for your content with no following by simply using the internet. Real people can be found in the real world. Start there and then onboard them. Expand by using word of mouth. Tell a friend of a friend. Then employ your digital marketing strategy to reach the online audience.

The second way to address this is to build your community on a community based app. Trying to build a community on a Twitter like app (Primal) makes it harder for you to convey your message and reach your audience. Go to where you belong. If you were a journalist and wanted to just share content and news, then Primal could work. In your case, you want a community. So, embrace a community based app.

Nostr is a protocol. The clients/apps have to be *designed* to embrace communities. Otherwise, the ability to form a community flops because the necessary features aren’t in place. To the devs who are making a community based client, ask yourself…What do communities look like in the real world? Bring those elements with a unique twist to the digital world.

You also wrote…”I’m not trying to “be a leader” or collect followers like trophies. I just want my content to reach people who might connect with it, respond to it, build on it. In that sense, having followers—or at least visibility—does matter, right?”

Visibility is important. But this comes down to app design, which is the responsibility of the app developer. Based on the app design, people can search for different communities. The search feature should be robust to where you can be found. At this stage, being one of the early adopters should make it easy to find you.

Discoverability is an important component. You should indeed want to be found. To the devs, doing a spotlight would be nice. For example, dictionary.com has the word of the day. Clients/apps on Nostr can do the same with a user or community to highlight/showcase them.