a question please for people who are here and on bluesky:
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a question please for people who are here and on bluesky:
sigh. i don't want to start up over there but equally i don't want to get evicted for not paying my rent, and i might find some new customers if i try another platform.
but i did try it once, briefly and a while back, and i didn't last long. so i'm wondering whether it's the sort of place that i could just post sculpture photos and not really engage beyond that? i don't like the idea of doing that, but i can't maintain a presence in two places, i'm *not* leaving here, and i just didn't feel ok with the atmosphere on bluesky and wanted to hide when i tried it before. (and i'm not doing a bridgey account because i know that upsets people)
if anyone has any insights/ideas, i'd be very grateful.
thank you!
(please boost if you don't mind)
I had the same experience with bluesky. I post when I self-publish a new book, but otherwise I don't engage. Do I get sales from that? Probably not.
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@moonrabbit you can use tools like openvibe to be more active in both places, for what it is worth, without bridgy.
@moonrabbit I think it'd be *fine* to post and not interact, but suspect it wouldn't drive much traffic/business that way - bluesky folks do like the human touch just like here.
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@moonrabbit I think it'd be *fine* to post and not interact, but suspect it wouldn't drive much traffic/business that way - bluesky folks do like the human touch just like here.
@luis_in_brief
tyvm, and that's what i figured. and it's how i prefer to do things. i just don't have the energy / am not the right kind of person for it, i don't think. -
I had the same experience with bluesky. I post when I self-publish a new book, but otherwise I don't engage. Do I get sales from that? Probably not.
thank you. and that's what i figured would happen, but it's ... good ... to get confirmation.
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@moonrabbit have you tried bridging your Fediverse account to Bluesky?
@Tim_Eagon
thank you and i have not, but as i said in my post, i don't want to do that because i know it upsets people. -
a question please for people who are here and on bluesky:
sigh. i don't want to start up over there but equally i don't want to get evicted for not paying my rent, and i might find some new customers if i try another platform.
but i did try it once, briefly and a while back, and i didn't last long. so i'm wondering whether it's the sort of place that i could just post sculpture photos and not really engage beyond that? i don't like the idea of doing that, but i can't maintain a presence in two places, i'm *not* leaving here, and i just didn't feel ok with the atmosphere on bluesky and wanted to hide when i tried it before. (and i'm not doing a bridgey account because i know that upsets people)
if anyone has any insights/ideas, i'd be very grateful.
thank you!
(please boost if you don't mind)
@moonrabbit tumblr is where you can just post photos and have a link back to your main site. There are dozens of ceramic artists who do product drops just like that, and don't really post anything else.
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@moonrabbit tumblr is where you can just post photos and have a link back to your main site. There are dozens of ceramic artists who do product drops just like that, and don't really post anything else.
@raye
ooh interesting! i'll have a look later. i always thought it required an equal level of participation, but if not, that could definitely work. ty! -
a question please for people who are here and on bluesky:
sigh. i don't want to start up over there but equally i don't want to get evicted for not paying my rent, and i might find some new customers if i try another platform.
but i did try it once, briefly and a while back, and i didn't last long. so i'm wondering whether it's the sort of place that i could just post sculpture photos and not really engage beyond that? i don't like the idea of doing that, but i can't maintain a presence in two places, i'm *not* leaving here, and i just didn't feel ok with the atmosphere on bluesky and wanted to hide when i tried it before. (and i'm not doing a bridgey account because i know that upsets people)
if anyone has any insights/ideas, i'd be very grateful.
thank you!
(please boost if you don't mind)
@moonrabbit a bunch of folks--I'm one--follow the #BlueSkyNightMarket feed, so being there to join and participate at least in that might drive some sales. (Feeds there are weird. You have to join them. So you might have to post a little older art just to get the feed moderator to go "yes, this account belongs" when they look at your feed.)
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@raye
ooh interesting! i'll have a look later. i always thought it required an equal level of participation, but if not, that could definitely work. ty!@moonrabbit I follow a whole bunch of crafters there, folks making stuff to make their living, and everyone chooses to engage differently. But what they all have in common is they drive sales by mostly just pictures, and by having their product drops be regular, like whenever they happen, the new stuff always goes live on the same day at the same time.
but there is an audience who loves ceramics on tumblr, and all the content I have seen you post here would be enjoyed there.
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@moonrabbit a bunch of folks--I'm one--follow the #BlueSkyNightMarket feed, so being there to join and participate at least in that might drive some sales. (Feeds there are weird. You have to join them. So you might have to post a little older art just to get the feed moderator to go "yes, this account belongs" when they look at your feed.)
@moonrabbit you alt text all your cute little guys, so people there will boost, too
And you might find some other artists you like and want to talk to! OiShiny does beautiful wire wrapping. Jeremy's Creatures makes weird little fabric guys.
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@Tim_Eagon
thank you and i have not, but as i said in my post, i don't want to do that because i know it upsets people.@moonrabbit I've never had an issue with people on Bluesky regarding my bridged Mastodon account. I've seen the reverse though.
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@moonrabbit you alt text all your cute little guys, so people there will boost, too
And you might find some other artists you like and want to talk to! OiShiny does beautiful wire wrapping. Jeremy's Creatures makes weird little fabric guys.
@coral
ty so much for this! i'll have a look. the thing is that i'm sure there are lots of lovely people on there, but even if i find them and escape the initial vibe, i just don't have the time/energy to be online any more than i am here. if that changes though ...but yes heaps of thanks again, and i'll investigate the feed
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@moonrabbit I follow a whole bunch of crafters there, folks making stuff to make their living, and everyone chooses to engage differently. But what they all have in common is they drive sales by mostly just pictures, and by having their product drops be regular, like whenever they happen, the new stuff always goes live on the same day at the same time.
but there is an audience who loves ceramics on tumblr, and all the content I have seen you post here would be enjoyed there.
@raye @moonrabbit My usecase for Tumblr is just to follow folks who make artisan crafts (and pagan stuff), and there does seem to be an active community there!! Including folks I have not found on Masto or Bsky.
I can't attest to how much it affects sales but as they keep posting with frequency, I have to assume they get some from there.
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a question please for people who are here and on bluesky:
sigh. i don't want to start up over there but equally i don't want to get evicted for not paying my rent, and i might find some new customers if i try another platform.
but i did try it once, briefly and a while back, and i didn't last long. so i'm wondering whether it's the sort of place that i could just post sculpture photos and not really engage beyond that? i don't like the idea of doing that, but i can't maintain a presence in two places, i'm *not* leaving here, and i just didn't feel ok with the atmosphere on bluesky and wanted to hide when i tried it before. (and i'm not doing a bridgey account because i know that upsets people)
if anyone has any insights/ideas, i'd be very grateful.
thank you!
(please boost if you don't mind)
@moonrabbit Different people have different experiences on BlueSky, but unless your art is particularly interesting/novel, you probably won't get a whole lot of engagement without interacting with others.
Feeds can be useful for getting your posts "found", and can help get more eyes on your work, but you'd have to put in the work to find appropriate Feeds and do whatever is required to get your posts to show up in them. Feeds are mostly maintained by individuals, so they can come and go in terms of popularity.
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a question please for people who are here and on bluesky:
sigh. i don't want to start up over there but equally i don't want to get evicted for not paying my rent, and i might find some new customers if i try another platform.
but i did try it once, briefly and a while back, and i didn't last long. so i'm wondering whether it's the sort of place that i could just post sculpture photos and not really engage beyond that? i don't like the idea of doing that, but i can't maintain a presence in two places, i'm *not* leaving here, and i just didn't feel ok with the atmosphere on bluesky and wanted to hide when i tried it before. (and i'm not doing a bridgey account because i know that upsets people)
if anyone has any insights/ideas, i'd be very grateful.
thank you!
(please boost if you don't mind)
@moonrabbit I'm on bluesky and like it a lot. As ever with social media, your experience depends to a large extent on who you follow.
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a question please for people who are here and on bluesky:
sigh. i don't want to start up over there but equally i don't want to get evicted for not paying my rent, and i might find some new customers if i try another platform.
but i did try it once, briefly and a while back, and i didn't last long. so i'm wondering whether it's the sort of place that i could just post sculpture photos and not really engage beyond that? i don't like the idea of doing that, but i can't maintain a presence in two places, i'm *not* leaving here, and i just didn't feel ok with the atmosphere on bluesky and wanted to hide when i tried it before. (and i'm not doing a bridgey account because i know that upsets people)
if anyone has any insights/ideas, i'd be very grateful.
thank you!
(please boost if you don't mind)
@moonrabbit Their Discover feed is (was? maybe they changed it) massively biased towards your profile text so keep that in mind.
And since you don't want to post about every day stuff I would suggest that you do a flashback Friday every Friday and post ceramics. And new stuff when you have that of course. You can use software to make the same post for multiple platforms so you only have to write it once. -
@thebaywindowgirl
thank you lovely. and yeah that's what i figured. and i just can't do two.how's the jewellerying going? and how are you?
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@moonrabbit I've never had an issue with people on Bluesky regarding my bridged Mastodon account. I've seen the reverse though.
@Tim_Eagon ok, thank you
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@moonrabbit I follow a whole bunch of crafters there, folks making stuff to make their living, and everyone chooses to engage differently. But what they all have in common is they drive sales by mostly just pictures, and by having their product drops be regular, like whenever they happen, the new stuff always goes live on the same day at the same time.
but there is an audience who loves ceramics on tumblr, and all the content I have seen you post here would be enjoyed there.
@raye tyvm
i've just gone to it and the homepage is a bit overwhelming, but i'll see if i can get through it!
you ok?
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@raye @moonrabbit My usecase for Tumblr is just to follow folks who make artisan crafts (and pagan stuff), and there does seem to be an active community there!! Including folks I have not found on Masto or Bsky.
I can't attest to how much it affects sales but as they keep posting with frequency, I have to assume they get some from there.
