Any advice on building a following on here?

[gbargoud@masto.nyc]

@MsDeathwish

Groups and hashtags get your posts in front of people who are interested in them but might not follow you.

If you post images, a lot of people will not boost them unless they have alt text

https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-groups-on-the-fediverse/

[montaagge@kolektiva.social]

@MsDeathwish I dont think its the right mindset to have, especially on our server. I know people who have a large number of followers and they do it by being sincere and earnest, posting lots of polls and using hashtags effectively. Also, active hours are more important and boosting your old posts during them is a good idea. There are specific hours of the day when things get traction.

But, again, I dont think you want to call it building a following. I think most people here would be skeptical of such an undertaking.

[that_damn_frank@beige.party]

@Lana @MsDeathwish

Lana, I'm not All that funny.

I think I'm interesting, but most guys do.

I'm not attractive. I shave this face in the morning. How can I lie to you?

And I can't be on twitter. I told Rump to go fuck himself. Then I told Marge Three Toes not to play with her AR-15 in her hotel room like a cheerleader with a baton. Then I told Geraldo to F.O. because he didn't know what he was talking about.

Then Elon banned me.
Then he had his incel minions ban me from Reddit.

So you see, this me.

What you see is what you get. I will never stop fighting until we all get to take turns pissing on Trumps grave.

[fromjason@mastodon.social]

@MsDeathwish I like your art! I'm sure you'll find a following in no time

[bougiewonderland@freeradical.zone]

@MsDeathwish Follow people liberally and then mute or unfollow as needed once you get to know their vibe better. There’s no stigma to unfollowing. Follow tags that interest you. Also, interact! People who just post into the ether than leave (or worst, strictly post links with no context!) are just not cool. Comment on other people’s posts, engage in replies to your own!

That’s about it!

[liaizon@social.wake.st]

@MsDeathwish just start looking around at conversations happening and get involved in them. Post a lot, even half finished thoughts, especially half finished thoughts. Ask questions, lots of questions. People here love answering questions

[zdl@gamerplus.org]

@liaizon @MsDeathwish Why do people like answering questions?

[brettm@swarm.coiloptic.org]

@MsDeathwish@kolektiva.social give it time. also content warn political posts or you will get blocked by lots of ppl.

[liaizon@social.wake.st]

@zdl @MsDeathwish makes em feel smart

[zdl@gamerplus.org]

@liaizon @MsDeathwish Does it make them smart, though?

[liaizon@social.wake.st]

@zdl @MsDeathwish no

[zdl@gamerplus.org]

@liaizon @MsDeathwish Why not?

(Are you enjoying answering questions? Or am I doing this wrong? How could I improve?)

(... OK, I'll stop now! )

[msdeathwish@kolektiva.social]

@brettm when you say content warn do you mean literally like a "CW: Politics"? Or put it in hashtags?

[msdeathwish@kolektiva.social]

@FeloniousPunk @noondlyt I can definitely do that, I only joined the other day

[msdeathwish@kolektiva.social]

@noondlyt oh I have been doing. I have a load more I've yet to post though

[msdeathwish@kolektiva.social]

@passenger thankyou so much!

[msdeathwish@kolektiva.social]

@catsalad oh I have one of those..

[msdeathwish@kolektiva.social]

@Lana I mean I guess I can be all of those depending on your point of view

[msdeathwish@kolektiva.social]

@gbargoud thanks for the tip. I definitely need to remember alt text a bit more, thanks for the reminder!

[kayla@gts.eilhart.cz]

@MsDeathwish

Oh yes, keep them comin'!

@catsalad