@formflux WIPSnips posts a prompt word every day, you find the word (or something with similar vibes) and Quote or reply with the hashtag and a snip (a paragraph or so) from your current work in progress. If you search on the hashtag you will find instructions quoted with just about every post to the tag.

Another writing hashtag on BS is #PretendPanel - a question to answer every day as though you were on a panel.

I'm sorry, I've never sold anything on Etsy and know nothing about that.

@moonrabbit >but I would be surprised if there weren't something similar for art. Hashtags games give you access to a community and a prompt to post something that's not just straight advertising without having to give too much thought and planning to your posts. It helps break up your posts so people won't look at your bio, notice you only advertise, and decide not to follow. And you can just drop a post to the hashtag before or after you do your promo and then leave.

@moonrabbit I use it, although I spend much more time here. Like anything, you will get a lot more traction if you interact, but if you get on some relevant lists, you can get a lot of followers without much effort and people will see your posts.

I think my ratio of signal to noise is a lot better here, but I have made sales over there as well, and you can reach a much bigger audience.

It also helps to find some hashtags you can regularly take part in. I'm a writer, so for me #WIPSnips is good

@davidrevoy Wow, those comments are exhausting to read.