As artists rely on audiences for support and earning a living, it's scary and difficult having to start over on a new platform. I know a lot of you are nervous, and worried, and anxious right now. Here's a little thread on how you can get settled in on the fediverse, how to build up a community here, and how to get your work seen.
The main form of discovery on here revolves around hashtags. Unlike other platforms, there's no algorithm here, no punishement for using (or not using) tags /🧵
, using too many tags, or using specific tags. Hashtags are used to find content, so when you're tagging your work, think in terms of 'what words would someone use to find this specific thing'. On insta, weird esoteric tags trend that aren't necessarily descriptive of the work but people have to be aware of them and use them to get views. That's not a thing here. If you're posting digital art of your OC, tag it #Art #DigitalArt #OC , etc.
More info on hashtags here: https://mastodon.art/@Curator/108220154510678618 🧵
General advice for people coming over from Twitter and Instagram regarding hashtags: Hashtags are a useful and important tool here. Clicking on a hashtag will show you results from across different servers, so they're important for federating content and finding people. There's no need to have loads of tags on your post like Insta to try to catch more engagement, but also you won't be punished for using tags like Twitter. (cont)
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