the work is the work! you said it. i’ve been feeling a little more steady about my relationship w insta, looking at it like a long term project, like a slowly built webbpage i add to daily but I’m trying to stress less about it. thank you for this writing
❤️ I realize I treat mine kind of like a journal folks can flip through, pause on, skip past, as opposed to a more curated portfolio or something. Love thinking about that longer-term build — slow and steady wins the race!
I’ve had my art on various social media platforms for about 15 years. My webcomic was on Writers Digest magazine’s 101 Beat Websites for Writers for 3 years- then my numbers peaked. Then decreases. I learned something over the years...
It’s not how many likes you get but WHO likes you. Many of the people who “like” your work would never buy it. Never. And many of the people who like your are not artists whose opinion or taste you’d respect if you knew them. Trust me, I’ve been there.
What matters is WHO likes you. For example I’m glad that YOU like my work because I respect YOU as an artist.
I could name other artists who I’m glad to say follow me on IG.
And yes I’m glad that Jerry Saltz has liked my collages.
Quality. Not quantity.
Now did I notice a big dip in VIEWS on my reels? DEFINITELY. But my COMMENTS are increasing. Engagement is what’s key!
Likes? Views? That’s ego, in my opinion. Comments. DMs. Sales. And WHO likes your work. That’s what matters.
One Torea is better than a whole bunch of anonymous views and likes.😊
social media is like a double edged sword, it helps to remain in touch and be able to share your thoughts and work more widely ,even increase your knowledge and awareness ,but at the same time ,it makes real person to person connection less and less. For some like me, it is sometimes too complicated to navigate fully!!
the work is the work! you said it. i’ve been feeling a little more steady about my relationship w insta, looking at it like a long term project, like a slowly built webbpage i add to daily but I’m trying to stress less about it. thank you for this writing
❤️ I realize I treat mine kind of like a journal folks can flip through, pause on, skip past, as opposed to a more curated portfolio or something. Love thinking about that longer-term build — slow and steady wins the race!
also treating it like a journal works too! mostly my goal is to not feel like Ive wasted time or energy on it!
I’ve had my art on various social media platforms for about 15 years. My webcomic was on Writers Digest magazine’s 101 Beat Websites for Writers for 3 years- then my numbers peaked. Then decreases. I learned something over the years...
It’s not how many likes you get but WHO likes you. Many of the people who “like” your work would never buy it. Never. And many of the people who like your are not artists whose opinion or taste you’d respect if you knew them. Trust me, I’ve been there.
What matters is WHO likes you. For example I’m glad that YOU like my work because I respect YOU as an artist.
I could name other artists who I’m glad to say follow me on IG.
And yes I’m glad that Jerry Saltz has liked my collages.
Quality. Not quantity.
Now did I notice a big dip in VIEWS on my reels? DEFINITELY. But my COMMENTS are increasing. Engagement is what’s key!
Likes? Views? That’s ego, in my opinion. Comments. DMs. Sales. And WHO likes your work. That’s what matters.
One Torea is better than a whole bunch of anonymous views and likes.😊
Yes to allllll of this. Wise words!!
social media is like a double edged sword, it helps to remain in touch and be able to share your thoughts and work more widely ,even increase your knowledge and awareness ,but at the same time ,it makes real person to person connection less and less. For some like me, it is sometimes too complicated to navigate fully!!
And now you may have to pay to use it fully!😳🥹😡
A double-edged sword indeed 🖤