Thank you so much for being so honest and real about this. I am so intimidated by these platforms that I've started using instagram to showcase work, but it is hard to feel like it is worth it. I appreciate your work and your openness 🧡🧡
omg I relate to you soo much. I am also interested in a couple of niches and I don't want to settle for any one of them I just want to explore everything.
I forgot to comment about this when you mentioned it in your last video, but oh my god I feel this so hard too! There was literally a time where I tried having two Etsy shops because I felt like the areas of art that I did were "too different" to be in the same shop. Like for me personally, I love painting, making clay stuff, doing photography, and even doing fashion-related content. And lots of other little crafts that don't fit into those categories, too. And I do feel this pressure when I post on instagram for my feed to be super cohesive. For instance, I've been posting a lot of clay things recently, but I've now challenged myself to do a lot of paintings, and after posting two paintings to my instagram over the past few days, I've only lost followers. It's like as soon as I post something different, someone nopes out. And I'm like ??? What did I do wrong? God I've definitely wished I had a niche so many times..how many times I've wished I could just pick something and stick to it. Just do paintings, just do clay stuff, just keep it simple, but I can't. The idea of being known for one thing is so appealing I think because it's so neat and tidy and marketable, but for me it's just not like that and it's so hard to reconcile with that sometimes. Sorry for going on another rant, you're just hitting on topics that I relate to on a visceral level lol
thank you!!!! thank you!!!, everyone is gaslighting me, telling that I should be "beating" or "hacking" the algorithm, but the reality is that instagram doesnt want artist, instagram want influencers full time, I want to create and experiment without bound, waiting for instagram to become old and die!
Exactly. Insta makes the most money from companies so they're pushing companies, and the only way artists can keep up or try to keep up is only through sponsored posts, buuut then they get their hooks in and tank your engagement after a sponsored post so you continue the vicious cycle
it is a struggle for artists, and I too don't want to draw just the same thing over and over. It's not as if I suddenly post photos of food, or completely change what I'm doing on instagram, it's ART. I have reposted things from years back and suddenly they are getting traction. That would be my recommendation to artists in order to avoid burn out, just go ahead and repeat posts sometimes, it's likely someone just didn't go through your work or they're new and has never seen it. Also, instagram's platform should not rely on people telling them HOW to use instagram haha, that says you're a bad user interface, OR you're banking on influencers to make MORE content to educate people.
The logarithm sucks :(( I feel like I’ve improved so much on my art and in other areas too but Instagram just said “yeah no sorry” and I’ve been stagnant ever since
Thank you so much for being so honest and real about this. I am so intimidated by these platforms that I've started using instagram to showcase work, but it is hard to feel like it is worth it. I appreciate your work and your openness 🧡🧡
It's brutal out there lol, glad you found it helpful or comforting ... or both!
omg I relate to you soo much. I am also interested in a couple of niches and I don't want to settle for any one of them I just want to explore everything.
Indeed i love ur voice !
So sweet thank you!
Thank you Norah! What you share is so helpful!
I forgot to comment about this when you mentioned it in your last video, but oh my god I feel this so hard too! There was literally a time where I tried having two Etsy shops because I felt like the areas of art that I did were "too different" to be in the same shop. Like for me personally, I love painting, making clay stuff, doing photography, and even doing fashion-related content. And lots of other little crafts that don't fit into those categories, too. And I do feel this pressure when I post on instagram for my feed to be super cohesive. For instance, I've been posting a lot of clay things recently, but I've now challenged myself to do a lot of paintings, and after posting two paintings to my instagram over the past few days, I've only lost followers. It's like as soon as I post something different, someone nopes out. And I'm like ??? What did I do wrong? God I've definitely wished I had a niche so many times..how many times I've wished I could just pick something and stick to it. Just do paintings, just do clay stuff, just keep it simple, but I can't. The idea of being known for one thing is so appealing I think because it's so neat and tidy and marketable, but for me it's just not like that and it's so hard to reconcile with that sometimes. Sorry for going on another rant, you're just hitting on topics that I relate to on a visceral level lol
thank you!!!! thank you!!!, everyone is gaslighting me, telling that I should be "beating" or "hacking" the algorithm, but the reality is that instagram doesnt want artist, instagram want influencers full time, I want to create and experiment without bound, waiting for instagram to become old and die!
Exactly. Insta makes the most money from companies so they're pushing companies, and the only way artists can keep up or try to keep up is only through sponsored posts, buuut then they get their hooks in and tank your engagement after a sponsored post so you continue the vicious cycle
it is a struggle for artists, and I too don't want to draw just the same thing over and over. It's not as if I suddenly post photos of food, or completely change what I'm doing on instagram, it's ART. I have reposted things from years back and suddenly they are getting traction. That would be my recommendation to artists in order to avoid burn out, just go ahead and repeat posts sometimes, it's likely someone just didn't go through your work or they're new and has never seen it. Also, instagram's platform should not rely on people telling them HOW to use instagram haha, that says you're a bad user interface, OR you're banking on influencers to make MORE content to educate people.
Very thoughtful!!
The logarithm sucks :(( I feel like I’ve improved so much on my art and in other areas too but Instagram just said “yeah no sorry” and I’ve been stagnant ever since
It's a fuckin scam honestly
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