Curious Creator Club
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For those curious about building a sustainable creator income on Farcaster and other platforms.
Scheduled weekly reminder that weekends are slow around Farcaster, so if your engagement is down the next couple of days, that's why.
You can either use the slowdown to step away from social for a bit, or you can use it to dig into some channels you don't usually visit and surface some new great content and make some new connections with the other weekenders.
You can either use the slowdown to step away from social for a bit, or you can use it to dig into some channels you don't usually visit and surface some new great content and make some new connections with the other weekenders.
Scheduled weekly reminder that weekends are slow around Farcaster, so if your engagement is down the next couple of days, that's why.
You can either use the slowdown to step away from social for a bit, or you can use it to dig into some channels you don't usually visit and surface some new great content and make some new connections with the other weekenders.
You can either use the slowdown to step away from social for a bit, or you can use it to dig into some channels you don't usually visit and surface some new great content and make some new connections with the other weekenders.
Scheduled weekly reminder that weekends are slow around Farcaster, so if your engagement is down the next couple of days, that's why.
You can either use the slowdown to step away from social for a bit, or you can use it to dig into some channels you don't usually visit and surface some new great content and make some new connections with the other weekenders.
You can either use the slowdown to step away from social for a bit, or you can use it to dig into some channels you don't usually visit and surface some new great content and make some new connections with the other weekenders.
Scheduled weekly reminder that weekends are slow around Farcaster, so if your engagement is down the next couple of days, that's why.
You can either use the slowdown to step away from social for a bit, or you can use it to dig into some channels you don't usually visit and surface some new great content and make some new connections with the other weekenders.
You can either use the slowdown to step away from social for a bit, or you can use it to dig into some channels you don't usually visit and surface some new great content and make some new connections with the other weekenders.
Scheduled weekly reminder that weekends are slow around Farcaster, so if your engagement is down the next couple of days, that's why.
You can either use the slowdown to step away from social for a bit, or you can use it to dig into some channels you don't usually visit and surface some new great content and make some new connections with the other weekenders.
You can either use the slowdown to step away from social for a bit, or you can use it to dig into some channels you don't usually visit and surface some new great content and make some new connections with the other weekenders.
Twitter/X is experiencing a mass exodus of people to Bluesky, and a good number of people on Facebook are joining as well, though it's more that they're adding it as a platform since it's a short-form content platform, whereas Facebook allows much longer posts and a lot of people like that.
I'd actually joined Bluesky in like March when Facebook went down for a day, but it was just kinda meh at the time, but now that so many more people are there, I'm checking it out again.
It's... weird... hard to get a real feel for it. Still trying to figure out what it wants to be, it's just taking advantage of the growing ideological split between American liberals and conservatives that's driving those liberals from Twitter.
I'd actually joined Bluesky in like March when Facebook went down for a day, but it was just kinda meh at the time, but now that so many more people are there, I'm checking it out again.
It's... weird... hard to get a real feel for it. Still trying to figure out what it wants to be, it's just taking advantage of the growing ideological split between American liberals and conservatives that's driving those liberals from Twitter.
Scheduled weekly reminder that weekends are slow around Farcaster, so if your engagement is down the next couple of days, that's why.
You can either use the slowdown to step away from social for a bit, or you can use it to dig into some channels you don't usually visit and surface some new great content and make some new connections with the other weekenders.
You can either use the slowdown to step away from social for a bit, or you can use it to dig into some channels you don't usually visit and surface some new great content and make some new connections with the other weekenders.
Scheduled weekly reminder that weekends are slow around Farcaster, so if your engagement is down the next couple of days, that's why.
You can either use the slowdown to step away from social for a bit, or you can use it to dig into some channels you don't usually visit and surface some new great content and make some new connections with the other weekenders.
You can either use the slowdown to step away from social for a bit, or you can use it to dig into some channels you don't usually visit and surface some new great content and make some new connections with the other weekenders.
Scheduled weekly reminder that weekends are slow around Farcaster, so if your engagement is down the next couple of days, that's why.
You can either use the slowdown to step away from social for a bit, or you can use it to dig into some channels you don't usually visit and surface some new great content and make some new connections with the other weekenders.
You can either use the slowdown to step away from social for a bit, or you can use it to dig into some channels you don't usually visit and surface some new great content and make some new connections with the other weekenders.
Scheduled weekly reminder that weekends are slow around Farcaster, so if your engagement is down the next couple of days, that's why.
You can either use the slowdown to step away from social for a bit, or you can use it to dig into some channels you don't usually visit and surface some new great content and make some new connections with the other weekenders.
You can either use the slowdown to step away from social for a bit, or you can use it to dig into some channels you don't usually visit and surface some new great content and make some new connections with the other weekenders.
I’m on the lookout for someone who really gets tokenomics and knows how to create fun, engaging incentive systems for fan tokens, NFT collections, etc. I’ve been seeing creators experiment with various incentives (raffles, quests, bond curves) in their art and content, and it’s super inspiring.
Now, I need to do two things: a) get myself up to speed, and b) find someone who’d be open to collaborating. I’ve got a ton of ideas swirling, but finding the right person to fine-tune them with me would be an absolute dream 💚 What you'd get is a split of whatever we make together, and... I'm really dang good at writing down what I learn, so I'm happy to make this the start of a public resource to help other people climb this learning curve in the future
https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x09a1e9ca62a572901738c03520bdbaac3f788f1d/6
Now, I need to do two things: a) get myself up to speed, and b) find someone who’d be open to collaborating. I’ve got a ton of ideas swirling, but finding the right person to fine-tune them with me would be an absolute dream 💚 What you'd get is a split of whatever we make together, and... I'm really dang good at writing down what I learn, so I'm happy to make this the start of a public resource to help other people climb this learning curve in the future
https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x09a1e9ca62a572901738c03520bdbaac3f788f1d/6
Scheduled weekly reminder that weekends are slow around Farcaster, so if your engagement is down the next couple of days, that's why.
You can either use the slowdown to step away from social for a bit, or you can use it to dig into some channels you don't usually visit and surface some new great content and make some new connections with the other weekenders.
You can either use the slowdown to step away from social for a bit, or you can use it to dig into some channels you don't usually visit and surface some new great content and make some new connections with the other weekenders.
Scheduled weekly reminder that weekends are slow around Farcaster, so if your engagement is down the next couple of days, that's why.
You can either use the slowdown to step away from social for a bit, or you can use it to dig into some channels you don't usually visit and surface some new great content and make some new connections with the other weekenders.
You can either use the slowdown to step away from social for a bit, or you can use it to dig into some channels you don't usually visit and surface some new great content and make some new connections with the other weekenders.
I built my audience from around 2014 to around 2019 on one consistent featured post.
Psychic DJ.
I'd put on a Pandora.com channel that I'd created specifically for that, I'd make a post offering to give people a song as an answer to their question, and they could tip me if they wanted to.
It started as Psychic DJ Hour, but it got so big it became Psychic DJ Day and I did it everyday for years.
Even now, I could post a Psychic DJ Day post on Facebook, and it'd be *flooded* with comments in no time.
I just listen to the Pandora station, look up the song on YouTube, comment with the link, and wait for the next one - usually doing a whole bunch of other work while the music is playing.
Think outside the box when figuring out how to build your community.
How can you create engagement?
Psychic DJ.
I'd put on a Pandora.com channel that I'd created specifically for that, I'd make a post offering to give people a song as an answer to their question, and they could tip me if they wanted to.
It started as Psychic DJ Hour, but it got so big it became Psychic DJ Day and I did it everyday for years.
Even now, I could post a Psychic DJ Day post on Facebook, and it'd be *flooded* with comments in no time.
I just listen to the Pandora station, look up the song on YouTube, comment with the link, and wait for the next one - usually doing a whole bunch of other work while the music is playing.
Think outside the box when figuring out how to build your community.
How can you create engagement?
Free mint and rewards!!!
This channel will still be gated by the hypersub, so that's nice an easy!
I want to get in a better habit of sharing more about my strategies here on Farcaster as I work to grow my platform more.
One thing I know from Facebook is that having regular features is *extremely* useful for building community.
When people know they can expect to see something on a certain day, they'll be there to see it.
Here on Farcaster, in channels, we can create rituals.
So in /thecurioushermit I created a "ritual" cast that will go out every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. EST.
It's a basic AMA post. Great chance to come together for conversation - and Moxie - and y'all can ask me anything about my quirky life, content creation business, going back to school in middle age, or even the most random questions you can think of.
There are very few topics I haven't explored at least a bit over the years, so when I say AMA, I mean ANYTHING and if I don't know, we'll find someone who does.
I want to get in a better habit of sharing more about my strategies here on Farcaster as I work to grow my platform more.
One thing I know from Facebook is that having regular features is *extremely* useful for building community.
When people know they can expect to see something on a certain day, they'll be there to see it.
Here on Farcaster, in channels, we can create rituals.
So in /thecurioushermit I created a "ritual" cast that will go out every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. EST.
It's a basic AMA post. Great chance to come together for conversation - and Moxie - and y'all can ask me anything about my quirky life, content creation business, going back to school in middle age, or even the most random questions you can think of.
There are very few topics I haven't explored at least a bit over the years, so when I say AMA, I mean ANYTHING and if I don't know, we'll find someone who does.
Some really good advice in here. And not just YouTube, either. Applies to anything that's about putting yourself out there.
It's not *just* about audience growth.
https://youtu.be/Nw5E56gb_oA?si=3Jfj4YGFAzoqY-b4
It's not *just* about audience growth.
https://youtu.be/Nw5E56gb_oA?si=3Jfj4YGFAzoqY-b4
I launched the auction for my /thecurioushermit channel the other day, but I haven't been promoting it very much because I want the closing price to stay low.
My personal fan token closed at around 500, and it's now up over 1000 Moxie. Which is great! Yay, profit!
But also, I'm a PROLIFIC caster, and I frequently cast some random me-specific ramblings in there, stuff that actually does accumulate some Moxie, so that channel fan token will be a slow, but steady, growth investment.
Keeping it cheap to start means those gains will happen a bit faster early on.
My personal fan token closed at around 500, and it's now up over 1000 Moxie. Which is great! Yay, profit!
But also, I'm a PROLIFIC caster, and I frequently cast some random me-specific ramblings in there, stuff that actually does accumulate some Moxie, so that channel fan token will be a slow, but steady, growth investment.
Keeping it cheap to start means those gains will happen a bit faster early on.
Scheduled weekly reminder that weekends are slow around Farcaster, so if your engagement is down the next couple of days, that's why.
You can either use the slowdown to step away from social for a bit, or you can use it to dig into some channels you don't usually visit and surface some new great content and make some new connections with the other weekenders.
You can either use the slowdown to step away from social for a bit, or you can use it to dig into some channels you don't usually visit and surface some new great content and make some new connections with the other weekenders.
As we're getting ready for channel changes, I've added @hyperbot as the main mod for this channel. That'll token gate this channel to the hypersub!
I'm doing a Mad Mystic on Facebook this evening.
It's a targeted high-engagement post that also serves as a tipping opportunity for my audience to throw some money at me because I shifted to a donation/pay what you can model in late 2019 after attending a silent meditation retreat where my atoms dissolved and I became one with universe.
Before enlightenment: Chop wood, carry water.
After enlightenment: Chop wood, carry water.
Literally, in my case. I have a woodstove and live in Flint where we still don't really trust the water.
Anyway... I get super freaking stoned and chat with the atoms, giving those who comment - regardless of if they've tipped - a chance to see what floats through me from the universe to them.
I don't really call it psychic.
It's just unfiltered flow of words.
But I had $45 in tips within two minutes, and the engagement boost will ripple out to my other posts because of how the algorithm works.
People keep coming back for them.
Again and again.
It's a targeted high-engagement post that also serves as a tipping opportunity for my audience to throw some money at me because I shifted to a donation/pay what you can model in late 2019 after attending a silent meditation retreat where my atoms dissolved and I became one with universe.
Before enlightenment: Chop wood, carry water.
After enlightenment: Chop wood, carry water.
Literally, in my case. I have a woodstove and live in Flint where we still don't really trust the water.
Anyway... I get super freaking stoned and chat with the atoms, giving those who comment - regardless of if they've tipped - a chance to see what floats through me from the universe to them.
I don't really call it psychic.
It's just unfiltered flow of words.
But I had $45 in tips within two minutes, and the engagement boost will ripple out to my other posts because of how the algorithm works.
People keep coming back for them.
Again and again.
A good chunk of this video is a conversation with a woman who lives in a remote village in China, and how she uses Douyin (Chinese TikTok) to sell local goods and bring money to her family and village.
She also discusses the tradition of polygamous marriage in her village - mostly polyandrous, one woman, multiple husbands, as a way to control the population when resources are very scarce.
People are interested in the lives of people all around the world.
You can build a good social media following just talking about the "not normal" bits of your life, even if it's normal to you.
https://youtu.be/8H8AEf8zBUU?si=sfiBRuULTCKNXP9m
She also discusses the tradition of polygamous marriage in her village - mostly polyandrous, one woman, multiple husbands, as a way to control the population when resources are very scarce.
People are interested in the lives of people all around the world.
You can build a good social media following just talking about the "not normal" bits of your life, even if it's normal to you.
https://youtu.be/8H8AEf8zBUU?si=sfiBRuULTCKNXP9m
You cannot predict what's going to go viral.
Nor can you control where your content is going to go.
And there's no guarantee going viral will really change anything for you.
I made the post that's shared in the video on 9/15. I've made $32 on it in the Creator Performance Bonus program on Facebook.
I also shared the same thing on Threads - where it also went viral - and on Farcaster where hardly anybody engaged with it.
It was a cross-posting experimenting of the sort that helps me fine-tune my content for the different audiences I have on the different platforms.
It's been screenshotted and shared on TikTok and Reels - which is where @christin saw it.
Chasing virality isn't always lucrative.
But I also wasn't chasing virality.
I was just sharing something I learned watching a video assigned by the Neuroethics professor while I was getting ready to take the quiz.
Nor can you control where your content is going to go.
And there's no guarantee going viral will really change anything for you.
I made the post that's shared in the video on 9/15. I've made $32 on it in the Creator Performance Bonus program on Facebook.
I also shared the same thing on Threads - where it also went viral - and on Farcaster where hardly anybody engaged with it.
It was a cross-posting experimenting of the sort that helps me fine-tune my content for the different audiences I have on the different platforms.
It's been screenshotted and shared on TikTok and Reels - which is where @christin saw it.
Chasing virality isn't always lucrative.
But I also wasn't chasing virality.
I was just sharing something I learned watching a video assigned by the Neuroethics professor while I was getting ready to take the quiz.
If you need to set up splits for anything: https://app.splits.org/
I'll be setting up a split on my Paragraph to divide the earnings from mints between myself and the CuriousDAO treasury - which is targeted towards paying for my future education anyway, but if we play the game right, will also become a great investment for the DAO members as my audience grows and my income grows.
Because one of the things I want to learn is how to grow in crypto through a variety of strategies at various risk levels.
And if I learn how to do that, it'll benefit the DAO members, too, not just in revenue for the treasury, but for developing their own investment strategies, because I share what I learn as I go.
I'll be setting up a split on my Paragraph to divide the earnings from mints between myself and the CuriousDAO treasury - which is targeted towards paying for my future education anyway, but if we play the game right, will also become a great investment for the DAO members as my audience grows and my income grows.
Because one of the things I want to learn is how to grow in crypto through a variety of strategies at various risk levels.
And if I learn how to do that, it'll benefit the DAO members, too, not just in revenue for the treasury, but for developing their own investment strategies, because I share what I learn as I go.
Scheduled weekly reminder that weekends are slow around Farcaster, so if your engagement is down the next couple of days, that's why.
You can either use the slowdown to step away from social for a bit, or you can use it to dig into some channels you don't usually visit and surface some new great content and make some new connections with the other weekenders.
You can either use the slowdown to step away from social for a bit, or you can use it to dig into some channels you don't usually visit and surface some new great content and make some new connections with the other weekenders.