Tip Tuesday: Ask For Help
The DIY element is a big part of what attracts many independent artists to social media as a means of audience building […]
Tag: social media
Crowdfunding Success Doesn’t Just Happen
Most people who consider crowdfunding to fund their projects–be those projects books, films, games, or fancy new tech projects–understand that a successful […]
Take a Break!
When social media is part of your job it becomes less distraction and more burden. Give yourself a break from time to time.
ADD A PHOTO! Or video, or something
You have probably heard the cliche “a picture is worth a thousand words.” That concept is pretty relevant when you’re on twitter dealing with 140 character maximums.
The 4MileCircus Episode 4: Christina Raia (Part 4)
In our fourth episode, 4MileCircus partners Sean Mannion and Nicole Solomon talk with filmmaker Christina Raia (Summit, IndieWorks film series) about her social media use around the release of her first feature film, Summit. Part four of a four part interview. We also share a social media tip about putting the social back in social media, and Christina, Sean, and Nicole make up rules for their own film movements (a la Dogme ’95) that they probably won’t follow.
Scheduling: Because You Have A Life
While some of us [*cough!*] may sometimes be known to hang out on twitter all day rather than talking to other people face to face, using our actual voices, most of us have neither the time or inclination to spend every hour skipping from platform to platform, dropping bon mots, helpful links, and dank memes all the live-long day in an effort to maintain a consistent stream of content while building an engaged audience.
Optimize Your Profile
Your social media profile is the first thing anyone who cares enough to click will see in their efforts to learn more about you. It’s a relatively easy and painless way to put your best foot forward and present yourself as the person you want people to see.
#Hashtag 101: Instagram
We’ve already discussed WTF are hashtags even, so I’m gonna dive right in on how they are your Instagram friends.
#Hashtag 101: Twitter
Hashtags are used slightly differently on different platforms, and today we’re talking about the platform on which they really took off: twitter.
The 4MileCircus Episode 2: Christina Raia (Part 2)
In our second episode, 4MileCircus partners Sean Mannion and Nicole Solomon sit down with filmmaker Christina Raia (Summit, IndieWorks film series), to discuss social media and crowdfunding. Part two of a four part interview. We also share a social media tip on using images to attract attention, and Nicole and Christina try to guess the oldies song Sean misheard as containing the lyric “She’s a slut you mourn, and you will know.”