Coming up with an idea of who your customer or target audience is incredibly helpful. For example, if you are trying to attract a younger age group you would use different methods than those you would choose to attract an older age group. That could mean promoting your work on a Tik Tok account instead … Continue reading The best place to share your work
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Instagram CV
If someone took a look at your instagram account, what would it show? Would it help you gain employment in the area you want to work in or is it something you have just for fun? I think that for many people, especially now with social media which is essentially a CV of sorts, you … Continue reading Instagram CV
11 Ways to make your work more visible and find your audience
They're out there maybe you just haven't found them yet. When putting your work out there it is important to put it in the line of the people you're creating for. If they right people never see it, how will they find it? These days it can be easy to fall into thinking that simply … Continue reading 11 Ways to make your work more visible and find your audience
Your audience might not be on Instagram
When it comes to putting your work out there it's really important to consider your audience. I think these days because Instagram is such a popular social media platform, we automatically think that our audience will be on there. We think it's the only way to find people that are interested in our work. I … Continue reading Your audience might not be on Instagram
Keeping up with strangers
Social media makes it really easy to keep up with everything going on in the world around us. From crises happening across the globe to personal details about people we've never met. And on an average day for many, I don't think I'd be wrong in assuming that little thought goes into it. How often … Continue reading Keeping up with strangers
Putting more thought into branding
As much as you might want to focus on other stuff, it will always be worth putting some time into branding. It’s important to think about how things look to an outside eye and understand if you’re able to deliver your intended message. I’ve always wanted The Daily Gemm (TDG) to be a space with … Continue reading Putting more thought into branding
What do these likes mean to me?
It doesn't feel particularly good when you upload a picture on Instagram and it gets significantly lower likes than usual. You didn't post it for the likes but you hoped it would perform as good as usual or at least only slightly lower. But when your image gets 40% of your average likes, you can't … Continue reading What do these likes mean to me?
Breaking news
I went on to Facebook and saw a post from Seth Godin. If you've been reading my blog for a while you'll have seen my many references to and mentions of Seth Godin. People like you and people like me What would Seth Godin say? Less Seth, More me Telling stories and being heard Godin, … Continue reading Breaking news
Wasted curiosity
Whilst browsing on Instagram a week or so ago I came across the account of someone that I haven't seen in years. My curiosity got the better of me and I clicked to see what was on their feed. It was one of those times where I knew I didn't need to look but I … Continue reading Wasted curiosity