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How to Use Social Media as an Artist Without Destroying Your Soul - StayGrounded.online (www.staygrounded.online)
submitted 10 months ago by JustinHanagan@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Because artists need to advertise too.

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[–] mPony@kbin.social 17 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I wish I'd read this article before Social Media destroyed my soul. Oh well.

and hey, seeing as the soulless need music now more than ever: go listen to my band's second album! https://songwhip.com/thethreeleonards Even if your soul has also been lost to Social Media I'm sure there will be something you enjoy.

See? Only a soulless artist would plug their art this shamelessly. :)

[–] JustinHanagan@kbin.social 8 points 10 months ago

Wow, I've never heard music with such a stunning lack of soul before! 10/10 I bought every album.

[–] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

I appreciate your honesty. Well played.

[–] hightrix@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Step 1: don’t use social media

Step 2: …

That’s it!

[–] JustinHanagan@kbin.social 23 points 10 months ago

It's unfortunatley really, really hard to get noticed whatsoever as an artist without social media these days if you don't have any industry connections.

[–] yetAnotherUser@lemmy.ca 11 points 10 months ago

You missed the whole point of the article. If you don't have social media, you pretty much aren't advertising yourself. (What will you do instead? Ask people who like your art to show it to friends and family? Putting up posters in the streets saying "Please look at my art"?) No advertisement, no new fans of yours. No new fans of yours, no money from your art.