The Do’s and Don’ts of Social Media for Artists - Draftsmen S2E25

Stan talks with Marshall about social media and how to be successful with it. Publishing quality content is key, but that’s only one of many areas that an artist needs to focus on now if they want to be noticed on a platform. Learn how to build an audience, avoid getting dinged by social media algorithms, and why it’s important not to stress about analytics and nasty comments. Thanks to Betterhelp for sponsoring today’s Draftsmen episode! Save 10% on your first month with Betterhelp - https://betterhelp.com/draftsmen 00:00 - Intro 01:17 - How Art and Fear relates 08:16 - Start with Quality, Have an Objective 11:10 - Confusing Your Audience 22:23 - Consistency and Frequency 34:55 - Algorithms 45:30 - Don’t Dwell on the Numbers 53:51 - Don’t Burn Yourself Out 59:46 - Private Accounts 01:04:32 - Collaboration 01:06:57 - Risks 01:09:38 - Dealing with Negative Comments Show Links (some contain affiliate links): Art & Fear by David Bayles & Ted Orland - https://amzn.to/3kYO6EC Platform by Michael Hyatt - https://amzn.to/2Sd85mB Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook by Gary Vaynerchuk - https://amzn.to/2GiasSv ProkoTV Instagram:   / prokotv   Loish: https://instragram.com/loisvb Knight Zhang:   / arucelli   Cooper 3D scan and print - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/coo... Karl Kopinski:   / karlkopinski   Seth Godin - https://www.sethgodin.com/ “Draftsmen” is available in audio. Subscribe on these platforms to keep up to date: Spotify: http://bit.ly/DraftsmenPodSp Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2JLMShh Apple: http://bit.ly/DraftsmenPodA Google: http://bit.ly/DraftsmenPodG #socialmedia #algorithms #buildinganaudience FOLLOW PROKO: Marshall's Art - http://www.marshallart.com Email Newsletter- http://www.proko.com/subscribe Instagram -   / stanprokopenko   Twitter -   / stanprokopenko   Facebook -   / prokotv   Tumblr -   / stanprokopenko   Pinterest -   / stanprokopenko   ABOUT DRAFTSMEN Stan Prokopenko and Marshall Vandruff are art instructors. If you love the arts, particularly the craft of drawing and painting and image-making… and you want to level up your skills or even make a living with your skills, we are here to answer your questions. We’re here to offer you advice, refer you to our resources, share your love of the craft and maybe inspire you! Learn to Draw - http://www.proko.com Marshall Vandruff - http://www.marshallart.com. Subscribe to the podcast at http://bit.ly/DraftsmenPod CREDITS: Hosts - Stan Prokopenko (http://www.stanprokopenko.com), Marshall Vandruff (http://www.marshallart.com/) Production Assistance - Alex Otis (  / alexotisillustration  , Charlie Nicholson (  / shloogorgh  ) Editing - Alex Otis, Charlie Nicholson Intro Animation - Cody Shank (http://codyshank.com/) Intro Jingle - Tommy Rush (  / tommyrush  ) Music Used with Permission Intro - The Freak Fandango Orchestra