I came here as an artist who is always making content that I’m not paid for. That is, until I found steemit: a platform that pays for high-quality content. What a revolutionary concept!
After a few great weeks here, I can confidently say, this is a great platform for creatives! Why? Here are 5 ways steemit will help you build your practice (and maybe make your dreams come true!):
1) You already make content and share it. Now you can get paid!
Artists make things. Creation is what we do. If you’re trying to profit from your art, you're already putting your work out into the world on social media. You might even pay out of pocket to promote it. Steemit changes all that. Every time you post here you make money that turns into long (or short) term capacity for your business. That’s not just cool, it’s also smart and going to change the way artists raise funds for their work!
2) You already have a brand and a point of view. Use it.
If you’re an artist with aspirations of making a living off your work, you’re developing a brand and clear vision for your work. That brand and vision can translate directly onto your steemit account. I see a lot of new accounts here struggling to find a point of view--you already have one. Use it to your advantage! Also, if you’re a more serious artist, I know for a fact that you have high-quality photos, videos, and other records of your work. High-quality content pays here because adding value benefits us all (and sadly there is a lot of spam out there)! Even $1.00 SBD per post is great money if you were getting $0.00 before!
3) You have experience working on a crowdsourced fundraiser.
Sometimes I feel like nowadays art is powered by Kickstarter and its cousins! Did you know that 1/3 of all online donations come in via crowdsourcing campaigns? If you’re an artist I bet you’ve either run one of these campaigns, or participated in one! You probably already know the game of organizing a community, promoting the campaign, and incentivizing engagement. Hey--that sounds a lot like how people maximize their steemit impact! If you have this experience, leverage it here. Steemit is crowdsourcing for the future!
4) You can be paid to show work-in-progress and receive feedback!
Most of the time we are focused on the final product that we will present to our audience. For many of us, that is the only window into the process we are able to provide to the general public. With steemit that has changed. Here you can share your works in progress, garner feedback, and earn monetary rewards to boot. People will pay you to give feedback, and to feel like they’re getting an inside glimpse into an artist’s life. That’s crazy. Crazy awesome.
5) You can engage and network with a global community!
There is no such thing as too big of an audience for your work. On steemit you can significantly expand your networks, especially if you live or work in an area that has fewer resources or collaborators for you to partner with. Also, if you’re an artist interested in international opportunities, this could be an incredible place to network with other creatives all over the globe!
I just gotta keep driving home what an amazing asset this site can be for creatives. Now go out there and light the world on fire my artistic friends! <3
P.S. Here’s a link to 5 Artist Grants to Help You Thrive if you’re looking for funding opps.
Hi friend! Thanks for stopping by, I’m really glad you’re here!
I’m an artist, writer, and creative consultant based in the Pacific Northwest. I see steemit as an incredible asset to artists and creatives as a way to share their work and connect with like-minded people. You can check out my intro post, read more about the theatre projects I work on, or follow me! I’m especially interested in finding other performing artists on this site. If that’s you, please say hello! See you around the steemosphere! @lilyraabe
