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About a year ago, I made a small webcomic in one afternoon. This was my "I don& #39;t give a shit what people like I& #39;ll just make art about something that hits close to home" declaration to the world 1/
It absolutely blew up and showed me that if you love what you& #39;re doing, people are going to pick up on that. You will find an audience of individuals who resonate with your art
After this, I was scared of making non-dog content, because 5K people had just joined for that 2/
After this, I was scared of making non-dog content, because 5K people had just joined for that 2/
I eventually remembered that doing what I love is exactly what got me there : So I picked up weird critters again, and guess what
People came for cute dog stories, and absolutely stayed for the weird shit. I& #39;ll never thank them enough for the validation. 3/
People came for cute dog stories, and absolutely stayed for the weird shit. I& #39;ll never thank them enough for the validation. 3/
This taught me something else : Having that one, viral post will not make your career as an artist. I got a handful of very supportive people from it (I know you& #39;re reading this : Thank you <3) but building up the framework to go full time took a full year after that 4/
It& #39;s not about baiting hundreds of clients, or having thousands of likes on that one post. Artists need to play the long game. Build a community of people who can trust you, be genuine in your communication, always show respect and appreciation 5/
To my moots who tend to complain about numbers : I love you very much but you& #39;re thinking about this backwards. You don& #39;t need to adapt your art to what people like. You don& #39;t "need" numbers. Those will come through hard work on both algorithms and hard skills. 6/
What you need to do is produce art you enjoy, and keep getting better at making it. There are always folks out there who will enjoy whatever you& #39;re into.
And stop complaining on your feed : It& #39;s frustrating for your followers. 7/
And stop complaining on your feed : It& #39;s frustrating for your followers. 7/
Show appreciation to those who are here for you, not grudge towards those who are not there yet 
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Over and out !
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Over and out !
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