How to get audience on social media guys?

[Starlight]

For many of us, I can say I am stuck at 400 followers on Instagram for almost 2 years now. It's not just Instagram every other social media site is crowded and I always see things like " Do these 3 things and get 30k followers bla bla". What they tell you is post everyday like for artists it's not practical and if you don't have audience. You can't grow your business. And it's not even organic.
I want a place in which I can share things get feedback and just enjoy art as it is. Getting recognition which people actually deserve and supporting each other.
Is there a platform like that?

[VibrantFox]

Artfol

I've been on twitter i think maybe...seven years (idk i lost count) but i've plateaued around 600 and while I've made a good few friends I'm not the best at keeping up with the site much less really engaging but Artfol has been really easy to settle into especially since they launched the open beta for their desktop site (artfol.co). I originally joined their platform when the app was in open beta but wound up posting less frequently since transferring art onto my phone n stuff was a hassle but since the website launch i've been more active, posting more frequently (i've got loads of old art to catch up on) and then looking out for community challenges i wanna jump into (had my eye on this one that uses the random sprite generator i really like)

Another would be Inkblot. i can't speak on it that much since I don't use it as frequently but it's got good people running it and they've been really transparent about stuff and really engaged with the community plus i think they're currently hosting a membership drive so it's honestly as good a time as any to hop in and check it out

[Katzalcoatl]

It depends on the social media.

Each social media has a different strategy. Now posting daily does not mean getting more followers that is a huge fallacy.

People with huge amount of followers have a little amount of posts if you consider how much time they have been on the platform. What makes you shine? Luck, analytics, and knowing how to sell yourself. It is the same in any like of work. If you are a creator on tapas you have to see what your audience responds to the best. Randomely waiting to grow by posting daily does not work even though everyone gives you that advice when you start.

You can have success without analytics but that's just plain luck. In order to succeed you need to study your target audience. In instagram and facebook what sells the most are videos. In youtube it is Shorts. In tiktok well it is short videos with good music and lots of things going on.

On twitter you mainly have to create a brand for yourself and use it as news. Some post funny tweets but it is hard to do. Use memes in facebook if you create a page. Facebook users love humor.

Each social media has a different search engine. But in general you need an attractive tittle to your video. Something people will search. Don't forget the power of hashtags. Many people don't use the correct hashtags.

P.S. All sites that claim you can grow to 30k followers are a scam. It is like a webpage saying "10 things doctors don't want you to know".

[Starlight]

You made the best points I have read till now. Thanks for the advice and yeah it's hard but it's not impossible so yeah I'll just strive forward.

[Starlight]

Yeah artfol is really good I recently made an account there after knowing about it from other artists. And I am really happy with that app, I haven't tried inkblot I'll definitely check that out thanks for the advice.

[RedLenai]

Well... each social media is different, there is no magic trick nor formula that would guarantee you to be popular in a short amount of time or get unrealistic numbers of followers in a few weeks.
Most of the time is having consistent appealing artstyle, interesting topics or themes, posting around 2 times a week, making either fan content or original content, following trends, but I believe that what really gets an artist out there is when the artist is the one engaging with others, be it fellow creators, be it engaging with a fandom, or a follower, being part of a community and seeking to engage with it without ulterior motives or conditioning support.

I gotta ask you, and I know is a though question but nothing to feel offended about, is a genuine question I also ask myself daily:

Why, from the billions of people that post art, someone would exclusively choose you?

And this not only for commissions, it can be for following, for supporting in any way. Like, what makes you shine? What is so interesting about you that would be a reason to follow you?

I believe you can get feedback and any place, especially on facebook if you add such a line in your group post, you can share your work anywhere and enjoying art is mostly based on what you do more than in what you get for doing it.
I gotta ask why are you desperate for recognition? Or to increase your numbers? What do you think is gonna change?

I've got stuck on the same numbers for more than 5 years now, people come and leave.

• Facebook, Discord and Tumblr are my favorite places, mostly for when I'm in a fandom and I share content like AUs, silly fanarts, cursed drawings and similar.

• On Twitter I mostly engage in the Vtuber community as a member of a group, I make artwork but mostly the stuff I do and that involve friends is what gets engagement there.

• Instagram is the sample of how nowadays people don't comment as much but give likes, regardless, I don't expect engagement through there, but sometimes a nice comment or more likes than the average pop up.

• Then Youtube and Twitch, is great for engaging with people that is starting to draw or if you want to chat with someone as you work, personally I believe I would do "better" and get more people if I used a mic, but I'm comfy using OnStream Chat.

[Starlight]

You are completely right and I really appreciate your words and advice as a fellow creator thank you for this. You guys and your replies made me feel better as I was stressful for few days about certain things.

[Katzalcoatl]

There is another thing you should know.

I mentioned knowing how to sell yourself. But it is also really important the where. One of the worlds best violinist played the violin in a train station disguised. He received almost no attention.

I don't remember if it was that night or the next day but he performed a concert that got full. Charging a lot per ticket.

This was an experiment done to see how talent may not shine depending on the scenario. Lesson being you can be the best artist in the world but you need to know where to place your art if you want to shine.

With social media that would basically be the hashtags and the time/date you post your art.

[VersusVII]

I'm reading a marketing book called "Story or die" and I'm reaching the part where it explains how to sell our products better.
For what I understood, the key factor to get more engagement to your profile, get the possible audience curious about your work and have a clear objective on what you want.
You have to be passionate about your comic, share wips, curiosity or talk about the way you create it. Tiktok it's the right social for that

[BlairFujin]

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