Leave the house if you want to be a superstar
FOUR THE WEEKEND
1. Make your own Twitter
I mentioned recently that you should make your own Twitter, and it’s been fun seeing some subscribers run with the idea:
We update our websites because platforms disappear.
For instance, Posts was a nice platform for designers and artists and programmers. I found it a few years ago, and discovered some cool art and a few apps.
It’s shutting down in May.
All the photos and designs will go away. All the stories about making vector animations or silk screen posters will no longer exist.
This is why we need our own feeds, on our own websites.
2. Join my About “About Pages” Workshop
Join me for a one-hour interactive workshop where we’ll focus on crafting or improving your About/Bio page. Whether it’s for your website or Substack, we’re work together to create something that aligns with your vibes.
➡️ Thursday, Feb 13 - 2-3:00 PM EST - Register and get the Zoom link here
I'll have have links to various About pages for inspiration, and we'll talk about what every good About page should have, but I won't be clicking through a deck and lecturing for an hour - heck no!
The even is free, but you can name your own price at check out if you'd like to support my work.
Yes, this workshop will be recorded
Yes, you should register even if you can't attend so I can send you the replay video
No, this won't be a lecture
Yes, this will be chatty and we will take time to work on our about pages in real time
Yes, it's free / pay what you want
➡️ Thursday, Feb 13 - 2-3:00 PM EST - Register and get the Zoom link here
3. Check your SEO Description
Google your publication or website and see what comes up.
This is updated on Substack here:
Skip the “hello, and welcome to my musings and whimsical thoughts that flutter through my noggin” intros and tell potential readers what they get before clicking.
Can you explain your work in one sentence? In five words?
4. Leave the house
From our pal
(link):Streams don’t make your career.
Followers don’t make your career.
People do.
If your career is stagnant, go to shows.
Get involved in your local scene.
Make friends and play house parties.
Meet people who love live music.
If your music is good, people will be so excited to share it with others. But they can’t do that if you’re fucking around at home worrying about your Spotify numbers.
This is universal wisdom, as it can be applied to other art forms, too.
Go to book readings, art galleries, photo exhibits, museums, craft fairs.
Be around the people you want to be around. Work hard at making good stuff, instead of obsessing over unsubscribes or clicks.
The experiences and lessons you learn make you who you are. We’re not talking just “words on a screen” or “lyrics to a song,” because this is 2025 and bullshit AI bots can do those things. Not well, but they can.
So that’s why we need to get out into the ugly real world, have some awkward conversations, show up someplace and not know anyone. Skip the algorithmic shortcuts that everyone else tries to game and cut in line by knowing people. Making connections. Networking but not in a gross way, but in a “omg my life is filled with amazing people” way.
AI bots can’t show up in venues on a Tuesday, or your D&D night.
Hop on a Zoom call with some fellow freaks. Or stay home and invite people over. Start a knitting club, a book club, a vinyl record club, a “show us the photos you made this week” club.
Have a good weekend, everyone. Leave the house if you can.
//SETH
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Leave your house!!!
Nothing can replace live interactions.