So far, my digital artefact hasn’t gone as I had imagined. The drive to seek audience engagement has yet to kick in (being an introvert is quite the love/hate relationship story), although I have begun to brainstorm.
My original schedule has been struggling under the weight of my inability to streamline material. I’ve often gone weeks without inspiration, before it all suddenly clicks in and I take a bunch of photos at once. At least I can say I’ve met the deadline.
It turns out, all it really took was for me to take a detour through the Botanic Gardens on my way home for me to suddenly feel the need to snap away. Having a phone is good that way, I guess. It’s at the very least allowed me to indulge in my spontaneity. Plus, this way I don’t have to waste twenty minutes of my life per week pretending I know how to use a tripod.
I believe things have gotten on track with my Twitter account. I’ve gone a little beyond simply stating my opinion by also combining it with a statement on the evolution of *insert here*.
Of course, nothing’s blown up yet, but in terms of milestones, I recently discovered that I’ve achieved one like on my profile!
In other words, my job is done here. I’m an influencer now.
This is like that one time when that kid was celebrating his first subscriber on YouTube right before he was given thousands of them at once.
That’s exactly what’s around my corner.
If there’s one legitimate statement I can make about this milestone, it’s that I’m reaching the demographic I’ve intended – or at least I’m beginning to. The people who follow lifestylesydney typically go there to take a break and look at some pretty pictures, and that is essentially all I’ve been making this whole time.
In terms of moving forward from that unthinkable milestone, I think what I need is a theme per week. I originally was going to go for a different camera technique each week, but then I thought that might get too technical. At this point, I believe I should go for moods. One week could be gloomy vibes; next week would have cheery vibes; the week after, it’s hopeful – all three emotions.
As I’m writing it, it’s beginning to sound a little dumb, but I definitely want a theme each week – that’s all I know for now.
Also, after reading Bev Humphrey’s old article about Instagram (The School Librarian, Vol. 64, Its 4, 2016), I’ve been reminded that hashtags are a thing. Using them would certainly be a good step in improving my audience engagement. I’ll figure out the technicals later.
So far, this project has been one of those things I just feel the need to bottle up inside until I actually take the time to think about it and realise it’s not that hard. I believe that once I start implementing more structure and attempts at connecting, I’ll get there.
Reference
Humphrey, B 2016. Instagram, The School Librarian, Wanborough
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