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Hello

I have started a guide for hobbyists starting out showcasing their work online.

The first part is more about "thinking";

http://cadianshock.com/a-guide-to-hobby-social-media-the-meta-part-1/

The second gets you up and running on Twitter as well as giving advice on gaining followers;

http://cadianshock.com/a-guide-to-hobby-twitter-part-2/

I have more to come and would really like to hear your feedback and comments.

Thanks

Lol, I felt very old reading that.

I'm sure it was very instructive, but most of it went over my fast receding hairline.

OP, good step by step, could be a good guide for pretty much anything.
I think the advice would help others focus side-work or just trying to promote themselves.

I think getting a good website together and linking like crazy in twitter and social media seems to be preferred.

I figure eventually owning my own content on my own site is the way to go due to the various agreements laying claim to any content I post.
Outlining the pitfalls of publishing to various social media unlike links can put the ownership of your works at risk may be worth pointing out.

Monetizing with various ads or Google could help fund the hobby.

In the end, rather than posting bits and pieces of things done and knowledge gained on something like Dakka, your own site to organize your thoughts would be the best and at the very least store a bunch of cool / helpful links for others.

Looks pretty good so far.

After a couple of years of obscurity, I've started to increase my web presence and it is definitely hard to get yourself out there. Anything that helps people accomplish that is a good thing.

Its a good article and good start.

Personally I do my blog for me. Its a way to blow off creative steam and its fun. I'm glad I'm getting a decent amount of page views but I honestly have no Idea how I would monetize it nor do i really want to.

Heck I have had adsense running on it for a few months I thinks its earned a whopping $0.03 to date.

@FlashmanMade its never too late to start?!

@TalizvarMade yes, you're own site is certainly the way to go, but its not an easy learning curve and its a terrible feeling after all that effort to get 4 hits on day 1. Its a long road to driving traffic to it! The ownership issue I plan on covering in a later article, plus monetising.

@ScootyPuffJuniorMade are you on Twitter or Facebook - send me a link and I'll be sure to hook up with you!

@darefskyMade adsense is a tough one, its a blanket marketing technique. You need to more targeted - have you tried affiliate links to Amazon, eBay or any indie hobbyists that you buy materials / figures from?

Good job. liked the two articles.

While not new to Twitter and social media, I found it interesting. Especially since I haven't taken the plunge in regards to posting hobby content out there.

 Flashman wrote:
Lol, I felt very old reading that.

I'm sure it was very instructive, but most of it went over my fast receding hairline.

Thanks for this, I totally spit coffee all over my laptop!

@Obiken glad to hear that, thank you! Twitter is great for hobby - set up a new specific profile perhaps?

The billboard is being readied for the next article too.....

Part 3 - Getting the most from 140 characters on Twitter is now live

http://cadianshock.com/guide-hobby-social-media-posting-twitter-part-3/