
A (Short) Tale Of Too Many Platforms
The Struggle To Juggle Is Real...So Here's Our Deal
A fellow creative asked my opinion about all the shopping and social media platforms weāve tried during our first year in the business.
Most of these platforms were new to us. We only had prior experience and/or opinions about a few. We now know enough about the following to feel confident sharing our povs about these tech tools.
WINNERS
FOURTH WALL (shop)
For us, FW is a near-perfect balance of features, products, and support.
SUBSTACK (blog + newsletter)
Didnāt think it was possible, but it was love at first post.THREADLESS (second shop)
Thereās a reason this company has been around so long: budget-friendly quality.YOUTUBE (mixes + montages + more)
Our go-to for making and watching videos. Probably yours too.
LOSERS
ETSY (closed)
We regret ever trying this predatory pay-to-play platform.FACEBOOK (rarely use)
Lost that loving feeling for this Meta-owned monstrosity long ago.FY! (closed..I think)
Loved the āwe do art printsā approach. Hate the āwe pay you nothingā reality.INSTAGRAM (rarely use)
Another Meta-owned behemoth thatās turned all pay-to-play. Zuck Zuck.REDBUBBLE (closed)
While we loved their uploader, we loathed some of the ugh-ly crap they sell.SOCIETY6 (closed)
While we hated the uploader, we loved the products. The company? Not so much.TEEPUBLIC (closed)
One of the best uploaders out there. One of the lowest royalties out there too.TIKTOK (closedā¦I think)
While I think the move to ban the platform is dumb, we wouldnāt miss it. Not for us.
TOSTADORA (closed)
Easy and fun way to open multiple ānicheā shops. Too bad ours didnāt do better.X/TWITTER/XITTER/XXXITTER (closed)
We like corn, but we donāt like corn bots or homophobic/racist/transphobic bs.
JURYāS STILL OUT
BLUESKY (nice platform, but is anyone there?)
PINTEREST (another pay-to-playerā¦useful but not sure how useful)
THREADS (started strong, but Meta seems determined to ruin another platform)
WORDPRESS (once-great, WPās too buggy/complicated for most users/uses)
Please keep in mind these are just my personal opinions. Your results will likely vary. If itās not listed, we probably havenāt tried itā¦yet.
While we donāt mind trying new things, we are pretty happy with the mix of platforms weāre currently using.
Now to find a balance in how we use them. Itās an ongoing trial-and-error experiment.
With its handy-dandy analytics, weāre using our YouTube channel to conduct a series of experiments and tests.
We consider YouTube one part art studio, one part broadcast channel, and one part science lab. Mix wellā¦and try not to blow anything up! Feel free to drop by anytime. Youāre welcome to like and subscribe too.
Thanks for reading!
Clint
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