Quill Media

Many don’t think to have a media kit ready for when they end up in promotion or collaboration contracts.

And even fewer have a contract ready, but that’s a different topic.

We saw a creator walk away from a 800k platform a few days ago because they realized they had become someone they didn’t want to be.

They had become so wrapped up in the character and in the content that they no longer enjoyed the hobby they’d created their platform around in the first place.

Some people would say this creator was wrong for abandoning such an accomplishment, but they did the right thing. A platform that can no longer serve its original purpose isn’t a platform worth keeping.

Getting a core audience is a challenge for every creator. But you don’t want any audience. You want one that jives with your values and goals

As a creator, your job is to entertain, maybe educate, and be a role model if you can.

You are not responsible for the world’s ills and you will burn yourself, and your audience, out trying.

The idea for Quill Media came from a desire to create a space where the idea of the “starving artist” goes to die.

To bring together a collective of craftsman, actors, writers, designers, singers, and other artists who work together to ensure that everyone has the resources they need.

Some would call this naïve, and that’s OK. We don’t need to convince the world and I wouldn’t even try. As long as anyone who turns to Quill Media for help gets what they need, that’s all that matters at the end of the day.

But what does this look like in the real world?

To break from the philosophical, this means the main goal of Quill Media is to become a production company that facilitates the creation of handcrafted items, books, music, independent films, and a merchandise line that features the artwork of our designers. All of it created with real human hands. While taking the stress of marketing, accounting, networking, and dealing with legalities off the backs of our clients so they can focus on their passions.

Does this mean that we’ll be wearing a lot of hats? Yes. Will it happen overnight? No. Can I guarantee that we’ll get there? Also no.

but the alternative is never trying at all. And that’s just not acceptable. So here we go, and I hope you’ll join us.

#inspiration #art #fuckai #books #music

When your life depends on the whims of your audience and the algorithm, it’s easy to forget the real world.

And so much of what’s online isn’t real, between bots with their script and trolls just looking to ruin someone’s day.

We see so many creators careers end because they built a network that relied on the consistency of views in the name of “only being beholden to their audience” and “it’s the company’s job to pay me”.

While admirable, this is a completely unrealistic structure for long-term survival. These are private companies that can tank your views with a tweak of their algorithm or demonetize your account with the push of a button.

Not to mention the fact that the average earnings is $100.00 for every million views.

Maintain the quality of your product and set up those Patreons, Subscriptions, Memberships, and Stores. Let your audience support you in a way that’s going to last and is outside the control of a computer glitch or the whims of a board member.

The road to publishing a book involves rewriting it so many times you’re tired of reading it. It will be the book you hate the most because you just want it to be over. But when it’s done, you will have the accomplishment of doing something less than 1% of humanity has ever done. You wrote a book, and not just a book, but a GOOD book.

Networking with others in your niche is how you ALL succeed. Are some people selfish, of course. Forget them and find your community.

Failing to keep all the details in a manuscript straight has lead to the embarrassment of more then one author. Spreadsheets are your friend and make sure you get your work edited.

We see it all the time, people posting four to six times a day trying to save a flagging account.

Using audio other than your own voice can be a useful story telling tool. But if your lips don’t match the words, it makes it harder for people to suspend their disbelief and it can even make the work come off lazy.

We can’t prove it since it’s not like the developer is going to tell us, but there is some evidence to support this theory.

Even though we are a new company, we figured we may as well get this out of the way now so no one can say we didn’t warn them and save us problems later on.

Four keys to good content:

Arresting - catch their attention

Informative - teach them something new

Engaging - ask them a question

Entertaining - make them feel something