This is a blog of steps taken towards a sustainable income as an independant creator. It might be worth considering them a 'hundred experiments' as most were approached with a 'what if' mindset than a deterministic one.
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- Create icons for feature lists
- Use bolder design for landing pages
- Set an example for how to use a new medium
- Help friends to get started
- Create tutorials to demonstrate how things work
- House everything in the commons
- Centralize project discussion and community
- Start a weekly thing
- Create original content on a regular basis
- Offer calls to action across projects
- Differentiate unrelated elements with contrast
- Announce the latest thing across projects
- Overview the universe
- Host events
- Measure progress
- Broadcast the exit
- Collaborate with others
- Try everything
✱ Inspired by @visakanv's do 💯 thing