Goddess Maven 💋

IF YOU'RE A CREATOR: Stop renting your entire livelihood from one company. Your followers are not your customers, your social media account is not your business, and a platform's willingness to host you and your content today is not a promise to do so tomorrow. Get serious about having your own website, a mailing list where you can, and a way to reach your audience that doesn't depend entirely on an algorithm. Make sure people know where to find you if your account disappears. Get your paperwork in order. Model releases, IDs, compliance shit. Organize it so you can actually access this when they ask, because they will. Keep lines of communication open with people you've shot with. Know where your vulnerabilities are. If your entire income depends on one platform, one payment processor, or one kind of content, that's not necessarily a failure, but it IS a risk you should understand. Give people more ways to support you. Different products, different price points, different experiences. Not every fan wants a subscription, not everyone buys clips. Not every customer wants the same thing. And not everyone has the same disposable income they did two years ago. Yeah, it sucks to set all this up, but if one starts to slow down, you can pivot easier. Backup everything. Don't have a NAS yet? You should get one and you should be keeping your original files along with the final versions. Why? Bc many things can be re-edited for compliance. Start treating other creators like colleagues, not just competition. Compare notes! Share information about platform policies, fees, and actual experiences. Refer customers when appropriate. ✨ Collaborate ✨ Build relationships with people whose skills complement yours. For the love of everything, stop trying to cancel each other for dumb shit. Who cares who uses what editing tools, girl were only trying to get paid. The enemy is out there, not in your heart making you feel insecure.