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233,559 Views • Oct 12, 2023 • Click to toggle off description
Today’s vlog is a bit different. I wanted to let you know the reasons why I’ve decided to quit Instagram as an artist and explain the ways in which it’s actually damaged my business. I go through the usual culprits of why the platform isn’t good but also share my own experience of why it’s stopped me getting work as a small business owner.
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Top Comments of this video!! :3
This is why I'm going back to school and changing careers. I feel like art has become nothing but a popularity contest. It feels like it's more about an artist's personality than their art. You have to make all these reels being interesting, quirky and likable. Promoting yourself is more important than the art you create. I'm really tired of it.
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I'm so tired of IG and FB, X, tiktok. The whole getting followers to sell anything has diluted our society and makes us seem silly. I wonder if we will ever just dump all this mindless time wasting and it will just be a longer term fad that fades. Lets hope
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As an oldster, I find social media very frustrating, shallow, and dehumanizing - for all the reasons you've so eloquently pointed out. As as you point out, you can't delete them either. You're damned if you do and damned if you don't.
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I quit insta in 2021 cuz I noticed everything you are saying. I think one of the worst things that has happened to the art space is artists being referred to as “content creators” and art being called “content”. Artists need their own app/website. Hopefully one day this situation will improve.
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I agree with you ! I was a photographer and it felt like I could never get a following and like I was being forced to put out content constantly. That's not how creativity works. We aren't machines. God bless you and your business ! ❤️
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I don’t consider being on IG for 12 yrs & not getting the viral blow up following you were hoping for a flop. Being a real genuine human being is NOT a flop. 💕
I think the fake IG popularity contest IS a flop.
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I noticed my art is appreciated much more in the wild, meaning in person experiences than on social media. We are so over consumed with information that it's easy to just scroll past a piece of art someone has worked hard on. I get a feeling of satisfaction seeing someones face light up in person when they see my creations.. :)
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Insta may have ignored you… but YouTube didn’t! Got this recommended to me and as a “hidden” artist, I appreciate your genuine approach and it gives me hope. I have three years worth of art I’ve been creating for my small patreon, and I’m not sure what to do next to level up. But at least now I know not to go the instagram route! Thanks so much 😊 You seem so kind! New subscriber 🎉
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Horrifying! That they turned you down because of a low number of followers. Unbelievably stupid! Your artwork is AMAZING! WOW! Instagram truly has turned into the seventh circle of hell. It's very frustrating. I wish there was a good alternative. Good luck with everything 🍀
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I'm in the process of starting my own online business. My 16 year old told me not to bother with Instagram because it such a cesspool.
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IG isn't the same since FB took over. It's getting worse as time passes.
You are absolutely correct about the fact that it's not a reflection of you or your work. 😊
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Thank you …. I’ve experienced exactly the same disappointment on Instagram as an artist – because my work isn’t a niche as I do watercolours, acrylic, painting, oil, painting, et cetera et cetera. The algorithm hates me 😂 I’ve written this comment because it takes guts I think to put yourself out there and say what you actually think – so well done you!!!
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As a small business owner and artist (not visual arts though) your experience mirrors mine almost exactly. I mean...exactly. And we're far from alone. I too left IG a few months, and will never go back. You're right - it's incredibly freeing! I know others who are leaving as well. It's become a complete circus. I've attracted more clients and interest in my work away from that platform than I ever had over there. I also feel my creativity and nervous system reset for the better. We're fed a lot of myths about needing IG to thrive. But the reality is bots, feeling depleted as an artist, and people addicted to scrolling/consuming without thinking, and less support for our work. I wish you the very best, and thankyou for chatting about your experience.
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Those companies that want you to already have a huge IG following are just lazy, wanting their partners to bring customers to THEM. It's the same in the music field. You're better off without them.
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This has confirmed so much of my discomfort with Insta. It truly squelches my creativity. Thank you for this video!!
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❤ Thank you for talking about this. As an artist that's trying to start her own following and is chronically ill its so scary and sad sometimes because I see all these polished pieces of content turned out constantly and I'm so confused on how anyone keeps up. And promotes and makes videos and always has something to post every single day and sometimes multiple times a day. Art creation can be fast and it can take forever and I miss... a world where small artists could grow and enjoy each other. I have to work so hard to find other artists who dont have massive followings and it's sad.
I wish more people would honestly admit how much social media is pushing us beyond human speeds and punishing anyone who cant keep up and how that effects creativity and process!
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As an artist who has changed mediums and styles multiple times on my instagram I can confirm that it definitely hinders your growth. You are not encouraged to be a human going on a creative journey and finding your style, you are expected to show up with a specific niche and stick to it until you die or have a huge enough following that you could take the hit. It’s not realistic for me and it would absolutely kill my creativity.
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Omg what you said is sooo true. I've lost all of my confidence about my art because I keep comparing myself to others and watching their perfect content and thinking how much I suck...
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Those companies are pure trash if they judge you on follower count. This is so validating haha i simply can't stand instagram or twitter, i hate that your livelihood is at the mercy of an algorithm and people think they can 'work the algorithm' thinking they're smarter than the average user, its really gross.
Good on you. Thank you for making this video and addressing this issue. ❤
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@aswithinsowithout
5 months ago
You are about to get rich. I love you and this is the first time I’m seeing you. My beautiful daughter is 13. She is a amazing artist. You have helped me to be a much better parent to her. ❤❤❤❤❤
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