Gregory's ServerThe success of my @pixelfed instance has had a big impact on my personal profile hosted on peerverse.instance. In 2 weeks, I have 35 followers. https://peerverse.space/atomicpoet
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 How are people discovering my personal profile? I've been cross-posting to my personal Twitter and Mastodon accounts. That's the only kind of cross promotion I've been doing. https://twitter.com/atomicpoet/status/1515893254486695936 What surprised me: I thought people on Twitter would prefer photos that are self-hosted through the service, and that Mastodon users wouldn't trust new instances. That proved to be a small barrier to my new @pixelfed instance. To be blunt, I'm receiving about the SAME level of interaction on a new profile on a new @pixelfed instance comparative to what I had with my 5 year old Instagram account when it was active. That's what surprised me. Obviously, it helps that my Twitter and Mastodon accounts are several years old, so that helps establish a level of trust with my new @pixelfed instance. Maybe I wouldn't have had the same success if I started anonymously. It also helps that I have a blog hosted on a subdomain associated with the @pixelfed instance (blog.peerverse.space). That establishes what my intentions are, and what I'm trying to do -- so that likewise establishes trust. The other thing is, I make darn sure interaction is two way. With everyone who interacts with me on peerverse.space, I try to acknowledge them in some way. What does my @pixelfed instance prove? You don't need a centralized social network to build a social media presence. Anyone can start a new instance on the Fediverse and start interacting with people. The impact can be immediate. With @pixelfed, the ActivityPub protocol, and the Fediverse at large, that's enough to build a decent social media audience. It's no longer just possible, it's doable. Most important learning from starting a @pixelfed instance: decentralized social networks can be as effective as centralized social networks when it comes to building interactions. Pixelfed is as good as Instagram 😮 |
Engagements and interactions through peerverse.space have been impressive. Multiple times per hour, people like, comment, or follow my personal profile.