@oatmeal Also, here's some standard advice for all newcomers:
1️⃣ Follow @feditips and @FediFollows for tips on the platform and cool new people.
2️⃣ Make an #Introduction and #TwitterMigration post, then search those tags for new people to follow.
3️⃣ Put your Mastodon handle in your Twitter profile so people can use Debirdify or Fedifinder to grab and import it. You'll probably want to run one as well:
https://debirdify.pruvisto.org/
@oatmeal
4️⃣Also, here's how you can use your personal website to verify yourself:
https://youtu.be/aiXYu-Zz38c?t=466