This week on the podcast we go over the basics for improving your website speed. How fast your website loads is an important factor when it comes to both user experience and SEO. This episode also includes my five best tips for analyzing your website's speed. 

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I talked to over 100 creators, artists, and entrepreneurs about their best social media DOs and DON'Ts. I took all of their responses and boiled them down to the best 20 to 30 tips. This episode is part 2 of the two-part series. On Today's episode, we go over social media DONTS.

This episode is based on the blog post: 28 Social Media DOs And DON'Ts From Creators

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I talked to over 100 creators, artists, and entrepreneurs about their best social media DOs and DON'Ts.I took all of their responses and boiled them down to the best 20 to 30 tips. This episode is part 1 of the two-part series. On Today's episode, we go over social media DOs. Part 2 will be out in a few days.  

This episode is based on the blog post: 28 Social Media DOs And DON'Ts From Creators

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Streamers I love on Twitch: Pri147 TheDXBGamer Misterri ChattyKathy StayAtHomeStegosaurus TheDevilsParadise TheAngelUnicorn SphinxyGyptian ickle0ne Setafortasay

On this week's podcast, we discuss 18 tips for hitting affiliates on Twitch. Twitch can be an excellent platform for creators, podcasters, and gamers. Getting into the affiliate program takes some work. Here are the strategies I used to reach affiliate status on Twitch.

This episode is based on the blog post: 18 Tips For Hitting Affiliate On Twitch

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Streamers I love on Twitch: Pri147 TheDXBGamer Misterri ChattyKathy StayAtHomeStegosaurus  TheDevilsParadise TheAngelUnicorn SphinxyGyptian ickle0ne Setafortasay 

This week on the podcast we discuss 15 tips for creating after time off. Sometimes our lives get busy and we don't have the time to work on our crafts and passion projects. Other times we may feel a lack of motivation or are burnt out on our current projects. Here are our best tips for getting back into the swing of things!

This episode is based on the blog post:  15 Tips For Creating After Time Off

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Our first bonus episode! Today on the podcast we discuss our new studio, site redesign, and the launch of our new service: Effective Nerd Brand Audit. Have a great weekend everyone!

Thank you to Ab The Audicrat for helping me set up my new studio. You can find him on social media @abtheaudicrat. 

You can also check out Ab The Audicrat's website at:  https://abtheaudicrat.com

Another thank you to Emcee Graffiti for our excellent theme song, and for being an exceptional creator. You can find him on social media @emceegraffiti. 

you can also check out Emcee Graffiti's website at: https://emceegraffiti.com

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This week on Effective Nerd Quick Hits we discuss 6 strategies for selling your artwork locally. The internet is a vast and saturated place. There is an endless amount of artists trying to sell their work. While this is true, many artists still attempt to sell their artwork locally and within their communities.

Marketing your art locally is a bit different than marketing yourself on the internet, or through social media. In this episode, we discuss ways artists can sell their art to those who live near them. On our quest to be full-time artists, local marketing is a good idea.

This episode is based on the blog post:  How To Sell Your Artwork Locally

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Making art isn’t always easy. You have to learn a craft, gain experience, and produce your work. You spend your time, and money, and emotional vitality making your creations.

Where there are difficulties, there are bad feelings. There are fears of failure or embarrassment. Works of a personal nature can bring about intense vulnerability.

These feelings can be paralyzing for people, myself included. I have spent a lot of time avoiding my creativity in my life. I feared failure so badly that I could not even begin to think about creative work.

Creative anxiety can rear its head in many forms. There is classic stage fright. There is the fear to feel vulnerable, which can keep us from starting. Impostor syndrome makes us doubt our experiences. There is a form of anxiety for each step of the creative process.

Today I wanted to discuss some of my favorite strategies for overcoming creative anxiety.  

This episode is based on the article: 12 Quick Tips For Combating Creative Anxiety

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