nobody on Nostr: This is a very straightforward explanation. Nostr is just like going to a party where ...
This is a very straightforward explanation. Nostr is just like going to a party where you can just walk up and talk to anybody, or ask questions of the group.
Interested in anything in particular?
On Damus, just search using the magnifying glass 🔍 to Search for a hashtag. Start typing in the search box. Then click “Search hashtag: #_____” under the search box and you’ll see some results.
Follow some folks who seem to be posting stuff you like. If you see something that sucks, Report it if it’s really crap or just Mute User if you don’t want to see their stuff again. No need to get in any arguments online, ever.
But you really have to take the wheel with promoting your own posts, which I just didn’t understand at first. I haven’t had any social media accounts in years, so I figured that nostr would just have some sort of autopilot that would get lots of people to see my stuff. I deleted my original profile in frustration and made this one to start over. Don’t give up!
Interested in anything in particular?
On Damus, just search using the magnifying glass 🔍 to Search for a hashtag. Start typing in the search box. Then click “Search hashtag: #_____” under the search box and you’ll see some results.
Follow some folks who seem to be posting stuff you like. If you see something that sucks, Report it if it’s really crap or just Mute User if you don’t want to see their stuff again. No need to get in any arguments online, ever.
But you really have to take the wheel with promoting your own posts, which I just didn’t understand at first. I haven’t had any social media accounts in years, so I figured that nostr would just have some sort of autopilot that would get lots of people to see my stuff. I deleted my original profile in frustration and made this one to start over. Don’t give up!
quoting note1rhp…yy2tIt's been a while since I've posted something like this for the new Nostriches out there. First of all, welcome to Nostr! We're glad that you're here with us in the decentralized social future of communication.
We don't have algorithms here to bring our content forward, so that means that you must put in the work here on Nostr to get the most out of it, to have the most success here so that you're not feeling like you're posting into the void. Nostr puts you in control of your social graph for the very first time. This means you're going to have to put in a little effort here. You're in control of both your data and your own social interactions. Nothing is spoon fed to you here.
This means that you're going to want to follow a lot of people. 1000 is a good number. You're also going to want to engage with people often on their notes and your own notes. That way your comments are seen often and your notes stay fresh in people's minds. Next, you're going to want to boost your own notes, sometimes, throughout the day, if it's a good one! If you posted something that's a just pure fire and you think more people should see it, boost it yourself in 4 hours or so, enabling others around the globe to find it and see it.
Hashtags are a great way to find new and interesting people and their content. You can follow #grownostr for (hopefully) new and exciting non-Bitcoin content and you can follow #plebchain if you're a Bitcoin pleb looking to connect with other like-minded folks. If you like food, check out #foodstr for delicious food pics. If you like feet, well, we have #footstr here too 😆 We have plenty of hashtags that people post to often. You just need to find and follow them 😉