pam on Nostr: Yesterday was a public holiday and my siblings and I spent the long weekend helping ...
Yesterday was a public holiday and my siblings and I spent the long weekend helping my mom clean up her house. The insides needed some painting, and fortunately I managed to engage a freelance construction person, a women in her mid 60s with shiny white hair, who has way more speed and energy than I could have hoped for. She completed most of the work in 2 days what I would have taken months just planning and tapping 😂. That and I need an upgrade from my pink 2kg dumbbells.
The outside needed a lot of anti rust work and anti mold fixes before we can paint it so some sanding, welding, anti rust coats and pressure washing. We also got some gardening work done and unclogged the drains for her. While my bones are hurting my heart is happy.
I remember watching pressure washing videos and lawn mowing videos that are satisfying to watch. These videos get millions of views which YouTube compensates financially. If you thought touching grass felt good, try cutting it - makes you famous, who would have thought!
Anyone can be a content creator if they have an easy avenue to post, have engaging content and get financially compensated.
As I watch the YT videos, I thought it would be nice if I can zap these videos, but I think zaps can only work effectively on Nostr if
1) it has easy onboarding
2) large crowds.
Bringing in the large crowds though, is catch 22. Content creators will bring in their fans but at the same time they need new, fresh ways to increase fan base / followers / viewers.
The good thing abt Nostr is that many diff clients collectively will have many viewers lurking around. When each client puts in the work in bringing in new users, eventually it will add up.
The challenge for new users however, is finding or matching what interests them.
Ideally as we overcome the challenges and the culture of zap picks up, the number of real viewers could translate into the amount of zaps aka direct money.
Another thing about content creation is quality. Some are lazy. Some put in the work.
I have learned more from YT lecturers than the colleges I have paid for. However, only the most engaging lessons attract viewers, hence content creators have to up their game. Maybe one way to encourage quality contents (esp during the early stages) is through rewards, reviews, ratings etc
Then there’s that SEO where it’s a form of algo for content creators to reach a larger audience base. This is so old fashioned that Tik Tok revamped it completely to increase engagement. I’m sure Nostr can do a much better content creator’s algo tuning strategy in matching users that seek them out, then all of them put together.
I think there are a lot of opportunities in driving content creators onto Nostr. But it requires some work, and has to start with research - esp in understanding what are content creators utopia and pain points.
These can be done by reaching out to hundreds of content creators with diverse creations. Research is not easy work.
And when carrying out these interviews, one has to go with that tabula rasa mindset, a blank sheet, a clean state. Leave the ego behind. Leave the stubbornness of old ways behind.
Toyota in the 80s, before it ventured into the western market, sent a group of engineers and designers to live in the US, They lived in upscale neighborhoods, drove luxury cars, and studied the culture extensively. Only after immersing in that culture did the engineers and designers put their minds together and came up with Lexus to compete with the luxury automobile market.
I think there is so many amazing opportunities in Nostr but it requires a lot of work. The more problems we uncover and the more we know what we don't know - only then we will have the opportunities in finding solutions. I truly hope Nostr makes it ❤️
Alright now, off to the madness of the real world. Have a great week everybody!
The outside needed a lot of anti rust work and anti mold fixes before we can paint it so some sanding, welding, anti rust coats and pressure washing. We also got some gardening work done and unclogged the drains for her. While my bones are hurting my heart is happy.
I remember watching pressure washing videos and lawn mowing videos that are satisfying to watch. These videos get millions of views which YouTube compensates financially. If you thought touching grass felt good, try cutting it - makes you famous, who would have thought!
Anyone can be a content creator if they have an easy avenue to post, have engaging content and get financially compensated.
As I watch the YT videos, I thought it would be nice if I can zap these videos, but I think zaps can only work effectively on Nostr if
1) it has easy onboarding
2) large crowds.
Bringing in the large crowds though, is catch 22. Content creators will bring in their fans but at the same time they need new, fresh ways to increase fan base / followers / viewers.
The good thing abt Nostr is that many diff clients collectively will have many viewers lurking around. When each client puts in the work in bringing in new users, eventually it will add up.
The challenge for new users however, is finding or matching what interests them.
Ideally as we overcome the challenges and the culture of zap picks up, the number of real viewers could translate into the amount of zaps aka direct money.
Another thing about content creation is quality. Some are lazy. Some put in the work.
I have learned more from YT lecturers than the colleges I have paid for. However, only the most engaging lessons attract viewers, hence content creators have to up their game. Maybe one way to encourage quality contents (esp during the early stages) is through rewards, reviews, ratings etc
Then there’s that SEO where it’s a form of algo for content creators to reach a larger audience base. This is so old fashioned that Tik Tok revamped it completely to increase engagement. I’m sure Nostr can do a much better content creator’s algo tuning strategy in matching users that seek them out, then all of them put together.
I think there are a lot of opportunities in driving content creators onto Nostr. But it requires some work, and has to start with research - esp in understanding what are content creators utopia and pain points.
These can be done by reaching out to hundreds of content creators with diverse creations. Research is not easy work.
And when carrying out these interviews, one has to go with that tabula rasa mindset, a blank sheet, a clean state. Leave the ego behind. Leave the stubbornness of old ways behind.
Toyota in the 80s, before it ventured into the western market, sent a group of engineers and designers to live in the US, They lived in upscale neighborhoods, drove luxury cars, and studied the culture extensively. Only after immersing in that culture did the engineers and designers put their minds together and came up with Lexus to compete with the luxury automobile market.
I think there is so many amazing opportunities in Nostr but it requires a lot of work. The more problems we uncover and the more we know what we don't know - only then we will have the opportunities in finding solutions. I truly hope Nostr makes it ❤️
Alright now, off to the madness of the real world. Have a great week everybody!