Fellow #YouTubers who wanna retain control #SavvyIndie : turn off auto chapters, and curate your own so subscribers trust your chapters, cos its such a great curation feature to leave to #Google #AI — #arts

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IG:TV

First time putting scripted material there. Assuming retention is always lower here, but this seems disappointing:

Decent start on YT:

For portrait mode, relatively high engagement:

Robin’s “wuhan flu” dismissal seems to have got some repeats!

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Remember you can also watch ad/distraction free on Vimeo

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No movement on Kickstarter yet.

This sort of content, rapid response to situation showing reality of 2-sides of British cultural divide (see recent post), is not currently getting made an awful lot.

So if you want to see what this talent, and more I assemble, can do around this scenario, please consider supporting!

We’ll send Yorkies & DVDs in the post!!

Laurence Warner aka

Cerulean Flu York, Flu York Pilot out now Schedule Call Sent encryptable via ProtonMail

🎓 glad to be back in the classroom @OxfordRoyale teaching #tech | + for first time #leadership skills incl. Guest Speaker about getting #SavvyIndie with my @CeruleanSounds — #freelance #tutor #publicspeaker

Now that Carrd are allowing Public template links, I’m starting an exclusive database for SavvyIndie.com members - including all my sites - for creative-oriented free templates — #savvyindie #arts

EFF make a great case for ‘symmetrical’ internet speeds (bringing upload speeds to parity with download speeds) | one angle they neglect to mention is faster download speeds bias to consumer vs. creator behaviour | Govts need to help people get #SavvyIndie — #tech

Is “audio sampling” different from this “Clip” feature I’m using here: youtube.com/clip/Ugwk… | how likely you’d only wanna sample audio not visuals too? — #YouTube #Shorts AMA | #SavvyIndie #tech

YouTube claim they don’t notify subscribers of Shorts: so I’m surprised my Subscriber Status % is the same for both | Also is Shorts shelf actually released in UK consumer app yet cos I can’t see it?! — #YouTube #Shorts | #SavvyIndie #tech

Supported collaborator @itsyourboyad on Patreon: looking forward to seeing you experiment with private content homie! | #SavvyIndie 🎵 #arts

Enjoyed #SmalltownDreamer and wanna find out about the man behind the music? 🎵 My podcast convo with fellow #SavvyIndie creative & Micro.blogger @jasraj covers a lot (it’s a good 2h but we’re good company - promise!!) 🎙— #arts

O, to perform on England’s South Coast

Yesterday, was a pleasure to Skoda the YvngError boys down from #LondonIsAVibe and introduce them to the Dorsetshire music lovers, + keys on their very cool guitar-driven indie catalog!

Their debut album will be following soon after mine this summer, so give ‘em a follow!

Now this Wednesday I can’t wait to pick up the 🎤 myself at my album launch just down the coast in Eastleigh and introduce 2 more artists: announcements coming tonight!! Good vibes on the mic guaranteed!!

ceru.🔗 : 🎫

Congrats @StarNow on getting acquired by @backstage . You guys simply built the best produt from your corner of the world 🌏 | I’ve done a couple successful collabs from StarNow.co.uk/Cerulean | #SavvyIndie recommended — #casting #arts

Congrats Edem for coming in hard with Creator Care 2nd interview w/ very #SavvyIndie @AudioMack VP | some “Swan Centre” commenter’s ‘begged’ me to upload it there | maybe I’ll distro #SmalltownDreamer there now DistroKid allow manual linking — #streaming 🎵 #arts

Final nail in ⚰️ for #YouTube as free community 😢 | #Google forces ads on all channels without sharing 💸 | Self-respecting small businesses & artists: time offer video content ad+distraction-free on Vimeo (25% off 🔗) — #DeleteGoogle #SavvyIndie #arts

Quick #AirTable tip: Best way to duplicate table: Sync, then Unsync — it retains field type vs. CSV import converts all to ‘Long Text’ | + it’s Free forever (Apr ‘21 phase-out binned) — #SavvyIndie #tech

Album distro: @BandLab launches Albums | @BandCamp competitor with more modern UI & 0% commission | but can’t see good community for indie artists like Bandcamp, seems mostly viral hip-hop — @DistroKid should add store — #savvyindie #music 🎵 #arts

View from cassette tape ordering for Smalltown Dreamer! Apparently many major label streaming-focussed contracts still include this concept, even though there’s no ‘back of the van’ for streams to get lost/broken in like tapes!! — #savvyindie #music 🎵 #arts

Fellow British indies: make sure to vote in #PPL elections if you’re a member (free), to represent our interests, not just #BigMusic — here’s my quick takes if you need a steer — #ukmusic #independentartist #SavvyIndie #arts

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Not #SavvyIndie : when coming across more mindful online users, throwing the same copy-paste at them #SessionsLive | #MoveSlowlyAndFixThings | #arts

switching from single to double quotation marks on song titles, cos @KhanAcademy said so #SavvyIndie | Go set premiere reminder for ‘island’, sorry I mean “island” now: Ceru.li/island | 🎵 #arts

Listen: The Power Of A Good Lunch

6 (feedback) skilled hosts would hand-over 1st question slightly sooner.
10 you never regret cooking a good meal.
14 link to Peterson rule: “treat yourself like someone you’re looking after”.
17 worker rights for self-employed. Requires schizo mindset lol.
20 freezer: fish fingers, bread, herbs. Love fridge tupperware, but I haven’t ventured to freezer territory yet.
21 amazing having Rebecca flex her food journo muscles.
23 Sig’s top 5 ingredients: citrus fruit (lemon) to squeeze, oily tinned fish (mackerel - is there high quality?), eggs (already on it!), seasonal produce + umami/savoury depth: olives, sundried tomato paste, feta/parmesan (which is lower lactose?).
25 stuff on toast: Cannelini beans, garlic&chili cooked kale/broccoli.
28 solo eating out: pick bar seat 👍.
33 good old-fashioned ‘thinking ahead’!

Also relying on a single platform is not a #SavvyIndie strategy. See how fickle TikTok’s algo is | #arts

Apple estimate average pay per stream at less than a penny. Then remember that on average artists only take home 13% of streamings. #SavvyIndie artists starting out: do not rely on streaming to make a living. #arts

So @Spotify finally partnering with @Musixmatch to display synced #lyrics: good for #songwriters. But was their price that Artists need Spotify Premium to Sync Lyrics on Musixmatch? #SavvyIndie 🎵 #arts

Never again #distro @SpinnUpCom by @UMG | No Support | Link Landing Page still not up on 11am of release day (made own: Ceru.LinkFi.re).. better free options: Distro.SavvyIndie.com ! #SavvyIndie | 🎵 #musicindustry #arts