randdmart Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Hello, What's the best way to share this hobby with the general public? I have tried a YouTube channel and failed. I tried a newsletter, podcast and website and all of those failed. There are a few great YouTube channels by people who have the time and equipment to produce them, which I have neither, same with podcasts. I'm not sure if I should try sharing with the general public since everything I have tried has failed, that's how I ended up on this message board community. I figure if nothing else I can talk about my hobby here. Am i weird and crazy for trying all of those things? Thoughts? Opinions? Please be funny if you're going to be a smart ass or mean. Thank You, Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 1 minute ago, randdmart said: Hello, What's the best way to share this hobby with the general public? I have tried a YouTube channel and failed. I tried a newsletter, podcast and website and all of those failed. There are a few great YouTube channels by people who have the time and equipment to produce them, which I have neither, same with podcasts. I'm not sure if I should try sharing with the general public since everything I have tried has failed, that's how I ended up on this message board community. I figure if nothing else I can talk about my hobby here. Am i weird and crazy for trying all of those things? Thoughts? Opinions? Please be funny if you're going to be a smart ass or mean. Thank You, Rich Here's the thing: People who care about vinyl likely don't care about YOUR vinyl, and people who DON'T care about vinyl aren't going to be swayed to love it just because you do. I did the instagram record thing for a while and realized that while I love records, I don't love posting photos or videos of them and I really couldn't give a shit about looking at most people's collections. Justinadamk and derby625 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copelandkid Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 you could join a vinyl forum and chat with people there about records, i assume those things exist Squard, tape, prowl20 and 2 others 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrenMcCall Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 7 minutes ago, randdmart said: Hello, What's the best way to share this hobby with the general public? I have tried a YouTube channel and failed. I tried a newsletter, podcast and website and all of those failed. There are a few great YouTube channels by people who have the time and equipment to produce them, which I have neither, same with podcasts. I'm not sure if I should try sharing with the general public since everything I have tried has failed, that's how I ended up on this message board community. I figure if nothing else I can talk about my hobby here. Am i weird and crazy for trying all of those things? Thoughts? Opinions? Please be funny if you're going to be a smart ass or mean. Thank You, Rich What's your favorite platform to post on, YouTube? How did it "fail" and how long did you do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrenMcCall Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Just now, copelandkid said: you could join a vinyl forum and chat with people there about records, i assume those things exist This is a great idea! Someone should start one! copelandkid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGMA_BALLZ Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 I sometimes think about doing a vinyl only Instagram to brag post or talk shit. In the end I always come to the conclusion that no one else is gonna care about some record that’s been posted and discussed about a thousand times before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yes chef Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 join facebook groups and get kicked out of them like everyone else DarrenMcCall and bobby 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyEnemy Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 1 hour ago, TheGhostOfRandySavage said: Here's the thing: People who care about vinyl likely don't care about YOUR vinyl, and people who DON'T care about vinyl aren't going to be swayed to love it just because you do. I did the instagram record thing for a while and realized that while I love records, I don't love posting photos or videos of them and I really couldn't give a shit about looking at most people's collections. It’s been established that I’m a complete freak/idiot/crazy person, but I really do like seeing multiple photos of how certain variants turn out, outside of what’s posted on Discogs. If I’m not working/have the time, I’ll spend a good couple hours a week looking at bullshit on IG. It really is hard to get motivated to post mine though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchard Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Since you've said you other attempts have "failed", what success are you looking for out of this? Monetization, or just shooting the shit with people who like the music you like? If your goal is to reach a wide audience and make something more of it, keep in mind that it's pretty bottlenecked on social media and such now. There's already thousands of people doing exactly what you're describing between all of the platforms out there. If you're just trying to meet some people and chat about music/vinyl, you're probably better off just participating in message board communities, Facebook groups, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrenMcCall Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 (edited) I think y'all scared him off 👻 now he's going to add Vinyl Collective to his list of failed platforms 😭 Edited June 29, 2023 by DarrenMcCall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawhizz Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Not sure why anyone would want more interaction with the vinyl community than is absolutely necessary. dantheriver, youspinmeround, TheGhostOfRandySavage and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 Just be a girl. Since vinyl collectors are mostly loser simps you'll have followers by the thousands. TheGhostOfRandySavage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrenMcCall Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Shelby said: Just be a girl. Since vinyl collectors are mostly loser simps you'll have followers by the thousands. Makes me think of Vinyl Gurl. Haven't seen her in a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowl20 Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 I run an Instagram account called Records With Googly Eyes, not sure if that counts? A lot of records are user submitted though. Last year I tried listening to one record every single day and writing a little bit about said record and ended up posting them all on my personal IG/fb just because it was cathartic for me. Beyond that I’ve got nothing. mameeshkamowskwoz, DarrenMcCall and mitchard 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angryalan Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 9 hours ago, prowl20 said: I run an Instagram account called Records With Googly Eyes. Love this account! prowl20 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmpie7 Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 Just do what I do. Open it up and hold it up to your wife (Partner) and say "Damn this one came out nice/sick/cool/tight...Look" and they she says "yeah, that's neat." mitchard, onandonandon, Bronchitis and 2 others 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchard Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 56 minutes ago, danmpie7 said: Just do what I do. Open it up and hold it up to your wife (Partner) and say "Damn this one came out nice/sick/cool/tight...Look" and they she says "yeah, that's neat." This sounds familiar. danmpie7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randdmart Posted June 30, 2023 Author Share Posted June 30, 2023 Quote 18 hours ago, DarrenMcCall said: What's your favorite platform to post on, YouTube? How did it "fail" and how long did you do it? @DarrenMcCallI don't have any social media accounts. I used to like YouTube but I usually kept stuff unlisted because I knew the chances of getting even 10 public views was a long shot. To be fair and honest I'm a perfectionist who likes and wants things to be easy and perfect right away, as we know, life doesn't work that way. Since my YouTube channel wasn't meeting my standards (which, by the way, I was basing on professional YouTube channels) I got super frustrated and just stopped. The one YouTube channel I really like is more than likely monetized, which I was never wanting for myself, and the guy who runs that particular channel more than likely has the time, resources, money and patience to post a new YouTube video every week. I have none of those things. Take everything I just said about my YouTube channel "failing" and apply that to the podcast, newsletter and website I tried. Also, all of this applies to my other hobby of coin collecting as I tried combining the 2 hobbies for the YouTube channel, podcast, newsletter and website. Because I got easily frustrated with everything mentioned above fairy quickly I didn't do any of it for more than a couple months. I like @mitchard's suggestion of posting on message boards for this hobby and doing the same for my other hobby. Thank You, Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrenMcCall Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 10 minutes ago, randdmart said: as we know, life doesn't work that way. yeah, you have to be okay with it not being perfect and allow yourself room to grow. let us know what you decide to do and link us so we can check it out. but I agree with the suggestion of being a part of existing resources good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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