Observation Log #1
(Thoughts and Vent)
Created a subreddit a few weeks ago and it's growing slowly, I guess? As usual, I do most of the posting, but I'm not going to lie it does get overwhelming because the topic I chose is so broad and I'm trying to maintain consistency. On the bright side, I have a lot of content to post about.
My main frustration is that, at first, it wouldn't appear in the browser search results. I probably should have chosen a better name, lol. But maybe that's a good thing, since it's easier to moderate a quiet community, plus I don't really want a certain audience to find it. The chance of it getting brigaded from outside this site is high. This brings up another problem with crossposting, though.
I don't have a great analogy, but imagine you made a subreddit for pink apples, but search results only show r/ Fruits. The general community is fine with apples, but there's some prejudice against pink apples. So when I try to crosspost to subs that like apples, I have to be wary that people might not like pink apples.
Another unfortunate thing is that I discovered the target community I'm focusing on doesn't really use Reddit. (I knew this, but damn, I thought there'd at least be some!) So yeah, I've been messaging people for permission to share their work and asking smaller niche communities like mine to collaborate. It's actually been pretty fun.
I feel really happy when I get a DM asking for permission where they mention they've been looking for a community like this it helps motivate me.
For now, I'm glad it's small enough since I'm planning to make a huge master list of "pink apples." It's just a bit lonely. Anyway, end of my vent! One positive takeaway is that I'm not shy about reaching out in DMs anymore.
