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Have you collaborated with other creators to share resources, cross-promote, or build joint ventures? Let's discuss the potential of creator cooperatives for greater independence.

From direct support models to merchandise and licensing, what alternative monetization strategies have proven sustainable for your creative business?

Discuss the benefits and challenges of owning your distribution channels compared to relying on mainstream platforms. What self-hosted services have worked for you?

It's been so long since there was any updates that was noteworthy for Guilded in posting up a blog post going over changes to the platform. When you visit their blog, it's been about six months. So lets get into what's coming up and the changes found within. This change is a welcomed one and should have been added many moons ago, since as a main focus of the platform is users and their chats found within. I guess this should've been seen from a mile away as Roblox and the Guilded team have been refocused on adding Roblox centric features. I am wondering though is for those that do run Roblox gaming communities, is this something you've been actively looking for? Anot…

Bluesky just announced that they will be releasing another form of verification of user accounts. This is on top of what you can currently do by using your domain name as your account name as one method of verification. This method has been in effect pretty much since the beginning of Bluesky when they opened up user accounts to the general public. This move along with the Trusted Verifiers would help make Bluesky more in line with allowing outside sources to verify those that work within their organization to be verified. This is unlike how many other verification systems work currently as the platform itself is the sole place for user verification.

With the return of longer podcasts, essays, and videos, how are you adapting your content strategy to embrace depth over brevity? Are you trying out any new methods?

Discuss affordable microphones, interfaces, and acoustics treatments that deliver high-quality results for podcasters and video creators. Is there something you found that be equal to another piece of equipment that was on a higher pricing tier?

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