From my experience on Mastodon, it is almost impossible to be found.
Some of my toots feel like shouting into a void.
Is there anyway around this?
Almost all my followers came from me responding to their posts. I them also explore hashtags to find content and people.
Post stuff others will want to boost and follow you for. Engage with others in a friendly and generous manner. Have fun, there is no algorithm to game.
The notion of being “discovered” and (implied) launching an influencer career is… probably a long shot on Mastodon, where people enjoy shitposts more than celebrities.
No.
Mastodon mindlessly copies big “horizontal” social network services, but they rely on algorithms a lot. Without algorithms, I think that platforms with categories and communities are better. That’s why before the major social networks, forums were quite popular for discussions.
I had a bit of a slow start on Mastodon, but after sticking with it for a while it’s now by far the best social media experience I’ve ever had. I follow less than 200 people, not all of them active, but their posts along with the content they boost provides a much more interesting feed for me than any algorithm ever has.
And when I post something I’ve put work into, it’s boosted by those interested and reaches far more relevant people than I’ve ever reached on other networks. And people trust it to be interesting because it’s boosted by someone they trust, rather than some faceless algorithm.
That said, the cost of entry is indeed a bit high.
