Connectors
People don't feel like your fans. They feel like friends who happen to love your songs.
Your fans know your dog's name, your day job and the coffee order you keep mentioning. When you post a small win, the comments read like a group chat. They celebrate those wins like they're their own, and they come to the bar gig partly because you'll say hi after. They follow you first, and the songs come along with you. That's a real bond, and a real responsibility.
You'd rather be liked than be specific.
You'd rather be liked than be specific. Songs sanded down to fit everyone end up fitting no one, and "relatable" content can slide into "nothing happened today" content. You probably answer every DM like it's a debt, then wonder where your writing time went. The people who love you would love you more if the songs had more of your actual life in them.
This might not fit if what people love most is your bits, characters and surprises rather than your everyday life. If so, read The Wildcard.
Read about The WildcardTwelve questions, about two minutes. Find your type, the streak that colors it, and a 30-day plan built for how you work.
Take the quizStart on Creator
Your plan is built on showing up often and on the names you collect at shows. Free covers 10 scheduled posts a month and no fan list. Creator covers 50 posts and a list of up to 5,000.
Move to Pro when your fan list passes 5,000 or you want to send more than 5 fan emails a month. Pro covers 25,000 fans and 20 fan emails.
This is a lens, not a diagnosis. It's based on 12 answers, so take what fits and leave what doesn't. You can retake it anytime, and you'll probably shift a little as your music does.