Final up to date on April 27, 2021.
It’s been a protracted whereas since I’ve written on Authorized Nomads. When folks ask how I’m doing, I’ve taken to saying, “I’m hanging in as finest as I can.” What else can all of us do? These are fairly uncommon, excessive instances, and actually I’m simply impressed with anybody who makes it by way of every day with out cracking a minimum of as soon as.
Whereas I haven’t been writing a lot right here, I have been working (in 20 minute standing increments!) on some actually rewarding issues, which I’m excited to share with you right here.
1. I’ve Launched My Patreon
A lot of you could have requested about methods to help me at a time the place I can’t bodily work the best way I used to. Patreon is a good way to take action.
I launched my Patreon to the world over the past week of February. For these unfamiliar with Patreon, it’s a membership platform that permits folks to enroll to obtain updates, behind the scenes movies, non-public podcasts and extra from their favorite creatives, writers, or artists. A variety of you on this group have recommended I begin one up, and in my tiny working increments I used to be in a position to get it up and working.
A lot of my journey running a blog friends have began one, however my Patreon is a bit totally different than the norm, as a result of it’s help solely. So as a substitute of every tier providing increasingly more rewards for what you join, my marketing campaign has every tier receiving the identical entry and advantages because the others. However! In contrast to many support-only Patreons, it nonetheless does have enjoyable goodies (under), as a result of there are nonetheless many enjoyable issues I can present inside my restricted state.
I structured it this manner as a result of ache limits my each day output a lot that I’d quite be completely positive that I can ship what I promise, vs. creating excessive financial tiers and break that promise.
It’s an incredible feeling to have a group of individuals asking to help me from far off locations. I’ve had artists and photographers attain out as properly, to offer month-to-month goodies that I can add to the tiers — principally bird-related or soup-related, which appears about proper!
The launch video is under. Patreon web page is right here. We’re as much as about 170 folks now, on the time of writing.
Although it’s a support-only Patreon, everybody does obtain a bunch of rewards!
- Your title on the Patreon thanks web page on Authorized Nomads.
- Your title on an Instagram thanks publish.
- Early entry to podcast particulars, Authorized Nomads website redesign, and information.
- Capacity to vote on future episode matters for the podcast.
- Month-to-month video or audio AMAs on Patreon, as my well being permits. You possibly can submit questions that I’ll reply.
- Shorter movies with updates about progress for the podcast, redesign, and some other updates within the Authorized Nomads universe.
- Supporting me with a secure revenue at a time the place I’m bodily unable to work as I used to.
- A thanks picture of your tier fowl, one in all Bob, Fiona, or Arthur (these are the birds within the header of this publish – I like them a lot.)
I’ll add increased tiers with particular rewards later. There are additionally enjoyable goodies within the works as I discussed above.
I noticed this on the web page itself, however right here’s how I plan to make use of the funds:
- Funding my working prices in order that I can hold my web sites and tasks afloat.
- Supporting the launch and manufacturing of my new podcast, that can enable me to create and share content material with you thru a extra manageable medium given my present situation.
- Serving to me convert my weblog posts about persistent sickness into audio type with a purpose to make them extra accessible to others (I’ll rent a sound engineer to do that).
- Redesigning Authorized Nomads to incorporate a brand new dwelling web page, brand, and website stream that displays my current.
- Normal help for me as I navigate this new, restricted, lifestyle.
An enormous because of the next fantastic folks, who took the time and vitality to preview the web page, the video, and provides suggestions alongside the best way (together with many testing-of-the-banner-image-on-mobile makes an attempt) for this huge launch: Ella Frances Sanders, Audrey Scott, Catherine Bodry, Christopher Nowakowski, Dalene Heck, Derek Earl Baron, Jim Fricker III, Kate McCulley, Marta Bethencourt De França, Mike Sowden, Reine Gammoh, Shannon O’Donnell, Tasha Mary, and Tim Van Der Linden.
A New E-newsletter
I discussed in my final (August 2020) publish that I might be restarting my publication on Substack. I did so as a result of Aweber was changing into value prohibitive at a time after I wasn’t in a position to work, and Substack’s choices are free except you cost on your publication (at which level they take a proportion). Since I at all times plan for my publication to be free, it made sense to modify over.
I’ve finished three up to now and so they comply with the traces of my former Hyperlinks I Cherished missives: some musings a few subject of curiosity, private updates, the perfect studying from across the net that month. The following one goes out on the finish of February.
For those who have been on the Hyperlinks I Cherished record, I’ve introduced you over to Substack. For those who assume you have been however didn’t get the brand new publication, please verify your spam folders on February twenty eighth! And in the event you’re taken with receiving it, please enroll under.
You possibly can take a look at the archives right here, first.
A Authorized Nomads Redesign
This website not displays the individual I’m, or the life that I lead. I find it irresistible, and I’ve loved writing on it for all these years by way of the iterations and redesigns, nevertheless it’s not me.
This time, colors, brand, and format are going to vary. I don’t plan to vary too a lot given my restricted bandwidth however will begin with the fundamentals: the homepage, a number of the class stream, and the about web page and primary textual content.
Additionally altering? The slogan. I’m not telling tales by way of meals any longer. I’m additionally not a authorized nomad, however after 12 years right here I am sticking to the area. The brand new slogan is Curious About Every thing, identical because the publication. The primary theme color can be a green-blue, under. I’ve additionally chosen a mascot, a raven I’ve named Arthur, since corvids are insatiably curious identical to this group.
The primary web page may have comparable classes as proper now, however will ask the query, “What are you interested in at the moment?” to browse them. Aside from that and the look-and-feel of the house web page, I’ll make modifications little by little however the content material from the final decade will stay. I’m excited to have a website that displays a bit extra of my current mindset, although in fact curiosity is what fuelled my lifetime of journey all alongside.
Podcast Progress
I used to be by no means a kind of “I’m going to write down 4000 phrases each morning” folks. Until I used to be below deadline, my writing held the identical form of whimsy as my travels: when inspiration struck, I pounced. After which I principally went feral. When the tingly, “I want to write down” feeling began, I knew I wanted to fill up on snacks, get a bathe in now, and cancel plans with associates. I might neglect to eat, stay, and do day-to-day duties; writing blotted every part out.
It sounds manic, I’ll provide you with that, nevertheless it labored for me as a result of I by no means knew the place the writing journey would lead me. I by no means had a set arc earlier than I sat all the way down to my laptop computer however discovered the enjoyment partly within the strategy of my mind’s wandering.
(Living proof: I stood as much as write this publish now, and realized I missed one thing I used to be presupposed to do at 8pm… as a result of I acquired misplaced in writing.)
My level is right here is that the act of writing is itself such a giant a part of what makes me really feel artistic and alive, and it’s been very laborious to not have it in my life. I’ve realized voice-to-text doesn’t deliver me the wanted tinglies, nor do different lodging for my CSF leak. In order I stated in my 12 years of Authorized Nomads publish, I’m going to be transferring towards a podcast as a substitute.
The podcast was going to be referred to as Ask a Jodi, however I’ve modified the title to be “The Approach By means of” – as a result of at its core, it’s a podcast about getting by way of the ups and downs of life. In case you have matters you’d like me to cowl, I’d love to listen to from you! E-mail me at jodi-@-legalnomads .com or by way of my contact web page. To date, I’ve an inventory I’ve saved out of your questions, which incorporates the way to be extra resilient, the way to be much less anxious, and the way to sleep higher.
That’s it for now! Thanks for all of your help, love, and enthusiasm as I navigate by way of this difficult time. I hope you’re staying protected and properly.
xo,
Jodi
