It’s been an extended 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 greatest as I can.” What else can all of us do? These are fairly uncommon, excessive occasions, and truthfully I’m simply impressed with anybody who makes it by every day with out cracking at the very least 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
Lots of you’ve got requested about methods to assist 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 last 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. Loads of you on this neighborhood 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.
Lots 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 assist solely. So as an alternative of every tier providing an increasing number of rewards for what you join, my marketing campaign has every tier receiving the identical entry and advantages because the others. However! Not like many support-only Patreons, it nonetheless does have enjoyable goodies (beneath), 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 daily output a lot that I’d reasonably be completely positive that I can ship what I promise, vs. creating excessive financial tiers and break that promise.
It’s a tremendous feeling to have a neighborhood of individuals asking to assist me from remote locations. I’ve had artists and photographers attain out as properly, to supply month-to-month goodies that I can add to the tiers — largely bird-related or soup-related, which appears about proper!
The launch video is beneath. 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.
- Potential to vote on future episode matters for the podcast.
- Month-to-month video or audio AMAs on Patreon, as my well being permits. You’ll be able to submit questions that I’ll reply.
- Shorter movies with updates about progress for the podcast, redesign, and another 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 hen, certainly one of Bob, Fiona, or Arthur (these are the birds within the header of this publish – I like them a lot.)
I’ll add greater 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 permit 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 power sickness into audio type as a way 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, emblem, and website circulate that displays my current.
- Common assist for me as I navigate this new, restricted, lifestyle.
An enormous because of the next great 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 Publication
I discussed in my final (August 2020) publish that I’d be restarting my publication on Substack. I did so as a result of Aweber was changing into price prohibitive at a time once I wasn’t in a position to work, and Substack’s choices are free until 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 accomplished three to date they usually comply with the traces of my former Hyperlinks I Liked missives: some musings a couple of matter of curiosity, private updates, the perfect studying from across the internet that month. The following one goes out on the finish of February.
If you happen to had been on the Hyperlinks I Liked listing, I’ve introduced you over to Substack. If you happen to assume you had been however didn’t get the brand new publication, please examine your spam folders on February twenty eighth! And should you’re all in favour of receiving it, please enroll beneath.
You’ll be able to try the archives right here, first.
A Authorized Nomads Redesign
This website not displays the particular person I’m, or the life that I lead. I like it, and I’ve loved writing on it for all these years by the iterations and redesigns, but it surely’s not me.
This time, colors, emblem, and format are going to alter. I don’t plan to alter too a lot given my restricted bandwidth however will begin with the fundamentals: the homepage, a number of the class circulate, and the about web page and fundamental textual content.
Additionally altering? The slogan. I’m not telling tales by 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, similar because the publication. The primary theme color will probably be a green-blue, beneath. I’ve additionally chosen a mascot, a raven I’ve named Arthur, since corvids are insatiably curious identical to this neighborhood.
The primary web page may have comparable classes as proper now, however will ask the query, “What are you interested by immediately?” 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 just a little extra of my current mindset, although after all curiosity is what fuelled my lifetime of journey all alongside.
Podcast Progress
I used to be by no means a type of “I’m going to put in writing 4000 phrases each morning” folks. Except I used to be below deadline, my writing held the identical sort of whimsy as my travels: when inspiration struck, I pounced. After which I mainly went feral. When the tingly, “I would like to put in writing” feeling began, I knew I wanted to fill up on snacks, get a bathe in now, and cancel plans with associates. I’d overlook to eat, stay, and do day-to-day duties; writing blotted all the pieces out.
It sounds manic, I’ll provide you with that, but it surely 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 means of my mind’s wandering.
(Working example: I stood as much as write this publish now, and realized I missed one thing I used to be imagined 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 inventive and alive, and it’s been very exhausting to not have it in my life. I’ve realized voice-to-text doesn’t convey 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 an alternative.
The podcast was going to be referred to as Ask a Jodi, however I’ve modified the title to be “The Manner By” – as a result of at its core, it’s a podcast about getting by the ups and downs of life. You probably have matters you’d like me to cowl, I’d love to listen to from you! Electronic mail me at jodi-@-legalnomads .com or by way of my contact web page. So far, I’ve a listing I’ve saved out of your questions, which incorporates learn how to be extra resilient, learn how to be much less anxious, and learn how to sleep higher.
That’s it for now! Thanks for all of your assist, love, and enthusiasm as I navigate by this difficult time. I hope you’re staying protected and properly.
xo,
Jodi
