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 actually I’m simply impressed with anybody who makes it by means of every day with out cracking no less than 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 have got requested about methods to assist me at a time the place I can’t bodily work the way in which I used to. Patreon is an effective 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 enables folks to enroll to obtain updates, behind the scenes movies, personal podcasts and extra from their favorite creatives, writers, or artists. Loads of you on this group have urged I begin one up, and in my tiny working increments I used to be in a position to get it up and operating.
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 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! 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 fairly 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 assist me from faraway locations. I’ve had artists and photographers attain out as effectively, 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 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 web site redesign, and information.
- Skill to vote on future episode subjects for the podcast.
- Month-to-month video or audio AMAs on Patreon, as my well being permits. You may 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 chicken, one in all Bob, Fiona, or Arthur (these are the birds within the header of this publish – I really like them a lot.)
I could add larger 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 may 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 power sickness into audio type to be able 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 web site circulate that displays my current.
- Basic assist for me as I navigate this new, restricted, lifestyle.
An enormous because of the next great folks, who took the time and power to preview the web page, the video, and provides suggestions alongside the way in which (together with many testing-of-the-banner-image-on-mobile makes an attempt) for this large 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 might be restarting my e-newsletter on Substack. I did so as a result of Aweber was turning into value prohibitive at a time once I wasn’t in a position to work, and Substack’s choices are free except you cost on your e-newsletter (at which level they take a share). Since I all the time plan for my e-newsletter to be free, it made sense to modify over.
I’ve accomplished three thus far and so they comply with the traces of my former Hyperlinks I Liked missives: some musings a couple of matter of curiosity, private updates, the most effective studying from across the internet that month. The following one goes out on the finish of February.
Should you have been on the Hyperlinks I Liked record, I’ve introduced you over to Substack. Should you suppose you have been however didn’t get the brand new publication, please examine your spam folders on February twenty eighth! And in case you’re taken with receiving it, please enroll beneath.
You may take a look at the archives right here, first.
A Authorized Nomads Redesign
This web site 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 means of the iterations and redesigns, nevertheless it’s not me.
This time, colors, brand, and structure 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, among the class circulate, and the about web page and fundamental textual content.
Additionally altering? The slogan. I’m not telling tales by means 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 little thing, similar because the e-newsletter. 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 group.
The primary web page can have comparable classes as proper now, however will ask the query, “What are you interested in at present?” to browse them. Apart from that and the look-and-feel of the house web page, I could make adjustments little by little however the content material from the final decade will stay. I’m excited to have a web site that displays just a little 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 type of “I’m going to jot down 4000 phrases each morning” folks. Until I used to be underneath deadline, my writing held the identical type of whimsy as my travels: when inspiration struck, I pounced. After which I principally went feral. When the tingly, “I want to jot down” feeling began, I knew I wanted to top off on snacks, get a bathe in now, and cancel plans with associates. I might overlook 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.
(Working example: I stood as much as write this publish now, and realized I missed one thing I used to be alleged to do at 8pm… as a result of I received misplaced in writing.)
My level is right here is that the act of writing is itself such an enormous a part of what makes me really feel inventive 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 mentioned 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 known as Ask a Jodi, however I’ve modified the title to be “The Method By” – as a result of at its core, it’s a podcast about getting by means of the ups and downs of life. If in case you have subjects 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 tips on how to be extra resilient, tips on how to be much less anxious, and tips on how to sleep higher.
That’s it for now! Thanks for all of your assist, love, and enthusiasm as I navigate by means of this sophisticated time. I hope you’re staying protected and effectively.
xo,
Jodi
