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 finest 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 via 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
A lot of you might have 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 enables folks to enroll to obtain updates, behind the scenes movies, non-public podcasts and extra from their favorite creatives, writers, or artists. Plenty of you on this group have instructed I begin one up, and in my tiny working increments I used to be capable of get it up and working.
A lot of my journey running a blog friends have began one, however my Patreon is a bit completely different than the norm, as a result of it’s assist solely. So as an alternative 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 moderately be completely certain 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 far off locations. I’ve had artists and photographers attain out as properly, to supply 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 submit.
- Early entry to podcast particulars, Authorized Nomads website 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 another updates within the Authorized Nomads universe.
- Supporting me with a secure earnings at a time the place I’m bodily unable to work as I used to.
- A thanks picture of your tier chook, certainly one of Bob, Fiona, or Arthur (these are the birds within the header of this submit – 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 maintain my web sites and initiatives afloat.
- Supporting the launch and manufacturing of my new podcast, that may 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 persistent sickness into audio type so as to make them extra accessible to others (I’ll rent a sound engineer to do that).
- Redesigning Authorized Nomads to incorporate a brand new house web page, brand, and website circulation that displays my current.
- Common assist for me as I navigate this new, restricted, lifestyle.
An enormous due to the next fantastic folks, who took the time and power 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 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 E-newsletter
I discussed in my final (August 2020) submit that I’d be restarting my e-newsletter on Substack. I did so as a result of Aweber was turning into price prohibitive at a time after I wasn’t capable of 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 finished three up to now they usually observe the strains of my former Hyperlinks I Beloved missives: some musings a few subject of curiosity, private updates, the very best studying from across the internet that month. The subsequent one goes out on the finish of February.
If you happen to have been on the Hyperlinks I Beloved checklist, I’ve introduced you over to Substack. If you happen to suppose you have been however didn’t get the brand new publication, please verify your spam folders on February twenty eighth! And should you’re keen on receiving it, please enroll under.
You may take a look at the archives right here, first.
A Authorized Nomads Redesign
This website now 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 via the iterations and redesigns, but it surely’s now 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 few of the class circulation, and the about web page and primary textual content.
Additionally altering? The slogan. I’m not telling tales via 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 All the things, similar because the e-newsletter. The principle 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 similar to this group.
The principle web page can have related classes as proper now, however will ask the query, “What are you interested by in the present day?” to browse them. Aside 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 website 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 kind of “I’m going to jot down 4000 phrases each morning” folks. Until I used to be underneath 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 jot down” feeling began, I knew I wanted to fill up on snacks, get a bathe in now, and cancel plans with pals. I’d overlook to eat, reside, and do day-to-day duties; writing blotted the whole lot out.
It sounds manic, I’ll offer you 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 right down to my laptop computer however discovered the enjoyment partly within the technique of my mind’s wandering.
(Living proof: I stood as much as write this submit 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 artistic and alive, and it’s been very onerous to not have it in my life. I’ve realized voice-to-text doesn’t carry me the wanted tinglies, nor do different lodging for my CSF leak. In order I stated in my 12 years of Authorized Nomads submit, 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 Means By” – as a result of at its core, it’s a podcast about getting via the ups and downs of life. You probably have subjects you’d like me to cowl, I’d love to listen to from you! E-mail me at jodi-@-legalnomads .com or through my contact web page. So far, I’ve an inventory I’ve stored out of your questions, which incorporates methods to be extra resilient, methods to be much less anxious, and methods to sleep higher.
That’s it for now! Thanks for all of your assist, love, and enthusiasm as I navigate via this sophisticated time. I hope you’re staying secure and properly.
xo,
Jodi