It’s been an extended whereas since I’ve written on Authorized Nomads. When individuals 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 instances, and truthfully 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
Lots of you will 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 an effective 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 individuals to enroll to obtain updates, behind the scenes movies, personal podcasts and extra from their favorite creatives, writers, or artists. A whole lot of you on this group have steered 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 completely different than the norm, as a result of it’s help solely. So as a substitute of every tier providing increasingly 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 (beneath), as a result of there are nonetheless many enjoyable issues I can present inside my restricted state.
I structured it this fashion as a result of ache limits my each day output a lot that I’d somewhat 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 faraway 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 beneath. Patreon web page is right here. We’re as much as about 170 individuals 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 matters 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 every other updates within the Authorized Nomads universe.
- Supporting me with a steady earnings 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 submit – I 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 tasks 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 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 residence web page, brand, and website movement that displays my current.
- Normal help for me as I navigate this new, restricted, lifestyle.
An enormous due to the next great individuals, 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 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) submit that I might be restarting my e-newsletter on Substack. I did so as a result of Aweber was turning 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 e-newsletter (at which level they take a share). Since I at all times plan for my e-newsletter to be free, it made sense to modify over.
I’ve performed three to this point and so they observe the traces of my former Hyperlinks I Cherished missives: some musings a few matter of curiosity, private updates, the most effective studying from across the net that month. The subsequent one goes out on the finish of February.
Should you had been on the Hyperlinks I Cherished checklist, I’ve introduced you over to Substack. Should you assume you had been however didn’t get the brand new publication, please test your spam folders on February twenty eighth! And when you’re all for receiving it, please join beneath.
You may 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 find it irresistible, and I’ve loved writing on it for all these years via the iterations and redesigns, but it surely’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 few of the class movement, 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 pieces, similar because the e-newsletter. The primary theme color might 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 may have related classes as proper now, however will ask the query, “What are you interested in at this time?” to browse them. Apart from that and the look-and-feel of the house web page, I could 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 of 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 put in writing 4000 phrases each morning” individuals. Except I used to be below deadline, my writing held the identical type of whimsy as my travels: when inspiration struck, I pounced. After which I mainly went feral. When the tingly, “I want to put in writing” feeling began, I knew I wanted to fill up on snacks, get a bathe in now, and cancel plans with buddies. I might neglect to eat, stay, and do day-to-day duties; writing blotted all the things 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 right 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 submit now, and realized I missed one thing I used to be purported to do at 8pm… as a result of I obtained 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 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 submit, 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 Means By way of” – as a result of at its core, it’s a podcast about getting via the ups and downs of life. When you’ve got 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 this point, I’ve a listing I’ve saved 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 help, love, and enthusiasm as I navigate via this sophisticated time. I hope you’re staying protected and properly.
xo,
Jodi
