#Not even talking about how a certain percentage of my server was hyping me up to talk about this haha

[sonysakura]

Hey, I'm so sorry you went through that with the Big Bang event. I chose not to participate because I remember two of the mods who have been throwing accusations around unfairly, and this spans years. I was hoping that they changed but it's kinda obvious from your experience that they haven't changed at all. It's a shame because they are bringing themselves and their own friends down in the end.

I hope you're doing okay now, and I hope you're not getting any backlash from a small loud corner of the internet. I hope you know that most people side-eye this particular group in fandom, and I hope you know that you're fine and were unfairly treated. This recent puritanical phenomena in fan spaces is getting exhausting and I hope they grow out of it soon.

Ask received on Jul 02, 2024 – 5:25 PM. Context.

I'll admit I didn't know about any previous events. I'm reading the stories a few people left on my post, and I'm horrified. Looks like I didn't even have it the worst!..

And yet. The funny part is that I had my suspicions, too, seeing how these people are either mods or fans of a certain project which posts a lot about how much they disapprove of NSFW or even people writing "wrong" dynamics for Sonadow. I had my suspicions, my intuition was screaming at me, but damn, I wanted a Sonic Big Bang! For years!! And there was nothing in the rules while these people don't usually hesitate to share their views, so I took my shot. Curse me for believing people can be mature and unbiased when organising events "for everyone" 🤷

Thanks for your concern, anon! No backlash for now, and I hope it stays that way 😖 There are people in my notes who seem to be amazed at my bravery and, guys, let me tell ya, I was shaking like a leaf when posting on Monday. And not just because I had a fever I went to sleep prepared for the worst: dozens of hate asks, being blocked by people I follow and by my followers or even my blog being mass-reported into oblivion, hate comments and unsubscriptions on Ao3, being dropped from some of my zines, etc. I went as far as to instruct my server members not to engage if we're raided sdfghjk But nope! The worst I got is a couple of popular artists, who I haven't even been following for a few years now, blocking me, and I'm side-eyeing one of them because bro, I still have your NSFW Sonadow art saved from that time we shared a private server... what are you blocking me about... 👀

But otherwise, this situation in the fandom truly is exhausting. Thank you for your kind words and hey, much strength to both of us 🫂

[nagisarours]

A small research on the anime community part 2:

Disclaimer: Not all information defines all people who are/were in the anime community so it may or may not apply to everyone. This also isn’t meant to offend anyone as I'm just trying to get this out here for people see and maybe learn a little. One thing that you should know is that this is a school project, meaning that there may be some bias and a rather long explanation of things.

------------------------------------ To further develop an understanding as into why people are invested into the anime community I made a survey regarding the following questions:   Do you watch anime or read manga? | Explain why you picked what you picked |  How old were you? |  How many friends do you know that watch anime? | What type of anime/manga are you into? | How did you get to know about anime? |  What do you think about the anime community? |  What do you think of the anime itself? | Do you openly express your views on it? | How much ha1s it impacted in your life? |  what do you think of people who are into it? | What do you think is the biggest problem in the community? | how do you think anime has influenced the internet? Was it in a good way or bad? |do you think it has impacted your life? | From the following questions, the survey was posted in Aminos ( where people discussed things daily as well as posting), Discord Servers ( people tend to be more casual and talk on just anything), and Group Chats. In the end, 45 people answered the survey who’s age varied around 13 and above. The people who took the survey have been/or is in the interest of Anime. Although most opinions varied from person to person, they where all alike in the most simple way, which can be seen as a reason why it brought people together to develop such a community. To people, anime isn’t just some form and media of entertainment but an escape into a world of joy despite it’s growing toxicity. 2%(1) of the people said that they did not watch anime due to the fact that it seems like cringe. 17%( 8) of the people said that used to watch anime. The reason is that they just simply got out of it or lost interest into the daily interaction within the community, And the other reason was that they just simply have too much stuff to do in their lives that they don’t have time to spend on it. 33%(15) of the people said that they watch it sometimes. Mainly due to them being in periods where their on and off. Yet in that variety people did say that their taste played a big role in how much they watch. “ I normally don't find interest in something based on where it came from. I base my interests on the genre, plot, etc. So I may watch an anime or read a manga if I enjoy what it's about.” Meaning that for some people they find it rather hard to just jump into any anime in general and would usually require themselves to be fully interested in order to watch it, since once more not much of them have all the time in the world to binge watch it. 46%(21) of the people said that they do watch anime.  Mostly because they enjoy it and a large number of people said they binged watched often. The responses as into why they had picked that we’re all similar. “Reading and watching anime helps me cope with stress and makes a world of my own- I love that feeling of inspiration.” In general, these people claimed that they watched anime because it gave them a place to express themselves and that it was entertaining. The factor that seems to enable people to feel this way is mostly age.  15% discovered anime at the ages 13-14, 40%  discovered anime at ages 11-12,  22% discovered anime at ages 9-10, and 17%  discovered anime at the ages 7 and less. As we can see here most people joined the anime community in their pre-teen days which are often years many people recall being lonely due to changes from elementary to middle school, which leads to people needing to find comfort or something to keep themselves from thinking negative, and anime was just the right thing. The percentage that said they discovered anime when they were 7 or less was influenced by TV programs as kids such as Pokemon, Dragon Ball Z and sailor moon although they did not know it was anime until they grew older and got to know the internet. This leads us to how they even knew about it.  27%  said it was because of social  media (mostly youtube), 34%  said friends, 17% said tv programs like Toonami, 12 %  said it was because of their siblings ( yet surprisingly 5 out of the 6 who voted, said it was because of the brother), and 4% said it was because of their Cousins. This leads me to believe that most people were influenced by their friends and media being whether it showed up in a conversation or in their feed. From there I moved on to what they actually watched and these were the results:

Most people were into things that anticipated good emotions like laughter, being happy ( be it for the character or the plot line), eagerness and things that kept them being at the edge of their seats. Now, the thing about anime is that it’s recognized for being realistic which often helps to convey those emotions to its audience which is another reason why people love it so much. When asked if they expressed their views on it the answers were rather sad.  37% said yes, 32% said yes but only if someone asked them about it or if it was someone they trusted, 27% said no, and 2% said they used to. “ Nope. After people at my old school found out I liked it, I got bullied so I haven’t expressed my views. “ The majority of those who said no had said that it was because they didn’t want to seem bad or like a “Loser” since people would start bothering them and preferred to stay quiet then be troubled. Those who said yes explained that they talked about it when they were hyped or felt like ranting. This says that most people are afraid to express their love/hatred for anime. Now out of those people, 64% percent of them had less than 10 friends while only 35% had more than 10. Here is what they thought of others who are in it: 64% percent said that they were nice, 11% said they were Weeaboos, and 23% said it depended but many yet many allegations were made against weebs.  A weeaboo is someone who is obsessed with Japanese culture ( anime mostly) and claim that it is superior. These people will often try to be Japanese by saying phrases out of nowhere in Japanese.  Most of the anime community seems to hate on these people since they bring those who are just here to genuinely enjoy anime a bad name and reputation, which is another reason people prefer to not tell anyone that they're into anime since they don’t want others to get a misconception of them. 51% said anime had changed them a lot, 31% said not much, 17% said half. As the answers developed it seemed that in general, it allowed people to discover their passion and or interest in things. It helped them develop/influence their artistic skills and writing. It also got people interested to learn the language or take an interest in Japanese culture not at an extreme but genuine curiosity. Those who seemed lonely got to know more people via the internet allowing them to share their experience. Along with Self expression and happiness, people seem to generally have a good experience with it :  “ Aikatsu definitely has- it teaches me to never stop trying, and to always pick myself right up, because if you put your mind to something, you'll reach that goal, and nothing can stop you from doing so.” “ It depends, actually. I now can stand up for myself after seeing characters in certain series standing up for themselves.” “ It helped me become a better person in a way, like to never give up on your dreams- so perseverance is somehow shaped in my personality. “ Quotes from what people have said on the way anime have helped them, it seems like it allows people to grow into better people.  Anime not only shows to be a simple source of entertainment but one that leaves their audience impacted for life. It gives people hope and friendships that they never thought they would have. It lets people learn from characters experiences and apply it to themselves helping them grow as a person and increase their thinking about things in general. -- part 3 | part 1

[spitech]

Make Money Online: Beginner's Guide

Posted under Basics on July 13, 2007

My father officially retired from his job at Con Edison this week. He spent 26 years there. Intrigued by earning money online to complement his retirement funds, my father started asking me lots of questions about how exactly people are making money online. I decided to summarize our one hour long phone call, into what I call a "Beginner's Guide to making money online" Please use the comments section to add anything else my dad (and anyone else reading this guide) could use. Concept Q. I keep reading about people making serious money online. Is there any truth to it or is it all hype?

Not hype. As of 2007, the number of different ways you can make money on the Internet, has reached an all time high. Normal people are selling on eBay , promoting affiliate offers , writing for a living , creating niche content sites and typically doing it all from their home office. In fact, I'm surprised so many people stick with their "physical world" boring day jobs and never even experiment with making money online. Their quality of life could improve significantly if they just stick to it.

Q. How much money are we talking about?

On the high end, there are people like Markus Frind , an engineer who created a free dating website, has no employees but his girlfriends who helps out and is collecting $200,000 a month from Google. Or Jeremy Schoemaker , a self taught pay per click expert, who is reportedly making $6M annually working from his home office, running 4 companies. You have folks like Kris Jones , who started a gourmet food company, doing affiliate marketing on the side and ended up repositioning and creating the fastest growing full-service Internet Marketing agency in the United States with now nearly 100 employees, all financed from affiliate marketing profits. There's a nice lady by the name of Wendy Piersall , who started a blog titled eMomsAtHome and turned it into a little empire. We're talking big money.

Q. I don't have any technical skills. Is that a problem?

No. Not unless you make it a problem in your head. There are literally tens of thousands of success stories, covering people from all backgrounds, origins, professions and countries. You no longer need to come from a certain background, origin, posses a certain level of education or have any other inherent skills. The only thing all these case studies have in common is an unwavering passion to succeed at all cost. You're going to fail repeatedly, so you better get used to it. Persistence is key.

Q. How soon can folks normally quit their "day job"?

At least not for a year. Read success stories of people who made it big online and you'll learn all (or most) of them had a solid dayjob, while they were working on their online businesses. You need to put food on the table, that's your first priority. There are enough hours in the day and plenty of resources online, so that if you're committed and willing to invest 2 hours every day and a few more over weekends to building your own sites , 12 months are more than enough to build a significant income from your online ventures. It takes time building revenues online. But it's worth it.

Q. How exactly is money being made online?

To understand how money is being made online, you need to understand two important online marketing terms: Traffic = The number of people who visit a website. Conversion Rate = The percentage of website visitors who decide to buy or signup on that website. For example, a website with daily traffic of 10,000 visitors and a conversion rate of 2%, selling a $20 product, will generate $4,000 per day to the website owner. (10,000/100*2*20) To make money online you need to focus on promoting the website, getting as many people as possible to visit the site (increase traffic) and continually work on the website sales copy and the product/service being offered to get as many website visitors as possible to buy (increase conversion rate).

Where to Start Q. Ok, I understand Traffic and I think I understand Conversion. What next?

The first important decision you have to make is what path to choose for starting to generate money online. Having so many different ways to make money online may seem confusing to new people. Borrowing an analogy from Robert Kawasaki, I categorized the 4 distinct paths you can choose when getting started online. Pick the one that you feel is best suited for you and you'll be one step closer to earning your living online. Level 1: Online Employee - Replace your "physical world" boss with an online boss. Visit WAHM (Work At Home Mom), WorkPlaceLikeHome. You'll find hundreds of opportunities to do real work for real companies from your home and get paid real bucks. LiveOps and West are two solid companies in the customer support category. You can find other companies if you don't feel comfortable speaking to customers over the phone and getting paid by the minute. Level 2: Online Self Employed - Start a small business online and be your own boss. The absolute best place to start is eBay . Find a niche you love, search eBay to ensure there are at least 3 sellers in that niche to indicate demand is high enough and start offering those products on eBay as a seller. Starting on eBay is common to many of today's successful online moguls. Other great online small businesses to start with are - your own copywriting shop (if you know how to write well), a blog where you write about a hot niche and promote affiliate offers, or your own consulting business (if you have strong expertise in your area). Level 3: Online Investor - If you have $5,000 to risk (don't risk more initially) this path might be for you. Head over to SitePoint forums and take a month to learn about how online businesses are bought and sold for a profit similar to Real Estate fixer-uppers. Another good investment channel is becoming a Domainer (people who buy website domains cheap and sell them months later for a huge profit). Level 4: Online Business Owner - The holy grail of making money online is becoming a business owner. The difference between "Online Self Employed" and "Online Business Owner" is that as an online business owner, your business can function without you. Online business owners typically have dozens or hundreds of active websites, all generating passive income requiring little to no involvement. While obviously ideal, this is also the most difficult level to conquer. I strongly suggest you go through the previous levels first, to gain an understanding of the online world. Once you're ready, profitable online businesses are all about creating a service (or destination) people would easily extract value from. Create a site people would love to recommend to their friends and you're on the right track. Profitable online businesses include: Niche Content sites, Dating sites, Proxy servers , Lead generation , Affiliate Marketing and many more.

Q. How do I pick the right path for me? Being an online business owners sounds like the best one?

Yeah being an online business owner with hundreds of sites under your belt is the quickest way to making a 7 figure income. But notice I specifically marked that one as 'Level 4'. If you're just getting started online, it usually doesn't make sense to get started at level 4 from day one. While you might succeed, you can increase your chances by starting from the basics. I didn't say you have to spend years working through each level. You can open an eBay business, learn the ins and outs of making money and sell your eBay business a few months later as you move on to the next level. Probably the best way to pick the right path for you, is to mimic what you are currently doing in the "physical world". If you are an employee of a big company, start by converting yourself to an online employee so that you can work from home. If you have a small business in the "physical world", start by converting your small business to an online one so that you can attract a much wider audience. Take it step by step, be prepared to fail and most importantly - keep your day job until your total 3-month online earnings equal 150% of what your old job used to pay.

Q. I used to do Real Estate and can relate to buying-selling businesses. How do I get more guidance?

Once you pick the right path for you, your next question is probably going to be - "Ok great, now what do I do first thing tomorrow morning?" Thankfully, the Internet has many forums and a handful of blogs, matching each path of online money making. Make sure you pick the right forums (I linked to many of the good ones above) and don't get too carried away spending all your time reading and no time producing. Be very focused on meeting your predefined goals before you jump on the forums. For example, if you pick the path of being an Online Investor, buying and selling websites, you'll have to start at SitePoint Forums - read everything under the marketplace sub-forum and try to identify how the successful users act. Feel free to ask questions, introduce yourself and be very honest about where you are in the process. You'll be surprised but many people would love to help. Similar to a Real Estate fixer-upper, in the online world, you'll have to learn how to first evaluate website traffic (population), earning's potential (look at comps), search engine placement (neighborhood) and then understand where to get cheap developers (workers) and project managers (builders) to manage it all.

Shortcuts Q. Sounds like a lot of information to digest. Any shortcuts?

We all love shortcuts, don't we? The best way to ensure you are on track to replace your "physical world" income with an online income in less than 12 months, is "goal setting". Cliche or not, without having specific goals, your chances of succeeding are slim to none. Here's a good set of goals that will help you get started, covering all basic grounds: 1. Make $20 online by exchanging your time for money 2. Sell something on eBay, even if you make no money or lose up to $50 in the process. 3. Make $50 profit online by selling a product, service or promoting an affiliate-offer 4. Make $5 online by building a simple content site and embedding Google AdSense in it 5. Buy a website that is making $100 or more per month, for $200 or less.

Q. What else?

Pick a mentor and ride his (or her) wave. Every meteor revolves around a star. Similarly, you need to pick a successful person making money online in the path you chose earlier, contact that person and get them to take you under your wing. You can find these people in forums such as DigitalPoint , WickedFire , SitePoint and WebMasterWorld. Be very honest about who you are and what you are looking to do. Explain you are willing to work very hard for very little or no compensation, you are very impressed with the posts posted by [your chosen mentor] and are looking to learn more about making money online. Don't expect to win over stars who are making 7 figures on-line. Start with folks who are just one level ahead of you in the game, re-assure them your intentions are pure and keep trying until you find the right fit. Just about every successful person in both the online and offline worlds had a mentor they looked up to when they got started.

Q. Where do I find my first customers and how do I build a critical-mass of traffic?

Once you have an eBay store, a content site (with AdSense and Affiliate offers) or just a basic website promoting your own services, go to friends, family and old co-workers. Ask them to visit your site and ask for honest opinion. Very Important: Don't tell them this site is yours. If you do, you're not going to get honest opinion. Instead, say you're looking to buy this site and you want to get their opinion if this is a site they would visit again. Having a site with high stickiness factor, where you offer enough of a value proposition to website visitors to come back, is very important to building a sustainable online income. John Reese has an excellent PDF Report about this titled The rebirth of Internet Marketing .

Comments

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