It’s been a protracted 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 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 way in which 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, personal podcasts and extra from their favorite creatives, writers, or artists. Plenty of you on this group have advised I begin one up, and in my tiny working increments I used to be in a position to get it up and working.
A lot 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 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 (under), 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 everyday output a lot that I’d fairly be completely certain that I can ship what I promise, vs. creating excessive financial tiers and break that promise.
It’s a tremendous feeling to have a group of individuals asking to assist 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 — largely 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 web site redesign, and information.
- Means to vote on future episode subjects for the podcast.
- Month-to-month video or audio AMAs on Patreon, as my well being permits. You possibly can 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 earnings at a time the place I’m bodily unable to work as I used to.
- A thanks picture of your tier chook, one among Bob, Fiona, or Arthur (these are the birds within the header of this submit – I like them a lot.)
I’ll 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 can 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 continual sickness into audio kind 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 house web page, emblem, and web site circulation that displays my current.
- Normal assist for me as I navigate this new, restricted, lifestyle.
A giant because of the next fantastic folks, who took the time and vitality 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 massive 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) submit that I might be restarting my publication on Substack. I did so as a result of Aweber was changing into price prohibitive at a time after I wasn’t in a position to work, and Substack’s choices are free except you cost on your publication (at which level they take a share). Since I all the time plan for my publication to be free, it made sense to change over.
I’ve carried out three thus far and so they comply with the traces of my former Hyperlinks I Cherished missives: some musings a few matter of curiosity, private updates, one of the best 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 listing, 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 in case you’re fascinated by receiving it, please enroll under.
You possibly can try the archives right here, first.
A Authorized Nomads Redesign
This web site 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 not me.
This time, colors, emblem, and structure 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 fundamental 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 Every thing, similar because the publication. The primary theme color might 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 primary web page can 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’ll make modifications little by little however the content material from the final decade will stay. I’m excited to have a web site that displays somewhat 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. Until I used to be beneath 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 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 might neglect to eat, dwell, and do day-to-day duties; writing blotted all the pieces 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 means 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 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 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 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 via the ups and downs of life. 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 through my contact web page. So far, I’ve a listing I’ve saved out of your questions, which incorporates the best way to be extra resilient, the best way to be much less anxious, and the best way 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 protected and properly.
xo,
Jodi
