<p>WAHHEYYY</p><p>Hallo! Ow do?!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>WELCOME TO INDIE AF - An AF marketing chat special! </strong></p><p>Sarah Golding here - hello! I am Just coming out of a true busy creator period of producing directing and voice acting annddd interviews for this ere show. </p><p><br></p><p>Am Delighted today to introduce the truly wonderful <strong>Joe Swenson</strong> of BROKEN ARTS ENTERTAINMENT who put out around 125 episodes a year!!! WOOOOOOWWW</p><p><br></p><p>That sounds insane</p><p><br></p><p><strong>We explore what Joe does to build community for Broken Arts, and how they market and utilise social media to get folks to know their show - some key info about BE - </strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Across platforms they have 25,000 followers! </li><li>9000 insta followers</li><li>Social media Tips - be everywhere</li><li>Post consistently on YouTube</li><li>Encouraging their Actors to promote their works</li><li>They had 1.2 million engagements last year - next year aim for 2 million and utilising Patreon! </li><li>Think about your # use! WE CHAT ON …i.e. tagging #strangerthingfollowers if your show is a little similar in vibe! </li><li>WHATTTT to putt out on the socials</li><li>BTS SEEMS POPULAR</li><li>LIVE SHOWS GAIN TRACTION - GO BIG!</li><li>ONGOING OPEN FUNDING THROUGH SEED AND SPARK</li><li>HYDRATE HYDRATE HYDRATE</li><li>How how howww to get feedback!  Ahh Engagement! THE VOID IS DEEP AND LARGE LARGE LARGE large lar la l</li><li>HURRAY FOR THE NEW JERSEY WEBFEST</li><li>ONLINE PODCAST PUBLICATIONS YOU HAVE TO HIT! </li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Joe shouts about The brilliance of some core BAE team&gt;&gt;&gt;</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Hannah Lee  Defrates - VP</strong></li><li><strong>Emily Morse Lee - IMDB</strong></li><li><strong>Bernie Horton - Marketing Manager</strong></li><li><strong>Cathy Tran - Graphic Designer</strong></li></ul><p><br></p><p>AND NO AI NOW ALLOWED! </p><p><br></p><p>We talked all things</p><p>&gt; Marketing plans - intentional and unintentional</p><p>&gt; How they market</p><p>&gt;Community awesome</p><p>&gt;Being ambitious</p><p>&gt;Taking risks</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Shows you can listen to</strong></p><p>A FRAGILE MIND</p><p>CHIASE THE BEAR</p><p>JUSTIN THYME</p><p>WILLOW HAVEN</p><p>And so much more on this site</p><p><a href="https://brokenartsentertainment.com/entertainment-hub/original-series/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://brokenartsentertainment.com/entertainment-hub/original-series/</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Things team BE use for socials&gt;&gt;&gt;</strong></p><p>UPSPLASH </p><p>UNSPLASH</p><p>MOTION ARRAY</p><p><br></p><p>Joe promoted the art of ‘STAYING RELEVANT’ - it seems key and hitting big event days - ie Shakespeare days and anniversaries of note that you market well can bring folks in.</p><p><br></p><p>Please feel free to pop on to the links below to Joe and his teams works</p><p><br></p><p>Thank you again for my lovely Patreon supporters - gosh you truly are amazing and I appreciate your awesome very very much! If you want to join them and pin in a few dollars a month to support this work, feel freeee! </p><p><br></p><p>Happy Creating all!</p><p><br></p><p>Sarahx</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Shows and people we mentioned - find and follow! </strong></p><p>Gathering by the Gaslight</p><p>Theatrical ShenanIgans</p><p>Midnight Burger</p><p>Nightvale</p><p>Allison Cossitt</p><p>David Ault</p><p><a href="https://alasdairstuart.com/the-full-lid/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Alastair Stuart new letter the full lid</a></p><p><a href="https://fiction-podcast-weekly.beehiiv.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Fiction Podcast News Weekly #LindsayIsAmazing</a></p><p><a href="https://www.theend.fyi" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">THE END</a></p><p><a href="https://audiofiction.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">AUDIO FICTION UK </a></p><p><a href="https://filmfreeway.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">FILM FREEWAY</a></p><p><br></p><p><u><strong>LINKS TO JOES WORKS OF GROOVY</strong></u></p><p><strong>Broken Arts Entertainment Staff</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.brokenartsentertainment.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>Broken Arts Entertainment</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/50uGTy1FixSrTYhS5heiPi" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>Broken Arts Entertainment on Spotify</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNUXWsKjsXXm13xFTYdnMZg" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>Broken Arts Entertainment on YouTube</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/brokenartsentertainment" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>Broken Arts Entertainment on Instagram</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/BrokenArtsEntertainment" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>Broken Arts Entertainment on Facebook</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>WHY HAVENT I GIVEN ATTENTION AUDIODRAMA - OS LITERALLY THE SKY IS THE LIMIT</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>LET’S BREAK THROUGH THE SKYYYYYY</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Sarah’s links of audio joy</strong></p><p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/saraaaaah.bsky.social/post/3lbbze4qptc24" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠SARAH BLUESKY⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://linktr.ee/QuirkyVoicesSarah" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SARAH LINKTREE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/QuirkyVoices" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠QUIRKY VOICES PATREON⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://adwit.org/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ADWIT PODCAST⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.wirelesstheatrecompany.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WIRELESS THEATRE⁠</a></p>