Did live on TikTok the other day. I don't use TT very much but I know the opportunity it presents so I thought I would give it a go. But... I can't see a recording of the live on my profile. Does TT not keep lives as ongoing content like a YouTube live or am I just not looking in the right places? Anyone know?

My new show opens in a couple of weeks and I'm doing a couple of things to try and grow any potential audience I can. My ask for help is that I would love to hear what you do to develop an audience for your work. WHAT I AM DOING I'm sending some emails out to local dance and drama schools with a discount code that they can offer their customers as a sense of trying to build reciprocity. Basically letting them say that they've negotiated a discount for the show so it makes their customers feel good about their business. Now obviously brings a benefit to us (ticket sales) if anybody does send it on but to be honest I have found that most small business owners think small-mindedly in the sense of trying to protect their own turf. It feels like people are less receptive to promoting other shows or offering discounts to other shows to their audience because they're scared it's going to strip their audience away and eat into their little part of the pie. What they don't see is that actually that the pie is huge enough for all of us. My philosophy is that if I can do something that makes my audience feel like I'm working for them, then that's still me serving my audience even if it's not my show. Maybe it's just me. Would love to hear your thoughts.

This community has been ticking along for a couple of months now and the lack of activity in the group has me wondering if this kind of community is actually what you need. The idea was to have a place where we could share wins, challenges and help build each other as we build our artistic business, but right now, it's very hard to tell if this is something you need or want that. Is there something you expected that has not been delivered? If so I am happy to work on bringing that in. Just not sure if this is something you actually want or if the focus of it is not quite on point for what you need. Would love to hear your thoughts either in this thread or privately. I added a poll as a quick response too. Your feedback will direct the next steps for this community!! thanks

@Krystal Shuttleworth this grant might be worth looking at for you! https://screenqueensland.com.au/investment-support/screen-culture-fund/

Hey Team, Here is todays Hotseat riff. Krystal indicated that she needs to make more profit through her short film festival. There are some concepts in this that can serve all of us. Love to hear your thoughts. Let me know if you would like to jump into a hotseat and talk about your business some time.