This isn't Twitter. There is no algorithm here for people who do not follow you to find you. The best way to have your toots seen is with hashtags (like these👇👇👇 ).
Be sure to follow @feditips for more helpful #newbie information.
Okay so I’ve been trying to figure out how to #post#images on the platform all morning. So far, no luck. Is it because I’m a #Mastadon#newbie and am on image probation, or because there’s been a flood of #newcomer traffic to this server — er, #instance — and it having trouble processing it all? #artist#art#photography
Embarking on my virgin Mastodon voyage! I value being a good human, leading consciously, leveraging technology to improve lives, living joyfully, adapting to change, and sitting (in meditation) to rise.
well, it's time for an introduction. My name is Angel, I'm 22 years old, I'm from Latin America but I also spoke English. I chose this server because I love anime, manga, and everything related to that, so I feel that we can get along here. I also love to write, mostly poetry, that's why my username: Nube Surrealista, in english: Surreal Cloud. Because I love surrealism art as a form of expression. that's all, sorry for writing so much xD #newbie#introposts
Welcome, new and returning #Mastodon users! You are not only on the right side of #history, but also in for a much better experience than you had on the #birdsite.
If you need help with anything, please reply to this post and I will do my best to see that you get it. 🙏
I am currently trying to talk someone through a #Mastodon signup. I get most of the issues for why it's the way it is. But still. Even for a very normal, integrated, software-savvy person, it's not at all a self-explanatory process. It's remarkably difficult to explain to a #newbie in a couple of comprehensible sentences why it can't be more streamlined and what the "next steps" are. Kinda frustrating.
I’ve been on Mastadon now for a week now and it dawned on me that I never wrote an #introduction so hello everyone 😊 I migrated over from Twitter as it was was becoming too toxic! I’m from Florida and live in the UK. My passion is taking photos especially the wildlife in Africa, I’ve travelled there numerous times. I look forward to meeting some of you 😊 #photography#cats#wildlifephotography#naturephotography
A huge welcome to the #Newcomers - we hope you like it here! Follow (and unfollow) liberally, and you can use and follow #hashtags of things you're interested in - this helps people find and engage with others with similar interests. Use favourite to acknowledge you liked a post, use boost if you want to share the post with your followers, and use bookmark to keep an eye on a thread. Replying to yourself or others creates a thread. Holler if you need any help! #Newbie#HowTo
*Do look at your local and federated feeds from time to time.
*If you like a post, favorite it.
*If you really like a post, boost it.
*Click on people's names and look at their profile. Browse some of their posts.
*Find someone like you, follow them.
*Find someone different from you, follow them.
This will make your home feed more interesting.
*Use Alt text whenever you upload images.
*Also, use #hashtags
*And have fun!