Enjoy interacting with other creators
On note, interacting with other creators can lead to experiences you couldn't have had on your own. By reading each other's work and sending feedback, you can gain new inspiration, and fans of other creators might come to love your work as well. Why not create an opportunity for such wonderful interactions?
First, let's think about who you want to connect with.
Who do you want to reach with the notes you write? Do you want to deepen your relationship with close friends, or are you looking to meet new readers you haven't encountered yet? Think carefully about who your note is for, and then find the interaction method that suits you best.
If you want to reach people who already know you
I think many people entrust their thoughts to articles for those who understand them deeply. It is a very happy thing to have your articles read by your biggest supporters and to have them like them even more. Why not share that joy directly with acquaintances, friends, and supporters, or share it with others? The people you express your joy and gratitude to will surely be happy along with you when they see how happy you are. By repeating such interactions, you will be able to continue deeper communication for a long time.
If you want to reach people who don't know you yet
There are also people who want to have their articles read by people they haven't met yet and interact with them. For those people, first, start by giving a Like or a Comment to a wonderful article by a creator you like. From such small interactions, the circle of communication will gradually expand.
If you want to interact with even more people, why not try connecting with other creators using the methods introduced below?
How to start interacting with other creators
On note, you can enjoy interacting with other creators and create collaborative works together through various features and self-organized projects.
Give Likes and comments
Try giving a Like or writing a comment on a wonderful article. When you give a Like or comment, a notification is sent to the other person, creating a possibility that they will notice your goodwill. Also, it might be good to reply to comments from people who have commented on your articles.
Share your thoughts on articles
The desire to spread wonderful creators and articles to many people may create an opportunity for interaction with the creator's fans or the creator themselves.
If you read an article and think, "I want others to read this too," try sharing it using the SNS share button at the bottom right of the article. If the creator who wrote the article has set up Twitter integration, the creator's nickname and Twitter username will be automatically included in the post text.
Use the magazine feature
The magazine feature allows you to bundle articles written by yourself or other creators. When you add an article to a magazine, a notification is sent to the other person, so it is clearly conveyed that you have read it.
Participate in contests by corporate creators × note official
On note, we hold various "contests" in collaboration with corporate creators, calling for posts on specific themes. By participating in contests, creators may sometimes find opportunities for interaction with corporate creators.
For example, KIRIN reads the entries submitted to contests in collaboration with note and picks them up on their own note. They introduce the articles along with the editorial department's impressions after reading them.
There is a possibility that the person in charge will read the works submitted to the contest or press "Like".
Participate in other creators' "self-organized theme projects" or "self-organized contests"
On the other hand, there are also times when creators create their own themes and call for posts. Some of them take the form of "self-organized contests" by sending gifts to creators who have posted particularly wonderful articles or by creating a place for awards.
For example, illy / Satoshi Iritani held a project called " #PolishEmotionalResolution " that solicited works expressing feelings and mental images in high-resolution words.
The participating creators wrote impressions for each other and introduced each other's articles. In addition to selecting the grand prize, excellence award, and honorable mention from the submitted works, a special "Sprout Award" was also born because there were creators who agreed with the project.
If you post an article that follows the theme of "self-organized theme projects" or "self-organized contests" being conducted by other creators, interactions may be born.
Organize your own "self-organized theme projects" or "self-organized contests"
Once you get used to participating in themes, it might be good to call out to friends to plan a project together. By creating a theme based on common hobbies, topics of work, or themes that stimulate creative motivation, you might be able to enjoy creation in a different way than just writing articles.
How corporate creators can get started with interaction
Corporate creators can also enjoy interacting with other creators in various ways.
Call for posts using hashtags and add articles to a magazine
Why not call for posts about your company's business, services, or products using a specific hashtag, and add them to your company account's magazine as a thank you to those who wrote the articles?
When a corporation collects articles in a magazine, it may be helpful to keep the following points in mind:
・Clearly state the criteria for why you selected them
・Regularly communicate on your own account's articles or on social media linked to your note, saying things like, "I'm happy to see posts with #〇〇, so I will definitely read them"
・Set the magazine name so that the reason for inclusion is clear just by looking at it (since the magazine name is displayed in notifications).
For example, the new book label Kobunsha Shinsho collects articles in a magazine where readers introduce books using the hashtag "#MyKobunshaShinsho". Their announcement article clearly states what kind of posts they are looking for.
Create collaborative themes with other corporate creators
Creators sometimes collaborate with each other to create themes.
For example, the publisher Poplar Publishing and the beverage manufacturer KIRIN held a collaborative "#LateNightSnacks" post contest, soliciting posts themed around snacks. Selected works were published as books by Poplar Publishing, and products from KIRIN and Poplar Publishing were also awarded.
When corporations collaborate, they can not only involve more people than if they held the event alone, but they can also create opportunities that delight participating creators, such as offering publication rights in media owned by the collaborating corporation or sending products related to both companies.
Create collaborative articles with other corporate creators
Creating collaborative articles with other corporate creators is also recommended. There may be times when you want readers to have a deeper understanding of your company's services, products, the background of their creation, or the thoughts behind them. In such cases, why not ask another corporate account that shares your philosophy or has an affinity with your users to write an article?
The official website for the super mystery magazine "Mu," called "Mu PLUS," published an article introducing a drama series broadcast by the film entertainment service Star Channel, provided by the company. This article featured the author who translated the original book that served as the motif for the drama, delving into the content while synchronizing it with modern American history, resulting in a collaboration with high affinity between the creator and the article content.
Star Channel's note features articles introducing the drama series themselves.
In conclusion
Of course, how much you enjoy interacting on note varies from person to person. If you would like to increase the number of creator friends you get along with or find people who deeply understand and share your thoughts, you might want to try building connections using the methods introduced in this article.