Influence This...

In this episode of The Living Artist, Preston dives into the social media game. He starts by confessing to having a new guilty pleasure and how it opened his eyes to the birth and exponential growth of social media and the elusive social media "influencer" in our society. So, how do you play the social media game as an artist without getting sucked into the dark side of this world? The answer is: Use social media as a tool. Preston talks about how he avoids FOMO and depression by going onto social media with a game plan and limiting his time spent there. Trying to become Instafamous is not so easy, or fun for that matter. But using social media to further your art career? That's hot... For more information on Preston M. Smith and his artwork, visit https://www.pmsartwork.com, or follow him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/pmsartwork (social media everywhere @pmsartwork). You can also now subscribe to his YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/pmsartwork. Thrilled to announce that Artwork Archive just included The Living Artist on their list of the The Best Art Podcasts of 2021! Check it out. Check out The Living Artist in the Spotlight section of Discover Pods (https://discoverpods.com/podcast-spotlight-living-artist/). Great interview with links to all sorts of places! Thank you to Discover Pods. You can now support the Podcast with a donation. Go to https://www.pmsartwork.com/podcast to check it out. Huge thank you to Feedspot for choosing The Living Artist for their list of the Top 60 Art Podcasts You Must Follow in 2021. It is a huge honor to have made this amazing list (coming in at #13) with so many other wonderful podcasts. Big thank you to Feedspot! You can check out this list and more of Feedspot at https://blog.feedspot.com/art_podcasts. Podcast theme music: "Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com"