The Algorithm Doesn't Care About Your Art. Lets fix that.

Most artists treat social media like a gallery wall. Art, art, art, art. The algorithm doesn't care. It rewards shares, watch time, and laughs. This episode is about charging up your engagement battery with entertaining content so the algorithm actually delivers your art to people who want to see it. Want to join Patrick for a live webinar? He hosts one every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Register here: asf.today/webinar In this episode: Why the algorithm ignores your art posts (and what it rewards instead) What a meme actually is — and why artists are already halfway there How a 77-year-old museum curator got 9 million views with Gen Z slang The Marco Rubio couch meme: proof you don't even have to try Free tools that make meme creation embarrassingly easy Memes and accounts mentioned: National Gallery of Art on Instagram (@ngadc) — Alison Luchs viral Reels Marco Rubio Couch Memes on Know Your Meme Devon Rodriguez on TikTok (@devonrodriguezart) Freeze Magazine on Instagram (@freeze_magazine) — art world memes BarkBox on Instagram (@barkbox) Liquid Death on Instagram (@liquiddeath) Scrub Daddy on TikTok (@scrubdaddy) Duolingo on TikTok (@duolingo) Free meme makers (no design skill required): Know Your Meme — research trending formats and templates Imgflip Meme Generator — 1M+ templates, pick and type Canva Meme Maker — templates + custom layouts Supermeme.ai — describe it in words, AI makes the meme Kapwing — video memes, 2000+ templates Adobe Express Meme Maker — free, no experience needed Your homework: Make ONE meme about being an artist this week. Post it. Compare the shares to your last art post. If it wins — and it probably will — you just learned the most important lesson in social media. Related episodes: The Coffee Shop Test: Why Your Social Media Is Failing How to Know What Will Sell Before You Create It