If you post your art, animations, or short clips on TikTok or Instagram Reels, you’ve probably gotten a message like this: some account with a vague name, a decent follower count, and a profile picture of a logo instead of a person, asking if they can repost your video to their page. Sounds…
If you’re an artist with any kind of online presence, you’ve probably gotten a message like this. Someone reaches out, tells you they love your work, and asks if you’d like to be featured in an upcoming art book. It feels great. It feels like the moment you’ve been waiting…
If you post art online long enough, you’ll eventually get a message from an account with a big following, telling you your work is amazing and offering to feature you to their audience. All you have to do is pay a small fee.
It sounds like a good deal. It’s not. It’s a pretty…