Follow any and everyone that looks even remotely interesting to you. You can always unfollow later if needed.
Use a few relevant hashtags in your posts to reach folks with similar interests.
You can follow hashtags for subjects you're interested in! If you see a hashtag in a post, tap on it, then tap the + icon to follow all posts with that hashtag. Or search for hashtags in your Explore tab (# or search icon depending on what app you are using).
Please add #AltText to your images to improve the experience for EVERYONE. It's easy: once you've uploaded your image, just tap Edit: pretend you're describing the image to a friend who can't see it. It's the nice thing to do and increases chances your post will get boosted. Follow @PleaseCaption for reminders.
Follow @feditips for great tips on using Mastodon and the Fediverse.
reminder, if you are new, and looking for people to follow you back, then before you follow someone:
give yourself an avatar.
give yourself "i am not a wanker" bio.
post and pin an introduction with hashtags.
Otherwise, with waves of new people, it becomes hard to know you from Adam. And I tell you, I am not following Adam! Fuck that guy. #introduction#feditip#twittermigration
I made my final decision to completely drop using Twitter today and moving my #artshare activities to #mastodon. It's not easy for me though; I've joined #Twitter back in 2008 and it was my ONLY #socialmedia for many years - till #Elmo take over and ruining it. Unfortunate.
We're a few days into the current wave of #TwitterMigration, and we're all excited for all the #NewHere folks to have joined.
But please be mindful you are joining a social network that was not a barren, desolate desert before. It was a blooming, cozy garden.
It's not just about finding your old connections from :birdsite: , it's also about making new valuable connections with folks on here, who might have moved years ago, or who might have never had an account on hellbird.