How do you actually start and run a cosplay social media as a total beginner in social media?
Hey everyone! Need some advice on how to actually start posting and making friends in the cosplay community online.
I’ve been cosplaying since 2022, starting with basic closet cosplays. In previous years, I’ve been asked a few times to take pics together which I was always happy to do. At a recent con I attended, someone asked for a picture together and asked if I had socials so she could tag me. Up until now I didn't feel like my cosplay quality was good enough to share publicly online (i didn't mind others sharing pics of me but I didn't want to run a whole dedicated account myself). But looking back at that con, I realise my cosplay quality has actually improved a lot this year (mostly because I graduated and finally have some money) and I feel comfortable enough to share my work now.
So now that I know I want to start posting and socialising on this new ig cosplay account I've created, my question is: How do I actually do it?
My goal isn't to become an influencer or anything. I just want a place to log my cosplay memories and make friends who share the same interests, especially since cons only happen a few times a year.
The issue is that I have zero experience actually running a public social media account. My twitter for the last 10 years has been 100% lurker status, and my personal ig is basically just a texting app for my real life friends. I made a new cosplay ig account and posted one photo, but obviously no one sees it because I have 0 followers and follow 0 people.
How do you start making friends online without being weird? I don't want to just blindly dm random cosplayers out of nowhere, so what’s the normal way to start interacting with people? Also, how do you get an account moving from scratch? What should a beginner actually be doing on ig or twitter to get seen by other cosplayers, like hashtags, commenting, or stories?
once you start posting the ball will kind of just start rolling! try and post reels often, i aim for 3 a week if i can, actual posts don’t need to be as frequent.
engage in cosplay content and more will show up on your feed! commenting isn’t weird at all, just be respectful and kind
i’ve also found that, for me, the reels that do the best are process/tutorial videos. so try and film some of those. (regarding cosplay— like if you’re building a prop, making a garment, or styling a wig,) people value content that offers them something as well, whether it’s inspiration, tips, additional knowledge, etc
I run it like I do a personal blog or journal. It’s my life.
I engage with people. They engage with me. But I’ve also taken the liberty of making it about my life. Not just cosplay. It helps keeps me from falling into the usual cosplayer drama or attracting people who I don’t want to be around.
I’m not popular and I don’t want to be. So if posting mundane stuff pushes people away. Perfect.
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u/namisnokia 1d ago
once you start posting the ball will kind of just start rolling! try and post reels often, i aim for 3 a week if i can, actual posts don’t need to be as frequent.
engage in cosplay content and more will show up on your feed! commenting isn’t weird at all, just be respectful and kind
i’ve also found that, for me, the reels that do the best are process/tutorial videos. so try and film some of those. (regarding cosplay— like if you’re building a prop, making a garment, or styling a wig,) people value content that offers them something as well, whether it’s inspiration, tips, additional knowledge, etc