Boring Friends - Building an Audience of 100k+ in 1 Year & Inspiring Artists through Authenticity Ep.93

About this episode

Ben from Boring Friends discusses building a large online audience and the importance of authenticity in creativity.

My guest today on The Jesse Nyberg Podcast is Ben from Boring Friends. Ben has a background in tech and UX design but during the covid pandemic took he his business into a more light-hearted illustrative approach. Online has grown his following to over 100k followers and creates dope illustrations, motivating short-form content, and overall cool stuff for artists and graphic designers. In this episode Ben, and I chat about the pros/cons of social media content, not being afraid to fail, and overall improving as a creative. Ben’s Links: https://linktr.ee/boringfriends 🧡 Support the podcast + exclusive content, early access, merch & more! https://www.patreon.com/Jessenyberg

People in this episode

Host: Jesse Nyberg

Guest: Ben

Topics covered

• social media
• creativity
• illustration
• audience building
• authenticity

Keywords

• Boring Friends
• social media
• illustration
• audience growth
• creativity
• authenticity
• short-form content

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Boring Friends

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