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JSO wrote:

MyRedNeptune wrote:

Penguinsrock wrote:

Strangely, you will see Paddle2See being quite social. I like mods/site creators that are social. Instead of being all secret, or swarmed when seen

Yes, that's one thing I love about the Scratch website. 

I like being a social Mod, lol. 

So I am all secret, or swarmed when seen? I hope not.. xD

I registered a month after MyRedNeptune... It's still a long time ago.

Lol no ur not secret.    You are fluffeh! ^o^ jk
It's just that I don't see you posting on the Forums a lot. 

Chrischb wrote:

What a funny topic! I remember when my Calculator got featured, and I liked it. But the problem was, the temporary popularity was overwhelming. I wouldn't want to be a proper celebrity, and in my opinion I'd rather get little snippets of it or constant, moderate levels of popularity.
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May Scratch grow and prosper.

I completely agree with you. ^^ I like my moderate, "quiet" popularity at the moment. 

About a year ago I was so immensely popular I got exhausted with it and "quit" for a few months. ^^

Hmm, everyone's talking about the good old days of Scratch in 2007. Shame I missed it.

Hmm... I am just really bored XD Nice tips Maki

Last edited by RobotKitty (2009-08-25 02:10:25)

MyRedNeptune wrote:

It is best if you create two accounts - one just for fun, to which you can upload all your projects, and the other for good projects. You will need a fun account if you become popular, because popularity is a burden.

I have a few other accounts...

illusionist (MAIN)
illusionist_extra (Test account, and some extra projects)
personman2000 (Old extra account, switched to illusionist_extra to let people know its me)

This isn't my account, but I thought i'd list it anyway...

Apollo64 (My brother's account)

Penguinsrock wrote:

Great tips! I'm actually pretty popular already, I have only been on scratch for 6 months. Through that time, I only started getting good after my first month.

I remember when I saw your first project on the Newest section 

Last edited by illusionist (2009-08-25 18:13:38)

I only have 1 account.

I have been on for 8 months and I really don't get very many views... *sigh*

Although I've never been on the front page for anything special, I have assumed some things, most of which require emphasisement. Firstly, friends. With the new part on the front page for 'Friends latest projects' I think that friends would be a vital asset. Ok, thats all I really wanted to emphasise on, but I'll add a few things. Tags are vital. Its what people search for. Thats one way to get views. Another is galleries. If you come across, say a themed gallery and one of your projects fits it, put it in. Thirdly, listen to constructive criticism. It might just help to better your projects. Next, building off one of my previous ones, the Scratch Design Studio. Although its not for any great length of time that your projects are on the front page during that month or whatever it is that the SDS is the same. To get more views when a project is in SDS, Newest and Friends, an interesting name and picture are required. If you name your project: Pointless or something like that, its not gonna be viewed as often as something called Pokemon adventure. If the picture is a blank screen, its gonna be nothing compared to a project with a Pokémon battle. To get the appropriate preview for your project, press stop at some point then upload. I hope that helps anyone. Scratch on!

Maki-Tak wrote:

2: Of course it helps if you have one of those fancy tablets so you can show off your drawings, but not all of us are that lucky. I practised drawing with a mouse for a bit, and the first half of my Kung fu Fighting project was totally drawn with a mouse. (that project got on top loved!) Tip: If you have a Windows it helps if you adjust your mouse settings for smoother pics. Try turning off pointer precision.

you make it seem like your assuming that the scratchers your talking to have some artistic talent in that tip

Some others I can think of

1.Spend time on your project, try and get rid of as many glitches as you can

2.Make your project simple, but effective, projects that get to complex may cause a lot of lag in scratch

3.Don't spam

I've been on Scratch for years, and still, the top number of views i have gotten is around 50. Although, come to think of it, i don't advertise much. Mabye i'll try that, along with spending more time on my projects. 

THANKS!!!!! 

Maki-Tak wrote:

I myself am sort-of one of these, and I have many friends who would love to get constant views and lots of fans. So heres some helpful hints-

1: Make friends. This does NOT mean you add tons of people to your friends list. You'll just be regarded as a sore loser (no offense to some of you). What I mean is putting nice constructive comments on peoples projects. This might be long and painstaking, but after a bit you'll find you've made a true friend and the people you talk to will compliment your projects back. (I can prove this)

2: Of course it helps if you have one of those fancy tablets so you can show off your drawings, but not all of us are that lucky. I practised drawing with a mouse for a bit, and the first half of my Kung fu Fighting project was totally drawn with a mouse. (that project got on top loved!) Tip: If you have a Windows it helps if you adjust your mouse settings for smoother pics. Try turning off pointer precision.

3: I advertised all my good animations in the forums and that's when I started getting top viewed. It gives that little bit extra amount of people you need. Try to avoid advertising on projects otherwise your morale will lower    something like that.
If you make a fancy project telling people to look at a certain thing you did that sometimes works.

4: Be patient! It took me a year to get famous, and I've often seen people quit just because they never got to be a celeb. NEVER quit because of this, quitters are not destined to be famous.

If this doesn't work you can blame me, and then I'll tell you that you didn't try hard enough.

Scratch on, and I hope this helps!
Maki-Tak

well i'm getting a tiny bit famous,like about ya know 8 or more views. well most of you guys might think ohh that's not famous. well i don't care.    (i clicked pen by mistake lol) oh and anybody who is look at teh fourms,before yuh leave check out mah projects. 

I've never really wanted to be famous on Scratch xD

But I was for about 3-4 days o.O..
I don't make projects anymore though.