Learnings for Next Time

2025

• Using Airtable. Make sure all coordinators are using the same information platform. In 2025, I allowed coordinators to opt out of learning a new platform. Next year, I'll put extra effort into making the platform accessible.
• Shared email. A shared email account for coordinators would make responding to artist questions easier and more seamless for artists.
• Fedi handles. This year, I aimed to get artist's websites for general publicity, rather than fedi handles. Collect both - fedi handles are useful for publicity as well as communication.
• Digital cleanliness. It would be nice to have uploaded digital zines follow a clear format like Author_Title or similar.
• Deadlines.The 4 week delays between some of the later steps? Those have already been necessary. One set of zines didn't arrive until 21 May despite being posted on time.

2024

• Build in opt-outs for physical zines for artists and backers
• Build in opt-outs for payment for artists
• Read the fine print of services such as Jotform
• Include workarounds for Paypal
• Get general publicity information from artists - not just fedi handles
• Delegate! Delegate! Delegate!
• Block out more time between deadlines