Seven years ago, I tried something new—a simple experiment to see if creators could come together, share, and connect.
I opened a voice channel on Discord, invited a handful of creators to share their posts, and hoped people would show up. They did—and Pimp Your Post Thursday (PYPT) was born.
Since October 2017, we've been curating content, sparking discussions, and building a space where creators from around the world get a voice.
There are several projects that have found their genesis during a PYPT or connections between people who were seeking help for an idea they had. Even more important, friendships have been formed that endure.
On October 10th at 12pm Eastern time, we’re marking our 7th Anniversary, and I’d love for you to join us.
This is no ordinary content curation show. PYPT is a relaxed, yet engaging space where posts come alive through community conversation. We don’t just share content—we discuss, we connect, we celebrate the creativity in every post presented.
To mark the occasion, every participant will receive a special commemorative graphic.
For Hive users, it’ll come as an NFT with a printable version; others will be able to download it. Hive is a blockchain-based social platform.
Here’s the graphic I designed for the occasion, which symbolizes the heart of what PYPT is all about:
"Celebrating 7 Years of Pimp Your Post Thursday! This special 7th Anniversary graphic symbolizes the essence of PYPT—an open book for shared stories, a radiant microphone representing our global conversations, and the PYPT emoji at the base that marks every participant’s place in the show. Whether you're joining in through text or voice, we celebrate the creativity and community that have been built over these amazing years."
As always, you’re welcome to present your own work or highlight content that’s inspired you. And for this show, feel free to share what PYPT has meant to you over the years.
Participation is easy.
If you've ever been curious about PYPT, now is the perfect time to jump in! Here’s how you can get involved.
Just join the Dreemport Discord server and look for the #show-text-channel and #show-text-voice channels. Join them both. If you can’t find them, just tag me — @ShadowsPub and I’ll help guide you in.
The DreemPort curation project, founded by @dreemsteem, aligns with my own values on content and encouraging people to share and engage.
We use a voice channel for the show and a text channel running alongside it. I record the show and publish a recap with the recording and a list of all the shared content on Monday.
To take part during the show, you drop the PYPT emoji into the text chat to signal you’d like a turn.
When I call on you to take your turn, you just drop the link to the content you’re sharing into the text chat. If you’re comfortable using voice, you come on voice and give a brief introduction to the content.
If voice isn’t good for you, you’re welcome to drop the introduction with your link and I’ll read it onto the recording.
Whether you're a content creator on Hive, Medium, your own blog, or elsewhere, you are welcome. PYPT isn't about where we create our content, it’s about sharing and getting to know other creators.
PYPT has been about more than content; it’s all about community.
I’m proud of what we’ve built together, and I can’t wait to celebrate with everyone who’s been a part of this journey and anyone else who’d like to see what it’s all about.
Come be a part of the next chapter.
Join us on October 10th at 12pm Eastern in the DreemPort Discord server
Remember, you’re only a stranger once.
Shadowspub writes on various subjects as she pursues her passion for learning. She also writes on other platforms and enjoys creating books you use, like journals, notebooks, colouring books, etc. Her Nicheless Narrative podcast airs on Thursdays each week.
NOTE: unless otherwise stated, all images are the author’s. AI generated images were in Midjourney, for which I hold a licence to use the images commercially.
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