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The Art of Making a Living: NFTs are Changing the Way Artists Make Money

There is a new wave of artists making money in the art world, and they are doing so by selling their artwork as NFTs. Not only is digital art now much easier to sell, with NFTs rethinking the dynamics of supply and demand, but buyers and sellers can feel more secure than ever before when transacting from across the globe. More so, NFTs have enabled buyers and sellers to remain connected long after a single transaction as part of an art community through the attached perks of ownership.

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Community is the Future of Business: Different Types of Online Communities and Driving Value for Brands and Customers

More and more brands are starting to realize the power of community to build loyalty, expand word-of-mouth, and ultimately drive sales with customers. But what are the different types of communities out there? And what does a successful one look like? Let’s talk about that and explore the power of community.

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Take Pride: How to Build a Business You're Proud of, with Sales Coach Luis Baez, Silicon Valley Expert

Luis Baez is an expert in helping QBIPOC entrepreneurs build businesses they can be proud of. With over 14 years of experience at some of the world's most distinguished companies like Google, LinkedIn, Tesla, and Uber, Luis is a seasoned expert in Sales and Marketing. He has taken these experiences to create the Sales Huddle -- a business program taking all of the secrets he learned in Silicon Valley to help you build your own business.

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Queer Crypto: Three LGBT NFT Artists Disrupting the Fine Art World and Shaping Queer Digital Art

You can say what you want about NFT art but it is a gamechanger for LGBT artists, as NFT artwork has begun to level the playing field in the world of fine art, making it far less pretentious, and a lot more inclusive. Here are three LGBT NFT artists you should be supporting, and keeping an eye on as the NFT world explodes.

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Protect Trans Athletes! LGBT Olympians, Transgender Women in Sports, and Rejecting Bioessentialism

Queer Olympians have seen unprecedented representation at this year's Tokyo Olympic Games, but there is still a TON of hate and discrimination making its way into US legislation. There have been a huge number of new, anti-trans bills seeking to ban trans-women from competing in women's sports. This is an issue affecting women all over the world and has no place in the world of sportsmanship.

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Gays Over COVID: What I Learned From My COVID-19 Scare and How COVID Shame is Damaging the LGBTQIA+ Community

Pages like @GaysOverCOVID on Instagram have come to the forefront of the conversation by exposing gay men for COVID unsafe behaviors like circuit parties, holiday gatherings, and hookups. While I do not endorse these behaviors I’ve got to say that I for one, am OVER @GaysOverCOVID. Let’s talk about the difference between SHAME and ACCOUNTABILITY, and how these public shaming pages are doing a lot more harm than good to our community.

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