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From tips and tricks to product updates and inspiration, explore our resources to learn how to grow as a Vocal creator.

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Stomping Out Toxic Voices and Humanizing Technology
All of us have noticed the rise of toxicity in our social feeds and unfortunately, life in general. I have been a part of the industry that created, supported, and grew today’s major social networks and the advertising economy that surrounds them.
By Laurie Weisberg5 years ago in Resources
How I Won $1,000 in My First Vocal Fiction Challenge
I recently won the first Vocal Challenge I’ve ever entered, and it was a fiction Challenge! I have to admit—I was shocked when I got that congratulatory email for my short story, Pinky Promise.
By Sara Rose5 years ago in Resources
Creator Spotlight: Natalie Spack
Natalie Spack is a charmingly optimistic writer, videographer, and actress based out of Los Angeles, California. With such a wide range of skillsets and interests, the St. Louis native found success on Vocal through a number of avenues.
By Vocal Spotlight5 years ago in Resources
Celebrating 20,000 Vocal+ Member Milestone
There are moments in our business, in every business, when the company hits a new stride, a tipping point that can feel akin to the g-force felt when you hit the accelerator in a fast car.
By Jeremy Frommer5 years ago in Resources
Creator Spotlight: RJ
Raven Jantara, or RJ, is a bright 21-year-old writer and artist based out of Portland, Oregon. RJ is a Vocal+ Founding Member, which means she's been gracing our creator-driven platform with her articulate, multi-community content for a very long time. How long exactly? Well, long enough to have published over 60 stories and either win or place in a whopping six challenges.
By Vocal Spotlight5 years ago in Resources
Where We Are Going, Where We Have Been
The title of this edition of Verified may have been inspired by a Joyce Carol Oates story that has traumatized us since tenth grade, but we promise the theme will be very different.
By Vocal Curation Team5 years ago in Resources
Introducing Creator Bonuses on Vocal
Today we’re rolling out Vocal Creator Bonuses: a more direct way for the Vocal team to reward creators directly in their Wallet.
By Justin @ Vocal5 years ago in Resources
Creator Spotlight: Farmer Nick
Nick Cutsumpas, or "Farmer Nick," is an L.A.-based Plant Coach, Urban Farmer, and Environmentalist dedicated to creating inviting and informative content for plant parents and soon-to-be plant parents alike.
By Vocal Spotlight5 years ago in Resources
Role Models
Let the globe, if nothing else, say this is true, that even as we grieved, we grew, that even as we hurt, we hoped, that even as we tired, we tried, that we'll forever be tied together, victorious.
By Vocal Curation Team5 years ago in Resources
Creator Spotlight: Angelica Pasquali
Angelica Pasquali (or Jelly for short) is a professional photographer, climate activist, and mental health advocate based out of New Jersey. When she's not out shooting for her sustainable wedding and elopement photography business, Dawnpoint Studios, you can find Jelly volunteering at local cleanups and inspiring others through her sustainable lifestyle on Vocal, Instagram, and Youtube.
By Vocal Spotlight5 years ago in Resources
Celebrating One Year of Challenges
When we launched Challenges one year ago today, we could never have anticipated the milestones we’d reach. What started off as a new way to encourage creativity and reward creators to think outside the box and participate in competitions across topics and interests, quickly evolved into so much more—thanks to you.
By Laurie Weisberg5 years ago in Resources
A Platform’s Responsibility to Act With Purpose
It’s a conversation that my team and I find ourselves coming back to time and time again. When we talk about the future of Vocal, or conceptualize anything from new features to social media campaigns, it’s essential that we can identify exactly why we’re doing what we’re doing, and exactly who we’re doing it for. If we can’t identify the answers to those questions clearly and concisely, or we aren’t satisfied with those answers, then we know we have a lot more work to do. It’s part of how we make sure that we are always putting our creators first in each and every decision we find ourselves making.
By Jessica Wharton5 years ago in Resources