Meggan Roxanne

I was in a really dark place and I couldn't find the community that I was looking for. So I had no other option but to create it myself. On Tumblr, Tumblr is a beautiful platform. Oh my gosh, I absolutely love it. It's just, it doesn't have any of the metrics that we fuss over on all the other platforms. It's just, it is what it is. You don't care about the followers.

I was in a really dark place and I couldn't find the community that I was looking for. So I had no other option but to create it myself. On Tumblr, Tumblr is a beautiful platform. Oh my gosh, I absolutely love it. It's just, it doesn't have any of the metrics that we fuss over on all the other platforms. It's just, it is what it is. You don't care about the followers.

You can put your whole self on there and somebody is going to follow you because they like you. That's what I think is amazing about Tumblr. It's just a blank page, blog posts. Someone's going to read your blog and if they like it or if they resonate with it, that's a follower. That's now one member of your community. So when I started Tumblr, I was listening to Wiz Khalifa.

You can put your whole self on there and somebody is going to follow you because they like you. That's what I think is amazing about Tumblr. It's just a blank page, blog posts. Someone's going to read your blog and if they like it or if they resonate with it, that's a follower. That's now one member of your community. So when I started Tumblr, I was listening to Wiz Khalifa.

He had a mixtape called Cushion Orange Juice and there's a song on there. And oh my gosh, every time I come on podcast, I'm like, I talk about it and I'd never get the name of the song. It goes something like, we belong at the top or something like that. And I was in a really bad place when I was listening to that. I dropped out of uni.

He had a mixtape called Cushion Orange Juice and there's a song on there. And oh my gosh, every time I come on podcast, I'm like, I talk about it and I'd never get the name of the song. It goes something like, we belong at the top or something like that. And I was in a really bad place when I was listening to that. I dropped out of uni.

My friends were making their lives and I was still very stuck. And I listened to the lyrics and it was very simple, you know, and I just thought to myself, yeah, actually, I'm going to make it. I'm actually going to make it. Just got to keep telling myself that. Okay. Wow. That's what that quote did for me. That was my first initial feeling. The lyric. Yeah, that's what the lyric did for me.

My friends were making their lives and I was still very stuck. And I listened to the lyrics and it was very simple, you know, and I just thought to myself, yeah, actually, I'm going to make it. I'm actually going to make it. Just got to keep telling myself that. Okay. Wow. That's what that quote did for me. That was my first initial feeling. The lyric. Yeah, that's what the lyric did for me.

So I went on to Tumblr and I tried to blog with WordPress. I remember at the time Vice was starting to really emerge and I joined a Vice blogging network and I had my own blog and Nothing worked. And then I got on Tumblr and I took a picture of Wiz Khalifa and I put that lyric that touched me on top of that picture. I darkened it. I posted it with some hashtags and I fell asleep.

So I went on to Tumblr and I tried to blog with WordPress. I remember at the time Vice was starting to really emerge and I joined a Vice blogging network and I had my own blog and Nothing worked. And then I got on Tumblr and I took a picture of Wiz Khalifa and I put that lyric that touched me on top of that picture. I darkened it. I posted it with some hashtags and I fell asleep.

And the next day I woke up to like 12,000 followers and a whole bunch of requests. And I was like, okay. Wiz Khalifa was really popular at the time. So I think I kind of jumped on that. But the fact is nobody else was making picture quotes out of positive hip hop lyrics. And then I never told any of my friends that this blog was mine.

And the next day I woke up to like 12,000 followers and a whole bunch of requests. And I was like, okay. Wiz Khalifa was really popular at the time. So I think I kind of jumped on that. But the fact is nobody else was making picture quotes out of positive hip hop lyrics. And then I never told any of my friends that this blog was mine.

I started seeing my friends display pictures on Blackberry Messenger and Facebook change to my quotes. And then I realized that there were people who were going through things that would find a particular quote and put it on their display picture. So now, you know, they're in their emotions today, they're sad about this.

I started seeing my friends display pictures on Blackberry Messenger and Facebook change to my quotes. And then I realized that there were people who were going through things that would find a particular quote and put it on their display picture. So now, you know, they're in their emotions today, they're sad about this.

And it kind of made it easier to share how you're feeling within without having to actually vocalize it. So for me, Cushion Wisdom on Tumblr was just like, wow, I didn't know I can connect to this many people. I didn't think people needed these quotes as much as I did. But I have 12,000 people that resonate with me now.

And it kind of made it easier to share how you're feeling within without having to actually vocalize it. So for me, Cushion Wisdom on Tumblr was just like, wow, I didn't know I can connect to this many people. I didn't think people needed these quotes as much as I did. But I have 12,000 people that resonate with me now.

So three weeks into launching Tumblr, I started a clothing line called Cool Story Bro, which was a slogan back in the day. And my mother was an accountant, a bookkeeper at the time, and she was making about... £40,000 a year. And I pulled in £36,000 in three weeks for just selling that clothing based on that community. And I kept it very transparent. I'm building this.

So three weeks into launching Tumblr, I started a clothing line called Cool Story Bro, which was a slogan back in the day. And my mother was an accountant, a bookkeeper at the time, and she was making about... £40,000 a year. And I pulled in £36,000 in three weeks for just selling that clothing based on that community. And I kept it very transparent. I'm building this.

I'm putting this for sale because I'm trying to figure out what it is I'm doing with my creativity. So I'm investing in myself. You can purchase if you want. So many orders, Jay. And it made me realize how needed this platform is. People really need encouragement. You know, people really need to be seen. And just as Cushion Wisdom started to grow, my mother got diagnosed with breast cancer.

I'm putting this for sale because I'm trying to figure out what it is I'm doing with my creativity. So I'm investing in myself. You can purchase if you want. So many orders, Jay. And it made me realize how needed this platform is. People really need encouragement. You know, people really need to be seen. And just as Cushion Wisdom started to grow, my mother got diagnosed with breast cancer.