Then you wake up the next morning, wondering what city you’re
in, and completely regretting the night before.
That’s what most of your interactions are going to turn into
on the internet if you do them wrong. Most likely, when trying to boost your
ranking, the number one thing you’ve heard is ‘interact’. Some people
mistakenly believe that means throwing themselves around, clicking ‘follow, follow,
follow’ and hoping people follow them back. They might even throw a couple
comments like ‘nice post!!!’ or even worse, ‘please follow me back’ in the
comments section.
That does not help. In fact, it’s the mark of an amateur and
any quality reader will be able to tell that you are a blog spammer. Blog
spammer followers suck because they only come to your page once and only
comment to get you to go to their page and read what they wrote.
These types of followers are useless to you. If you're trying
to increase your fan base, they’ve never read a word you said because they're not
fans. If you're trying to sell a product, they’re never going to buy it.
“What about word of mouth,” you protest before I shove the ball
gag back in. “They might not buy it, but their friends might. I’m increasing my
exposure.”
You’re only increasing your exposure if they fucking remember you!!!
If they’ve randomly followed you, then chances are, they’ve randomly followed
1000 people that day. You’re just a blurry face in a crowd to them.
If you want to gain quality followers, i.e. the people who
will actually read what you write and will actually increase your genuine
exposure, then you need to be genuine on the internet. Turn blogging into a
hobby. Make some damn friends. Follow pages your interested in and not
everything under the sun.
I’m about to be annoying again. Write quality and post regularly. Then, people you interact with will be
quality. Ignore the fly by likes and resist the urge to do it yourself.
Interaction is not everything on the internet. Quality is. Don’t
go spamming page to page. People can spot a spammer from a mile away.
What would you rather have? A partner who’s slept with a lot
of low quality people and won’t remember your name? Or a partner who’s slept
with a bunch of famous people and does a lot of kinky shit in bed?
Be unforgettable, not easy. Reserve your follows for the
people you respect and turn your relationship long term, instead of a one night
stand. You’ll feel a lot better about yourself in the morning.
