Blogging Firsts

First published post:

Ten Rules To Follow To Get Published

First comment you received:

“Nostalgic”

First follower:

Yas Niger

First blog:

This isn’t my first blog. I created one in 2011, but I’ve deactivated it.

First award:

The Sunshine Award

4 Types Of Followers

The silent one.

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The stranger turned friend.

At one point, you didn’t know he or she even existed. But over time, you get to know them. What more could you possibly ask for?

The friend turned stranger. 

The most tragic one of all. Once you were close. Now you’re not.

The awesome, fantastic, most perfect person in the world. 

I don’t think I need to elaborate further.

“Would You Rather” Blogger Edition

Because the “Would You Rather” Writer Edition and “Would You Rather” Book Tag wasn’t enough.

Would you rather have a few followers and plenty of interaction or many followers but very little interaction?

This one is easy. Few followers and plenty of interaction. Comments give me life.

Would you rather publish one post a month or one hundred posts each month?

One hundred posts even though I generally post once a day and doing three posts each day would be difficult to say the least. Posting one and only one blog post is not enough to satisfy my blogging needs.

Would you rather only be able to see the number of followers you have or the number of views your blog has?

Followers because views can be skewed. Followers can be too. Followers are skewed less.

Would you rather be allowed to use all the free themes or use one paid, customized design from here on in?

Free. I’m broke and am about to go into a lot of student debt. I also like being able to change my theme anytime I like.

Would you rather have to like and comment on every post you read or have to re-blog it?

Like and comment even if people get annoyed of seeing my face on their posts. I love getting comments and I think bloggers appreciate them too.

Would you rather only have your blog(s) and no other social media account or every other social media account but not your blog?

At one point, I didn’t have any social media accounts and I started most of them after creating my WordPress blog, so blogs win.

Why WordPress Followers Are Better Than Any Other Followers

I don’t think I need to explain why.

Bloggers are just automatically better in every way.

Although I don’t love people in general, I love my WordPress followers.

Stay wonderful.

And keep blogging. (For me.)

What It Means If Someone Follows You

Obviously I am referring to WordPress followers (not stalkers) and basing this post on my personal blogging experience. Anyhow, some of this will probably be applicable to other social media sites that involve followers or following others.

If someone follows you on WordPress (as well as other sites like Twitter or Tumblr), you can assume it is because of one, a combination, or all of the following:

• They like you.
• They like your voice.
• They like what you have to say.
• They like how you say what you say.
• They hope you will follow them back.

Let’s break it down, shall we? Actually I will break it down while you nod your head in agreement and read the rest.

They like you.

An extremely common reason why someone would follow you. In fact, some of your followers might be people you know. Maybe even people you know well. Most likely if they follow you, they like you. As a person. As a friend. As a guy or gal who sometimes says interesting, funny things.

They like your voice.

This one is more applicable if you have a blog. Your voice matters. There is something special and unique about it. And people want to read or hear more. What’s more, the more you use your own voice (not a fake intimidation of a random dude), the better. So keep blogging, keep writing, keep sharing. There’s no harm to it.

They like what you have to say.

Even if they don’t like what you say, they respect or appreciate what you say. End of story.

They like how you say what you say.

This matters. How you say what you say has a huge impact on whether a person clicks the follow button or moves on to someone else. Say what you like, but your tone and attitude is more important than your actual content.

They hope you will follow them back.

In some cases, this is the worst reason to follow someone. However, I can’t tell you how to live your life. And I certainly can’t tell you how to live your virtual life.

We have reached the end. All I ask when you follow someone is you at least think about the reason why you’re clicking the button. Or even why others follow you. If you think about it hard enough, you’ll begin to realize why you don’t follow every blog in the world and why some bloggers don’t follow you back. Profound stuff, huh?