RE: Should We Care About The Number of Followers? How Are Followers Gained? Let's Discuss!
I think that in concept, followers are beneficial because they're theoretically people who want to read your posts (and hopefully upvote them). However, because so many people follow large numbers of people, the likelihood of them seeing your post are small. Therefore, I don't think the number of followers is important at all. I would rather have 10 engaged followers who consistently upvote my content (either because they like it or they like me), rather than 10,000 followers who never said hello. The only advantage of having followers with SP who don't vote on you is that if you post using Busy.org, theoretically they give you an upvote that increases in size based on the SP of the followers you have. Engagement is more important than number of followers.
Just my humble opinion. :)
I also agree with this point. When I first started on the platform, I found that I was making much more money than I am now with triple the followers. I think it may be due to the followers that I gained. Many like to comment on my post asking for votes or to visit their page. I'm always on the hunt for good content, and sometimes it pops up here and there. I was kind of hoping that this post wood get more into the specifics of the benefits for each proposed way to gain followers, and what stake they have in the platform.
You gained another follower.
Yeah, the followers who comment just for votes can be annoying. I haven't gotten an overwhelming amount, but they're a pain. Look for the ones that actually come back and comment each time. Those are the ones with which to build relationships.
I would like to dig deeper into how following works and how to gain followers. This discussion has inspired me to research share my findings. Thanks for your feedback.
true. gain quality followers and you will have a better outcome. be as real as possible.
Yea. I didn't get any upvotes from almost of my followers. I think we should also consider reading stories and articles that has a low quantity of upvotes.
The best way to gain some traction early on is to join communities like #steemitbloggers and #qurator etc. There are too many complications in how reward is distributed everyday.
I agree with you. My followers are increasing , but the number of upvotes and comments on my posts are still the same. :(
the quality of your followers are more important then the size
Yes, you are right. But, I have no idea, how to get quality followers :(
write about things you are passionate about and the QUALITY followers will follow :)
In my latest post, I have written a poem about investment in finance markets. It’s a poem with an economic philosophy.
I have received 8 upvotes and 8 cents on that post.
Kindly read the latest post on my blog , and let me know what do I need to do to improve my performance on steemit.
Many thanks.
Ok I’ll check it out
Thanks
Engagement is coming out to be the most important word and factor in our discussion. Busy.org gives some weight to SP of followers but, as you said, it's just one tiny benefit of it. I value comments more than upvotes (although upvotes too are extremely important to me). I think the true engagement happens only in comments.
The comments section is where you can find out if your message is resonating with your audience. Some people will leave upvotes and no comment. That's ok, but they're more likely to come back and upvote again if they comment. Therefore, those are the ones that will bring you the most value long-term. They probably like you and not just your material. That's why it's so important to jump into the comment section (like you do) and comment back.
You're one of the more underrated bloggers here (in my opinion). I think as you continue, you'll keep gaining an audience. The stuff you write about is very applicable in everyday Steeming, no matter which UI is used to post.