When I was a kid I used to prepare for 'the Christmas card situation' with military precision. Large bumper pack of 50 cards bought by
0900 hrs 1st Dec. Sorted into good, very good, OK and bad designs by 2nd Dec. Written and delivered by 3rd Dec. Everyone would get one, classmates, teachers, dinner ladies. Not because
I was a kind giving girl looking to spread some Christmas joy but
because I wanted to ensure I'd get that many back. You see to the 9
year old me self worth was measured in cardboard and glitter, the more
cards I got the more important I thought I was.
Today I got another 'like for like' request on Facebook for my blog. Campaigns have been popping up for
the past month or so where if you have a blog you can like someones
page and they in turn will like yours. And I get the temptation, you both
get your stats up enjoying that happy little glow you get when you see your followers reach three (or even four) figures. A win-win right? Except it's not.
You see, it's a bit like me with all my Christmas
cards. I didn't have 145 friends, I barely knew half of the names scrawled at the bottom of cards bearing robins and trees, the caretaker didn't really care that I have a jolly holly day. Like for like
campaigns don't mean our blogs are successful.
Don't you want the people that 'like' your blog to find it
interesting, go back to it regularly and basically ya'know like your
blog rather than just be a number? Isn't your work worth more than a quick and
dirty popularity fix? So while I understand those that are, I'm not getting involved with the like for like
campaigns. I'll just stick to writing about things that interest me and make me laugh or think while taking photographs that I find artistic. And I'll be looking for blogs that do the same.
Hopefully I'll see yours there.
3 comments
Hear, hear! Like for like and, even worse, "boost page" and fiverr are ruining FB more than anything else. I painstakingly build up follower by follower and there are bloggers who go out there and buy 4,000 page likes in one go, or "boost post" and get likes.
Hear, hear! Like for like and, even worse, "boost page" and fiverr are ruining FB more than anything else. I painstakingly build up follower by follower and there are bloggers who go out there and buy 4,000 page likes in one go, or "boost post" and get likes.
Thanks for your feedback Renu, hopefully more bloggers will see Like for Like isn't really a like at all!
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