Well this is my blog, and obviously I'm a deer, so don't expect this to be written like some college student.
People ask me a lot for my advice on social media. I have been posed this question many times over the years. I guess I have a lot of perceived experienced in these topics. For a long time it was hard for me to really pinpoint what can make social work better for people. And I have a lot of technical points I may cover later on if people have any interest in that. However I think if you don't understand this first part, then the rest will be way harder.Something that I think is overlooked in the social media world is how beautiful that it is that we can interact with people in this way, and a lot of people don't realize the extreme power that even a social media account with a few followers can have. In fact, that is really when I think it's at it's very best.A lot of people view a small amount of interactions with their posts as a failure of some sort, and I think that is an unfortunate way to think about things. There is a really joy in getting these few favorites and these few followers and comments when you first start out posting, because at that point they mean something. You get to see all those ten people, they all mean something.And at some point, if you do really become truly "popular," rather than those people being someone who see, they become data. When you get 500-1000-10000 favorites on something, the ability to realize the individual impact of all those people is lost, not because you don't want to... but because you can't. You can put it into analytics, you can chart it out, but all it is is data. And I think that is the loss of something very special and rare.I don't think it has to be this way, I think we can make a difference. I think that its worth it to look at the people who like what we do, even if it's just a few! Favorite their work as they try to get better, support them. Leave a heart on their little victories. Let them know you see them, that they're there. I think its easy to forget the impact we can have, that someone's entire day can be changed by that sort of little kindness. I've seen it many times, it never gets old!I think we should pay attention to those who we see support us often, and uplift them when we can. We should remember this isn't stats and data, this is people, people who support us and believe in us. Even if its a handful, even one person a week.Well that's all I have to say on that for now I guess. There is a lot of nuance and stuff I suppose I left out, but that wasn't the intention of this. Don't let it just become data, don't let it be content. And remember to be kind. If you do that, you will find success in many things.