Why follow-for-follow and follow/unfollow strategies are the WORST strategies
I saw my first unfollow today. And it wasn't after a controversial post, or posting too often, or anything. It was just a regular, "delay unfollow" that is the norm at places like Instagram, which I hate to even name.
I hate it.
That practice is a huge reason why I'm here.
Don't follow people to get them to follow you! It's so stupid, and it doesn't actually work, especially on this platform.
All you end up with is low-quality followers who don't engage with your stuff (no money, if that's what you're after), and a ton of people confused and discouraged by being used and annoyed.
I'd like to appeal to altruism here, but those who are willing to spam away likely don't care about the bigger picture. Of course it starts to eat away at the magic that is the Steem world. And I hate that.
But the truth is, it just makes people annoyed, and it won't work for you in the long run. It's all the more obvious that your content isn't good if you've got 1000 followers and no upvotes. Seriously.
So please stop ruining it for everyone else. Spammers don't belong here, and eventually you'll be found out and flagged. Just don't do it.
Be yourself. Share good content. Invest in others members--and you'll see success. More than that, you'll be contributing to the little David that might just take down the Goliaths of the world.
A lesser evil, but also frustrating, is when someone asks you to follow them. Sometimes, I was at the point where I wanted to follow someone, and this just turns me off totally!
(This is me trying not to be too indignant)
Please keep this place different. Those of you who are here to spam: stop. And the rest of us--get your flagging teeth out, and flag mercilessly when it comes to spam. It's going to be crucial that the committed community members step up to protect this place.
Xx (yes, kisses even for the spammers who are reading, if you are now repentant),
Kay
Thank you for sharing this, following you!
One of the guys on this thread saw that this is literally every single comment you post. We should all flag you. Please delete your comment and don't keep doing this. It's annoying and ruins Steem for everyone else.
You can report them here:
https://steemit.chat/channel/steemcleaners-linkdrop
You might even get a little reward for it :)
Thanks! I'm yet to get on the chat feature (new and a little overwhelmed with it all), but that's a great resource. I hope EVERYONE starts reporting spammers--at least the obvious ones that might even just be bots) so it doesn't last.
I mean, maybe with the newbies who don't yet know how different it is, we should cut some slack with warnings (they might just be 14-year-old Instagram addicts after all), but we definitely need to make this a routine part of our use of Steem if we want to keep it good.
The steemcleaners have a routine of warning them first ...
That's PERFECT. Exactly how it should be. I just told someone to stop spamming, and they agreed to. In the end, I'd rather have repentant, quality users on here who stay and change than just angry people who got flagged.
I will come back to that link soon. @bananaskin should take a look--there's a sleuth :)
Yeah it's so annoying isn't it.. Anyway, I really appreciate the "Thanks for sharing!" comment you left on one of my songs the other day @kayclarity. Hope you enjoyed listening. ;)
You bet! Yes.. it is annoying. I'm actually pleasantly surprised that there isn't all that much on here, now that I've spent a little more time on the platform.
True. I'm guilty of this to be honest with you.
One of the repentants :). Welcome back to the real world! xx
Fine Then LOL, I will follow you cause your an awesome singer :)
haha! A girl's gotta vent sometimes.
kisses for the repentant spammers ;) Well done, kayclarity! Hope your chest feels a bit lighter now
It does!
Hey...can I get some kisses too?
Thanks! I am not gonna follow for followers while I'm here ;)
Thaaaaaank you! xx
I had some weird spamming going on this morning. Ugh.
So frustrating. So. Frustrating.
good article ...kisses
I completely agree active genuine engagement is what it's all about
Yes, yes! I remember you from yesterday. Nice to see you here! xx
Very helpful read for a newbie like me.
Glad to hear! I certainly try :) xx.
I have definitely been guilty of this in the past. It's so tempting to fall into old practices because they are vital to succeed on other platforms. I always have to remind myself that I don't have to do this anymore. I usually tell people that I have followed or reblogged them because I think steem should have a notification for this, it just makes things straightforward.
Thanks for being honest.
I was tempted before, but could never bring myself to do it--it just never felt right. And thus I didn't really succeed, actually. It's hard when the world isn't built for integrity. I really hope we can all commit to doing things differently here, and therefore encourage integrity, common sense, and virtue in a world that desperately needs it.
I tell people as well! Of course that makes sense without the notification, and because I only follow authentically, I want people to know I support and encourage them.
Click below on @crypto-p and look at his comments. I love that there is a feature here where you can tell if someone is a spammer or not. I'm definitely going to be checking from now on, and encourage others to as well.
A side note about authenticity, even if you delete your spam posts at a later date I believe they are still permanently stored on the steem blockchain itself for anyone to view.
Super important for people to know. I think we should be forgiving, though, if people realize it's a problem and stop. But very good for people to know!
I just commented on a spammer and told them to stop it, and they agreed to. That's a success. I think most people are good-hearted and probably will respond to a calm correction. Maybe we don't need to use the flag feature unless it's really persistent.