Comments on: The Truth about Social Media

By: ivefoundwaldo

ivefoundwaldo — Sat, 16 Sep 2017 17:18:45 +0000

In reply to Britney. Thank you so muchh! :) xxx

By: Britney

Britney — Sat, 16 Sep 2017 05:22:51 +0000

YES! Well said! Social media really can be toxic if you let it. I'm going to share this post on my twitter.

By: ivefoundwaldo

ivefoundwaldo — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 18:45:01 +0000

In reply to TheCrimsonCardigan. I completely agree! I think once you become more and more proud of your work, the rest will follow. Being genuine and excited about what you write about is always a great way to grow your following. Thanks for reading and commenting Ashlynn xxx

By: ivefoundwaldo

ivefoundwaldo — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 18:37:28 +0000

In reply to Finja. Thank you for telling me about your experiences! I can't believe someone told you that! That's so rude. They don't know who you are, and have no right to tell you whether you are acting like yourself or not! Keep doing you boo, I know you are being true to yourself and that's all that matters xxx

By: ivefoundwaldo

ivefoundwaldo — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 18:32:48 +0000

In reply to sightswithhsite. Thank you so much for reading! I totally understand where you are coming from, because I myself, have enjoyed meeting so many new people. Most who have become my best friends! xxx

By: sightswithhsite

sightswithhsite — Sun, 03 Sep 2017 21:43:38 +0000

i enjoyed this post, I guess i'm a bit of both, yeah i keep an eye on the numbers but i'm also grateful for every follower, for me its a new person to learn about and in amongst everyone you meet some amazing people. Like yourself.

By: TheCrimsonCardigan

TheCrimsonCardigan — Sun, 03 Sep 2017 04:35:41 +0000

Totally agree with all that you've said. I think it's really easy to get caught up in the numbers, especially when you're new and excited or struggling to bring up your numbers even if you've been around for a while. The temptation and stresses are there. They will always be there. However, that doesn't mean that it's the only way. There are better, more respectable ways to grow your following. For one, being genuine and excited about your content. If you're excited about it, other people will get excited about it.

Ashlynn | http://thecrimsoncardigan.com

By: Finja

Finja — Sat, 02 Sep 2017 14:00:53 +0000

Hi Melina,
I'm with you on this & so glad it came out about this whole buying of followers.... such a fine line to be authentic online meaning being the real you. I once had someone telling me "well but that's not you" and I don't know but I was really offended. I can be who I want to be or? If the content from within me wants to come out, I should facilitate that, or? But yes, we need to be grounded in the offline. Solely the online can not be sufficient.
Thanks for this post and promting me to rethink this. 🙂
Hope you have a great weekend so far.
xx finja ~ http://www.effcaa.com

By: ivefoundwaldo

ivefoundwaldo — Sat, 02 Sep 2017 01:25:31 +0000

In reply to Always Cleia. Thank you so much! I'm glad i'm not the only one who feels this way! Thanks for reading and your kind words cleia xxx

By: Always Cleia

Always Cleia — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 22:25:19 +0000

I agree with everything you say here. It's so easy to get obsessed with the numbers and compare yourself to other accounts with more followers than you. I had to take the WordPress stat bar off my phone, it was getting me down for a while but I realized it didn't really matter that much. Great post!!