I was reading something on Facebook a little while ago, written by a bloke who's recently lost his job and is trying to earn a bit of a living doing the content creator thing, and it kind of resonated with me a little.
You see, he was basically asking his Facebook friends and followers for help. He simply asked them if they could help him out by commenting and possibly sharing some of his posts, because by doing this it would show the Facebook algorithm that people are paying attention to what he does.
I freely admit that there have been times since I first began posting things online over twenty years ago where I've wondered if there's actually any point in doing any of this, because while I've never sought to make a living out of any of the stuff I do it would be nice if you, the person reading this, would help me, your social media friend, to get my blog, my fiction, my content, out to a greater audience.
How can you do this? It's actually quite simple. Leave a comment, whether you like or hate what I do, whether you agree or disagree with something I've said. Comments help push my content out, and they help show the social media techs that people are actually paying attention.
Or perhaps you could share something that I've done, show that you've clicked on one of the links I've shared, that you've read some of my stories or you've watched or listened to some of my music stuff on YouTube or Mixcloud.
It really is that simple, but it's also quite frustrating when you've got hundreds of followers and friends on social media who seem to sit on their hands.
So why not help a guy out. It's not really asking for much, is it?
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