every other post i see in the introductions tag: “hey i guess i have an account here now. idk i might stick around if this place gets more active but who knows. seems really dead here to me tho”
my actual feed: literally flooded with posts i need to unfollow people and clean stuff up because cohost has become too active for my current browsing habits
I've been thinking about how it's unfortunate that a lot of people on the internet now don't seem to know how to 1) manually expand their content feeds and 2) help other people do that. And to be fair it's a skill that I had to pick up after years of letting "the algorithm" do its work, and it's a skill I'm still working on. But yeah without further ado here's my tips for
HOW TO MAKE A "DEAD" SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM COME TO LIFE
Step 1 Find more people to follow. Go to the pages of the people you already follow and scroll down to look for other folks you might want to follow. Try name searching for people you enjoy on other platforms. Sometimes following three more people is all it takes to turn a "dead" platform into an active one.
Step 2 Share stuff. This helps other people find your favorite creators. Also people notice when you share their stuff and that can lead to good conversations.
Step 3 Practice interacting. A lot of people think they have to be good at commenting on other people's posts right out of the gate, but like, no. There's nothing wrong with starting small. You think someone's artwork is cute? Simply responding with "cute!" means a lot.
