I think the only way to be successful at Notes is to engage with others whenever you post a note, but it has to be with the right people, where your comments will be seen and responded to, i.e., talk to the popular kids. This will get your note circulating in their feeds. Still, it means nothing if those writers don't engage with what yo…
I think the only way to be successful at Notes is to engage with others whenever you post a note, but it has to be with the right people, where your comments will be seen and responded to, i.e., talk to the popular kids. This will get your note circulating in their feeds. Still, it means nothing if those writers don't engage with what you post, and many of them won't. I find Notes very frustrating. I wish I had never wasted my time trying it, as I promised I wouldn't. I don't bother anymore.
I do believe you've nailed it. The problem with Notes is that it's all about finding writers who are good at... posting notes. That is, those who play the game which has as its #1 rule is that you must pretend it isn't a game.
I've had a few interesting exchanges on Notes, and that's great. But it seems to be way more about the popular folks sitting around patting each other on the back, and the not so popular tapping the door in the hope to be noticed.
And there you have it, as you said Corey. The inner circle expands but it's less about the person's work that yields the mutual support, and more about the social personality that one can display.
That's my take anyway. Same dynamic as writers on Twitter.
I can't vouch for Twitter. My only other social media experience is a brief stint on LinkedIn, which I think works very similar to Notes. The more you engage with others the more your notes will circulate, and the more chance you have of reaching more people. Notes seem more limited, though. I know it's a nook compared to other platforms, but to see the same ten people at the top of my feed whenever I go on is irksome. Like you said, it is a game, like any other social platform. If you really want to expand your audience using Notes and the like, you must talk to people you wouldn't normally talk to and pretend they're as awesome as they think they are.
I restack posts sometimes, mine and others, and then always wonder what I was thinking because I know nobody saw it. I don't have the time right now to spend three hours patting backs just to get some views, nor do I care to.
I think the only way to be successful at Notes is to engage with others whenever you post a note, but it has to be with the right people, where your comments will be seen and responded to, i.e., talk to the popular kids. This will get your note circulating in their feeds. Still, it means nothing if those writers don't engage with what you post, and many of them won't. I find Notes very frustrating. I wish I had never wasted my time trying it, as I promised I wouldn't. I don't bother anymore.
I do believe you've nailed it. The problem with Notes is that it's all about finding writers who are good at... posting notes. That is, those who play the game which has as its #1 rule is that you must pretend it isn't a game.
I've had a few interesting exchanges on Notes, and that's great. But it seems to be way more about the popular folks sitting around patting each other on the back, and the not so popular tapping the door in the hope to be noticed.
And there you have it, as you said Corey. The inner circle expands but it's less about the person's work that yields the mutual support, and more about the social personality that one can display.
That's my take anyway. Same dynamic as writers on Twitter.
I can't vouch for Twitter. My only other social media experience is a brief stint on LinkedIn, which I think works very similar to Notes. The more you engage with others the more your notes will circulate, and the more chance you have of reaching more people. Notes seem more limited, though. I know it's a nook compared to other platforms, but to see the same ten people at the top of my feed whenever I go on is irksome. Like you said, it is a game, like any other social platform. If you really want to expand your audience using Notes and the like, you must talk to people you wouldn't normally talk to and pretend they're as awesome as they think they are.
I restack posts sometimes, mine and others, and then always wonder what I was thinking because I know nobody saw it. I don't have the time right now to spend three hours patting backs just to get some views, nor do I care to.