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@fatslothslim I'm new, don't know how to build a following or "friends."
@comerfordmichael I was too once. I was a fish outta water here at first, but its pretty cool and i haven't even tapped into the "Realms yet.
I just go to the left column (firehose) and start following ...
Use the #help and the CoSo help, they're both incredibly resourceful.
And have fun. This place is abasically drama, free so far.
@fatslothslim @comerfordmichael
The point of CoSo isn't amassing followers. There's no point because we don't have algorithms or monetization. Follow ppl you're interested in. You'll gain followers by being worth paying attention to, so post things that are interesting to others.
We aren't twitter, we aren't instagram or facebook, just be a person, not a brand.
@fatslothslim @comerfordmichael
Oh, and followers may also come from being interested in the same things, which you show and find by using hashtags. Not massive variances of the same tag: please don't tag Writing, Writer, CoSoWriters, Author, CoSoAuthor & four other variances. Just pick concise ones, sticking to the ones you find most other ppl using.
Search for tags to get an idea how common they are, and consider the most popular ones: https://help.counter.social/en/latest/popular-hashtags.html
@FernLovebond @comerfordmichael Great stuff! TY! A lot of what you are saying is what i was thinking, I just don't articulate as well as you. Thanks again.
anyone who reads this will defiantly benefit from it for their CoSo experience.