Clap and comment, even if no one is returning the favor
Every day I scroll through different Facebook groups for medium writers and click on the articles presented there. I clap, highlight, comment, and share the articles with over 7000 Twitter followers. Only a fraction of the authors will clap for my articles in return. I continue, anyway. What’s more, I’m not afraid.
Some days I fly over up to sixty articles by other authors and read at least ten of them. If a piece is well structured and well written, I applaud, even if I haven’t read the article thoroughly.
The articles I read get a little more love from me. I take the time to highlight sections I liked and share them on my Twitter account with over 7000 followers.
Why I also clap if I have not read the article entirely
To see that an article is qualitatively good, I don’t have to read it completely. If the headline is good, the subheadings divide up the text in a meaningful way, and I meet a few intelligent sentences while skimming, the author definitely deserves a big round of applause.
My applause expresses my appreciation for authors who strive to deliver useful and engaging content. I’m an author myself, so I know how much work goes into an article. Applause is the easiest way to show solidarity among authors.
Financially my claps probably don’t pay off for the other authors. Because I applaud a lot, a clap from me is, of course, worth less than from someone who only claps very rarely.
I want to mainly show my co-authors that their work is seen and noticed.
Why I am not disappointed when the favor is not returned
Many authors expect me to clap for their articles when they have applauded for one of mine. But that’s not how the game works for me. I don’t feel obliged to return the favor.
That I do it most of the time is because I rarely come across awful content that doesn’t deserve at least a little applause. Nevertheless, it happens that I don’t reciprocate.
That’s why I don’t think that I have a right to have authors return my applause. I don’t do favors to have other people owe me.
II don’t only comment articles of other authors so that they become aware of me and follow me. I also don’t share an article on Twitter so that the other author also shares a piece of mine.
Above all, I don’t expect other authors to applaud for the same reasons I do. Many only clap for an article if they have really read it thoroughly and liked the article very much. I absolutely respect that.
Still, other authors just don’t have time to check every day who was clapping for an article. I understand that very well because most medium writers have a regular job, family, and many other obligations.
I’m a full-time writer, and I can spend my time freely.
Why also you should support other authors
Maybe now you think it’s nice to clap for other writers, but useless. Why should you do others a favor if you don’t get anything out of it?
If you ask yourself this question, you don’t understand an important principle. This is about delayed gratification as opposed to instant gratification.
No one can promise that others will clap a thousand times for your articles just because you’ve distributed a thousand claps to others in one day. But if you do that every day, you’ll be remembered at some point.
Even if you don’t get your applause, one day you’ll still reap the fruits of your labor. Maybe one day in one of the Facebook groups for medium writers you’ll ask a question that’s very important to you.
If the other authors then realize that the questioner is the guy who has been commenting and posting their articles over the last few weeks, they may try to answer your question quickly and comprehensively.
.
Another option is to get valuable tips and hints from other authors. Or you will be invited into insider groups.
I want to say that Karma finds its way to reward you. Something good will happen to you at some point if you always give from the bottom of your heart. You just do not influence what it will be and when it happens.
Conclusion
Clapping for other medium writers and commenting and sharing their articles is a good investment in your future as an author on the platform, but no shortcut to success. If you just clap and expect an immediate return, you are doing something wrong.
Always give with full hands and don’t expect anything for it. Nobody owes you anything, and you also owe nobody anything.
But if you give willingly, experience shows that life rewards you.
Read also:
do you want more of this?
Receive weekly email and don’t miss any of my articles.
suscribe here http://bit.ly/ReneJunge
