avatarShi Su

Summary

The author describes their journey to gaining 100 followers on a writing platform by following random people and discovering a diverse range of content, which led to unexpected learning and enjoyment.

Abstract

The author shares their strategy for reaching 100 followers by consistently producing content and following random individuals, hoping for reciprocal follows. They express gratitude to those who followed back, whether motivated by solidarity, reciprocity, or interest in their work. The process unexpectedly exposed them to a wide array of content, from side-hustles to programming, which they found enriching and stimulating. The author reflects on the joy of discovering new topics and stories, emphasizing the value of diverse content exposure. They also offer advice to others seeking to grow their follower base and promotes a referral link for a writing platform membership.

Opinions

  • The author values the act of following random people as a means to discover new content and perspectives.
  • They appreciate the support from the community, especially those who followed back out of solidarity or interest.
  • The author acknowledges the randomness of their following strategy but emphasizes the positive outcomes in terms of content discovery and learning.
  • They recommend that others looking to increase their followers should consider the follow-to-follower ratio of potential follows for a better chance of reciprocation.
  • The author endorses the idea of a Medium membership as beneficial for both readers and writers, encouraging its use through their referral link.

Discover a Whole New World; Follow Random People

Content that you never thought existed will be revealed to you, and it’s only the tip of the iceberg.

After reading many articles on how to get to 100 followers, I decided to apply a simple strategy. Keep writing content to expand my visibility, and follow random people hoping they would follow me back to reach the magical number.

Lazily made in Microsoft PowerPoint.

First of all, I managed to reach the 100 followers, with a ratio of roughly 1/5. For five people followed, one would follow me back. Thank you to everyone who followed me as an act of solidarity to help a fellow aspiring writer, to receive a follow back in return, or by genuine interest in my articles so far. Either way, you are awesome!

Although I was mostly going on a follow frenzy, blindly clicking on anyone I could see, I started to dig into the stories written by the people I would follow.

Because of, or thanks to the randomness of my following process, I was exposed to an ocean of content about topics that I would have not searched for.

Somewhere on the Indian Ocean. Photo by Shi Su.

Side-hustles, poetry, cryptocurrencies, NFTs, personal shared experiences, advices, python programming, SEO, spiritual experiences, passive income… and more!

I have learned a lot, saved many articles to scrutinize later, laughed, and all this reading has kept my mind in constant thinking. It feels great to be stimulated in such a way!

I was not expecting much, but was very pleasantly surprised. I had a blast reading so far and will keep digging to find many interesting stories I am sure.

I am hoping that it will be only the beginning of this writing journey for me, and I will be looking forward to reading your past and future stories too!

Closing words: tips for those who are still looking for 100 followers.

  1. If you follow me I will follow you back.
  2. I would advise you to compare the number of followers and following of the people you will follow. You will realize that some are barely following anyone, so do not count those as potential follow backs. Most likely they won’t follow you. However, people with a high number of people they are following have higher chances to follow you back. This is not a rule, but could help you on your way to 100.

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