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MONDAY MORNING STARTER: COMPLAINING?

Monday morning, like every morning of the week, starts with a quick look online to see what’s up in there, to see if anything sticks past the first scroll. What stuck? Complaining. My online peeps are disappointed in their engagement numbers. No one reads their posts. And it hurts soooo bad.

CLASSIC REACTION TO FEAR OF NEW READERS

My classic reaction to any fear? RUN AWAY. It’s how I react to new readers, new writers, new people. Every new thing needs attention, needs a response, needs validation, needs time. A serious blogger can’t run away from everything. But, there are reasons . . .

SOCIAL MEDIA: WHAT DRAWS ONLINE ENGAGEMENT? FISH STORIES

Social media, the big ones, are visual stimulants. Who doesn’t pause for the whacky and weird just a little bit longer than they expected? What shows up and grabs you so tight you can’t scroll away?