Trying to get people to participate on your Facebook or Myspace pages doesn’t just happen, it takes effort on your part. The same is true as far as getting people to read your articles (if you write them) or visiting your website. One way to pull people in, though, is to post comments in various places. You may have seen the movie Field of Dreams where the line “If you build it, they will come” is heard in Kevin Costner’s head throughout the film. It might have been true in the movie but it’s not necessarily true regarding websites or social networking profile pages. If you build them, people don’t necessarily come. It’s more like if you post it, they will come.
On Facebook or Myspace, getting people to comment on your posts doesn’t come automatically. So you must be the initiator. The first step is to comment on the posts of others. This will make them more inclined to weigh in on your posts. Before you know it, they will comment on your posts with regularity. Also, not only will they be more inclined to comment on your posts, but you will create a higher level of visibility for yourself. As a result, you should also see an increase in friend requests from the poster’s friends that see your comments. It really serves two purposes.
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