F for Follow Friends on Face Book

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Blogging is fun – it’s even more fun when you have blog friends.  When I started blogging I never thought I would make the kind of blog friend I have made today.  I’ve F2(virtually) met some some amazing people via their blogs, and we have managed over time (and tweets) to develop a friendship which I can’t explain.

A friendship that comes about when individuals connect on the basis of their thoughts; perceptions and outlooks on life without having met but yet knowing that these are the people who you want in your life.

Friends in the Blogosphere will be your support system – the kind who will always find ways of motivating you without you even asking for it.  Our blogs may be very different to each other but we can appreciate each others’ thoughts.  We tweet, we ‘talk’ via Facebook and via our comments. 

So how does one go about making Friends in Blogosphere ? To start with – ‘follow’ their blogs via the RSS feed, book mark the blogs you really enjoy, and de-lurk yourself by leaving comments on their blogs.  Let the blogger that inspires you / motivates you / makes you come back for more – know that you appreciate their posts. 

Then you can following them on Facebook and Twitter.  A lot of bloggers share their Facebook profile links and anonymous bloggers share their Facebook Page – so make sure you connect with them there.  I follow at a dozen or so bloggers on Facebook – now we are ‘Facebook Friends’ (so we actually know each others ‘real’ faces) and I follow their Fan pages as well.

On Twitter there’s a cool trend of #FF’ing someone – that means ‘FollowFriday’ i.e. if you see a #FF and someone’s Twitter ID that means the person who tweeted is suggesting you ‘Follow’ them.  I use this whenever I really enjoy a particular blogger and I add a bit of a personal line to this so others can see ‘why’ they should also follow that person.

Have you made any good blogger friends ? Do you chat to them online or do you also take chats offline (i.e blog meet-ups, tweet-ups, video chat on skype) ? Do you have a Facebook Fan Page for your blog ? If you do – please share it in the comments so I can swing by there.  My FB blog page is relatively new but you can check it out here.  Do you use the #FF tag on Twitter at all ?

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Facebook is another awesome way to connect. I'm still new(ish) to blogging, so I'm making friends very slowly. However, from my time on message boards throughout the years, I appreciate the importance of online friends.

Excellent post as always.
2 replies · active 683 weeks ago
Thanks Clare ! Your writing doesn't come across as new to blogging - its brilliant :)
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Thanks! I've been writing for ten years, but only blogging for eighteen months. :)
Good post. I use the Google followers widget to follow Blogger blogs, which automatically show up in Google reader. I have to use the RSS when the widget isn't handy. I do enjoy following bloggers, both their blogs and on Twitter. I don't yet have a FB fan page and most of the people I've friended on FB I've known for awhile. I get overwhelmed on social media, so I scale back on FB. At least on network I feel like I'm keeping up with stuff.
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1 reply · active 683 weeks ago
I use the Google followers widget too but that can be a bit overwhelming as I do have A LOT of blogs on there !

Since I blog semi-anonymously - I have kept a FB fan page for my blog which is still very new; I have however added some of the bloggers I have met on my personal FB page so that I can share their posts with my full social circle.
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Ah isn't FB great for that? I follow a handful of my favorite blogs and have become friends with a few. I went to a book signing not too long ago and ended up meeting a fellow blogger who was there for the signing too. That was kinda fun :)

Anna @Herding Cats & Burning Soup
Following bloggers you like (whether it's on FB, Twitter, Blogger, and so on) is really the best way to connect and get to meet people. And participating in challenges ;)
1 reply · active 683 weeks ago
So true :)
I'm starting to get why people take part in challenges .. the group motivation & energy is awesome !
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The Hopeful Romantic · 683 weeks ago

It's funny - there are some people that i think are amusing but i know they will only ever be online buddies. Other bloggers who are anonymous like yourself - if i think that we would get on well i am more than happy to meet!
I have some of my blog friends on FB---but very few. I choose my friends carefully, online and off :)

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