For the class, we were tasked with creating a Facebook page for our blog and posting on it in order to potentially build a readership or social media following of some sort. We were directed to go only as far as we wanted with this task; we could either attempt to garner as many followers as we could, or we could simply keep it private or share it between friends and family, or no one at all. I decided to keep my Facebook page and blog relatively private and simply share it between any friends or family who were interested. After I had constructed my Facebook page and posted my first blog post, I had shared the link to my Facebook page on my personal Facebook and on the Facebook page for this class, requesting that people check out the page and my blog if they wished to. In total, I received one follower and one like.
First Post: My first post on May 1st was a general link to the homepage of my blog. Although I did not receive any likes, comments, or shares, it did “reach” four people, according to Facebook. In this post, I was giving my reader access to my blog, and they could have expressed empathy through likes and comments. I could have added a more “human” touch to it by adding more text, but I really didn’t have too much to say.
Second Post: My second post, also on May 1st, was about my first blog post. Again, I kept it short and sweet, and could have added more words and more description to give it more of that human touch. My audience could have showed empathy through engagement in the forms of likes and comments, although it did reach five people. This post gave my readers access to my first blog post, which was about being raised with a disability in the form of a heart defect.
Third Post: My third post from May 1st was about my second blog post. This post was about coping with the loss of my pet dogs over the years. My audience could have engaged with likes and comments, and while I didn’t get any of those, I reached six people, showing that my posts are reaching more people as I continue to post. I could have added more of a description to my post.
Fourth Post: For post four, I decided to invite my “audience” to learn more about me and the purpose of my blog. Since the homepage of my website is my blog, some people reading it may not automatically think to go to the about page to learn more. I know when I read a blog, I don’t always automatically check out the about page first, if even at all. I wanted to alleviate that problem with this post. While I received no likes or comments again, I did reach eight people.
Fifth Post: My fifth post form May 1st would have led anyone in my audience to my third blog post about being in a long distance relationship, which, again, are detail I could have included in my post, even though I thought the title was pretty self-explanatory. Adding more detail may have increased interest and engagement with the post, which reached eight people with no likes or comments.
Sixth Post: My sixth post, which was posted on May 3rd, received no likes or comments, but it did reach one person. This post was actually about another blog that I follow, and the audience would have been able to read advice about coping with stress. I did add some more words and description to this Facebook post to give my readers a better idea of what the post was about.
Seventh Post: My seventh post, also posted on May 3rd with one reach, no likes, and no comments, was also about another blog that I follow. I did also add more words and details to my post, and the post was about a blog that encourages people to eat a plant-based diet.