ah, one of my favorite topics. Want to be famous? It's easy. Do
the same thing over and over and over again.* You have to become
a stereotype.* You're known for ONE 'thing' and don't deviate
from that for a second.* Then people will know what to expect
from you; they can predict your behavior; they feel in control
because, well, you're their puppet, really. I've used that
methodology but in a different way: I keep my creativity and
ability to present what I feel like by the friends I keep.* I
know how to get millions of followers; I don't want to. Here's
what I do: a) I am the stereotype of the nice guy, the
Curiousity Shoppe owner, the eccentric professor, the
neighbor-down-the-street that all the everybody seems to adore
but "normal people" don't fully understand - the Imaginary
Friend, the Coach who believes in you. Thankfully, that is also
me, which makes it easier. b) I find people who are interesting
but perhaps have few followers.* They want followers.* I like
their stuff.* I am genuinely interested in what they have to
say.* I comment.* They like me.* They friend me.* I friend their
friends.* I do the same thing.* I friend the friends of their
friends.* Repeat. c) I maintain the friendships.* I occasionally
will give extended time/effort to each one but avoid "hanging
out" without focus.* Used to do that; it was enjoyable but a
time suck. d) If someone becomes clingy, I have to avoid
contact.* I wait until they've given up.* Then I contact them
and apologize.* The clinginess repeats.* I repeat until we get
an understanding; we're friends but I can't always be there to
spend lots of live time - and it's true.* This part can
sometimes take months or even years. e) In my materials, when I
start finding people expect me to repeat what I've done before,
"Oh you should do more Sail spoofs on Vine!" or "You should do
more science stuff"; I do a few, make them happy - then I avoid
doing whatever that is for a time; as to avoid becoming typecast
while retaining friendships and interest. So there ya go.* I've
taken the technique of "be the stereotype" and repeating
behavior and letting people know what to expect from me.* I'm
consistently "myself'. if I wanted to be famous, I'd take away
the "be myself" part and e) would change to* 1) finding out what
they like best 2) repeating it So there.* The secret of
[1]#KennethUdut - I'll never get more than 6000-7000 followers
on a network because, honestly, I can't handle more than that.*
I feel like I know everybody personally, as much as it can be
done; but I think if I crossed any higher, they'd just become
"followers" and "fans"; not something I want.
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