Who doesn’t like to be…well… liked?
I think if we’re honest, most of us derive satisfaction from knowing others find us “worthy.” It strokes our self-esteem and gives our egos a boost.
There might be some folks who claim they don’t care one way or another if they’re liked, and maybe they don’t. (But I would imagine they really do!)
I’m not sure how it started, but over the weekend, a “likefest” began on one of the American Christian Fiction Writers’ loops, and I thought it was such a fun way to support our author friends.
Here’s how it worked: those of us who chose to participate submitted our Facebook author pages to the loop for others to “like,” and eventually, a master list was constructed from the names submitted. It was a great way to visit our writer-friends’ pages, get to know them a little better, and show them a little Facebook “like”/ love along the way. (Thanks to all who “liked” my FB author page, by the way–I’m still in the process of returning the favor!)
One of the questions that arose along our likefest was, “How do we “like” someone if he/she doesn’t have an author page?”
I’m not certain about this, but I believe the answer to that fun dilemma is that we can “subscribe” to that person’s profile feed IF they have the “subscribe” button visible and open to the public.
Most of the feedback I heard was very positive. A few folks expressed concern that, perhaps, this was merely a way to boost our FB fan page numbers. Some indicated that they had reservations over “liking” another author’s page simply because another member/author had liked theirs’. They preferred to be a bit more reserved when it came to “liking” pages especially if the author’s genre didn’t interest them at this time.
Speaking from my own perspective, “liking” my writer-friends’ pages isn’t about boosting my numbers as much as it is about “connecting” and making new friends. “Liking” our fellow authors’ pages is a super way to stay abreast of what’s happening in their world. It also allows the stream from their posts to be fed into our personal profile so we stay connected and don’t miss anything important. It’s a great way, too, for our personal profiles to remain a bit more private (if one so wishes), whereas our author/fan page is completely open to the public.
If you’d like to connect with me at my author page, all you have to do is go to this link: www.facebook.com/authorcynthiaherron
If you’ve “liked” my page and I haven’t reciprocated yet, please be patient. It’s possibly because you don’t have a page set up, you don’t have a “subscribe” button visible, or I simply haven’t had time yet.
I look forward to getting to know you better.
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What’s your favorite part of connecting?
Did you participate in the “likefest” yet?
Please leave your FB author page (link) in the comments if you’d like some FB love!
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Blessings Always,
Comments 11
I thought you just had to click “like” Help! What am I missing?
Author
Jess, that’s right. If someone has a page in addition to his/her personal profile, all you have to do is click “like.” (But I understand it has to be done from your personal profile page to count.) I hope someone corrects me if I’m wrong about that!
I shared the link to my Facebook page during the Likefest and am in the process of liking the pages of the others who did. I enjoy connecting with other writers and supporting them and see this as a fun way to do so.
I’d liked your page some time ago. =)
Author
Keli, it’s so fun to connect! And I appreciate you “liking” my page. I “liked” yours, too.
Ah, so that’s what the likefest was about! I was buried under a deadline and wondered what had the e-loop so active. 🙂
Author
Sarah, I know! I about missed it until the very end! They’ll probably do it again another weekend. 🙂
I really enjoyed the likefest this weekend. I love connecting with other authors and writers and it didn’t take but about 15 minutes to like all of the pages. Now I get to see what everyone’s up to all the time!
Author
Marji, wasn’t it great?! I hope I “liked” you. If I haven’t yet, please let me know. Happy Writing!
I was gone over the weekend, but got in on the tail end of the fest. I’ve connected with so many great people. It was fun!
I saw a question on today’s loop asking if we could do it again in a few weeks. That would be great.
What I did was – I created a new fb that I will be opening to authors. I’ve already had several friend requests. It’s totally separate from my Author page. I did the likes from there, and will be moving my likes on my personal fb to that one – Lor Huebner. Just one more thing. I want to keep my personal fb clear from my author stuff.
Author
Loree, connecting with new friends and like-minded folks is always fun.
It’s a good idea to keep your personal FB profile separate in my opinion. I wish I’d done that in the beginning. When people send a “friend request” to my personal profile, I’ll often try to steer them toward my author page first unless I’m familiar with the person or author. It eliminates some privacy issues.
And I believe I “liked” your new page. I’ll double-check!
It’s never ending with this social media.