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## Followers
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You don't need to be famous to have followers.
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All you need is the initiative to follow others too.
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It's just like building a linkedin network.
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The simple rule is trying to reach out: follow others
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that will follow you back and for those who followed
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you, follow them back. The chances are high if
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you follow those who are willing to follow others too.
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My example is myself, I
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am not even a famous, but I already have more
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than 1k followers (as of this writing).
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And even though the weight is just .45,
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you still need an audience for your projects.
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That's really a good reason to pursue this.
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When I started doing these things, I was shocked
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when I visited my Google Analytics for my site.
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The web traffic was good.
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And now, I realized one more thing: even if
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others don't follow back, just continue following
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more and more. Remember, others are paying
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for their page to be promoted on other
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sites, the act of following others is just
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like an advertisement also: others will
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know your content. The only difference
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is that you don't pay following
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others but with the same advertisement
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effect.
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Just don't overdo it much on GitHub, because
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it will appear on the dashboard of your
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followers and if you follow, say, more
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than 200 without a gap, their dashboard
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will be clogged with that and all
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the other necessary information for them
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will be removed automatically. They will
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be annoyed by that, for sure.
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You don't need to be famous to have followers. All it takes
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is the initiative to follow others. It's similar to building
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a LinkedIn network.
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Be proactive: follow others who are likely to follow you
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back, and reciprocate by following those who follow you. The
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chances are high if you follow those who are also looking to
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build their network. For example, I am not famous, but I
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have more than 3k followers.
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In the past, when I started doing this,
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I was surprised by the increase in web traffic to
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my site, as shown by Google Analytics.
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Remember, even if some don't follow back, keep following
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more people. This act is like free advertisement: others
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will become aware of your content. Unlike paid promotions,
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following others costs nothing but has a similar effect.
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However, don't overdo it on GitHub. Following too many
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people in a short period can clutter your followers'
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dashboards, potentially annoying them. Be mindful and
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considerate in your approach.
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## More Of My Content
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- [jdevfullstack Profile](https://github.com/jdevfullstack)

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