My 20 Rules For the New Autism Blogger
My 20 Rules for the New Autism Blogger (or anyone thinking about becoming one):
1) Don’t chase “Likes”. You’ll end up sacrificing your core principles.
2) Know where you stand on tough issues, even if it’s in the middle.
3) Eventually, you’ll piss off 50% of your audience. If you have remained true to Rules #1 and #2, they will stick around.
4) If they don’t stick around, see #1. A good shaking of the tree is healthy once in a while.
5) I never believed in the “Don’t Feed the Trolls” philosophy. Highlight them, engage them, and torch them… without mercy.
6) But, never try to win them over.
7) Facebook “Status Updates” spread better than links to blog posts. Type your blog post, then copy and paste it as a “status update”. Hat tip to Autism Daddy for that one.
8) Watermark your memes. The one that you don’t will go viral. Count on it.
9) Memes get old. Give your audience content.
10) Corny memes cost you followers.
11) Be you. If you’re not witty, don’t try to emulate someone who is. If you’re snarky, let it flow.
12) Nobody likes a Know-It-All.
13) Everybody hates a whiner.
14) 30% of the population will dislike you for no reason at all. That’s not a scientific number or anything, just an educated stab. See #1.
15) Think Kardashians… don’t be that.
16) Cherish your audience. Be grateful for them. Honor their time. Treat them like family.
17) “Share for Share” agreements are bullshit and water the whole system down.
18) The most popular posts are usually descriptions of tiny real-life moments.
19) It doesn’t have to be Shakespear. Just share your story.
20) Laugh at yourself. People like that shit.
21) 12 real, genuine followers are better than 12 million part-timers who forget about you as soon as they click “Like”. See #1.
Thanks for your input.
Matt used to type, stopped over 20 years ago. He appears to be starting again. Last night he typed No, to my question of do you want to go for a walk?
Matt is one of the oldest Autistic Members of a group we joined end of this April, originally 50 members, now over 800 🙂 My point is Matt is interested and has his own posts, pic’s of him different places etc. Should he start typing again, I’m thinking that he might blog . Is it OK if I repost?