A P1 listener will fight with uniformed officers at your
sentencing. They know the names of all
your goldfish. They bring you Earl
Grey with 2 1/2 squirts of buffalo milk when
you do public appearances.
But P1s don't just love you.
They love how you speak for them.
Radio personalities treat every fan and every assailant as a potential P1, and here's how:
1. Say thank you
when people support you and compliment you and try to help you promote your
stuff.
2. Recognize your
biggest fans and converse with them when they show up. Just Tweet, "Hi! Thanks again for reading my books. I'm going to be posting a lot today but I
wanted to take a minute to thank you again,"
4. When possible, a
Follow-Back means respect. You don't
lose stature as a celebrity by following a lot of people. You look magnanimous. And Maximus.
You look like Maximus the Merciful, and you create a bond with your followers.
Your followers want your work, but they also want a bond
with you. Even just a slender one made
of gilded buffalo hairs. They deserve that much.
By those slender strands they will follow and support you, and on dark days they will remind you why you bother.
Starve the trolls, but feed the P1s.
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