This day was quite good
Filled with blessings of friendship
Within winter’s chill
I hope you’ve found goodness in your life today.
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Laying in bed, reading
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Refocusing: Tonight’s Haiku
Easy distractions
I do need those reminders
Of what’s important
It’s important to refocus, from time to time, preventing me from getting too caught up in the mindlessness.
Modern Life: A Haiku
Competing demands
Everything highly urgent
Ah, tis modern life!
Oh,this fast paced modern existence! It’s overwhelming at times, isn’t it?
Amidst The Sun And Snow
Under the cold sun
The welcomed sunlight warms me
Amidst bitter cold
Icicles
As they reach downwards
Gravity’s and cold’s teamwork
Strange tranquility
Seattle Snow: A Haiku
More snow has fallen
The ground covered with stillness
Echoes of my past
We had another snowfall yesterday. I love the snow covered earth. A sense of peacefulness fills me. I remember the many snowy days from my youth. Joyous moments; sadness at the losses that brought me here.
A Pre- #SnowMageddon2019 #Haiku
As we’re preparing
For Seattle’s next snowstorm
We embrace humor
Another Snow Storm Approaches
Seattle hates snow
As another round comes near
Winter’s cruelty bared
Some Thoughts On Followers: “Fake followers are hard to shake”
I just read “Fake followers are hard to shake” over at AdAge. Yeah, buying followers is tempting. Sure, it might look good on the surface, to have hundreds or thousands of followers. I’ve had many, many people ask me about buying followers. I think is a waste of money.
- First, why? If your social media efforts are for a business, fake followers aren’t going to come to your store. They don’t engage. They don’t add any value.
- Then there are all the recent efforts to purge fake accounts. If your follower count drops massively after one of the follower purges, you’re outed
- Lastly, as this article points out, there are fairly straightforward ways to determine how many fake followers you have. If your goal is to become an influencer, or gain business leads, tools are coming that will out the buy followers tactic.
I expect that, in the not too far distant future, the various algorithms will easily detect copious numbers of fake followers. And I expect that will hurt you, whether via SEO hits from Google or Bing, or social media feeds devaluing your content. I firmly believe this is coming soon.
So, don’t opt for the lazy and fast. Build your brand slowly, carefully and organically. Engage other folks, post good content, and be your unique self.