Last week, after I got the feeling that I was talking to myself on my blog and on my Facebook page, I mentioned an article I found to help improve Facebook post visibility and avoid missing Facebook page posts of others. This week, I am now thinking of “coming out” from behind the mask on Facebook and just use my Facebook profile instead of my Facebook page to link my blog posts. Many of my blogging friends already are friends with me on my Facebook profile, so it wouldn’t be a big transition.
BUT the thing is, for some reason, I like the partial anonymity I’ve enjoyed over the past seven years as this persona, Unfinished Person. For me, it’s also about the theme here: of an unfinished person trying to complete himself physically, mentally and spiritually and that journey being common to us all. While it is about me, it’s not really about me, if that makes sense (which it does to me).
On the other hand, as Tevye would say in Fiddler on the Roof, I have 250 fans on my Facebook page, but many of them aren’t even seeing my posts — and a third of them possibly are spammers. Another third are already friends with me on my Facebook profile. The other third? I don’t know but I’m not hearing from them regularly on my blog. That’s for sure.
So what to do? What to do? I don’t know, but something has to change, that’s for sure — even if it’s doing something to increase people seeing my Facebook page posts.
As a reader of this blog, what do you think? Are you friends with me on Facebook and do you even see my Facebook page posts? If you have a Facebook page for your blog, how do you get people to see your posts? Or do you know if people are?
As for reading, I’m still working my way through what was a baker’s dozen of e-books on my Nook, but now is 11 after finishing Dance Dance Dance by Haruki Murakami last week and Persona Non Grata by Ruth Downie just this morning. Next up, later today: The Sins of the Fathers, the first Matthew Scudder, by Lawrence Block. How about you? What are you reading today or this coming week?
The title for today’s post comes from this 1980s song:
I have networked blogs, so my posts show up on my Facebook profile page. I also have “pages” for my creations and for each of my published books. I don’t see a lot of activity there…so I’m thinking the profile page is the most active.
Here’s MY SUNDAY SALON POST
I was using Networked Blogs but I’m using RSS Grafitti now. I guess I really can send the posts wherever.
As you know, we’re likethis as far as being Facebook friends go, so obviously, I’m seeing your posts.
I don’t have a Facebook page for the blog, but I go back and forth about creating one. It always seemed a bit like duplicating efforts to me, though … one more thing to remember to update. Then again, there are times when the anonymity would be nice.
Glad to have been of service in clearing this dilemma up for you.
That was a big help.
Now I know exactly what I’m going to do…at least for today, nothing.
I went to Google+ and it doesn’t allow you to use a pseudonym. Hence, I’m posting my actual name. Interestingly enough, I applied for a job the other day that asked for my facebook and twitter passwords. I didn’t give them, so consequently heard nothing back from that inquiry. Anonymity is hard to maintain these days!
aww … you could have replied them back cheerily saying ofcourse, here are my FB and Twitter passwords:
CompanyNameSucks
RecruiterNameEatsBabies
Good Luck on your job hunting !
BTW… for awhile there, I was only getting your Still Unfinished posts and missing out on your Unfinished Person posts. Don’t know why.
For a while, I killed Unfinished Person, but now he’s resurrected…:)
Came to this post via FB – where Unfinished Person told me to like comment or share because he wanna hear from me.
Hello !
So you’re saying that I should keep the page?
Well since it is working for one person ! Keep it !
Well, there’s one vote anyway…
I am both friends with you and your Facebook page, and I see two posts each time you post something – and I do click over, even though I also follow you in Google Reader. I usually see Facebook stuff first.
I do have a page for my blog, but I get very little traffic from it. But I don’t usually post my blog posts on my personal Facebook wall, and only a small fraction of my followers are also friends of the real me. Not sure what the answer is – but I wouldn’t gauge readership very seriously during the summer months, anyway. It always tends to go way down until September.
I don’t always post on my Facebook profile…every once in a while I do, though. That’s the other thing to consider: Google Reader. How much is too much?
Thanks for reminding me about the summer months. Another blogger friend of mine reminded me of that last week.
Unfortunately, we’re not friends on Facebook yet. I do see a lot of your posts via Twitter, and I have fanned your site on Facebook.
I agree with you, there are times that I feel like I’m talking to myself on my blog, but most days I’m ok with that, especially since I don’t have a lot of posting activity due to having a newborn at home!
Today and this week, I’m looking at finishing Mario Puzo’s The Godfather, and if I happen to finish it, I’m going to start reading Stephen King’s The Shining.
Okay, I’ll send you a friend request already
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I do know that each of our blogs are personal, but still it’s nice to know that someone is reading it, right?
I am friends with you on FB and I do see your posts periodically. I don’t have a FB page for my blog because I kind of like being a little bit anonymous.
1 book down, 10 more to go on your baker’s dozen! I’ve added more unread books to my Nook since your post. Today I’m reading my Ikea catalog.
Tomorrow I’ll probably read a library book. I hope you’re enjoying your Sunday.
Well, we aren’t FB friends, so I’m not certain if that would help me read your posts.
I know I used to link my personal FB page with my blog, but after a while I felt like I was spamming my friends with all of my posts. I’ve cut back on that use Networked Blogs as well as my own Page specifically for my blog. I do get some friends from FB posting comments, but I suspect there are a few more that read them even after I switched over to a separate page. Good luck with your decision though! It is not an easy choice to make.