Someone stopped following my blog. I’m not sure who, all I know is that I had 82 followers through WordPress one day and today it’s 81. I don’t know if perhaps they got rid of their blog and decided it wasn’t necessary anymore, or if, God forbid, they died and left instructions to disable their account after their death. I think the most likely scenario is that I wrote one article they liked, but after that article they didn’t see enough of that article afterwards, and they decided it wasn’t worth the four or five posts I write each week to continue reading Rami Ungar the Writer.
So how does that make me feel? A little saddened; I feel a boost of confidence every time I get a new follower, but losing one just makes me feel like I wasn’t able to give the follower everything they were looking for. I guess what I’m feeling is sort of like a mini-beak up; it’s tough, and it’s preying on me every time I visit my Stats page, but I’ll learn to move on and hope new followers will come and find my blog and think it’s damn interesting, and that those who already follow me will continue to follow me as I try to achieve my dreams of becoming a professional novelist with plenty of readers out there.
That’s the hope, anyway.
Have you ever lost a follower? How did you deal with it?
Rami Ungar The Writer 
I have lost a follower or two on the way. I just assume that they were cleaning out their “follows” – that list can grow to be pretty overwhelming. Or simply that I wrote one thing they liked and optimistically they followed only to discover I was writing about other things. Let it slide off your back. You only want followers that consistently like your writing. I don’t follow you, but only because I have a hard time reading light font on dark backgrounds. Just a personal preference for me. I read you sporadically and that works for me.
just the fact that you read me at all makes me very happy. your advice is very good; i’ll follow it as best as i can.
lol! nope! i just have one follower and thats myself!!!
give it time; you’ll find followers. heck, it took me more than a month or two before i had my first follower. they will come.
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back at you: 😀
oh, and i checked; i got my first official wordpress follower about six months and a week ago. i’ve been writing this blog for more than a year!
😀 lol… im so obsessed with my writings..i dont mind if the followers are a bit slow!
the only thing slower than the rate you get your followers is the rate of economic recovery.
nicely said!
thanks, i appreciate it!
Ah, don’t sweat it too hard. They come and go all the time, and it’s rarely clear why. Or, as my grandpa used to say, “Fuck em, let em get their own broads!”
Your grandpa is hilarious! Thanks for the advice, Matt. I appreciate it.
You can’t obsess too much over the numbers (otherwise you should be a financier rather than a writer!). Followers come and go–just like in a good cult.
good thing I have no head for finances! Thanks for the advice.