Social media continues to grow. More and more people and businesses use these tools. At the heart of social media is the concept of “friend”-ing. You know, you click the “like” or “friend request” button and the person at the other end gives you access to your profile and status updates.
If you’re like me you have multiple reasons for wanting to “friend” someone. They truly may be a personal acquaintance of yours, maybe a family member, maybe it’s someone you want to get to know, the person may be a potential mentor or maybe it’s someone you feel should know you.
Here are 5 reasons why you should not friend me:
- You don’t know me and you’re just trying to build your friend list. I suggest you go out and meet some real people.
- You don’t know me and you use the “default” friend request text”. Change to default text to explain your request.
- I don’t know you and you don’t have a photo of yourself in case I simply don’t recognize your name. People do forget names you know!
- Oh by the way, if we don’t know each other, there is a very, very high, almost 100% chance I won’t recognize you by having your pet as a profile photo.
- I don’t know you and the “about you” info section is blank, giving me no clue who you are.
Good luck building your following. Remember if these 5 reasons bother me, they may bother others also. All-in-all, I welcome friend requests. Just help me to understand the reason behind your “Request”. Happy “Friending”!
