5 Tips to Turn Followers Into Fans
This is The Real Social Media Experience.
I recently watched a YouTube video called “Death of the Follower and the Future of Creativity on the Web.” It was a keynote that featured Jack Conte the CEO of Patreon. And while some argued that he was doing nothing but advertising, he still made some valid points that are actually being shown on today's internet.
This article is nothing but my personal review based on that discussion and what was shared. The keynote is about 46 minutes long and starts with a breadth understanding of the history of the internet.
Stating simply just facts.
So walk with me down memory lane for a bit.
In the 1990s, the internet was very new. This was called Web 1.0. People just wanted to share information, so they put things online to make them exist. Websites were static, and interaction was minimal. All to share information digitally.
In the 2000s we shifted a bit, here is when we moved to Web 2.0. It was all about connections and people started caring more about their content. They wanted to share interesting things about their day, the music they loved, and the people they cared about then ranked them.
