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ATTENTION SEEKING BEHAVIOUR
AGREED!!! 90% of the post ideas in this thread are BAD advice!
There are two things you need to differ: DHV/DLV and Social Proof!
If you get alot of likes/comments, that's social proof. You have facebook friends who think you/your post is funny or just generally comment and like your posts alot.
However Social Proof comes in many facets and is only one factor to DHV.
WARNING: You may still be overall displaying LOWER Value if many people like your post.
Why do I believe this?
- even if 10 ppl like/comment, that is propably only be a subset of the people who READ it. Many may not have liked this post or your style of posting attention seeking or too personal stuff in general BUT MOST WILL NEVER TELL YOU. Many will even talk behind your back about it and sometimes you'll find out indierectly and it will be too late.
YOU CAN get a negative reputation on FB and so be sure to post things you know you won't regret (because it's easier to ruin a reputation than to build it)
One major problem with facebook is that you have tons of different people added: potential dates, ex dates, friends, coworkers, business contacts, family ... is it really worth pissing one group of friends/ potential dates off getting a few likes and fun responses?
My advice DON'T post:
- politically incorrect things
- things that directly show you're a player (like "Love is for girls and gays!")/horny (like "you know what this is? this is my new fucking haircut. you know what that means? im gettin some fucking pussy tonight! ", worst example ever but there are many more in this thread!) / PUA (like ".Hasn't got time to see all the ladies in his life, but take a ticket and wait for you're number to be called .Hasn't got time to see all the ladies in his life, but take a ticket and wait for you're number to be called " OR "Chivalry isn't dead. It is widely used by many men who end up being 'just friends' to every woman they ever meet")
forever you'll be stuck with the horny, easy girls and have a hard time gaining trust with the classy ones if you're being sleazy!
- bragging/ douchbag "I'm the best next thing" post. That kind of self advertisement is DLV, as you are self absorbed and feel the need to tell the world how great you are!
- esp. don't self advertise if it's too sexual like the erection jokes ... that's just sleazy.
- too often, esp. if it's all similar stuff/ same category of post (video, link, what I'm doing, sly remark, quote, etc)
- Don't show who you're dating/that you're dating other women (you can flirt with other women, show you're going out/having fun with them, but you should avoid it being clear, that you're dating/ that there is a sexual relationship going on. Uncertainty is actually enough to trigger jealousy while being public about your casual dates with other women can be a big turn off)
WHAT DOES show DHV RISK FREE?
- doing interesting things. Like saying what events/concerts/cities you're going too, sports you doing, interesting hobbies, projects, job achievements ... whenever something exiting happens in your life ... this displays you as someone living his life, having a lot of experiences, being busy, being fun /rare to spend time with and makes you look like an achiever
- not posting too often/ being hard to get/ unavailible
- better kind of social proof than comments: had a blast with *TAG* and *TAG* at XXX. Write about social events, show you're having fun with a lot of people, complement your friends (e.g. *TAG* made a killer cake for *TAG* party. ) and people might return tags/complements
Esp. do this if you're with good looking girls!
- be witty, funny (without the bad stuff from the DON'T section)
- random quotes from things that girls like and show you're unique. Don't quote the same stuff everyone quotes. Liked the african proverbs and the Dr. Zeuss, great examples!
- STORY TELLING: you had something funny happen to you or noticed something odd /intriguing
- trigger conversations (like when Story telling/ making funny witty remarks), like "Has any one else ever noticed ..." "is wondering whether ..." ) if you want to get comments.
BUT: most of the Do stuff won't get you much comments, maybe a few likes from great girls, but girls will see it and value you and want to hang out with you more/again and be more likely to contact you or use the opportunity when there is a post that is geared towards/ useful for conversation!