Wise words. We are all too busy to read everything that comes our way.
Every now and again I get unfollowed. And every now and again I unfollow a blog. Is it a big deal? Should it be a big deal?
At first, it can seem hurtful to find that someone has unfollowed you on any sort of social media, but really it shouldn’t be. Somehow, I find that I now follow a huge number of blogs, most of which I love, and I do wish I had more time available to read them more fully and comment on them, but I don’t. This means that every now and again I sacrifice one for the common good.
But, never without good reason.
First up, one thing that does irritate me, is when I visit and read a blog, leave a response – sometimes a quite lengthy one – and never receive any sort of reply. One blog that I initially followed was like this…
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Stuart Aken 
I’ve learned that some people follow your blog so you’ll follow theirs, then they unfollow. Now, I only follow blogs that I enjoy reading – like yours.
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Yes, there are people like that all over the web: happens with Twitter and other social networks, too. Like you, DM, I unfollow those who unfollow me: I’m not into ‘revenge’, but neither am I happy to support those who are merely seeking numbers. Following is, for me, an indication of interest in the item/post/creator, not simply a means of increasing numbers.
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Thanks for re-posting this, Stuart.
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Thank you, Mick, for posting this sensible piece!
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