How to Get Popular on the Internet

Last Updated: January 9, 2022

You've been on the net for years. Yet, almost nobody knows about your web presence. You just want to be well known and you want people to talk about your online prowess and exploits. To become popular on the internet is possible, it'll just require a bit more effort beyond what you're doing normally.

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Creating an Online Presence

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Understand why do you want to get popular. Be absolutely certain that you want to be a popular online presence. With popularity comes loss of peace, the inability to move around quietly and a need to maintain a great reputation in your chosen field of popularity. This can add up to a lot of effort, especially if you're not being paid for it and have to keep that day job up. It can also erode your humility and cause you to behave in ways that aren't entirely you and can lead to dissatisfaction. If you're okay with this, proceed with the next steps.
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Join plenty of social networking sites. Start with the well known ones, such as Twitter, Facebook and the like. Then tailor your online presence to the area for which you're keen to be known, such as graphic design, scene fashion, smoothies-maker extraordinaire, medical explanations guru, or whatever it is. Find a blog, website, portal, forum, etc., where you can make the most of your talents and start creating your presence there through adding information, interacting and being around a lot.
- Join bigger social sites. Go onto Friendster, start stalking some people – be sure to add a lot of friends for yourself.
- Pick the sites Google likes. That way, your name has a better chance of coming back in the top first page returns when people search online for you and your talents. Google is always reworking its algorithms, so check Alexa and similar to find out which social networking sites are currently hip and happening.
- Link to high page rank sites that are related to your site is the key. Submit to directories such as Add Your Site Free Submit
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Post your creations, knowledge, information, comments, etc., on different sites. Work the imagination and make a site work for you. As for people who want to be popular for their style or looks, obviously, start posting your pictures all over the web. Get someone able to take quality pictures of you.

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Being the Kind of Person Others Love to Connect With

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Be unique. If you're copying everyone else, there is a good chance that you're not going to be seen or heard about. Few people are keen to see the same, same. Thus, think of a new trend, or try something that nobody has done before, even if it's a common topic done very differently.
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Be nice. And be genuinely nice, not just putting on an act.
- If you want to be known as grumpy and gruff, don't chop and change by pretending to be nice one minute, then horrible the next. Get your brand straight.
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Join sites that have forums. Then be available and interactive, so that people can get to know you and trust in you.
- Be aware that this is likely to chew up your time considerably. Be careful what discussions you get involved in; keep it light, friendly and caring.
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Add friends. When you're on social websites, add many friends. Have a big list of them! Because the friends of your friends will start adding you, and you'll get more and more well known.
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Provide valuable updates, insights and information. People are thirsty for good content, not self-love. Give them something they're keen to watch, read or listen to. Introduce them to interesting things on a regular basis. Bring together the energies of other people whose work and updates add value to yours, so that you spread around support for others online.

Community Q&A

Question

How can I get someone to know how important YouTube is to me and how can I get people to watch and enjoy my videos?

Community Answer

Use comment links to your videos on other people's videos. Make sure the videos you do this on are popular. Also ensure that your videos are worth watching, otherwise you'll irritate the people who go over to view them. Tell friends and family to check out your videos -- tell them via social media so that they have the links to click on.

Warnings

Don't let popularity spoil you. If you're popular, it doesn't mean that you're any better than your (internet) friends. Respect everyone.

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Don't give up. You will never become popular on the internet just in a week. For some, it takes six months, for others it takes longer.

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Don't get into fights. This might make people dislike you. And your popularity might move down/ become lower.

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Popularity dies easily. It's okay to be away from the internet for a week, two weeks. But when you reach five months, don't be surprised if someone has taken your place. This is how it is, people love novelty and fresh faces. Becoming popular is easy but keeping it is hard at the same time.

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