9 Ways to Become Mr. Popular on Facebook
So what if you are not all that and more in real life? Surely you can become Mr. Popular online by following these very simple tips. Blow away your Facebook friends with your mass appeal thanks to the popularity you generate.
1. Update statuses on latest happenings
Keep an eye out for trending topics and the latest news of the world. Accordingly update your statuses, as people tend to connect with the latest happening by giving such statuses a lot of likes and comments. Update your status once or twice a day.
2. Change your profile picture more than once a week
Firstly, make sure you upload a smart profile picture, which has been edited well. Secondly, click many such pictures from time to time and change your display photo at least a couple of times per week. Stay in the news feed as much as possible.
3. Repeat profile and cover pictures
The best way to gain the maximum likes and comments on your pictures is by recycling them over and over again. Keep repeating them periodically so that it keeps appearing on people’s news feeds and your newly added friends can see them too.
4. Like and comment everyday
Only if you are friendly will others treat you the same way. Increase your popularity by increasing theirs through constant socializing. Like and comment on the stuff they share and they are sure to reciprocate.
5. Share funny witty and trending stuff
Share anything that you may find funny, witty, emotional, angering, philosophical, though provoking, etc., on your wall. Also, share things that are currently trending such as festivals, natural calamities, a major crime, death of an icon, etc.
6. Always log in to be online
Whenever you log in, make sure your chat is on. This way you chat with people, others approach you for a conversation and you socialize more.
7. Add anyone you even remotely know as a friend
The more friends you have in your friend list, the more popular you get. Go to the “People you may know” sidebar and add anyone you know even as remotely as only ever having said a “Hi” in real life. In fact, add even those you know only by face, be it colleagues, workmates, kindergarten mates, etc.
8. Be active on 9gag and Instagram
Log onto popular sites like 9gag and Instagram through Facebook and share pictures. These sites will pump your friends list as you can easily make virtual friends from around the world by using them.
9. Play games but don’t invite others
Once upon a time, playing Farmville, Fishville and such other Facebook games were considered to be the “In” thing. But not any more. Yes, it’s a great way to make virtual friends and you may continue playing with them, but play only after making sure that no invitations are sent to your other friends. They will get terribly fed up and probably block you for spamming their inbox.