100 Followers Challenge — How to engage with your audience

James
6 min readJan 12, 2022

As I reach halfway on the 100 Followers Challenge, a challenge I started last week, in order to write more during the 2022 year, I keep reflecting on why I want to write.

Being able to engage with other people, from different backgrounds, living around the globe, shows how human we are. We can have completely different experiences and be seemingly unable to relate, but a story, word or expression can build a bond.

The authors and stories that I enjoy the most are those I am able to engage with. This is a skill to do in writing, and can be done for those writing Medium articles.

Below are a range of suggestions on how to engage with your audience, which can increase your followers and expand your voice.

Make sure to follow and I’ll follow back!

Invest time and energy into social engagement

A key way to boost your engagement is to insert yourself into places where your audience already is engaging. The Medium website has thousands of articles and publications for you to engage in, and start making a name for yourself.

With social engagement or listening, the goal is to find existing conversations about your field, sector or area. To boost engagement just join the…

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