With our hundreds of friends on our social networks, we may not have the time or capacity to buy them gifts. Here are some quick and easy ways to support your favorite online services and associates.
- Show Pandora some love (not those bracelets!) If you want your favorite streaming music service to keep going, buy via Pandora rather than directly through iTunes. This is one of their revenue streams. (and heck, you’re also getting something for yourself!)
- Support affiliate programs. You fell in love with the thesis theme on a friend’s blog, so pay it back by following their affiliate link to purchase.
- Not excited about purchasing something at all? Promote a friend’s posts through some social bookmarking sites. If you enjoy their posts, don’t you think others will too? Ah, web traffic, the gift that keeps on giving!
- Find someone new to follow on Twitter, and either retweet or respond to them to introduce them to your existing network.
- Comment on a blog for the first time. Many of us simply don’t take the time, although I think there are very few bloggers who don’t love to receive input from others.
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Andrea, I love these ideas! Here’s another one – send a last-minute holiday greeting via free online video at http://www.skypevideocards.com/ – I just did one of these and it came out pretty well!
Merry Christmas.
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I find commenting on a blog a hell of a lot easier that joining in your normal run of the mill conversation that you would encounter whilst socializing. In these sort of situations I am that quiet guy hiding in the corner. On the other hand, when it comes to blogging, you can’t shut me up.
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@Sire – I’m the same way! Although social media has given “geeks” a better name recently, I still will admit to some social anxiety in public.
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You’re not trying to tell me that you are a geek now are you? Your photo certainly does not lead one to such an assumption, nor does the fact that you have a blog. Perhaps I need to look a little more deeply into your posts before I form an opinion.
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A sixth option – donate to your favorite plugin developer!
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I knew I should of waited until Christmas before donating to Andy of commentluv fame. Oh well, there is always next year.
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