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Netcaring by sharing others' content

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A powerful way of doing net caring and a simple way. And to be honest, one that I know I need to do more often and this this teaching this segment is getting me to to lean into this more is to share other people's content. And some of you already do this very generously, very naturally, and you're already doing net caring. Now one thing I would add is when you share someone's ChatGPT, tag them so that they know you shared it, That's one benefit. Number 2 benefit is that when others comment on that piece of content, they get notified as well.
Because if you don't tag them, They number 1, they won't know that you shared their content unless they, like, check certain things. Number 2, they they probably won't see any of the comments. About that piece of content. So, like, on Facebook, for example, you can share people's, you know, social media. Right?
You can share on Facebook, on on Instagram. You could share it as a story, but make sure you tag them, you know, at, and then type in their username and click click the click the suggestion to bring up their username. On anywhere, LinkedIn, on YouTube. You on YouTube, you can also tag people. You know, when you share their thing, Actually, on YouTube, let me take this back.
You have to have a larger channel before you have to have, like, a 1000 subscribers where you can share on YouTube. But if you can on YouTube, you can actually make a quick video, you know, to react to someone's video. You know, Actually, I rarely get this happening, but when I do, I'm so thrilled. You know, it's like someone made a video to react to what they loved about my video and what their perspective is, but really highlighting my video. And then they could put, like, a little, you know, little card or oh, below this link is the link to George's video, whatever.
And then and then they could tag me also in the description by doing the at. Symbol and typing my my YouTube username, and I get notified. So anyway, that's the that's the technique here. I highly recommend that you consider. And why is this powerful world 1?
How often does someone share your content? Not that often. Right? And number 2, how does it feel when someone shares your content? Like, oh my goodness.
It's still I mean, even to this day when I have not a tiny audience, but a decent sized small audience for an influencer. I get very few shares. Of my content. When you can say, George, that's your problem. You gotta make better content.
Right? And yeah. Some of my content, I get a few more shares and some don't. And but it's it's like when someone shares it feels like a big deal to to to to us unless you are a large influencer. Every share feels like a big deal.
And that's the most of the people you're net caring with are not large influencers. You probably not a smart not a good use of your time. You've been carrying with Renee Brown, unless your audience is already pretty big, and she she'll start to notice you. No. It's you should not care, like I said, with the people whose audience is, you know, 2 to five times to ten times your your audience size.
And when NetCare with them, even one share of their content still makes a difference. And it's, you know, it's like a free relatively free way to pay someone You're literally paying them attention. You're caring for them. You're not paying them any money, but you're you're paying with a share. And hopefully, when you share something, You also say a few things.
Don't just click share and be done with it because that's not. That's that's helpful. That's still gets a little bit of attention from the person who shared it. They're still grateful, but it's not it's it's it's way less impact than if you say. About why you felt this thing was beneficial for you, that you believe it'll be beneficial for those who are seeing it.
And you could say one thing you appreciate about that person. Maybe you already put that in as why it's beneficial, but it's, like, tag them in in your share so that they're notified by it. And Like I said, I need to start I'm gonna start practicing this more often as well. Right? And the other thing is, you you know, some people there is a there is a spectrum of not sharing enough, which right now I'm unfortunately in.
I need I need to rectify that myself. And some people share too much. And you may have seen like, I I have seen some Facebook profiles that go there, and they're, like, sure, like, 8 things a day or something like that. Like, every day. And it's like, you keep scrolling, and most of the things don't get any likes.
Now some of those things are still making an impact. Some of those shares are still being seen, and Maybe their people don't like it as much. They don't like us everything. So how often is too often to share other people's content? It's a good question, and I think it depends on the platform and the relationship you've built with your audience.
I mean, some people manage to share, like, 2 things a day of other people's stuff and their audience still loves it. Because they curate. They have a they have a they have a large network, and they carry a lot of things, and and they're good curators. And they share the things that are well curated. And if if they especially if they say a few things if they say a few lines about it, it's it's it's a meaningful share.
And twice a day, I think it's probably not too much if it's done meaningfully, if it's well curated. So that's a lot. That means in a single week, I mean, let's say you use social media five times a week, 5 5 days a week, that's 10 slots, you could say. Right? 10 net caring slots to make a real difference for someone that you're net caring with Not that you have an agenda, but that you again, remember, net caring is that you have a genuine sense of enjoyment about this person and about what they share, and you're sharing it out of a sense of genuine enjoyment.
So you actually do care about this person and you you care about this thing that they wrote or that that they share, that they posted. It's ideally, it's their original content. I mean, not so it's them something they created rather than them sharing about something else. But even if it's them sharing about something else, you could still share about it and say, you know, hat tip, h t h, /t ChatGPT tip to Gregory to Kaylee for for for, you know, That's a really cool. That's a that's a good idea too.
It's like, oh, this book, this movie, this website, this tool. Hat tip to Jessica for showing me about it because I wouldn't have known about it. You know? And that's meaningful too. And that's, you know, that's that that's also curation.
That's well curated. So when you're doing this, sharing other stuff, you're thinking about net carry with the person you're of who's stuff you're sharing, but you're also thinking about your audience and how you're a curator for them. The last thing I wanna say is to worry less about the cost to the algorithm, because I think I've overly worried about it in in in past years, I've gotten smarter about it over time. Here's what I mean. And I said, well, George, you said we have 10 slots a week or something like that or 5 slots a week depending on how much you you post and share.
Therefore, have to be really you know, almost stingy or or very careful about what I share because I have so few slots with my attention to my audience. And what the truth about the the the the truth about this I've learned over time is that the algorithm will already help you to modulate and to curate for your audience. Here's what I mean. You could share 8 things a day. And the algorithm is not going to allow your audience to see those 8 things a day from you.
The algorithm ChatGPT does is it works in waves. It's like, it'll first show whatever you post and whatever you share. To the first wave of people that have engaged the most with you in recent days weeks. The first they'll show it to the first nobody knows how many percentage they're hiding that because they wanna they don't want the spammers to, you know, to to work with this kind of formula. But let's say it's 5% or 10% of your audience who are online at the moment, right, who are able to see it in the next few days.
They will show your share or your post to that small audience who have been proven to engage with you recently first. And if there's a high percentage of engagement from that small audience for that piece of content that you shared, then the algorithm will show it to the next circle of people who have engaged with you not as frequently or intensely as the first circle, but have also engaged with you in recent ish times. And if that circle engages with it highly, then it shows it that the 3rd circle ordered that that does it in ways. That's why we don't really have to worry about the stuff we post. So if it's not good for our audience, we thought it was good, but we were blinded for a moment.
Which all happens a lot, right, to those of us who are passionate about something. We get blinded from a lot. This is the best thing in the world. We share in the audience at least the first circle of ah, so it was okay. They scroll on by.
The second circle will never see it. I mean, sure. They can come to your profile and scroll fat, parfar enough. See it. But they when they're not gonna see it in the home or news feed or whatever.
So the the algorithm is already helping us to curate. You know, naturally. Like, you just post whatever. And then if it's really good for your audience, it'll just keep getting expanded expanded reach. Alright?
So I hope this is helpful. Again, the bottom line that the technique is you have 5, let's say, 5 okay. If if you are if you are if you don't do this like me, okay, right now, I I I I'm I'm too stingy right now. I admit to myself and just sharing other people's stuff. So while you are still building up your audiences being accustomed to you sharing other people stuff, let's say you have 2 slots a week, let's say, in the 1st 2 weeks, 2 slots.
Okay. To share someone else's stuff. That's already more than I do a week. I'm sorry. Right?
But I I I need to I need to fulfill my 2 slots a week. And then after 2 weeks, I'm gonna I'm gonna bump it up to 3 slots a week, and then after 2 weeks, 4 slots a week, 5, etcetera, from there. And then probably up until about 10 slots per week. You see what I mean? But 10 slots per week is a lot.
Even 5 slots a week's a lot because it's like if I have a hundred people on net caring with, Right? I don't have to share all hundred people stuff once a month. I could share one of your things once every 6 months, and it's still maintains a feeling of care and connection. Do you see what I mean? So a 100 of 10 slots a week, let's say, is what, 40 slots a month.
So in a 6 month window, that's 240 slots. Fine. 200 slots, let's say. You see what I mean? There's still a lot of potential here to care for others that you genuinely want to care for.
So I hope this is helpful. Look at the different platforms you're on and how it's shared on Instagram. It's shared as story. For example. You could make it real.
Right? Shares can be light, which is like sharing and reposting something or something like that on LinkedIn. Or it could be more intensive a reshare, which is like you make a video about some what someone said or wrote or you you write something more intensely about it. Right? So Think about this.
How will you use your slots? Will you will you start to use your slots every week to do this kind of net caring because it really does make a difference?

One of the simplest, least-done things on social media.

I myself need to lean into this a lot more.

It’s the greatest payment you can make to them online without paying them any money.

Most of us get very little engagement on social media – it’s just statistics. When you share their post, it is like for them an oasis in a large desert of silence and perceived rejection.

Be sure to tag them in the post, so they also get notifications of replies.

Worry less about the “cost” of each post in terms of you having limited spots each week to post things… the Algorithm will take care of it. The ones more interesting will be picked up, and less interesting will fade.

Last updated 15 Sep 2023.