Those of us who came recently from Squidoo may not know this, but it helps if you check your Fan Mail on your profile page. It is also helpful to check who followed you. I have found quite a few that I knew from Squidoo, and sent them Fan Mail. Most of them have already approved it, but some of them most likely are not yet familiar with that feature.
I'm glad you pointed this out to new people. Some people transferring from Squidoo don't like to receive fanmail, though:
http://hubpages.com/forum/topic/124096#post2627048
They don't seem to understand what it is all about.
I checked out that thread and was pretty surprised at the negativity toward what I consider a fun and useful feature.
No, I'm not about to start saying "hey come check out my hubs" since I consider that tacky. However I think that the OP perhaps missed the point.
I'm using the fan mail to 1) connect with some of the folks from Squidoo that I loved and followed over there and 2) to let good writers know that I appreciate their work.
As I recall, on Squidoo we didn't even have the ability to follow a particular author. We had to remember who they were and check up on them every so often. So I consider this a major plus.
As a writer, it just plain feels good to get fan mail. It lets me know that my hard work in writing my pages is appreciated. And I like being able to spread the love and let others know that their hard work is appreciated too.
And will I check out the folks who have followed/fan mailed me? Of course! If they like my writing then there's a good chance I might find something valuable about theirs. I'll at least look at their profile and see if any of their subjects interest me. And if I like their work or they're writing on a subject dear to my heart I'll probably follow/fan them too!
Yes this is a nifty feature. Already been fanned by others and started fanning writers I appreciate.
We have had so much to learn, in such a short time, that I thought I would mention it. I stumbled upon it, myself!
It is a really nice feature, I have seen many features that hubpages offers that makes it a more desirable community to be in, I especially like knowing who is following me.
Just taking the time to explore the headings of our acct and viewing what is behind each tab has opened lots of new info. It's a new world for sure and liking what I see.
by Sherri 15 years ago
Might be a brain fart here, but I have a couple of fans I'd like to leave fan mail for...how do you find that option? TX in advance.
by Katherine Tyrrell 10 years ago
I'm reading an awful lot about Hubpages at the moment and while a lot of it is going in, not everything is and I'm certainly not very good at being able to reference back to where I read it. Frankly it's all very new!One thing which concerns me is fan mail. I've got a vague recollection of reading...
by readytoescape 15 years ago
I would like to see an indication on the Home Page (I use the standard) if someone leaves fan mail (or joins as a follower), a notification similar to comments left would be nice. You typically do not see this, or at least I don’t, until you open the fan mail box in “my account” or happen to see it...
by Debbie Carey 13 years ago
Am I the only one who didn't know there was fan mail out here?I have written on HubPages for eight months. Tonight I discovered the button with fan mail! It was wonderful to read the kind and encouraging words written days and, yes, months ago by other wonderful writers. I owe you...
by james napier 13 years ago
I became a fan of a new Hubber, followed, and left some short, innocuous fan mail. Something like "She really knows about SEO..."Ready for this...She denied the fan mail?!? What in the world. Yes, let me add, I was her 3rd fan, and possibly her 1st fan mail.Now what kind of ingrate pulls...
by Stacy Harris 12 years ago
How important do you believe it is to leave fan mail once you start following someone on Hubpages?Often times I will follow someone and then after I have gotten to know them a little better I like to leave fan mail. Unfortunately, that means sometimes I forget to leae fan mail even though I really...
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