I joined fanpop in June 2008, so I'm still pretty much a newbie, fanpop actually found 'me' while I was looking for some Sex And The City wallpapers, I came across fanpop it detto 'Register' o 'Sign In' and as I was only just getting used to the internet side of the computer and had only just discovered how to send e-mails, I thought, 'well, why not?'
So I registered and did my profile, that was easy, Name: yeah, Age: tell the truth! preferito Movies, Books, Hobbies and so on, Select A User Icon: yes I can do that, Submit, profilo Complete, easy? no it was like: 'what now?' I didn't know how to fan people o even where to start, help, how do te fan someone and what's a spot and how do I unisciti and WTF?
But eventually after searching fanpop 'every day' I had a few people fan me and I fanned them back (thanks aholic, te were my first fan) I joined a few spots and picked on some fan pick questions, I even had a go at a few pop quiz questions, then I checked out the spots that I'd joined, I saved some videos, immagini etc. and rated and commentato on everything that I liked.
Then I found the section that says 'Create New Spot' (or club, as they are called now) okay, I'll create a spot, once I clicked on it I was stuck, 'Spot Name' what do I call it, even worse, what do I do with it? I didn't have a clue, so I called it 'Fantasy Wallpapers' a spot that I could put anything on, then I selected a banner and a crappy icona and just left it there, I went back to it the successivo giorno because I hated the icona (which was another version of my users icon) and I hated the name, I wanted the spot to have a bit of everything in it, so I changed the icon, kept the banner and renamed it 'Bits And Pieces.'
At first it was hard to get fans, any fans, not even 'one' fan! and some people bagged it, because it was just another 'random' spot, 'no it's not, it's a spot I made' and it's the only one I had, and at that point I actually considered leaving Fanpop, then I thought why, for what? I didn't know that I'd made a random spot, I didn't even know what a random spot was! still no fans, and I continued to add heaps of content to my one 'little' spot, note to self: keep contributing to 'my' spot and save, rate and commento on material in other spots, oh and add some content to those as well, I started Scrivere a few articoli and getting involved in forums, and still no fans.
So I kept adding content to that spot, I made it, I liked it, and the content kept building, what! one fan, then two, 'Bits And Pieces' has over thirty fan now, and I've got a medal for being a dedicated fan.
Since then I've made eleven più spots, (I think that's enough) I Amore making fan pick questions, pop quiz domande are okay, Scrivere articles, adding immagini and getting involved as much as I can, I now 'finally' know how to include video (thanks again Cammie) and I added my own link, 'by mistake!' (and thanks to Sazza, for doing my first link)
'Bits And Pieces' was a great learning experience for me, it taught me how to be creative and I would never give it up, even though there were some suggestions to take it down and start again, no way! and if fanpop hadn't agreed to that spot, it would be gone da now.
So if you're new and you've just created your first spot, stick with it, and add as much content as te can, people cagna too much about things they don't like, even if plenty of other people do like it.
Maybe there should be a 'Mind Your Own Business' spot, I'm serious and if someone makes it, I'll unisciti and add as much content as possible, so enjoy your spots, whatever they are, don't give up on something 'you' started, and always continue to have fun on Fanpop.
So I registered and did my profile, that was easy, Name: yeah, Age: tell the truth! preferito Movies, Books, Hobbies and so on, Select A User Icon: yes I can do that, Submit, profilo Complete, easy? no it was like: 'what now?' I didn't know how to fan people o even where to start, help, how do te fan someone and what's a spot and how do I unisciti and WTF?
But eventually after searching fanpop 'every day' I had a few people fan me and I fanned them back (thanks aholic, te were my first fan) I joined a few spots and picked on some fan pick questions, I even had a go at a few pop quiz questions, then I checked out the spots that I'd joined, I saved some videos, immagini etc. and rated and commentato on everything that I liked.
Then I found the section that says 'Create New Spot' (or club, as they are called now) okay, I'll create a spot, once I clicked on it I was stuck, 'Spot Name' what do I call it, even worse, what do I do with it? I didn't have a clue, so I called it 'Fantasy Wallpapers' a spot that I could put anything on, then I selected a banner and a crappy icona and just left it there, I went back to it the successivo giorno because I hated the icona (which was another version of my users icon) and I hated the name, I wanted the spot to have a bit of everything in it, so I changed the icon, kept the banner and renamed it 'Bits And Pieces.'
At first it was hard to get fans, any fans, not even 'one' fan! and some people bagged it, because it was just another 'random' spot, 'no it's not, it's a spot I made' and it's the only one I had, and at that point I actually considered leaving Fanpop, then I thought why, for what? I didn't know that I'd made a random spot, I didn't even know what a random spot was! still no fans, and I continued to add heaps of content to my one 'little' spot, note to self: keep contributing to 'my' spot and save, rate and commento on material in other spots, oh and add some content to those as well, I started Scrivere a few articoli and getting involved in forums, and still no fans.
So I kept adding content to that spot, I made it, I liked it, and the content kept building, what! one fan, then two, 'Bits And Pieces' has over thirty fan now, and I've got a medal for being a dedicated fan.
Since then I've made eleven più spots, (I think that's enough) I Amore making fan pick questions, pop quiz domande are okay, Scrivere articles, adding immagini and getting involved as much as I can, I now 'finally' know how to include video (thanks again Cammie) and I added my own link, 'by mistake!' (and thanks to Sazza, for doing my first link)
'Bits And Pieces' was a great learning experience for me, it taught me how to be creative and I would never give it up, even though there were some suggestions to take it down and start again, no way! and if fanpop hadn't agreed to that spot, it would be gone da now.
So if you're new and you've just created your first spot, stick with it, and add as much content as te can, people cagna too much about things they don't like, even if plenty of other people do like it.
Maybe there should be a 'Mind Your Own Business' spot, I'm serious and if someone makes it, I'll unisciti and add as much content as possible, so enjoy your spots, whatever they are, don't give up on something 'you' started, and always continue to have fun on Fanpop.