How to Make Friends Online

The advent of several social media websites have made it easier for people to make friends not just with those who live near them but also with people from the other side of the world. You can choose to stick to one social media website or decide to join several online communities to get acquainted with more people. After you have chosen which platform to go on, you can now start making friends online.

Step 1. Create Your Profile

Because you want to make friends with people who don’t actually know you, you will want them to know that you are a real person who actually exists. You can receive more invites or messages by uploading your pictures or sharing your hobbies and interests. Make sure to post friendly messages but also make sure not to post sensitive information that could prejudice your privacy.

Step 2. Add Friends

After you have updated your profile, it’s now time to add and make friends or confirm the invites that you have already received. You will want to check the profiles of the people you add in order to also make sure that they are real people who will engage in real conversation. You can view their hobbies and interests and choose to add only those with the same interests as you. You can also choose to add others with different interests. It’s all up to you.

Step 3. Join a Group or Community

In every social media platform, there will be groups for people with very specific interests. Joining these groups according to your interests will make making friends a lot easier as you already share something in common and will always have something to talk about. It will then be easy to make friends with everyone who is also a member if that group or community.

Step 4. Strike Up a Conversation

Whether it’s through a private message or on a group page, making friends requires that you always strike up a conversation with people. You can start by asking questions to get to know the other person more. If you live in different countries, you can talk about how different or similar your countries are. There will be several things to talk about if you sincerely want to make friends – favorite color, favorite food, etc.

On group pages, you can start a thread by asking a question which everyone will answer through the comments. This will help you and the members get to know each other more by conversing about your interests or the topic asked. Alternatively, you can create a group chat with the members of the group and talk about your interests while getting to know each other.

Step 5. Keep in Touch

Making friends is not a one-time thing. Like all relationships, it needs commitment. If you really want to be friends with someone – even though it’s online – you will have to continuously keep in touch and talk to each other. This is so that both of you can maintain that bond and develop a stronger and deeper foundation for your friendship. Friendships require communication and if you’ve made friends online, there is no reason not to communicate with them.

Now go out there and enjoy the blessings of social media!