We’ve already uncovered your identity bricks, cleared out the facade of your account and built a content structure. Now, let’s talk about how to communicate with people in a way that makes them want to engage with you.

Imagine you walk into a room full of people — some are deep in conversation, others laughing over inside jokes, a few quietly observing from the sidelines. You don’t know anyone yet, but you’d like to connect and to share something with them.

Would you just step into the center and start shouting

«GM»

«My dog (photo)»

«Mini app recast»

«I want pizza! Any recommendations?»🌸❤️🌚

«Looking to improve your productivity? Try the Pomodoro Technique!»?

Of course not. You’d read the energy of the space, find the right person to connect with, then share a story. And then introduce yourself to the rest.

That’s what communication really is. It’s not a monologue. It’s a conversation. A real one, with real people who want resonate with what you share.

We can confidently say that @ted is the queen of Farcaster, not only because of her incredibly positive personality and openness but also because she’s one of the best communicators on the platform.

What truly sets her apart (and what most people overlook) is that she interacts online the same way she would in person. Her vibe is always consistent, no matter the medium.

In the beginning of my journey, I used to offer people 30-minute Zoom coffee chats, and now, whenever possible, I make an effort to meet up with my Farcaster friends in real life.

In some cases, I was so surprised to find someone who was incredibly pleasant, engaging, and interesting in person, yet none of that showed through in their Farcaster account.

So the key is to communicate online exactly the way you would with a friend over coffee or a beer. That’s where it all begins, and from there, the details follow.

A good conversation in real life with unknown person:

We read each other through voice, look, body language, smell, and mood.

1. Introduce yourself

2. Listen actively

3. Ask open-ended questions

4. Share something personal

Example:

Greeting — Hey

Reason for conversation — I saw you at the event, Do you like anime too?

Introductions — My name is…, I’m a friend of Anna’s y etc

A good conversation online with unknown person:

All the attention shifts to your text, visuals, rhetoric, and symbols.

1. Introduce yourself

2. Engage with context

3. Ask open-ended questions

4. Keep you texts clean

5. Stay true to yourself and avoid robotic responses.

Here’s a good example of successful communication from an unknown follower:

1. A girl commented on my post saying she found me through some friends list.

2. I immediately went to check her profile and saw a great account, following my exact structure (like on this guide). Clear description that she’s a photographer, a good follower-to-following ratio, a nice profile photo, clean username, and a pinned post with her works.

1. I followed her back.

2. She promoted her brother, who’s a pianist, and his account was also good, even though small. But It followed the same structure. I immediately followed him.

   

It’s very important if no one knows you in the crypto world IRL, make an introductory post about who you are.

What to avoid in online conversations:

1. Irrelevant content sharing: dropping random links without context

2. Copy-pasting generic comments: “So cool!” “Awesome content!” “Cool”, “Nice”, “Check my profile for more”, “DM me for collab”, “Follow me back”

3. Long blocks of text with no breaks:

4. Commenting only emojis or using way too many of them (it creates visual noise) ‼️🐦💚😉🐦🌸🥺🌸🥺🦆🐦‼️😊😂😂

5. Promoting unrelated products/services under personal posts

6. Lack of context: “Check this out!” (without explanation)

7. Overly formal/robotic tone: “Good day. I hope you are well. How old are you?”

Important tip for anyone who doesn’t speak English fluently:

Avoid using Google Translate, Deepl, or similar translation tools. It’s perfectly fine to use ChatGPT for your posts, but it’s important to do it the right way.

I always start by writing my cast in any language I feel comfortable with, but then I anyway run it through ChatGPT with a prompt like this:

“rewrite it correctly and translate it to english”

Afterwards I edit the result to make it sound right.

1. If no one knows you IRL from Farcaster and you’re just starting out, introduce yourself in a pinned post.

2. Find 10 people with shared interests and start to communicate with them

3. Communicate like you would with friends in real life.

4. Check your casts or replies for grammar using ChatGPT before casting anything.

5. Divide your text into paragraphs for better readability.

6. Avoid using too many emojis.

Let’s go!