The thing is, if I add the "Followers" gadget to my blog it will show up like this:
Notice that all the people who publically follow such a blog show up, with their Blogger profile photo, if they have one. If YOU are not a follower, the "Unfollow" button there will be a "Follow" button. It becomes very easy then to add a blogger to your reading list, just by clicking that button.
HOWEVER, after you do, your Blogger profile photo shows up in the array of followers.
I have resisted adding this gadget due to concerns that some people might want to "follow" without having their photos show up on the blog! So... I haven't done it.
But that means that to "follow" my blog in your reading list, you need to copy the URL (blog address), and go to your own blogger menu, Reading List, "Manage" and Add to paste my blog to your reading list.
So... 22 people have so far added me to their Reading List (one of them shows up 3 time, and then I follow my own blog, just so I can monitor when it appears in the Reading List). My question for this Survey is mainly for those 20 people: would you be OK if I added this "Followers" gadget, for the convenience of new people being able to follow more easily?
And people who might want to "Follow", are you OK with the complex copy/paste to follow blogs?
Since Subscribe doesn't seem to work well for most folks... what do you all think? I'm OK with my photo showing up on the blogs I follow, and letting people then "follow me home"... but what about my current / potential followers? How open are you comfortable with? Would you "unfollow" if your photo showed up as a "Follower"?
Comment with your preference. I'm interested, and will take all preferences into account. I may just leave it as is, and periodically post "how to follow" tips?
