How do you have the confidence to put yourself out there and make friends?

I am 24 i struggle alot with making friends an keepjng them I think mainly because i have an issue with being consistent in the whole texting back thing. Im way more into the face to face activities and just chilling with the people I know. Am i jus going for the wrong types of people or am I the one that needs to work on how I handle my friendships.