I've been fascinated by the art and science of building a relevant network of Twitter followers in the past few months. Like I've written before, I didn't really spend a large amount of time with Twitter until May of this year. Since then, I've learned quite a bit. In previous posts I've written about ways I feel Twitter can be useful, and the debate of quality vs. quantity. I still believe that there is value in ensuring that those you follow are relevant to you, but as your following ...
Twitter Auto DM: Just Say No!
The absolute #1 pain in the neck Twitter nuisance for me these days are the hordes of Twitter auto direct messages I receive after following someone. It has practically made Twitter DM a useless tool for me. If anyone actually sends me a legitimate DM, it’s lost in a sea of spammy auto DMs encouraging me to check out ‘insert product/service/website here’. I understand that it is impossible to manage a large following by personally welcoming each person that follows you, and it’s not my ...
Twitter Etiquette: Should You Follow Everyone That Follows You?
In an earlier post, I talked about the idea of quality vs. quantity when it comes to building out your Twitter following. Since then, I’ve noticed two schools of thought when it comes to the art and science of Twitter following. Those that follow everyone that follows them, and those that only follow a select few no matter how many followers they rack up. Which one is the proper “Twitterquette”? Let’s preface this discussion with a few omissions. Spammers, robots and automated accounts do ...
Making Dough(nuts): A Real World Example of Using Social Media Effectively
There aren’t many folks who will argue that social networking isn’t a valuable tool for business. However there are very few who are actually taking full advantage of those opportunities. There are no rules in getting more people to view or subscribe to your content cause as long as the methods are legal anything and everything is allowed. You can kickstart your channel by almost any means you want even by buying subscribers with the help of legally established companies who specialize in ...
9 Ways Twitter Can Actually Be Useful
Twitter is certainly an interesting phenomenon. On one hand, it’s all the rage these days and what practically everyone is talking about. On the other hand, most people try it once and never return. In fact roughly 60% of users fail to return (Nielson Wire), so it’s clearly a tool that only web savvy users are sticking with. It’s not so much because Twitter is a difficult tool to use, it’s just that for most normal, every day people, it’s a useless distraction. Unless you’re a celebrity or a ...
