Comments on: Twitter Followers – Building A Quality Following

By: sherahart

sherahart — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:59:13 +0000

Hey, Derek. I’m updating my Market Yourself page on my blog to include a link to this post. Last time I taught a Social Media Class to my local writers’ group, ECW, we ran out of time to explain twitter basics. I don’t like the follow everybody method, so linking will save me time explaining and get you a few more page views after class, I hope.
Thanks!

By: Rene Peterson

Rene Peterson — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:47:52 +0000

Thank you for a very helpful article! I tried using Tweetdeck and found that far more confusing than Twitter. I use Twitter as a way of sharing good information on writing. Managing a following is very challenging without these additional tools – frankly, I haven’t bothered until now. The only thing I’ve done is make sure they aren’t spammers. I only want followers who are legitimate human beings trying to connect without always trying to sell something!

By: cath

cath — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:09:18 +0000

For me, Twitter is a great way to run across some great posts, and people. (It’s how I found your blog.) Often I read things people retweet. It is also a way to promote my blog a bit, and just share the social media experience with some really nice people (people are so polite on Twitter!).

I have started being more selective about who I follow…and your points are excellent ones. I tend to follow writers (because I love to read), photographers (because I am an avid amateur photographer), and almost anything art (because I am an artist). But I have a few people/businesses that I followed before I realized those points you made. The good thing? If I don’t promote them (and I only retweet what I actually read first), they usually drop me after a while. :D

Thanks for the solid pointers!
~cath

By: Nancy Lauzon

Nancy Lauzon — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 01:36:17 +0000

Thanks for a great post about Twitter, which is a work in progress. Can always use more tips!

Nancy
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