Comments on: 10 Traits of Highly Effective Twitter Users

By: Joy

Joy — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:19:51 +0000

Wow! This is refreshing I have been sad these past few days because I’m trying very hard to see what will work in tweeter. When I read your article it gets me back to the basic. Do not forget to be human.:)

By: Terrance Charles

Terrance Charles — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:14:04 +0000

Good post, couldn’t agree more. It’s all about keeping it real and just having fun.

By: Ottawa Golf Blog

Ottawa Golf Blog — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:27:25 +0000

Try to make the connection even though Twitter can be very time consuming.

By: Michael Klusek

Michael Klusek — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:31:33 +0000

Totally second Mark | Retroblique
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Lot of tweets are like private conversations that don’t add value to the stream. Take that off line or DM. Yes it take a little more effort but you will attract more followers with more engagement.
I like to attract local people so tweeting about the Philadelphia Eagles is a timely method. I also search for local terms and monitor the conversation for people that are interesting to me.
After I follow someone new I will wait for a tweet by them that I can answer or re tweet. That always gets a positive response, and then the conversation is running.

By: Shane Eubanks

Shane Eubanks — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:29:16 +0000

I haven’t read all of the comments, so this may have already been mentioned, but I’d suggest helping others. Most of my biggest “connections” have been from answering a question for someone or helping them out of a jam. It could be a question about code, them asking for someone to check a site design, etc. If someone asks a question that you know the answer to, take then 10 seconds to respond. It could open up a lot of doors for you.

By: Teresa B. (Cubiclequeen)

Teresa B. (Cubiclequeen) — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:27:47 +0000

Great guidelines!
I totally agree with Mark, regarding @ replies It is okay to use them some of the time, but I believe that they should be used sparingly. I will not follow someone if their timeline is clogged with nothing but replies to their followers. It is like listening to half of a conversation, and I rarely find them interesting or useful. I recently unfollowed one person because of this. I had to go through several pages of tweets before I could find one that wasn’t a reply. It is better to use direct messages.

By: Lookout LIsa

Lookout LIsa — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:10:11 +0000

Thanks -these are great tips and comments. Fairly new to Twitter (less than 2 months) I’ve been very careful with my tweets and kept them informational but perhaps too impersonal. My main reason for being on Twitter is promoting my business.

I’ve been wondering about letting a little more ‘me’ come through my tweets (instead of keeping it all biz), and I think after reading this that I will. And I will work much harder at engaging my tweeps more -I thought that I didn’t want to bother them… but I suppose that is why they are following me (and why I’m following them)!

By: HarlemGal

HarlemGal — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:25:47 +0000

We are new to twitter! The tips mentioned above are very helpful. T
Thank you for providing them!

By: Diana

Diana — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:56:43 +0000

such a wonderful post and I wa sso impressed by the responses as well. I actually followed a couple of people here based on their replies.

I agree that quality is more important than quality and i am so happy to find that many of the people who are following me are like minded souls.

Love Twitter and look forward to meeting more of you!

By: DarkDownHere

DarkDownHere — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:42:34 +0000

Hmm, I wonder if leaving comments on posts like this helps?~