Comments on: Being a Useful Twitter User [and receiving followers in the process] http://www.twitip.com/being-a-useful-twitter-user-and-receiving-followers-in-the-process/ Twitter Tips in 140 Characters or More Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:01:18 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: loftninja http://www.twitip.com/being-a-useful-twitter-user-and-receiving-followers-in-the-process/#comment-19231 loftninja Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:35:18 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=1406#comment-19231 I use twitter the same way i used blogger and RSS feeds waaaay back in 2004...to give a way for apartment and space seekers in NYC a way to keep up with my listings and tell me what they need..i am glad to say that there aren't very many out there who have harnessed this power...write me if you want more info...good post I use twitter the same way i used blogger and RSS feeds waaaay back in 2004…to give a way for apartment and space seekers in NYC a way to keep up with my listings and tell me what they need..i am glad to say that there aren’t very many out there who have harnessed this power…write me if you want more info…good post

]]> By: Claire Jarrett http://www.twitip.com/being-a-useful-twitter-user-and-receiving-followers-in-the-process/#comment-18880 Claire Jarrett Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:46:48 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=1406#comment-18880 A LOT of people need to read this, sadly they aren't the ones who will ever make it here to read it I suspect. So many people keep Tweeting about BORING topics. We don't care if you just ate soup for lunch! A LOT of people need to read this, sadly they aren’t the ones who will ever make it here to read it I suspect. So many people keep Tweeting about BORING topics. We don’t care if you just ate soup for lunch!

]]> By: Kate http://www.twitip.com/being-a-useful-twitter-user-and-receiving-followers-in-the-process/#comment-18672 Kate Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:48:09 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=1406#comment-18672 Hey Ryan, awesome post! From the 23 comments (!) it's obvious you've answered many Twitter questions. Just wanted to say a quick thank you for the Hootsuite mention. If you have any questions just let us know. Great work. Hey Ryan, awesome post! From the 23 comments (!) it’s obvious you’ve answered many Twitter questions. Just wanted to say a quick thank you for the Hootsuite mention. If you have any questions just let us know. Great work.

]]> By: Hector A. Henry S. http://www.twitip.com/being-a-useful-twitter-user-and-receiving-followers-in-the-process/#comment-18621 Hector A. Henry S. Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:21:24 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=1406#comment-18621 Thna you for the pots its interesthing. Thna you for the pots its interesthing.

]]> By: John Hood http://www.twitip.com/being-a-useful-twitter-user-and-receiving-followers-in-the-process/#comment-18528 John Hood Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:04:33 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=1406#comment-18528 An excellent article, which I will bring to the attention of my followers! An excellent article, which I will bring to the attention of my followers!

]]> By: Teal Chimbo http://www.twitip.com/being-a-useful-twitter-user-and-receiving-followers-in-the-process/#comment-18136 Teal Chimbo Sun, 22 Feb 2009 15:33:25 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=1406#comment-18136 Great article! Answered so many question I had! THX! Great article! Answered so many question I had! THX!

]]> By: Matt Wardman http://www.twitip.com/being-a-useful-twitter-user-and-receiving-followers-in-the-process/#comment-18084 Matt Wardman Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:52:57 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=1406#comment-18084 An interesting challenge for a multi-niche blog. An interesting challenge for a multi-niche blog.

]]> By: Nikolai http://www.twitip.com/being-a-useful-twitter-user-and-receiving-followers-in-the-process/#comment-18051 Nikolai Sun, 22 Feb 2009 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=1406#comment-18051 Great post! But what LoneWolf says is absolutely true. Everybody has different expectations of Twitter. Some people want to use it just like Facebook to connect with their close friends while others use it to interact with their market and build their brand. Great post! But what LoneWolf says is absolutely true. Everybody has different expectations of Twitter. Some people want to use it just like Facebook to connect with their close friends while others use it to interact with their market and build their brand.

]]> By: LoneWolf http://www.twitip.com/being-a-useful-twitter-user-and-receiving-followers-in-the-process/#comment-17911 LoneWolf Sun, 22 Feb 2009 01:00:45 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=1406#comment-17911 I think that the important thing to remember is that we all have different expectations for Twitter. Some people only want to use it as a "friend update" tool and there is nothing wrong with that. Others use it to broadcast their message without interacting. As long as people are interested in following them, more power to them. But I believe that the majority of Twitter users right now are looking for ways to share information, make new contacts and friends and promote their business. Your tips are great for those people (including me). As for pacing, I'm not sure if tools to tweet when you're not online are valuable or not. I like to stick around a while after I tweet to see if there is any response that I can follow up on. The only exception is when I have to sign off, which happens too often 8=( I usually try to leave something interesting as I go though -- it lets followers know that I'm not going to be responding right away and possibly entertains them in the mean time. Shalom LoneWolf I think that the important thing to remember is that we all have different expectations for Twitter. Some people only want to use it as a “friend update” tool and there is nothing wrong with that. Others use it to broadcast their message without interacting. As long as people are interested in following them, more power to them.

But I believe that the majority of Twitter users right now are looking for ways to share information, make new contacts and friends and promote their business. Your tips are great for those people (including me).

As for pacing, I’m not sure if tools to tweet when you’re not online are valuable or not. I like to stick around a while after I tweet to see if there is any response that I can follow up on. The only exception is when I have to sign off, which happens too often 8=( I usually try to leave something interesting as I go though — it lets followers know that I’m not going to be responding right away and possibly entertains them in the mean time.

Shalom
LoneWolf

]]> By: Dot Com Dud http://www.twitip.com/being-a-useful-twitter-user-and-receiving-followers-in-the-process/#comment-17909 Dot Com Dud Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:50:38 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=1406#comment-17909 Great advice, especially about pacing. Not only is it annoying but if you only occupy a short amount of the time line rather than spacing your tweets out over the entire day, you'll miss out on exposure to a wider range of followers. Great advice, especially about pacing. Not only is it annoying but if you only occupy a short amount of the time line rather than spacing your tweets out over the entire day, you’ll miss out on exposure to a wider range of followers.

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