Twitip

How we interact with others can either cause joy, pain or leave no impression at all. What impression are you leaving behind you on Twitter and other social networks?

Pain is caused on Twitter when…
- Spam and hacking occurs and we feel our safety and privacy is compromised.
- An opinion we make is “flamed” by others or they fail to get what we are saying
- We use Twitter to be negative about others. Think about high profile cases this year where it has been a case of “tweet in haste, repent at leisure” (or not leisure, in a world where reaction is global and swift!)

To avoid causing the pain on Twitter:
- Review your account often and report any spam appropriately
- Make your posts meaningful and value laden
- Don’t spam others, ratio your tweets about your biz with conversations and helping out others
- Don’t get involved in an argument
- Treat others as you wish to be treated yourself

Joy of Twitter…

Twitter can be a joy. It is a way to reach out to people, to build new relationships online, and to gain valuable feedback. Some tips to help keep your use of Twitter Joyful are:
- Tweet about what you are interested in rather than what you think you should be tweeting about
- Be mindful in your tweeting. Tweet from the heart.
- Treat Twitter as one of your social media and other marketing activities and don’t get sucked in to feeling you have to be there every single minute – have some fun!!
- Connect with other like minded people and use the @reply and RT to start great conversations
- Reach out to connect and grow your relationship with your most regular twitter contacts

The anonymity of neutrality…
Sometimes on Twitter I think it is easy to get sucked into posting “for the sake of it” and this is where neutrality can sneak in. Think value, think connection, think first.

And have a joyful time connecting using Twitter.