Comments on: The Secret Art of The DM http://www.twitip.com/the-secret-art-of-the-dm/ Twitter Tips in 140 Characters or More Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:37:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jonathan.Rivera http://www.twitip.com/the-secret-art-of-the-dm/#comment-39147 Jonathan.Rivera Wed, 27 May 2009 09:48:31 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=1919#comment-39147 I guess it all depends on how you use twitter. I use twitter to share interesting articles and information and meet new people. I think auto DM is fine if you are not shoving links in people's faces. I happen to HATE when I get a link in an auto DM. I have an auto DM set up on my account for any new followers. It reads: "Hey, thanks for the follow! How long have you been tweeting?" I find this is a great ice breaker and it gets people talking. It's the first step to getting to know my followers better. The key is to respond to their replies daily. I guess it all depends on how you use twitter.

I use twitter to share interesting articles and information and meet new people. I think auto DM is fine if you are not shoving links in people’s faces. I happen to HATE when I get a link in an auto DM.

I have an auto DM set up on my account for any new followers. It reads: “Hey, thanks for the follow! How long have you been tweeting?” I find this is a great ice breaker and it gets people talking. It’s the first step to getting to know my followers better.

The key is to respond to their replies daily.

]]> By: Wondering why????? http://www.twitip.com/the-secret-art-of-the-dm/#comment-38554 Wondering why????? Fri, 22 May 2009 00:18:38 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=1919#comment-38554 who cares really??? All you twitterholics need to get a real life! who cares really??? All you twitterholics need to get a real life!

]]> By: Hector A. Henry S. http://www.twitip.com/the-secret-art-of-the-dm/#comment-38468 Hector A. Henry S. Thu, 21 May 2009 04:18:12 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=1919#comment-38468 Wao its a good idea to have a direct message for fallowing me and that a great idea of course, this would be mains. Hey! Gracias por seguirme, una razon mas por la cual seguir twitteando, me has dejado sin palabras, soy un loco y no tengo nada mas que hacer que ver tu perfil y visitar tu blos, ¡si tienes! Muchas gracias. My would be like that but its to long and i don't think it have so much feeling like doze you give for example. I will try to have mo re imaginative, that mean am lack. thank you for the post. Wao its a good idea to have a direct message for fallowing me and that a great idea of course, this would be mains.

Hey! Gracias por seguirme, una razon mas por la cual seguir twitteando, me has dejado sin palabras, soy un loco y no tengo nada mas que hacer que ver tu perfil y visitar tu blos, ¡si tienes! Muchas gracias.

My would be like that but its to long and i don’t think it have so much feeling like doze you give for example. I will try to have mo re imaginative, that mean am lack.

thank you for the post.

]]> By: Ben Moreno http://www.twitip.com/the-secret-art-of-the-dm/#comment-38445 Ben Moreno Wed, 20 May 2009 20:54:45 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=1919#comment-38445 People are just sensitive to many things. People are just sensitive to many things.

]]> By: septiady http://www.twitip.com/the-secret-art-of-the-dm/#comment-38428 septiady Wed, 20 May 2009 15:41:40 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=1919#comment-38428 I often use DM. Everytime I get new followers or get follow back, I always sent a thank you via DM. Why via DM? Because it more personal, and its not showing at my twitter page. I also DM for asking to specific people or just saying Hi.. I don't use auto DM, but sometimes people send me their auto DM. I'm not mad or start to unfollow, but it just take my time o erase it one by one. Oh, speaking about build relationship on DM.. I would say I'm quite agree with that, because I did it. hehe.. Last but not least, if you're wanna DM me, fell free.. I often use DM. Everytime I get new followers or get follow back, I always sent a thank you via DM. Why via DM? Because it more personal, and its not showing at my twitter page.

I also DM for asking to specific people or just saying Hi.. I don’t use auto DM, but sometimes people send me their auto DM. I’m not mad or start to unfollow, but it just take my time o erase it one by one.

Oh, speaking about build relationship on DM.. I would say I’m quite agree with that, because I did it. hehe..

Last but not least, if you’re wanna DM me, fell free..

]]> By: Adi http://www.twitip.com/the-secret-art-of-the-dm/#comment-38394 Adi Wed, 20 May 2009 11:50:07 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=1919#comment-38394 I don't really like DM's other than from people I know well, but automated 'welcome' DM's are a pet hate. If we've only just met then you havn't earnt the right to private message me, that comes with time and the fact that you've automated this supposedly personal message says to me that this relationship will be all about you. Not a fan of any of the messages highlighted in the OP I'm afraid, they just don't do it for me. I don’t really like DM’s other than from people I know well, but automated ‘welcome’ DM’s are a pet hate. If we’ve only just met then you havn’t earnt the right to private message me, that comes with time and the fact that you’ve automated this supposedly personal message says to me that this relationship will be all about you. Not a fan of any of the messages highlighted in the OP I’m afraid, they just don’t do it for me.

]]> By: Griffmiester http://www.twitip.com/the-secret-art-of-the-dm/#comment-38349 Griffmiester Wed, 20 May 2009 00:22:07 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=1919#comment-38349 I was actually thinking about this the other day, and wrote my own blog post on this topic, but I titled it <a href="http://griffmiester.com/2009/05/18/my-latest-pet-peeve-twitiquette/" rel="nofollow"><strong>My Latest Pet Peeve</strong></a>. With DM's in general, I'm of the opinion that they are for sending messages directly to an individual, that you don't want others to see. This normally means that you know the individual on some level. I understand the logic of sending an Auto-DM as a Welcome, as you don't want to SPAM your public time-line every time you add a new follower, but even the examples that Leo gave, like: <q>“Thanks for following me! I look forward to your awesome tweets!!”</q> or <q>“Thank you for following me…please tweet me anytime…if you have a blog dm it to me and i will check it out…Tweet ya later:D.”</q> come across to me as being insincere, and just trying too hard. If they are Auto-DM's (and I don't know for sure if they are or aren't), there may have been thought involved in structuring the "template", but there was no thought involved when they were actually sent to the recipient. And this is what irks me. :/ I was actually thinking about this the other day, and wrote my own blog post on this topic, but I titled it My Latest Pet Peeve.

With DM’s in general, I’m of the opinion that they are for sending messages directly to an individual, that you don’t want others to see. This normally means that you know the individual on some level.

I understand the logic of sending an Auto-DM as a Welcome, as you don’t want to SPAM your public time-line every time you add a new follower, but even the examples that Leo gave, like:
“Thanks for following me! I look forward to your awesome tweets!!”
or
“Thank you for following me…please tweet me anytime…if you have a blog dm it to me and i will check it out…Tweet ya later:D.”
come across to me as being insincere, and just trying too hard.

If they are Auto-DM’s (and I don’t know for sure if they are or aren’t), there may have been thought involved in structuring the “template”, but there was no thought involved when they were actually sent to the recipient. And this is what irks me. :/

]]> By: Carla | Green and Chic http://www.twitip.com/the-secret-art-of-the-dm/#comment-38345 Carla | Green and Chic Tue, 19 May 2009 23:49:13 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=1919#comment-38345 I too rarely DM unless I either know the person well or if I'm sharing personal information. I also dont DM much because there are already so many people using auto DMs, I fear I may get lost in the noise. I too rarely DM unless I either know the person well or if I’m sharing personal information. I also dont DM much because there are already so many people using auto DMs, I fear I may get lost in the noise.

]]> By: JohnONolan http://www.twitip.com/the-secret-art-of-the-dm/#comment-38337 JohnONolan Tue, 19 May 2009 22:28:34 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=1919#comment-38337 Say NO to AutoDM's Say NO to AutoDM’s

]]> By: K.M. Weiland http://www.twitip.com/the-secret-art-of-the-dm/#comment-38332 K.M. Weiland Tue, 19 May 2009 21:24:39 +0000 http://www.twitip.com/?p=1919#comment-38332 I discovered the power of the DM the first time someone responded to my following him. His kind response not only taught me a thing or two about the "secret art of the DM," but he also favorably impressed me as someone worth paying attention to in the future. Of course, I've learned since them that not DM's are as personal as they may initially appear. But I'm still thankful to that first DM-er for teaching me how to favorably impress my own followers, in turn. I discovered the power of the DM the first time someone responded to my following him. His kind response not only taught me a thing or two about the “secret art of the DM,” but he also favorably impressed me as someone worth paying attention to in the future. Of course, I’ve learned since them that not DM’s are as personal as they may initially appear. But I’m still thankful to that first DM-er for teaching me how to favorably impress my own followers, in turn.

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