Comments on: Top 10 Tips for Twitter … and Life

By: CrystalsQuest

CrystalsQuest — Mon, 04 May 2009 19:12:37 +0000

LadyMadonna, if you’ve only got one overly long fluff-filled ebook, you’re doing well!
I have plenty of them gathering digital dust. Life is just too short to chase down things that don’t catch your interest, right?
I did get one tip from an internet conference I attended a few years back (being in Australia I don’t get to many) – that I think you might appreciate: read with an end in mind. If you have an idea what you’re trying to learn from your books, you go through them way faster because you can filter out what’s not relevant. Plus of course it means you don’t buy as many in the first place!
Crystal

By: Lady Madonna

Lady Madonna — Mon, 04 May 2009 11:07:57 +0000

Hey,
I agree in full in this. It is really important to hold things short and sweet, straight to the point, no fluff, no fillers, just plain…
I think it is the same with ebooks… I bougt several ebooks, but I have one that are really long and filled with fillers… I bought this one 2 year ago,, I stoped read it on page 357… it is 197 more pages… but I lost interest in reading it…
but perhaps one day i do it… but not now,,, as I have more important things to do..

Thanks for good information, without fluff and fillers…

By: CrystalsQuest

CrystalsQuest — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:57:17 +0000

Thanks for the wonderful comments, guys. Yes, Darren’s collected some great stuff here, and I’m honoured to have been one of his guest posters.

@ScottWilliams – I think that’s a secret way too many people forget IRL, to be perfectly honest. Bottom line, we all have something unique to offer, if we let ourselves be unique and offer it, right?
@barcelonaphotos – yes, you’re right. We don’t always need to catch the attention of the big fish, and it’s important to work towards what your own goals are – even if that involves using twitter differently to everyone else and not trying to get on the radar. It’s all good.
@SusanMazza – I’m with you there! I do love the ‘watercooler chat’ aspect of twitter.
@dcrmom – hope your friend enjoyed it too…
@wpdude – you’ve got an interesting point. I did something on it a while back, asking if txtspk was having that very effect. Here’s that post…
@jmaclay – your comment got me thinking. How much ‘twitter anxiety’ is out there, I wonder?
@mssinglemama – no wonder your post went viral …Looking it up myself! *grin*

By: Nicole Cleveland

Nicole Cleveland — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:00:04 +0000

Thank you for those tips. Short and to the point.
Useful tips to be more effective on twitter for the busy person.
Thanks again

By: MarlisaOK

MarlisaOK — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:46:07 +0000

Totally Agree! Thanks for posting this on twitter too. I started using Tweetdeck to sort out the different topics from those I follow. I know sometimes I will get both great content and “bowel movements” from those I follow so, I don’t un-follow all the poop talk but, I do sort them.

By: Ms. Single Mama

Ms. Single Mama — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:29:04 +0000

Thanks so much.

I’m going to share this will all of my readers who just joined Twitter. I’m a single mom blogger and I finally got them to join Twitter by highlighting the Top 5 Sexiest Dudes on Twitter. The post quickly went viral (and the dudes linked back, many of them BIG fish) and my followers jumped by 100 in one day and I had well over 300 new visitors to my site.

Twitter works! Definitely… you do have to make a splash though. And that’s just by having fun, sharing good content and making people smile.

By: Kayleigh

Kayleigh — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:32:11 +0000

Great list..never get sick of reminding myself of these tips! Re: number 3. though, my current favourite twitterer (@ChrisSylvester) often tweets about nothing of much consequnce, but in a hilarious way! I say, if you are going to be trivial, be funny with it.. This one’s going in my TwiTips file of useful info..thanks again..

By: John Einar Sandvand

John Einar Sandvand — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:02:18 +0000

A very interesting list, indeed.
I work as a journalist – and tried to research what are the best tools to use for that profession.
This is my preliminary list of 5 great Twitter tools for journalists. Any suggestions?

By: Hector A. Henry S.

Hector A. Henry S. — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:00:16 +0000

Good pots thank you a lot.

By: Sonia Miller

Sonia Miller — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:56:22 +0000

As a twitter baby chick, I’m so grateful for your post. A great gap filler for my level of understanding. Thanks!
Sonia : )