Are you a Twitter newbie? Do you have a friend who is a Twitter newbie? Are Twitter newbies flooding your feed?
Not to panic. There’s nothing wrong with being a newbie, but to prevent you from making the common mistakes, Social Media Today describes 10 of them. Here are just a few:
1. Doing Little or NothingRead the full story at Social Media Today.
With an estimated 25 to 30 percent of Twitter accounts either empty or “one tweet and done” is it surprising that these accounts generate little interest from others on Twitter? Your inactive or virtually inactive account sends a clear message that you’ve given up on Twitter.
2. Desperately Following
If you’re following hundreds of people and only a few dozen are following back doesn’t that send a message that you desperately want followers but aren’t getting them? Why not be patient and never let your Following count get more than 10 percent higher than your Followers count? 3. Tweeting Too Much
If you’re guilty of this you will annoy your followers and water down your message… which likely means you’ll lose followers faster than you get them. How much is too much? Start slowly and only tweet useful stuff two or three times a day. As you slowly increase this over several months pay attention to what, if anything, gets a response (it’s retweeted or commented on) … and when this happens. Let this be your guide.
Are you a Twitter newbie? Do you have a friend who is a Twitter newbie? Are Twitter newbies flooding your feed?
Not to panic. There’s nothing wrong with being a newbie, but to prevent you from making the common mistakes, Social Media Today describes 10 of them. Here are just a few:
1. Doing Little or NothingRead the full story at Social Media Today.
With an estimated 25 to 30 percent of Twitter accounts either empty or “one tweet and done” is it surprising that these accounts generate little interest from others on Twitter? Your inactive or virtually inactive account sends a clear message that you’ve given up on Twitter.
2. Desperately Following
If you’re following hundreds of people and only a few dozen are following back doesn’t that send a message that you desperately want followers but aren’t getting them? Why not be patient and never let your Following count get more than 10 percent higher than your Followers count? 3. Tweeting Too Much
If you’re guilty of this you will annoy your followers and water down your message… which likely means you’ll lose followers faster than you get them. How much is too much? Start slowly and only tweet useful stuff two or three times a day. As you slowly increase this over several months pay attention to what, if anything, gets a response (it’s retweeted or commented on) … and when this happens. Let this be your guide.
