Comments on: Twitter Et All

By: Gabriella

Gabriella — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:13:46 +0000

Well At least you have ppl responding Maybe I should follow you and see how you do it lolol

By: Gabriella

Gabriella — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:12:55 +0000

What I have noticed is the more ppl I follow the more I learn, that in itself is priceless. What I cannot understand is how many ppl are self serving on this. Sure I can take my lame comment as being a whiner but, I cannot appreciate these “Guru’s” posts when they cannot respond or give you the time of day. Yeah okay they have 23094723975 ppl following them and they are a star… The sole purpose for them is to send out a message (spam as far as I am concerned). I have stopped following a lot of the “Guru’s” and honestly I have not missed their 20 self serving posts every minute.

By: Gabriella

Gabriella — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:08:24 +0000

I just cannot get the hang of Tweetmanager. I have heard good, bad, & ugly things about the space that particular application requires. Don’t get me wrong I am a huge fan of Twitter, but it’s not the only tool I use.. therefore my learning curve has given me the luxury of taking my time. Thanks for dropping by cyberstreak

By: Gabriella

Gabriella — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:05:57 +0000

The more I am on Twitter the more I realize there is no “reason” why ppl unfollow you. Odd thing is some of the most generic posts have resulted in ppl unfollowing me. At this point in my Twittervillian life I have come to appreciate random acts. Now what I keep in mind is how can I engage my followers in responding to my posts with either positive or negative comments. The time I have spent on Twitter has made me appreciate how fickle ppl really are. Thanks for your input.

By: Claire

Claire — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:39:40 +0000

Great post. I particularly relate to the part about people who unfollow you. I’ve used Qwitter, but not Tweet Effect… I just tried it and was shocked to see some of the posts that resulted in unfollows. I lost several yesterday for reasons that stump me. So, even though there may be too many Twitter apps out there, I’m interested in seeing one made that will give you the real story behind people’s thoughts when the unfollow. Cheers.

By: @cyberstreak

@cyberstreak — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:30:25 +0000

I am taking a good look at tweetmanager. Still in beta @tweetmanager. The developers are asking for suggestions for further features add ons. I like this open approach to app building and I like the teaching style of the CEO Bill McIntosh.
Keep up the great work Gabriella, you are a fantastic writer. I have learned much from your blog.
KR

By: Gabriella

Gabriella — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:57:51 +0000

Hey Styletime, well it’s nice to hear from one of the people I admire and like following. So you think it’s negative.. humm yeah I can see your point, but as a marketing/SEO “geek” I like to see what makes ppl tick you know. What makes them follow or un-follow. My motto has always been ” I am not ready to go yet I still have a few more ppl to piss off “. So you can imagine when I discovered these tools I was in heaven lolol. I do appreciate your post thanks!

By: Adrian Eden

Adrian Eden — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:21:20 +0000

If you are looking to build a quality following of people who admire and look up to you, mass messaging is not the way to do it. On the other hand, if your sole goal is to make money as quickly as possible, than it might work for you depending on your business model and the way you approach it.

Good article for the newbs out there, nice one!

By: styletime

styletime — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:12:28 +0000

Hi Gabriella

Just imho and you know I don’t TELL people how to use twitter just advise but your tool’s focus on the negative ‘ppl leaving you’! Why?

Quit Qwitter and forget Tweet Effect don,t think about what you’re tweeting too much and how people will react to it just chat ask questions share interesting stuff.

Just imho

By: imarketer6

imarketer6 — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:18:35 +0000

I’m a newbie…just spent a couple of days here..and i have around 365 followers. But i really enjoy tweeting..best thing i liked is that any query is replied within mins. I’m still not fully aware with all the tools. But will surely be back again after i get familiar with all the tools mentioned here. Enjoyed reading the post.

By: Gabriella

Gabriella — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:15:42 +0000

Hey Joey you have been on longer than I have (by 1 month ) ad you seem to already have a system that works for you. My goodness to think I had to practically “beg” you for a comment. lolol But just so you know I did not DM everyone on my list, just the ones I want to interact with and yeah want their honest opinion. So thanks for giving this post a chance.

By: Joey

Joey — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:08:28 +0000

I have only been with Twitter since November 31st, 2008. I have seen so many 3rd party applications and what not. I personally do not send a message to my followers as I do not want to receive such a message myself! It just fills my direct messages with spam links and stuff. I do like some 3rd party applications that make Twitter easier to use.

By: Shecky

Shecky — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:38:24 +0000

Good post. I too get bored with some of my follower’s posts. I will check out your recommendations.

Thanks,
Shecky

By: Gabriella

Gabriella — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:36:25 +0000

Nabbit my favorite froggggg. Thank you so much for your visit. You have tons of followers, and I have to admit your numbers are respectful and something I wouldn’t mind getting in time. But honestly do you interact with all of them?

By: Nabbit

Nabbit — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:19:41 +0000

Nice post. I really enjoy our tweeting. You did give some helpful tools for new tweeters out there. I have to agree that watching the # of twitter followers grow is a lot of fun. Again, great post!

By: Gabriella

Gabriella — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:16:17 +0000

Hello Andy I have heard some stuff about the Twitter Karma I will have to look it up. What’s amazing is how some days you get over 20 followers and sometimes you can go for days without one follow. I am still trying to figure that out. But yeah the spammers are pretty obvious. Especially when you take the time to look at their profile and all you see is their shameless posts to a page where you have to buys something. Thanks for your input

By: Andy Ghozali

Andy Ghozali — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:02:01 +0000

Hmm interesting thoughts, I use two to three real useful tools, recently discovered destroy twitter, some functions are better than tweetdeck some are not. As for another online tool, I would use twitter karma look it up on google. As I like balance, I use it a lot. I follow those who follow me, of course I select them, I do not follow those spammers that are offering quick buck, hence why I do not auto follow, nor do I send out auto messages.

Thanks for this post.

By: Gabriella

Gabriella — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:40:38 +0000

Hey JR, funny you should ask why people ditch you.. lolol I was curious too. What I found was that ppl are either extremely religious or political. Or so my “feedback” from these tools have been. Let me clarify, at one point I was having a silly day chasing clients, so I wasn’t paying attention to Twitter as I usually do ( I tend to watch it like a hawk some days Anyway, I started posting silly things just for laughs. Well the one post that really twisted a few ppl around was “BARACK OBAMA: The chicken crossed the road because it was time for a change! The chicken wanted change!” silly and stupid, but I happen to have a list of a lot of politicians and celebrities with their comments.

Point is I had over 10 ppl un-follow me after that post. Isn’t that crazy? I mean if they would have taken the time to read the article here ( http://tinyurl.com/dmdwcs ) I am sure they would have laughed as I did when I first saw it. But in retrospect when I went back to look at who these “twitters” were I was like Pffft so what! Didn’t like them anyway…lolol Thanks for dropping by

By: JR Moreau

JR Moreau — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:26:55 +0000

I rave about Twitter to a lot of people. I’m actually quite excited to learn about Qwitter because I’ve always wanted to know why people ditch me! I don’t really use any other tools. I’m willing to check anything out, but I use Twitter for basic networking and chatting purposes. It is soooooo useful for getting input and connecting with interesting people.

Thanks for the DM too, btw. This was a very good piece!

By: Gabriella

Gabriella — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:37:27 +0000

Well you will soon find a need to use tools if you are going to use Twitter for your benefit. I am learning and it seems just when I think I know… I don’t know anything lolol thanks for dropping by

By: Mandy Boyle

Mandy Boyle — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:30:02 +0000

PS – really enjoy following your posts on Twitter. Great stuff.

By: Mandy Boyle

Mandy Boyle — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:27:04 +0000

Great post!

I’m also a newbie on Twitter and I know how overwhelming it can look at first. I don’t use any tools just yet, but after reading this, I think I might. I don’t have too many followers (just got over 100 this weekend) and I’m still working on how I can meaningfully contribute to the overall conversation. I guess with time and experience comes the reward.

It’s so exciting to be able to connect with so many people, especially some really cool ones

Thanks for the feedback on my blog!
-Mandy