Twitter is such a brilliant platform to meet people just going by the sheer number and variety of people with whom you can easily connect with on it. This is such a big surprise to so many people that they get carried away and loose it , instead of building a network , they end up building up numbers or not building at all. The meaningful leverage of twitter is only possible if networking is taken seriously and worked upon . Else you will have numbers on your twitter page that are just numbers and nothing else. So here goes what I learnt about building friends on twitter .
- Tweet meaningful things : Gone are the days when tweeting about forgetting to tie your shoelaces was trendy on twitter , it is now passe and the onus now is on sharing , discussing and informing . So if you have been overtly tweeting mundane stuff like the drip of sauce on your dog’s brow , after the first tweet , it gets buggy and people don’t like it . Grab eyeballs say meaningful things and share info . Engage in conversations , that is the twitter strategy that will work
- Stop pedestal level tweets : Tweets that are sounding like a prophet delivering a sermon from a mountain will get you nowhere , at the best you will sound like Reggie from Archies
- It is not just about reciprocation : Within your network , do not base a relationship just on you tweet me and I will tweet you . Ask , Understand , help out and hear out what people say . The mutual sharing should be voluntary and pleasing not forced and mechanical
- Meet in person : This is a deal cincher , if you can meet as many of your local tweeps as possible, the relationship is solid and well founded . They can also related to you better .Tweet-ups are a good means for this
- Expect the unexpected : Sometimes conversations go out of hand even with your friends , accept that like in real life and ensure that you argue but don’t fight , it’s ok to differ but don’t irk or get irked beyond a point . That is detrimental
- IntelliDM : Use the DM feature intelligently to talk about things that may not look nice on the time-line , that way , the conversation is private and confidential
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nice work sirjee
A very good write up! Tweets should be meaningful, but for a beginner or for a student, the tweets r related 2 his daily happenings @ home or @ school or elsewhere! This has not 2 be told 2 each & everyone, instead we’ve 2 allow people 2 realise abt this by themselves! Moreover the youth isn’t bothered abt the happenings around them except for the turmoil in films & sports, more of such tweets do become boring!
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Expect the unexpected is spot on. Sometimes your tweets will set of an unintended insult. Work it out with your tweeps, just don’t fight over it.
You are spot on Kevin . Thank you for the comment ! Do keep visiting my blog !