6 ways to build twitter friendships and make them work
December 18th, 2009
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
