7 Things NOT to Do on Twitter

Maybe I'm just crabby today, but I needed to share some of my Twitter pet peeves. I'm not mad at you if you do any of these, you probably didn't know any better. There are many more Twitter Don'ts, but these 7 top my list.

Please DO NOT:

1. Tweet in all hashtags. #I #Can't #Easily #Read #What #You #Are #Saying. Besides those hashtags aren't relevant or helpful.
   
2. Make your profile all hashtags. See previous.
   
3. Leave your profile description blank! I don't follow anyone who doesn't have a description - I usually think they are spam.
   
4. Leave your profile picture an egg! See previous.
   
5. Write in weird cap/none caps. SeE hOw AnNoYiNg ThIs Is? I hate it.
   
6. Follow people and then promptly unfollow them once they follow you back. How rude. Tsk, tsk, tsk (wagging finger.)
   
7. Tweet others' content only. Unless your a news aggregator, have some of your own content!

Do a quick Google search for other Twitter Don'ts -- there's a lot of information out there. Also, do you have any Twitter pet peeves you'd like to share? I'd love to hear. Drop me a comment below.

I'm Still Here

First of all, let me apologize for not posting anything for so long (this is assuming you’ve been desperately awaiting my next installment of social media tips to get you through those puzzlingly moments within this brand-new  pre-teen age of marketing.

Second, I’ve been waiting to tell you that I’m no longer nervous. I’m actually gaining confidence. I’ve been seeing rewards and benefits from the different tips and tools I’ve been learning.

I’ve been applying everything I’ve been learning over the month (and a half) since I last posted. And now I’m going to work hard to deliver to you what I’ve discovered in a way that is directly and immediately applicable to what you are doing. This is also assuming you find my tips to be helpful, which I have convinced myself they are – you’re more than welcome to agree.

I digress. I intend to talk about how to continue to build your following after breaking free from following limits. At my day job we’ve grown from 1074 to 1376 followers on Twitter in the past 6 weeks. Before I wrote that post we had grown 74 followers from April to the day I wrote.  That’s 74 followers in 7 months and then 301 in a month and a half. I took Statistics, but remember nothing, so I’m sorry, I don’t feel like figuring out the difference in growth percentages between the two. But it's a big difference, I promise. Stay tuned for a blog "Puzzled Statistician", but please don’t hold your breath, I like you.

Again, I digress. I’ve also been working on marketing our book for the company I work for. I’m going to tell you how we’ve been using Twitter for marketing a particular product. And more Grammar Talk (or is it speak?) Please don’t groan like that, it reminds me how boring everyone thinks it is. And that I feel odd for absolutely loving something so widely regarded as boring. But then again, I’m pretty odd.

But, I digress. Please, please hang around (again, my apologies) and please expect great things. Or at least helpful things (shoot for the stars, land on the moon?) I plan to deliver.