Comments on: How I Decide Who To “Follow Back” On Twitter

By: mac @ health leads exclusive

mac @ health leads exclusive — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 06:58:50 +0000

Another way is to have one account specifically to tollow your faves, and one to be followed on. Works great, so that the important tweets dont get muddled up. mac @ health leads exclusives last blog post..Health Leads / How The Health Leads Business Really Works

By: Grand Rapids Website Design

Grand Rapids Website Design — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:31:03 +0000

Very interesting indeed. I’ve never thought about having a process about how to “Follow Back” but it’s a great idea. I like the idea and will be placing something like this in place on my twitter account. Thanks!

By: Xurxo Vidal

Xurxo Vidal — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:47:11 +0000

Todd, thanks for sharing your twitter follow back methodology - great stuff here. I'm curious to know what strategies or rules you apply to going on the offensive and initiating a follow? And once you follow first do you ever unfollow for any reason other than what you've listed above? For instance, I've seen a lot of people who unfollow if someone they've followed does not reciprocate within a few days. Looking forward to the next post! Xurxo Vidals last blog post..AdWords Editor 7.0 Update - Find First Page Bid Estimates & Quality Score Problems Quickly

By: Leesa Cook

Leesa Cook — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 17:04:35 +0000

I appreciate reading this article. I am new to Twitter and haven’t (until now) read any information on how I “should” use this service. I will use your advice and not just run amuck with tweeters and treet-ee’. See, I am not even sure of the lingo to use. Thanks for the example!

By: Andrea Hill

Andrea Hill — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 06:31:01 +0000

I feel differently about people who are constantly '@'ing others. For me, that is more about adding to the noise, particularly if I am only following half the conversation. I like to use twitter to learn new things, not just eavesdrop on conversations between folks. As time goes on, I'm starting to appreciate the "conversational" aspects of twitter a bit more, but I still find that I tend to follow folks who don't simply respond to others more readily than those who do. Andrea Hills last blog post..The difference between social media and social networking

By: charles palma

charles palma — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:22:15 +0000

Following high-quality users is the best way to success. charles palmas last blog post..RealEstate.com - New Jersey Homes For Sale

By: dtwood

dtwood — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:07:23 +0000

“Even if the account has lots of followers, if they don’t @ people often, I won’t follow back (with limited exceptions).”

Interesting… I actually do the opposite and look for folks without a steady stream of @ mentions. I gravitate to those that are sharing links and RT interesting items. Long ping pong @ conversations have a place for everyone… I prefer mine by DM or on FriendFeed where others can follow the thread.

great post nonetheless. cheers

.dtw

By: Lori

Lori — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:45:31 +0000

I agree, Todd. I am very picky about who I follow, which keeps my twitter stream high-quality. I know many people follow thousands, and only pay attention to DMs and @replies, but I actually read everything my followees say. Loris last blog post..The Ups and Downs of Life