Apr 8, 03:46 am: 5 Tips for Deciding Whose Tweets You Should Follow

Some simple guidelines to keep in mind when building your Twitter network.

  1. Use TweetScan to find people who are tweeting on topics of interest to you. You can also check out Twitter Packs to see if there are people who have self-identified as interested in a topic.
  2. Make sure you get email notification when someone decides to follow you. Check out their twitter stream when they do try and, if they are of interest to you, be sure to follow back. And give ‘em a tweet hello when you do. It’s friendly and, over time, helps both of you to grow your network.
  3. If you are bugged by the bubbling of messages, don’t follow prolific tweeters.
  4. Look and see who your friends follow. Add people who are interesting and you don’t know. This is how you’ll get to know them. And a lot of time, they will reciprocate and you’ll find yourself in new conversation with people.
  5. Ask people you meet if they have a twitter identity. This is a great way to stay in loose easy touch with people you have an interaction with at a conference or event. It can be more casual and natural than the follow up email is a single nice to meet you shout but doesn’t have any other conversation built around it.

Do you have another suggestion? Drop a comment or send me a tweet (@webb"). I’ll add it.

Big shout o’ thanks to tet3 and Eduardo for their comments and inspiration for this post.

Marnie Webb  |