Comments on: Twitter Success Means More Than Numbers

By: Web Sites for Writers – Content Maven – Meryl.Net

Web Sites for Writers – Content Maven – Meryl.Net — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 16:44:49 +0000

[...] Twitter Success Means More Than Numbers and 7 Traits of Bad Twitter Followers [...]

By: Meryl

Meryl — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 19:20:37 +0000

strobeiw, you make a valid point. But you want the right people listening. Building up your numbers in Twitter is the same thing as a sales team that sprays and prays. I have a client who has fewer than 1000 followers, but he has deeper interactions and is building relationships with the right people. If he had 10,000 followers, he would struggle to deepen the relationships and it’s unlikely they would be the right ones to know and help.

Plenty of folks are like you in having 10,000+ followers. And it can and does work. Let me ask — what are you getting out of your exchanges?

By: strobeiw

strobeiw — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 19:02:12 +0000

numbers are everything. if no one is listening, whats the point? the more listeners the better

By: bizsugar.com

bizsugar.com — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:30:48 +0000

Twitter Success Means More Than Numbers…

Stop focusing on your numbers in Twitter. Provide valuable content and the rest will follow….

By: Tumblemoose

Tumblemoose — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:43:34 +0000

Meryl,

Ugh. I can’t believe it took me a week to get to this post.

I’m at about 1600/1800 and I’ve been serious with Twitter since last November. All organically grown. I’m way happy with where I’m at and where I’m going.

I have to admit to being too “thanky”. Your point is well taken and I’m going to consolidate/Dm thanks from here on – it’s what a good Twitterer does!

George
.-= Tumblemoose’s blog …Let’s help a friend build momentum =-.

By: Using Twitter for business and networking | Meryl.net

Using Twitter for business and networking | Meryl.net — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:15:40 +0000

[...] Twitter Success Means More Than Numbers: Of course, it’s cool when you’re reaching almost 2000 followers, but really… numbers mean little now. [...]

By: The Gooroo @ Finance Advisory Stop

The Gooroo @ Finance Advisory Stop — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:24:25 +0000

Meryl,

My number of followers on Twitter has grown quite slowly, but there is one plus side. I know that all the followers I am getting are really interested in following me. I see too many people who get 4000 followers within a short time, and they are probably using some sort of bot. They then simply spam their affiliate programs over and over. I’d rather have quality than quantity.
.-= The Gooroo @ Finance Advisory Stop’s blog …Car Leases And Their Hidden Costs =-.

By: Meryl

Meryl — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:22:19 +0000

@Davina, that’s about what I do, too.

@Tao, you’re on target. And besides, not everyone likes board games (I know!!!).

@Dan, if you just follow everyone — you’ll have a very messy twitter stream full of every topic of every kind and a majority of those will probably not interest you.

I’ve had people who are into hunting or sewing follow me. So I check them out because sometimes people with a topic also have intelligent discussions about other things. But when they solely focus on a topic not interesting to me, sorry… gotta let you go. Want my stream to have people I’m likely to read and respond to.

By: Dan Hutson

Dan Hutson — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:03:34 +0000

I agree, slow and steady is the way to go. I have to laugh when I run across someone who’s been using Twitter a couple of days, has no tweets posted yet and they’ve got hundreds of followers? It’s ridiculous. Too many people are treating Twitter like a mass media tool. This isn’t a broadcast medium, it’s a relationship-building, knowledge-sharing tool that has great potential if used properly.
.-= Dan Hutson’s blog …Planning a Great Newsletter =-.

By: Tao

Tao — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:24:56 +0000

Yeah, we’ve been growing really slow with our twitter followers, but I know that those who follow really want to know about the biz and what we’re doing. Still, I’d rather do it slow and easy rather than doing a mass-follow just ’cause.
.-= Tao’s blog …Small Publisher Contest : DriftWood Games =-.