It has come to my attention that Twitter itself is no longer supporting recurring tweets, as it constitutes SPAM. So I'm deleting my existing recurring tweets from Hootsuite.
I may continue to use Hootsuite to cross post content, but I am deleting my recurring posts.
So, that's it. If I tweet something and you miss it, tough luck, it's not getting tweeted again.
Showing posts with label Social Media Marketing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Social Media Marketing. Show all posts
Social Media Marketing Snafuu
I'm getting Twitter followers without FAKE leads...
My Twitter account is growing at a rate of about 20 to 50 new followers a day.
I did not BUY them.
I did not use a service that promised to AUTOMATE them.
They grew ORGANICALLY!
Here's the reasons why:
- I tweet responsibly
- I follow responsibly
What? You were expecting more than that?
Sorry. That's all it freakin takes.
Don't act like a robot and you're account won't be treated as a robot.
'nuff said.
Twips (Twitter Tips) episode 2, 3 things you might not know about Twitter...
1: Tweets that start with @ can only be seen by mutual followers.
2: Responding to Direct Messages require a mutual follow.
Pretty straightforward info right?
Not if you're using BOTS (anything automated) to Direct Message your new followers with a direct question. Seriously, there is nothing more annoying than being asked something, and then not being allowed to respond because the person asking the question isn't following the conversation.
It's like walking into a party and being asked a seemingly honest question by the host, right before they walk off without waiting for your response or even seeming to care.
3: Bots are annoying. Please stop using them.
I understand that you may have been promised a zillion followers if you just buy into someone's 'automated' program that swears it will free up your time while still expanding your social network.
Sorry,
You were lied to.
Oh, it might expand your network all right... with a bunch of other robots.
If you want quality, real, organic, home grown humanoids to follow you... try actually being one first.
Twips (Twitter Tips) episode 1, 3 things to consider before #following back
I get a lot of Twitter followers, and I take the rather controversial approach of not following absolutely EVERY one of them back. (sorry, it's just the way I am).
If you don't care about the quality of your twitter connections and you focus more on quantity, good for you. It's your twitter, do what makes you happy.
Now, if you're more like me and you DO care about the quality of your overall twitter experience, then there are some things to consider before fostering a twitter relationship.
- What does the short description say?
That tiny little profile can be choc full of some big information. If there's nothing there, I don't follow back. If there's nothing but hash tags and links, I don't follow back. If there's a short message saying they don't respond to DM's or something like that, I don't follow back.
If there's a thoughtfully written, short bio, that tells gives me some sense of who, what, how, when, where or why... oh yeah. It's likely that one will get a follow.
- Is the header image pixelated?
Maybe it's an aesthetics thing from my web design days, but if that header image is all pixelated to hell and gone, I'm not going to consider that person to be a professional. I am, therefore, less than likely to follow for a professional connection.
If it's a personal twitter, yeah, fine, you're forgiven. But if you're a professional who is serious about your social media, either learn how to make your header pretty or hire someone who can.
- Read a few tweets, at least the first page...
If there's nothing but retweets... nope, not gonna follow. If the tweets are original, but completely vapid... nope, not gonna follow. If the tweets are nothing but an endless drivel of self promotion... yep, you guessed it, nope, not gonna follow.
If the tweets are full of quality, original content. Much better. Points if there's at least one hashtag in there.
If the tweets are links to blogs or news articles. Fantastic, you have my attention. Well done.
All in all, please tweet responsibly and there's a good chance you'll gain more followers for just being awesome.
Being "Friended" is not the same thing as having Friends...
... and having "Followers" is not the same thing as being Followed.
I'm really amused by the show Selfie. If you're a social media junkie like I am, you probably are too. While the show has been criticized as by some as being too annoying, it's a social media gold mine.
Our heroine is played by Karen Gillan, whom you might remember fondly as Doctor Who's Amy Pond. Eliza Dooley, is a self obsessed girl who is never more than inches from her cell phone and her social networks. She has an epiphany after a nasty bout of food poisoning in which she was left to suffer entirely alone because she had no actual friends. During the course of her misery, she reaches out to several people connected to her across various social media channels, only to have them message back with unsupportive words or outright taunts over her circumstance.
Eliza learns the hard way that being Friended, is not the same as having Friends.
*sigh*
Recently I've been hit with a similar epiphany.
After getting serious about blogging again I started to fully integrate myself back into the wide world of social media. I started communicating to the outside world in more than just Facebook status updates, but took to Twitter as well. I'm on everything else now too, but Facebook and Twitter are basically the social media dynamic duo. You get the social media holy trinity when you add in Google+. I digress...
After tweeting to a new TV show, I was really surprised when the show itself started following me on Twitter. I was all, 'Oh Cool, something famous FOLLOWS me'.
Time passes, and I aquire more followers.
I realize that I'm starting to get a lot of attention because I tweet about social media and social media marketing quite a bit. Other social media enthusiasts begin to connect with me. I'm elated.
Taking seriously the effect of one's social media reach in terms of actually gaining fans or professional contacts, I begin to look into the products and services that claim they will increase my twitter followers by the thousands, tens of thousands and even, oh yes, even by the HUNDREDS of thousands. Curious, and having been offered free trials, I check them out.
I'm ... what's the word? I'm usually so good with words. I'm speechless? I'm dumbfounded? I'm Offended? I'm downright fucking pissed off?
Some of these sites, services, apps, whatever actually troll the internet looking for hashtags and keywords in peoples tweets, and automatically, yes I said AUTOMATICALLY, favorite, follow and even send direct messages via Twitter.
What
The
FUCK
People
?????????
At what point did social media completely cease to be, oh I don't know, actually SOCIAL!
After this I started going over the mental list of some of my own recent favorites and follows. Like the TV show... Oh, and that community of runners (as in sports, as in running for sport, as in fun and EXERCISE) yeah, I'm talking to you! I tweeted that I was watching a string of connected HORROR MOVIES. You favorited my tweet only because it had the word 'marathon' in it.
And the rest of you bots that have been favoriting my tweet asking for actual HELP on something, and not offering a single shred of actual assistance. Yeah, you're NOT impressing me!
I have learned the hard way that having Followers is not the same as being Followed.
I'm not resolving to do anything about this. I'm not going to wage protests or boycotts or anything. I may be irritated by my so called 'followers' who are actually just spam bots... but what the hell right? Some people don't have my kind of free time and have to resort to bots to advertise. *shrug* whatever.
I'm just disheartened is all.
And those of you who are actually Flesh and Blood and Real People. I just want to take the time to say I love you, and to thank you for actually being there.
