LOL – Don’t Piss People Off. Probably the best advice to give. Try to treat Twitter like a billboard and you don’t get it yet.

And give valuable stuff. Makes people want to follow you. Another valuable bit of advice is Ask Questions. Once you’ve got followers, the engagement process often starts by seeking advice of others.

Also, try to be current. Stuff that was cool yesterday, may be irrelevant to your followers today.

A) Growing organnically

I wrote this article because when I first started on twitter, i fell to the temptation of NOT growing organically. I initially thought that I should just add anyone that I had heard of or once seen mentioned somewhere.

One of the things that I first did was add a whole bunch of people that I didn’t know without understanding whether or not I actually cared for what they had to say. That’s part of the reasons I state “Don’t add people you don’t know (right away).” I find that it takes about 30 tweets, 30 followers and 7 days until one actually gets ‘the hang’ of twitter, and are ready to add people indiscriminately. In other words, this is a strong word of advice that says “take it slow for the first week, you’ll get the hang of it by then and will likely go in the right direction”.

B) on the “right and wrong way to use twitter’

The aim of this article is to give the new twitterer a sense on how Twitter is used. New users are left wondering “what the hell is this thing?” with no clear directions showing them what to do. That’s what this guide is about.

In the first part, I think it’s very reasonable to state that one needs to use a Twitter client. I personally believe that Twitter is nearly unusable without a client, and many people agree with me. Over 90% raised their hands when asked by Matthew Ingram “How many of you use a Twitter client” at Podcamp Toronto. Twitter stats back me up here. Over 66% of Twitter users use some kind of client.

In the second part, I also think that it’s reasonable advice that users hold off on adding indiscriminately until they’ve tried Twitter for seven days. This will make sure users that don’t initially get Twitter needlessly add people that they don’t really want to follow (but didn’t know better at the time). I also talk about Twitter search, and believe that it’s an indispensable tool to enjoy Twitter. I strongly believe that this is the way to find people with the same types of interest as you.

I don’t understand how people can Twitter without it, and frankly believe that not using Twitter search limits one’s potential enjoyment of micro-messaging platforms.

Step 3 makes sure people don’t look like spammers – reasonable advice.

Step 4 makes sure that people don’t act like annoying jerks.

C) “There is no wrong subject to Tweet about” and finding “people who are interested in the same things you are interested in”

I strongly agree. That’s why I prominently mentioned how to search for whatever your interests are (I gave three examples; one for a web analyst, another for a teacher, another for someone who likes hiphop music), and gave advice on how to increase ones chances of getting followed back (becoming part of the conversation).

Hope these comments helped! Would love to hear anymore feedback that you have!

It’s not so much that your suggestions are wrong it’s that you write in such an authoritative voice, as if there is a right and wrong way to use Twitter. There are many ways to use Twitter and many different reasons why people use (personal, professional, business, etc.).

There is no wrong subject to Tweet about you just have to find people who are interested in the same things you are interested in.