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10 ways to climb to new heights with Twitter

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:27:53 +0000

Yes, I'd say it's best not to overdo it. Retweeting too much is as bad as linking too much. It floods the screen with unnecessary noise, and may lose you a few followers. I do retweet things if I like them, but try to keep it to a minimum. :)

10 ways to climb to new heights with Twitter

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 07:07:19 +0000

I didn't know about TweetDeck and will have to try it out. It seems that there is a growing discussion about retweet these days and some consider it a form of spam. Probably very smart just to retweet the best stuff and don't over use it.

10 ways to climb to new heights with Twitter

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:27:21 +0000

Hey Kim - the "not going out to follow loads of people" is mostly what I mean. I follow most of the people who follow me. Spammers I report. Some people fall between the two - maybe they're not serial spammers, it could be that their feed is full of things that don't interest me. I do see your point though. I'm not overly selective. :) Also - I subscribed to your feed.

10 ways to climb to new heights with Twitter

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:45:23 +0000

I love Tweetdeck and it's grouping feature - I don't think I could manage twitter without it. I chuckled when you mentioned unticking the sound notification - that's the first thing I always do too.

The only point I disagree with is #3. While I don't go out and follow 1,000's of people at the same time, I will follow back anyone who follows me who isn't an obvious spammer. Part of the reason I do this is that I use twitter to find freelance work and I never know who will want my services.

10 ways to climb to new heights with Twitter

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:49:08 +0000

Glad you found the tips useful :)

10 ways to climb to new heights with Twitter

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:31:26 +0000

I've just decided to get on Twitter this week, and these are helpful tips, thanks. I'm enjoying watching the banter go by. And I've found some great blogs, gotten some good blogging tips.

10 ways to climb to new heights with Twitter

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:54:25 +0000

Olrac, welcome to Twitter!

Bella, I appreciate the praise! :D

Brenda, I agree, it's nice to see.

Carla, let me know how you get on with TweetDeck.

Thanks everyone for stopping by. :D

10 ways to climb to new heights with Twitter

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:49:26 +0000

I havent heard of TweetDeck, but I will download it when I get home (Mac). Everything else is really good advice and thankfully, I follow most of it already.

10 ways to climb to new heights with Twitter

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:26:33 +0000

Ben,

That list is very complete. Like you said - new Twitters need to observe for a time before tweeting. Get the feel of it first. After a little observation, jump in.

I'd like to add that you should not be afraid to follow the top people in the field that you are interested in. Every "vip" that I've followed in these few short weeks that I've been on Twitter, have been more than generous with their knowledge. Nice people.

Thanks again.

10 ways to climb to new heights with Twitter

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:56:25 +0000

Great tips.

I do tend to follow most who take the time to follow me though.

What I find hard to believe is that people who sell things (eg: Etsy peeps, Website Designers & yes, even big corporations) that don't follow back...just seems like a deal-breaker to me.

Love your blog!

10 ways to climb to new heights with Twitter

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:44:52 +0000

Nice one Ben. Very clear and helpful.

10 ways to climb to new heights with Twitter

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:29:09 +0000

Thanks everyone for the feedback, glad you found these posts useful. :)

10 ways to climb to new heights with Twitter

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:00:35 +0000

lol @ Ken

This was an interesting mini-series Ben. I still prefer digsby to tweetdeck because it allows me to connect to gtalk, aim, msn, facebook and so much more.

10 ways to climb to new heights with Twitter

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:01:56 +0000

Very good article. (makes note: BB makes tea at 4.00pm, the stalking file is building nicely)

10 ways to climb to new heights with Twitter

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:51:39 +0000

Nice couple of articles!

10 ways to climb to new heights with Twitter

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:03:50 +0000

This was an interesting mini-series. I most certainly learnt a lot about what I should be doing on Twitter. I have found that Stumble and Twitter work well together. Some stumbles are so good one just has to tweet them as well. Some tweets lead to interesting articles which then lead to possible stumbles. Thanks for yet another great article.

10 ways to climb to new heights with Twitter

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:18:05 +0000

Great post! I'm new to Twitter and was wondering what the etiqutte is on following people. To be safe I just followed everyone who followed me, so I'm glad you cleared that up here. It's also hard to follow too many people. Thanks!

10 ways to climb to new heights with Twitter

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:46:27 +0000

Just like Mary Poppins, this post is practically perfect in every way. I try to get people to ask questions and interact to maximize their experience.

It reminds me of school - those who ask questions get the most out of class, those who sit and expect to be spoon-fed are the ones who end up leaving the experience bitterly disappointed.

- Daiv http://Twitter.com/DaivRawks