Don’t do these things on Twitter

Posted on by Mark

Everyone is entitled to use Twitter  how they want, but here is a list of my top Don’ts on Twitter. By avoiding these common mistakes, I think it will lead to you getting more from Twitter.

I am sure there are more. What others would you add. Please add them in the comments section.

Don’t

  • Publically welcome all your new followers
  • Brag about how many followers you have – it‟s boring
  • Ask for more people to follow you
  • Swear or use foul language
  • Send an auto welcome message to your new followers
  • Sell on Twitter
  • Have updates that are just RSS feeds or affiliate links
  • Join any monetize your tweets type of service
  • Try and pretend you are someone else – just be honest and open with people
  • Follow people just to get them to follow you back
  • Just promote all your own products and services
  • Overtweet useless and mundane stuff
  • Forget to add a good photo, a great background, a good Bio and your website details
    • http://www.fishgun.net Dexter Hartley

      Hi Mark,

      Most of these are obvious no-brainers and yet they persist. Perhaps a more detailed post might help reduce the noise? Not least because pretty much every tweet I have ever seen on Twitter could be argued to fit into at least one of these categories.