The whole test has been a bit too much for me. I have started to realise that I am coming almost addicted to the whole thing. I have been tweeting for hours and  I have had a lot of fun. Gotta tell you that I would recommend it to anyone. Just keep in mind that your spouse may not like it so much if you tweet all the time. At least the feedback I’ve received from home has not been that positive. :)

Statistics at this point

  • Followers: 165
  • Following: 744
  • In-clicks 8 (Google Analytics, unfortunately a day late)

Interaction is the Key

When you interact with people, you can get readers. If you do not talk to other people, then nobody will be interested in your tweets. You’ll be like one in a million if you do not interact. I have honestly commented on other peoples postings, when I have felt that  I had something to say. Spamming is not an option, because real people will block you in a heart beat.

Getting Followers

This time I have mostly used lists that other people have made. For example my site is about blogging, so I find bloggers. This list is a great place to start: @davidsbain/bloggers. Thanks a lot davidsbain from http://www.brandingapps.com/

The tools for searching people are totally useless in comparison to these man made lists. Use them if you need to find people to follow.

Lessons Learned

Interact, Interact and Interact some more. That is the key.

When talking to people, try to stay on top of things. Funny thing happened when I talked with SEO expert Rich Currie from pro website maker. He was asking people what to write about next on his blog. I of course asked him to write about blog link building. The reply came: “I have just done two videos about that”. He flat out refused. In my opinion he should have made even a third video, just for me ;)

Thanks for the nice chat Rich!

What next

  • Interaction
  • More interaction
  • Following people from other peoples lists