Comments on: A Twitter Rant and a Little Experiment! http://odxfusion.com/blog/2009/02/a-twitter-experiment/ Boost Your Brand Online Thu, 03 Jun 2010 23:02:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Paddy http://odxfusion.com/blog/2009/02/a-twitter-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Paddy Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:29:34 +0000 http://odxfusion.com/blog/?p=136#comment-14 Very interesting take Mitch, I hadn't thought of it. If Twitter users are as web savvy as I suspect they are, they would realize this fella (or fellette!) for what (s)he is based on the followers vs. following especially given the lack of tweets. But you are probably right - spending an hour or so machine gun following people for free which results in a few sales might make pretty good business sense in terms of ROI. I, like you, would prefer a more organic sale. As far as following 20,000 people, as you know, applications such as TweetDeck have made it easier to "appear" to follow that many, when actually following whomever makes the cut to a smaller more manageable group (all the while ignoring the rest). And Mitch: You got juice! I mean… who gets interviewed by bestselling authors except those in possession of the coveted JUICE! Very interesting take Mitch, I hadn’t thought of it. If Twitter users are as web savvy as I suspect they are, they would realize this fella (or fellette!) for what (s)he is based on the followers vs. following especially given the lack of tweets. But you are probably right – spending an hour or so machine gun following people for free which results in a few sales might make pretty good business sense in terms of ROI.

I, like you, would prefer a more organic sale.

As far as following 20,000 people, as you know, applications such as TweetDeck have made it easier to “appear” to follow that many, when actually following whomever makes the cut to a smaller more manageable group (all the while ignoring the rest).

And Mitch: You got juice! I mean… who gets interviewed by bestselling authors except those in possession of the coveted JUICE!

]]> By: Mitch http://odxfusion.com/blog/2009/02/a-twitter-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Mitch Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:05:26 +0000 http://odxfusion.com/blog/?p=136#comment-13 Greatly written. In the case of Mica, if you saw the link to the website, he (or she) was hoping people would just check out the link and make some sales. In that respect, the numbers game makes a lot of sense. Now, because you couldn't go further, I'm betting that, instead of your premise, Mica actually deleted many people who were auto follow instead, since those folks wouldn't have taken the time to go to his Twitter page to see what he (or she) might have had to offer. Still, Twitter does get those people in the end, which is the savings grace of it all. But those other people who are clamoring for more followers all the time, it's an ego thing at some point. I have no idea how one person can follow 20,000 people, but seeing a person with 20,000 followers,... well, I'm not going to actively go for it, but I'd love having that many people following me at some point because it may mean I've finally gotten some juice and might have the opportunity to engage some of those folks in business ventures. But I'm not actively shooting for it, as I said; we'll see where it goes organically. Greatly written. In the case of Mica, if you saw the link to the website, he (or she) was hoping people would just check out the link and make some sales. In that respect, the numbers game makes a lot of sense. Now, because you couldn’t go further, I’m betting that, instead of your premise, Mica actually deleted many people who were auto follow instead, since those folks wouldn’t have taken the time to go to his Twitter page to see what he (or she) might have had to offer.

Still, Twitter does get those people in the end, which is the savings grace of it all. But those other people who are clamoring for more followers all the time, it’s an ego thing at some point. I have no idea how one person can follow 20,000 people, but seeing a person with 20,000 followers,… well, I’m not going to actively go for it, but I’d love having that many people following me at some point because it may mean I’ve finally gotten some juice and might have the opportunity to engage some of those folks in business ventures.

But I’m not actively shooting for it, as I said; we’ll see where it goes organically.

]]> By: Paddy http://odxfusion.com/blog/2009/02/a-twitter-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Paddy Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:45:40 +0000 http://odxfusion.com/blog/?p=136#comment-12 @kfred85, I'm bugged by people BEGGING for followers, not by wondering whether they'll get to a certain number as seen here: http://twitter.com/kfred85/status/1183491693 IMO there is a distinction! You're are one of my favorite Tweeters, contantly relevant and always interesting! And I thank you for that!! @kfred85, I’m bugged by people BEGGING for followers, not by wondering whether they’ll get to a certain number as seen here:

http://twitter.com/kfred85/status/1183491693

IMO there is a distinction!

You’re are one of my favorite Tweeters, contantly relevant and always interesting! And I thank you for that!!

]]> By: Kfred85 http://odxfusion.com/blog/2009/02/a-twitter-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Kfred85 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:25:51 +0000 http://odxfusion.com/blog/?p=136#comment-11 Hey Paddy, Love the post! You and I share many similar ideologies about twitter. Following everyone and attaining astronomical numbers aren't the point. I must admit I felt a bit sheepish reading your post after my tweet last week about getting to 200 followers. Imagine my shock when I saw the link to your tweet in support of me! Always giving that twitter love ;) Another nicely written post. Keep it coming! Hey Paddy,

Love the post! You and I share many similar ideologies about twitter. Following everyone and attaining astronomical numbers aren’t the point.

I must admit I felt a bit sheepish reading your post after my tweet last week about getting to 200 followers. Imagine my shock when I saw the link to your tweet in support of me! Always giving that twitter love ;)

Another nicely written post. Keep it coming!

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