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How To Unfollow Tweeps Who Have Stopped Tweeting With One Click

We all know that Twitter is the latest love of social media users (and celebs and nans and big uncle Joe). Some people will 'get it' and others won't, same as any other internet 'fad' (not that I think it's a fad). 

Those that 'get it' like you and me will happily tweet our little hearts out 5, 10 or 20 times a day. Easy. No problem! The 'don't getter's' won't last more than a few weeks at best.

That's fine! Each to their own. However, the problem that you have as an avid Tweeter is that these drop-outs are clogging up your valuable 'following list'. 

That's bad for a couple of reasons.

1. There's no point in following an un-interesting, un-responsive person. It defeats the point of Twitter.

2. For those that are interested in growing their followers list for commercial reasons having dud users clogging up your account can limit your growth potential. After all, your promoting your product to no-one, then there's Twitters internal limits to worry about.

Fear not readers! There is a solution.

I've came across a site that hunts down these time-wasters and un-follows them for you all in one click. Best of all it's free.

Check out UnTweeps.com

Hope this helps

Gary iTwiddle Jinks

Find Jobs On Twitter - It's Easy When You Know How

The Internet age makes it possible for anything to be done in a few clicks - even job hunting. Never underestimate social networking sites because they are not only used for meeting friends. They can also enable you to do business online, and you may even find jobs on Twitter. 

Twitter is a very famous social media site, and this means that it is accessed by thousands of people multiple times a day. In order for you to find jobs on Twitter, here are a few useful tips. Make sure to upload a professional looking avatar and include your areas of expertise under the “Bio” portion of your profile. If you want your career from your personal life, you may create another account just for the sole purpose of applying for a job. Joining the site is absolutely free so you won’t have to worry about any charges. 

There are a lot of recruiters that have profiles on Twitter. It is up to you to gauge if their profiles are legitimate. More often than not, these firms post their job openings through Microjobs, and this website sends out Tweets to the whole job searching community. Some companies have Twitter profiles so they can Tweet the job openings directly and people can easily find jobs on Twitter. 

What’s great about this feature is that they are all free and a lot of people benefit from these features. For one, they don’t have to scout other sites for job openings. The companies, on the other hand, have a larger pool of applicants which can enable them to select the best people for their firm.

All The Best,

Gary iTwiddle Jinks

How To Twitter: A Dummies Guide

If you still haven’t signed up for a Twitter account or still don’t know how to twitter, you might be missing half of your social networking life. Here is a simple guide to how the networking site works. 

Upon joining the site for free, you can search for your friends who are also using the site and follow their Tweets as well. The site can be updated both on mobile phones and on notebooks. There is a limited 140 characters for you to publish on the site and to answer the question “What are you doing?” Your friends can reply to these tweets easily and are very effective means of communicating with one another. You can also hook Twitter to other applications and messenger so you stay connected all the time. 

Another basic on how to twitter is to know the difference between your friends and followers. Your friends are the people whose timelines you follow and tweets are visible to you. Your followers, on the other hand follow your Tweets. Your followers can view your Tweets but you have the option of not doing the same for their pages. 

Other private options also include Tweeting only for your friends. This can be useful for inviting people to parties or checking out a newly opened joint. For even more private messages, you can send them through the “Direct Message” function so it only goes directly to your friend’s page. The site is very easy to use and requires no joining fee either. If you are not adept with social networking sites, you can easily learn how to Twitter.

Twitter Saftey Tips - You Need To Know!

The goal of the social media site Twitter is to share to the world what the user is doing. Whether you’re having fun playing your favorite computer game or sending an email to your friends and browsing other social networking sites, your friends and followers can see this via your timeline and can reply to your tweets. However, sharing too much information about yourself can be quite dangerous. Here are some Twitter safety tips you should follow to keep safe. 

First of all, don’t tweet your exact location, as well as the places that you are going to visit for the day. You’ll never know if one of your followers is a stalker who is waiting to victimize you. The second Twitter safety tip is to only add the people you know. Although this is a great site to meet new friends online, it is still safer to add your real friends, acquaintances and relatives rather strangers. 

If you are staying home alone, never Tweet that you have no companion at your house. You can never know how people can trace your location and actually go to your place. Don’t give away too much personal information either. If you plan to go to a bookstore, then just type in “going to a bookstore” rather than naming the street where the bookstore is located. Final Twitter safety tip would be to set your timeline to private so that not everyone can see your Tweets, especially the lurkers that don’t have a Twitter account.  

Tweet Safe,

Gary iTwiddle Jinks

How To Stop Spymaster Spam

I'll keep this short and sweet.

If like me you are SICK of receiving those DM's inviting you to play some crappy Twitter game (have these people not heard of Playstation?) then I have great news!

Due to all the complaints (I presume) the makers have introduced an OUT-OUT system that will STOP those irritating Spymaster invites dead!

Just click the link below then authorise access on the page that follows and voila! You need never see another DM asking you to 'join my ring' (sickos) again.

Stop Spymaster Invites Here

Enjoy,

Gary iTwiddle Jinks

Learning The Twitter Lingo

Twitter is the newest social networking tool that everyone is using. It is so popular that it has developed its own language and everything. If you want to use Twitter learn a few of the terms so that you don’t look silly your first time out. It is just like instant messaging or text messaging. You feel like you’ve stepped into an alternate universe because everyone looks human but they are speaking some sort of gibberish. Well, it is not really gibberish but the Twitter language. You’ll think you are developing a lisp but that’s okay – everyone who uses it has one. What are the Basics? To get you started, here are some basic things to know. The site is called Twitter. Some interchange Twitter and Tweeter and that’s a faux pas. A tweeter is something that works with woofers in your car speakers. Now, you can use “tweeter” to refer to someone who uses Twitter if you want to. The messages that you send are called Tweets. Don’t confuse it with chirps. A bird chirps and even though a bird is the logo, the messages that you chirp out are known as tweets. Each message is 140 characters or shorter. A person that uses Twitter is a Twitterer. You can say a Twitter user but twitterer is more accepted. Twittering (or tweeting) is the act of sending and receiving tweets and using various aspects of the service. On Facebook you have friends, but on Twitter you have followers. Yea, it sounds like you are recruiting for a cult, but it distinguishes Twitter from the other social networking media out there these days. You can be followed or have people that you follow. There are several tools or applications that can be used with Twitter service. All of these will either begin with “Tw”, hence the lisp. For example you have TweetDeck, Twhirl, Twitterfeed, Twitterrati and so on and so on. Texting, Anyone? Twitter does use some of the same lingo as text messaging or chat room users. With 140 characters, space is precious. Instead of typing “see you later,” change it to “CUL8R.” so, not only do you need to be familiar with Twitter lingo but text messaging terms help as well. Follow Suit Remember the lisp? Many Twitter terms are recycled terms with a Tw- prefix. For instance, “twalking” is someone who twitters (by text) while they are walking. “Twaffic” is twitter traffic. You get the idea. For a more comprehensive list of Twitter lingo go to http://twittonary.com for more. This Twitter dictionary includes text messaging abbreviations, Twitter lingo and names for Twitter tools. Keep this handy and you’ll always look like a hip Twitterer.

For the ultimate guide to all things Twitter, check out Nathan Hangen's Twitter Rockstar course

All the best

Gary '@iTwiddle' Jinks

My Top 10 Twitter Tip's

Here are some random, but no less important, Twitter tips for you:

1. Watch what you tweet, it is readily available to the public. You might think that stupid or lewd comment you made will get buried, but believe me, it can be easily found by anyone searching the Internet.

2. If you plan to be off Twitter for a period of time, make sure your last tweet was a good one. That tweet is what people will see when they check you out to see if you're worthy of following. What you had for lunch is not going to cut it.

3. Don't rush right in and follow 2000 people. When people go to check you out and see you are following a lot of people and hardly anyone is following you, they'll be suspicious you're a bot. Take your time building up a following and give your potential followers a chance to follow you back and even up your numbers a bit.

4. For that matter, have more than 1 or 2 tweets under your belt before you start running after followers. If you don't know what to say, retweet (RT) someone else's excellent tweet, and/or @reply to others' tweets.

5. If you suspect you're not seeing all your replies (like maybe someone forgot to put the @ in front of your Twitter name), use the search function to locate these lost tweets. Simply click on the search function and put your Twitter name in.

6. Use hashtags in your tweets so others with an interest in that same thing will find you. For example, using #bowling in your tweet will ensure your tweet will be found by those interested in and searching for bowling. The more eyes that see your tweet, the better, right?

7. Don't send blanket promotional DMs unless you want people to un-follow you and consider you a spammer. That is not what the DM function is for. DMs are reserved for talking personally, yet privately with someone. There are times when you should the conversation off the main Twitter stream and that's when you would DM.

8. You may have a reason for locking your Twitter stream, but if you're using Twitter for business exposure, don't do it. It's much harder to get followers and let's face it, you want followers.

9. Don't forget to promote your Twitter usage on your blog(s). Cross promotion is a good thing. You let your blog readers know you're on Twitter, and you let your Twitter followers know your blog address.

10. Stay active on Twitter. If potential followers or current followers visit your Twitter page, they're going to form some negative opinions as to why you haven't tweeted in three weeks. Maybe you're just messing around, maybe you're not real serious about your so-called business, maybe you have a hard time sticking with something, maybe your business has gone belly up? Get on there several times every day during the work week.

These are random Twitter tips to help you navigate Twitter's learning curve. They will really help you slot into the Twitter community. If you want to get REALLY serious then check out this Twitter Course.

Kind Regards

Gary "@Itwiddle" Jinks

Twitter Etiquette and Beyond

Twitter may be the latest, hottest thing in social marketing right now and it's still evolving. But even though it's fairly new there are unspoken Twitter Etiquette rules that you should consider following. Twitter does have some concrete rules like Ye Shall Not Spam others, you can't use someone else's name, and you can't follow too many new people in one day, among others. 

However, there aren't written rules regarding polite Twitter usage and if you're somewhat new to Twitter they may be a little fuzzy for you.

Let's explore some areas regarding Twitter etiquette now. The reason is because you want to not only have followers, but you want to build relationships with these followers so they will appreciate you, offer you lucrative deals and/or buy from you.

1. The Golden Rule. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. This does apply to Twitter. If someone takes the time to respond to your tweet, thank them or agree with them or something. Be courteous and reply.

2. Retweet what other Twitterers are saying. Retweet the great quotes or profound thoughts that resonate with you. Retweet some of the funny stuff. Retweet other people's questions so they reach a wider audience. Retweet the good promotions or blog posts.

3. Tweet about the excellent blog post or article you just read and include the link, whether you know if they're on Twitter or not. These type of tweets are helpful to others and it's also good karma. :)

4. Thank someone when they've retweeted (RT) your tweet. If several people have retweeted something you posted, you can thank them in one post (remember always put the @ before their Twitter name) or single them out with one person thanked per posting.

5. Don't tweet the same message over and over again. Similarly, don't tweet 20 times in a 3 minute period. It clogs up people's Twitter streams and they won't appreciate it. In fact, they'll probably un-follow you.

6. Unless politics is your business, it's a good idea to leave politics out of your tweets. Politics, no matter which side of the coin you're on, make too many people angry. Another don't is don't tweet while under the influence. Enough said on that one.

This next one falls in the "beyond" Twitter etiquette:

7. When you see a tweet about a blog post that sounds interesting, go to the blog, read it, and leave a comment. I'm not talking about the gurus' blogs but the blogs of the new marketers or little known marketers. You'll have found out something interesting and they'll have gained a much desired blog comment. The funny thing is, even though you did this because you wanted to help out someone who is new, you end up benefiting too because they usually run over to your blog and leave you a comment.

So there you have it, some unofficial Twitter polite usage tips. Most of all, keep in mind the golden rule and watch what you tweet as you don't want your 140 character to be misinterpreted.

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Is Twitter a Waste of Time?

Twitter is a social media platform that is here to stay. Many people poo-poo Twitter claiming it's a colossal waste of precious time and no one wants to hear what other people had for dinner. Others claim Twitter has helped them land jobs. Still others say that because of their Twitter use they've seen a surge in income. Which is true?

All three.

Yes, Twitter is a social tool. It's a way to talk to your friends as well as make new friends and talk to them too. People do tweet about what they had for dinner. Twitter has also helped people find 9 to 5 jobs and given some contract workers more than enough work to do. Marketers have made money with Twitter by tweeting about their blog posts and selling their products to those in need.

But.... Twitter can eat away at your time. You can blow hours just b.s.ing with your new friends - cracking jokes and retweeting some excellent one-liners. In order for Twitter to work for you while you still get the important things done during your day, you have to go about it smart-like.

Have a purpose before you log into Twitter. Obviously you can't just tweet your promos and leave, or when people look at your Twitter stream they'll going to consider you an almost-spammer. No, you need to have a plan.

Let's say you want to promote your ebook about xyz. Start off in the morning by saying hi to your friends, some individually, the rest in mass, and answer some of the tweets you see.

You don't want to read every single tweet - that could take hours and hours and hours if you have a lot of followers. Look at maybe the first two pages.

Next do a search using Twitter's search function to look for any comments or questions regarding xyz or similar. Answer any of those tweets that you can. Now you have several tweets under your belt for the day and you can go ahead and tweet your xyz promo. Then leave!

Come back midday and again read the first one or two Twitter pages and shoot off a few answering tweets. Retweet any great quotes or other tweets you find informative. Don't forget to check the @yourname mentioned function to see who's talking to you so you can answer them. Send off a few tips about xyz that are useful information to others, including a link to your new blog post. Tweet your xyz promo again, using different wording from your first promo tweet. Then leave!

In the evening, repeat the process of answering tweets, sending out a few more xyz tips, and retweeting. Send yet another xyz promo. Then leave!

You are not being a pushy salesman by tweeting about your product promo three times in one day because you've got lots of other tweets going out between each one. Plus, people are not on Twitter all the time. Some people are only in the morning or evening, plus you need to remember there can be quite a time difference between where you are in the US and where your next customer is in Australia.

To sum it up, plan your time with Twitter and use it as a business tool. It's a great way to market your products and build your list if you do it right and don't spend all your time there. Go on with a purpose and set a timer to limit your tweeting if you have to.

Kind Regards,

Gary iTwiddle Jinks

How Can I Increase My Number of Twitter Followers?

Many people, in fact millions of people, are now using Twitter. That's a whole lot of people! If you could gain even a very small percentage of these people as your targeted followers, you could market yourself and your products to them quite successfully. 

There are a few things that are important to cover before you can start amassing your targeted followers. If you miss these steps, you're not maximizing your efforts to get followers and if you can't get followers, how can you brand yourself, let alone sell anything?

I'd like to first ask you to turn the tables… what makes you want to follow someone on Twitter?

A Bio

Having a bio on your Twitter page is very important. Don't skip this step. If you don’t know how to craft one, take a look at the bios of Twitterers that you admire or are in your same field. Bios are a very individual thing, but you can get a feel by looking at what others have done.

People like to tell with a quick glance what you're about. If you don't have any bio, you're shooting yourself in the foot because they won't be back. So get one up as soon as possible. What you put is important as well. If it's just a pitch fest for your products, it's guaranteed to scare people off. Your bio should show what your business interests are first, then some of your personal interests and possibly some humor.

The business interests will get you targeted followers as people will do searches for these interests. Personal information in your bio helps people decide if they might like you and have something in common with you. Humor is because people like to laugh.

An Avatar

Yes, Twitter has a default avatar - a brown square with o_0 in it, but that's certainly not you. This is the spot where you show your real face to the world, so to speak. If people get to associate your face with good tweets, they're more likely to click on your links. Not having a picture does not endear you to people and many won't follow you solely based on the no picture thing.

What's in your Twitter Stream

Do you send out promotion after promotion, or always send out random tweets to no one in particular? Potential followers don't want to see that, they want to be able to interact and have conversations. They want to follow people who can help them with their problems or answer questions. If your Twitter stream shows you haven't "talked" to people with @replies then you are seen as only caring about you.

Conversely, if your Twitter stream shows you're interacting and building relationships, you become more interesting to them. Once they get to know you, they're more likely to follow your links.

So there you have it, three Twitter tips to start you off in the right direction of getting more Twitter followers. The bottom line is you need followers, especially targeted followers before you can use Twitter to help your business bottom line.

Kind Regards

Gary iTwiddle Jinks