This past weekend I asked the question on Twitter & FriendFeed, What’s Your Best Social Media Tip? Now it was the Labour Day Long Weekend so I didn’t expect to be deluged with responses, I was wrong, there are too many to list so I’ll share just a few with you. Most have the same thought process. What I found through this request for input, is that there’s lot’s of smart people out there that like to help and share.
I promised that I would give those I posted here Credit and a link to their website if they had one. So here is the list, I hope you find helpful and I hope it is an affirmation of what you may have already felt and thought.
What’s your best Social Media TIP?
1.) Expect to put in time before you see results; social currency –Twitter: jodie_nodes Website: http://injodiesbrain.com/
2.) Listen — Twitter: @orangejack Website: http://www.orangejack.com
3.) Have Fun — Twitter: @eric_su Website: http://internetmlmunderground.com/blog/
4.) Give tho the community and build relationships first — Twitter — @robcairns Website: http://www.the-techshop.com/
5.) Be yourself, engage in interactive conversation, don’t be a bot — Twitter — @critter_TV Website: Unable to Confirm
6.) Try and talk with someone new each day, and don’t forget those you already have contact with — Twitter — @nhangen Website: http://nathanhangen.com/blog/
7.) Be Real — Twitter — @mdurwin Website: http://www.mdurwin.com/
8.) Be real. Be responsive. Be engaging. Be helpful. — Twitter — @CathyBrowne Website: http://cathybrowne.com/
9.) Make a plan and work the plan. Pay close attention to your time; don’t spend too much. Use a tool like
http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.Posterous.com to achieve time efficiencies.” — Twitter — @RickShatto Website: http://rshatto.wordpress.com/
10.) “Give who you are, don’t just sell what you do.” — Twitter — @BarkingUnicorn Website: http://barkingunicorn.com/
11.) “Integrate. Offer your help even if no one replies or takes you up on it and integrate the people who would benefit from
connecting.” — Twitter — @RondaPayne Website: http://renovatorswife.wordpress.com/
12.) Be helpful, be everywhere, share everything. — Twitter — @ChrisBrogan Website: http://www.chrisbrogan.com/
If you have a tip, leave it in the comments so all can see your wisdom.
Great twitter tips, hopefully lot’s of people will read it so that we can better the twitter community by using the tool the way it was designed.
I like the themes of Giving, Helping, etc and of course the amount of time spend makes a difference too.
One thing missed that I think is a big part that now one said was, being consistent, what ever that looks like to you 10 mins a day or 3 hrs a day just keep it regular as opposed to doing 6 hrs in one day once a week.
Thanks again Owen for listening to your audience and trying to help the twitter community grow in a positive way.
Cheers!
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Great tips. Thank you for sharing.
If everyone did half of these well the community would be a much better place. Most of these tips are common sense and it is called “treat people the way you would like to be treated”.
Tanks again Owen for sharing your insights.
Find the best way to achieve whatever your objectives are, and remember to distinguish between activity and impact.
Thanks Denis, good point.