You Can Have Fun Tweeting on Twitter
October 10, 2009
You Can Have Fun Tweeting On Twitter!
Several times in the last few days a friend has contacted me and asked, “How are you using Twitter? You seem to be having so much fun.”
The answer is – I am having fun. Who knew this would be the case only 6 months ago when I began my foray into the world of social networking.
Last spring I took a marketing course for independent professionals. In the room with me were 25 cool folks who knew so much more than me in just about every area. I was intimidated. I have alot of expertise in certain areas, but marketing isn’t one of them. So I was feeling pretty overwhelmed.
I heard them all talking about the latest tools of technology I remember thinking, “That just not for me.”
But when the conversation got around to Twitter I just couldn’t hold back anymore and I burst out saying, “That is the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard. I will never ever be using Twitter.” I would be eating those words less than six months later.
I began using it because the people that I had made friends with in the course were using it with great success. Since they were all credible people, I got curious and decided to try it for myself.
I began slowly at first, not really having any idea what I was doing. I decided to just foray on my own instead of asking anyone how to do. I wanted to brave the wilds of Twitter by myself and discover how it could work for me.
It took me awhile to figure out what the heck I was doing but strangely I developed a good following within only a few months and they were really interesting and relevant people. How cool!
I didn’t let any porn stars follow me or any of the over-the-top-super-mega- marketers that aren’t providing anything useful. I decided that I wanted to build a network of people that I would be happy to know. That was a good decision on my part. I have enjoyed connecting with quite a few people in the Twitterverse.
I posted all my blog posts and even my Radio Show on Twitter and got a lot of traffic and many nice comments. People even wanted to talk to me and I got interviewed as a Story Expert from someone I met on Twitter!I was starting to have fun now.
My favorite moment came when I met two really special Storytellers from Barcelona – Eva and Carlos. We were kindred spirits for sure. Eva is a storyteller and fellow NLP trainer and Carlos is a filmmaker.
They are working on one of the first books for storytelling in Spain and we plan to see about collaborating. The funniest part of it is that when I built my blog I decided that I wanted to be available to work in Europe and I forgot that I had even put this out there but Eva noticed it and commented on that.
So here is my personal strategy, never before revealed, for having fun and making friends on Twitter:
- seek out and follow relevant people that you’d enjoy
- if someone follows you that looks interesting, check out their website and info and then send them a nice DM (direct message) and say hello
- be friendly and think of what you can do for others, rather than trying to push yourself or anything on them.
I like to treat people in the Twitterverse like real friends and community, not like potential sales targets. I think this has contributed most to my fun, enjoyment and fulfilling connections on Twitter.
This week I got the nicest message from Carlos. It said, “a special tweet to Anniesheart (my twitter name) for her sweetness and insight.” That took the Twitter cake!
If you should want to find my friends Carlos and Eva on Twitter, they’re at @imastranger (Carlos) and @ evasnijders (Eva). Tell them I sent you.
So my secret ingredient to happiness and success in the Twitterverse is to be yourself, reach out to others and have fun. See you on Twitter, @anniesheart.
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Like you, I chose to flit and fly around Twitter on my own. I’m just now learning some tricks. Your tips sound very helpful. I’ll be trying some out later today.
Thanks so much. I look forward to catching you at Twitter & reading your blog. Hope you check my stuff out, too.
I agree, don’t follow people unless you find them interesting. I think of Twitter like being at a crowded party, where you can eavesdrop on conversations and join in if you want to. If the current conversation doesn’t interest you, that’s ok, the next one might. Insistent marketers and spammers are like the obnoxious drunks who always show up at parties but can usually be kept at arms length.
Hi Annie,
What a nice surprise to arrive from Holland and find this post!
Some social media guru’s seem determined on making things difficult, but the web really is a reflection of our non digital lives, so far. This might change with time, but for now, I’d say the same rules apply to both worlds.
So I couldn’t agree more on your tips for Twitter use: be yourself, reach out to others and have fun.
Love,
Eva