Comments on: I Am Not a Robot: Authenticity vs. Efficiency on Twitter

By: rjmelville

rjmelville — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:36:31 +0000

There's been only one case where I found a DM to be useful and it included a discount code that actually provided value. Given the product and the brand it made sense and was a nice way of saying thank you for following without saying, “Thank you for following! I hope you find our tweets to be interesting and please visit http://freeinternetmarketing.net!”

By: Ricardo Bueno

Ricardo Bueno — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:20:33 +0000

I never send automated DM's. When someone sends me one, I never click on it and in fact, in most cases I revert to stop following the person. I don't think it's effective at all and more annoying than anything.

Instead I sit back and wait for opportunities to connect over a common interest or a shared tweet of interest. Once we've established a connection that way, I proceed to give the person a call and in most cases it's welcomed since we've already made a connection.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:49:06 +0000

Mashable has a pretty awesome list of resources for all things Twitter (and social media in general). Here’s a link to a list of their Twitter articles that include a number of tips for businesses: http://ow.ly/pFk1

If you’d like a more personal explanation or consultation, feel free to email me at rachel@rjmelville.com.