Media Outreach

If you’re a tweeter, then you’re probably familiar with the many different types of tweeters out there. There are ones who Re-Tweet everything, there are ones who respond to everyone and there are ones who generate information with no intention of responding to anyone who tries to start a conversation.

I recently read a blog post entitled the 7 Deadly Sins of Twitter by Zoey Dowling.  I wanted to share the 7 “sins” with you guys as I thought they were good points.

1. Gluttony (over-sharing) – Leave your followers wanting to know more about you…not less.
2. Pride (over-promotion) – While Twitter is a pot of gold for the narcissist, be creative in the way you share information about your blog, yourself…etc. Your readers will get tired of reading the same stuff over and over again.
3. Sloth (automatic anything) - Sending automatic direct messages to people who start following you is a no-no. Twitter should be engaging and another avenue for you to communicate with your followers. Make it personal.
4. Greed (not engaging) - Get involved in the discussion. Try to learn something new about something you posted. Seek to engage your followers rather than blocking them out.
5. Envy (crashing the party) - If someone is having a conversation with someone else on Twitter, it’s usually notated by the @ followed by the person’s name. If you want to join in their discussion, make it clear that you’re “crashing their party” and then go for it.
6. Wrath (blasting) – Even if you’re opinionated and want to get your message across, take time to listen to what others are saying. Don’t just blast your opinion to your followers without listening to what they have to say.
7. Lust (celebrity stalking…or anyone stalking for that matter) – Be prepared for comments from celebrity followers…not celebrities themselves, if you say something negative or that could be interpreted as negative about a celebrity.  You’ve heard it before: “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.”

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