This is part 3 in my Twitter Guide. Feel free to add your input (It may be added).
First thing you should do is read the rules. Even though these are just the rules, it will help with your Twitter manners. If you do not have good Twitter manners, then people are not going to want to follow you and your time on Twitter will be wasted. Remember: Everyone has a different opinion on this.
Don’t Be Too Noisy
When people talk about noise on Twitter they are referring to how many tweets you are doing. Some people take it to extremes and do not worry about having Twitter manners. However, these are the people that usually get most of their followers from their blog. They will leverage their Twitter account by using their Blog. There is nothing wrong with this, but it allows them to be noisy because they can stand to lose some followers. Most other Twitter users can’t stand to lose followers in the beginning. Of course no one wants to stop following someone that has a lot of followers.
Don’t Be Too Quiet
Just because I say to not be noisy doesn’t mean that you should hardly say anyting at all. It will not get you followers if you are not active on Twitter. If you are looking for a number of tweets you should do a day, then many people have said somewhere around five.
Like always, if you are going to change something and you think that it might not be good manners on Twitter then just try it out. Just don’t try to test the Twitter rules. Those are the people that usually end up suspended.
Don’t Just Promote Yourself
One of the best things you can do for yourself is to not just do self-promotion on Twitter. If you are always just promoting yourself many people will likely begin to think you are arrogant. The Twitter users want you to give them interesting content and tweets.
When I’m talking about interesting content I am referring to tweeting other people’s articles. It is good manners to promote other people’s content. It will definitely help you get followers also. The more interesting content you can send potential followers to, the more likely they will follow you.
So remember you’re Twitter manners. Try not to be too noisy, but don’t sit back and do nothing. Just remember, if you think that something might be wrong to do then it probably is.
Basic Twitter Technicalities
You tell the Twitter world what you are doing in 140 characters or less. You can send your thoughts, observations, and anything else you can think of. Whether you are “Reading Problogger” or “Eating pizza” it’s Twitter worthy.
You are able to send updates to Twitter from the homepage, from a cell phone, or from an application. You can about find anyway to make a new tweet. It doesn’t matter where you are in the world.
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Definitely agree on trying not to be too noisy. This is where Direct Messages are really helpful – as you can keep the conversations somewhat limited.
By the way – congratulations on getting into the Alexa Top 100,000!
what is the difference between twitter and plurk ?
Gr8 post. I too have compiled my list of 7 Essential Twitter Netiquettes.
Check it out here : http://bawaal.com/blog/?p=122
Excuse me for self-promotion
Most thing’s you do in life (if not all) must have some sort of manners and etiquette to follow, and twitter is definitely one of those things!
Loved this post! With Twitter, I think it’s a hit or miss. Either you love and get so hooked on it, or you don’t
It’s important to have manners, and respect other people on your network. Thanks!
LOL, I would add to the “Don’t Be Too Noisy” category not to tweet everytime you do everything: ” just got to work” – “going to drink coffee” “now drinking coffee” some people do this all day and it drives me nuts!