What Makes You Un-follow On Twitter?
August 23, 2010 by Retweetie
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The goal of Twitter is to interact with other people. It goes without saying that you do need to follow at least a few people so that you could interact with them. But, there comes a time when you may be hitting the un-follow link more often than you had hoped. The reasons for this are quite simple most of the time. You just do not like the person. There are two things to consider here. First, consider why you should un-follow people on Twitter. Second, determine what you should avoid doing so that people do not stop following you for those actions.
What Stops People From Following?
Most people will get on Twitter and start increasing the number of people they follow with each usage of the website. This is common because, as you will see, each time that you use Twitter you actually will see messages those you are following that are being left for others. So, what does this mean? It means that you may become interested in what they are talking about and want to join in. So, you follow them.
One of the main reasons that people stop following others is because of spam. Spam is sending unwanted, unsolicited messages, either through the Direct Mail box on Twitter or even in the links that are sent. Spammy links, which is commonly thought of as those which are sent often, are a sure fire way to get people to stop following you. For example, let’s say you are working
an MLM business and are trying to use Twitter as a promotional tool. You send a link to your website. Then you chat for a bit and send another link. You are not sending it to anyone new, in most cases, but rather, you are sending the same message to mostly the same people. There is no benefit here.
In addition to this, there are likely to be a number of other reasons why people stop following you. For example, it may be that you continuously make negative comments. Some people do not follow those that do not chat with them. Therefore, if you fail to interact, this too can stop people from talking to you.
One thing is for sure. If you wish to be successful using Twitter, you need to have people following you. Consider the question; what do you hate to see people do on Twitter? That is a good indication of what you should not be doing as well.
