I can second that. Since I started following Kristen’s advice, the number of visits to my blog have been climbing steadily, my Twitter & Status.Net followers are climbing steadily, and I’ve landed a paid gig writing computer articles for SemiAccurate.

And I’m kicking myself for not seeing this stuff before.

Thanks Kristen.

Wayne

Sorry- favorite I, Robot quotes.

I’m new to tweeting. I don’t even know if I’m doing it right. But a few poor souls have signed up to follow me, so it can’t be all wrong. That said, I can’t imagine letting a machine do this for me. Social media is about connecting. Writing can be isolating. I love that social media provides an outlet AND can further my career. Granted, my humor doesn’t always translate to tweet-speak so well. But I think I get a few laughs. Or gasps. Depending.

Thanks for another great blog!

I still feel that relationships are key. Minimize use of any automation. If you make friends with people, THEY will tweet your stuff. Half the time, before I can make it to TweetDeck, five followers have already posted about my blog. That is because (I feel) I focus on people first. We will have to do a lot less self-promotion if we forge strong relationships and authenticity and interaction is the only way to do this.

Also, change your Twitter handle to your name or all this social media is a waste of time. I cannot buy a book by Lessons of Lunacy. Read this prior post when you get a chance and I explain why monikers will crater your platform.

Twitter: @LessonsOfLunacy