Comments on: Why I Un-Followed You on Twitter

By: admin

admin — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:39:06 +0000

@Anita – Thanks for the additional thoughts and encouragement Anita. So glad you’ve been stopping by and contributing to the conversation here lately!

By: admin

admin — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:38:51 +0000

@Lewis – Obviously, it was a decision I spent a few months considering. I respect what Chris and Scott Monty and others have done with the autofollow, but those people can send me an e-mail also. My contact information is pretty easy to find, and if someone really wants me to speak they can invest 2 minutes into getting it. And you’re right. There’s no right or wrong, just what works best for you!

By: admin

admin — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:38:36 +0000

@Gail – I’ll still follow people who follow me that I think have the potential to provide value. It’s all the bots, brands, and online marketers that were just trying to add to their # and NEVER think about engaging me that I trimmed.

And I can say without question, the conversations I’ve had with people SINCE doing it yesterday morning have been far more valuable and easy to keep track with.

By: admin

admin — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:38:20 +0000

@Elisa – For the most part I agree. I mean if their tweets by themselves provide you value (and there’s a handful for me that do) then I see no reason to dump them. But for many relationships it’s about the value that comes via the conversations and if someone isn’t following you back those are next to impossible.

By: admin

admin — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:37:49 +0000

Thanks for the vote of confidence Carlos. I know I’m not always as calculated and precise as you, but think I’ve done the right thing this time. I only wish I would’ve done it from the onset because I hate that I might’ve disappointed a few people along the way.

By: admin

admin — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:37:08 +0000

@Sam – I think I’ve interacted more with my list today since I’ve pared it down than I did ever before in such a short time frame. I think it’s made me more accessible and approachable to the people who want to reach out.

And of course I’d keep following you. Love the value you provide both via Twitter and Life’s Chocolates.

By: admin

admin — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:36:53 +0000

@Aidan – You always struck me as someone who didn’t care what anyone though and had the fat trimmed down anyway. Both the Nulman’s retained my services. I followed a link from Saul’s feed the other day and saw your dad on Conan. I see where you get your awesome fashion sense from! Is your Pops short? Or just next to Conan?

By: admin

admin — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:36:02 +0000

@Matt – Thanks for the encouragement. I’m sure I’ll receive some push-back from certain entities, but what matters is that I did the right thing for ME.

I want to see my messages spread as far as possible, and I do care about my loose ties (I kept most of them), but the people who genuinely value what I have to offer are the ones that are going to spread it most of the time anyway.

After I saw Derek Halpern get well over 1,000 re-tweets to a blog post when he only had 343 followers, I was believer.

Thanks for your insights as always Matt!

By: Will

Will — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:47:13 +0000

Ryan, wpalmer10@gmail.com

By: Grace Boyle

Grace Boyle — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:51:46 +0000

Ryan, this is such a true and honest post. I’m really glad you said (multiple times) that there ISN’T a right or wrong way to do Twitter. People get different value from Twitter, regardless of how they use it.

I once felt I was half caught in the mix that when someone followed me, I might follow them back to “return the favor” and show that I was “engaged.” Follower number used to be something to note when I first started (like, “Oh, over 800 people are following, now it’s 801, etc.”) but now, I couldn’t tell you how many people are following me if you asked.

I say that because it’s all about the conversations I always have and meeting new people. Without being selfish, it is my Twitter account so I want to get the most out of it, for me. I did a Twitter cleaning recently and definitely have that mindset here on out, similar to your philosophy. It cleans out the people I’ve never met, who have never talked to me or don’t provide value and leaves room for the people I have met, want to meet, or gain value from. Thanks for sharing-it’s a great post!