Comments on: Twitter Follower-Building Services – Gain Numbers, Lose Respect?

By: After I Unfollowed 24,000 On Twitter, 57% Stuck With Me @ErikJHeels

After I Unfollowed 24,000 On Twitter, 57% Stuck With Me @ErikJHeels — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 22:35:17 +0000

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By: Sustainable Social Marketing

Sustainable Social Marketing — Fri, 21 May 2010 14:33:22 +0000

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By: Marcel Handyshop

Marcel Handyshop — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:20:01 +0000

Ja. Das ist richtig. Dein Twitter-Account verliert alles

By: Miranda

Miranda — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 03:05:26 +0000

Thank you for a great summary of this issue. I taught a social media class last week for small business owners (non-profit for the local library) and although it was on Facebook, the questions drifted to Twitter, which is coming up this week.

I’m trying to get through to people that it’s not a popularity contest and 100 target market followers are better than 1,000 random people… but then I have these SEO and social media “experts” attending just to try to brag about their 7,000 followers and how they can do that for these business owners. It’s frustrating because the mass follow appeals to a lot of people who don’t yet understand how Twitter is beneficial when used properly.

Thank you again for summing it up so nicely.

By: Mike Brooks

Mike Brooks — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:28:38 +0000

Dave, nice post man! I was searching Google for follower builders. Innocently enough, I just thought I could find a tool to help me automate the process. Last thing I want to do is be considered a spammer.

I have made mistakes in the past by using tools that automatically post weird offers. On some occasions, I didn’t even realize it was happening.

I am trying to build a following that I can add value to. So, thanks for this post. You saved me some hard ache.

By: mikemyatt (Mike Myatt)

mikemyatt (Mike Myatt) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:43:26 +0000

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By: ShannonBoudjema (Shannon Boudjema)

ShannonBoudjema (Shannon Boudjema) — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:56:06 +0000

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By: Shannon Boudjema

Shannon Boudjema — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:52:08 +0000

Great post and well said.

Unfortunatley the ol’ numbers game doesn’t work in this space. I think people would benefit from a Come To Jesus, Social Media course to understand that this is a definite shift in how we do things.

It’s not for everyone as most people are conditioned by society to get rich quick or lose weight fast or build your numbers to see results.

Ironically, it’s this approach that sets you back indefinitely.

I love this space because it forces marketers, brands and the rest of em’ to play nice. This is a democratization of information, content and more – so it appeals to many, but it also ensures a far more level playing field.

The East Coast chap who had his guitar broke by United and took his woes to YouTube… perfect warning to spammers, bully brands and the 2 minute salesmen who think they can treat this space like their 3 column, full color, half page ad in the Toronto Star!

By: Bob Moore

Bob Moore — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:48:17 +0000

I hope this doesn’t overlap much with what’s already been said but I’ve been compiling data on the different techniques for the past few weeks and thought I’d share… I put everything up here: http://themetricsystem.rjmetrics.com/2009/07/21/how-to-get-twitter-followers-the-definitive-guide/

By: BlackTwitterati (Black Tweets)

BlackTwitterati (Black Tweets) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:04:07 +0000

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Do you really need those Twitter follower-building services? Probably not. [link to post]

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