Managing Your Twitter Following

Posted on 09. Feb, 2010 by Krista Abbott in Business Tools, Social Media, Techie Stuff, Twitter

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Finding and keeping great Tweeps, and Tweeples, while dumping the Twitter Twits…

Alas, I have discovered another FREE Twitter Tool to help you manage your twitter following!

Twitter is an incredibly powerful social media tool that can help you build relationships with new people, network with prospects or potential business partners, and grow your business on-line, all while increasing your sphere of influence.

Once you have established your twitter presence, it is important that you begin to find great people to follow and that you begin tweeting valuable content to attract followers to you.  In doing so, most twitter users (aka: “tweeples”) will choose to “follow you” back.   There are many, however, that for various reasons will choose to not return the favor or who are only out there to blast you with their affiliate links and spew spam everywhere (aka: “Twitter Twits”).

In these cases, you as the manager and CEO of your twitter world, will have to decide whether you want to continue following  or opt to “unfollow” them.

So what do you do with these tweeple?

How do you find out who they are?

How do you decide who to keep and who to dump?

I answer these and other questions in my video below.  Check it out!!!

Now, I realize, there are software tools out there can help you do this automatically, but I prefer to do it manually as long as it remains manageable time wise (and it does if you do it every few days).  The automated options will review your twitter account and automatically “unfollow” those who are not following you back…including those who may be leaders in your industry or niche that you WANT to continue following.  While faster, this just doesn’t give you the opportunity to review the profile and make an informed decision before choosing to “unfollow” a person.

Well, I hope you enjoyed that. Please drop down below and leave me some comments and let me know what you think…

Do you have some great Twitter stories to share?

How about some tips or tricks you’ve discovered to help you manage your following?

Have you found some successful techniques for building your business through twitter?

Oh, and before I forget….if you aren’t already following me on Twitter, you can just click here and follow, follow, follow!!! :-)

Now, go out there and manage your Twitter account well, my friends.

To Your Tweeting Success!!

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PS.  Click Here to Visit Friend or Follow

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38 Responses to “Managing Your Twitter Following”

  1. Bill

    09. Feb, 2010

    Great comments regarding twitter. Love to see your post, you always seem to be upbeat.

    Your Friend

    Bill Hartman

    Krista Abbott Reply:
    February 10th, 2010 at 1:56 am

    @Bill, Thanks Bill. Appreciate your kindness. It’s easy to be upbeat when you are doing something you love to do. I really enjoy sharing information with others…it’s like a party for me. :-)

  2. jean

    09. Feb, 2010

    Hi Krista,
    thanks for this great little tip,
    I was wondering what to do to eliminate some of the people that don’t follow me,
    I will definitely use it a great tool
    thanks
    .-= jean´s last blog ..Personal Branding. =-.

    Krista Abbott Reply:
    February 9th, 2010 at 11:34 pm

    @jean, Thanks Jean. I have found that running it a couple of times a week keeps it manageable. Another little tip on running this is to do it a few days after your last big “follow” action. Otherwise,we might end up unfollowig people we just followed.

  3. Christopher Van Buren

    09. Feb, 2010

    Hi Krista,

    Cool blog post, I enjoy the personal approach you take to uncluttered your twitter followers. I recently found http://www.UnTweeps.com to be a good resource as well to keep clean up old and defunct Tweeples.
    .-= Christopher Van Buren´s last blog ..6 Mistakes To Avoid As A Home Based Business Owner =-.

    Krista Abbott Reply:
    February 10th, 2010 at 1:58 am

    @Christopher Van Buren, Hey Christopher. Thanks for stopping by and spending some time with me today, and for sharing yet another valuable Twitter resource with our community here.

  4. Michael Feil

    09. Feb, 2010

    Great post on Twitter! You sure are giving a lot of great tips! Things are looking really good for you! Keep up the great posts!

    Krista Abbott Reply:
    February 10th, 2010 at 2:03 am

    @Michael Feil, Hey Thanks Mike. I appreciate the kind words. Lots of other cool things in the works now. Looking forward to sharing them with everyone soon!

    Appreciate all you do Mike! Talk to you soon!

  5. Teresa

    10. Feb, 2010

    Great video, Krista! Friend or Follow looks really easy – much easier than the Twitter follow program I tried to use, then never used because I didn’t “get” it. I’m headed over to friendorfollow.com now.
    Thanks,
    Teresa
    .-= Teresa´s last blog ..Blogs Are Like Children =-.

    Krista Abbott Reply:
    February 13th, 2010 at 10:55 am

    @Teresa, Hey Teresa. I agree some of the programs out there are a little complicated. I found Friend or Follow to be easy and quick to get a quick overview of my following. Hope you find it as valuable a tool as I have.

  6. Dave and Dawn

    10. Feb, 2010

    Krista,

    Good stuff as always. Keep up the good work!

    Dave and Dawn
    .-= Dave and Dawn´s last blog ..Jeff Olson’s The Slight Edge =-.

    Krista Abbott Reply:
    February 13th, 2010 at 10:57 am

    @Dave and Dawn, Thanks Dave and Dawn. Appreciate it.

  7. Edward

    10. Feb, 2010

    Hi Krista,

    Excellent tips on how to effectively use Twitter.
    Thanks for sharing with us all.
    You ROCK!

    Make it a great day!
    God Bless,
    -ed

    Krista Abbott Reply:
    February 13th, 2010 at 10:58 am

    @Edward, Rock -n- Roll Ed!!! Appreciate you!

  8. Darlene Davis

    10. Feb, 2010

    Krista,
    That’s a great tip to follow as long as you do it on a regular basis.

    My favorite Twitter strategy is being able to leave little messages or pictures via my phone wherever I am.

    As always, thanks for sharing:)
    .-= Darlene Davis´s last blog ..Shorthand From Baby Boomers to Generation X =-.

    Krista Abbott Reply:
    February 13th, 2010 at 10:59 am

    @Darlene Davis, I agree Darlene. The text options with twitter are outstanding. This enables us to stay connected with our followers on the go. Great share!

  9. Jennifer Hart

    10. Feb, 2010

    Hi Krista,
    Very valuable post! I always wondered what was the best way to go about following people on twitter. This will be very helpful! Thank u!

    Krista Abbott Reply:
    February 13th, 2010 at 10:59 am

    @Jennifer Hart, My pleasure Jennifer. Look forward to hearing how it works out for you.

  10. John McGinn

    10. Feb, 2010

    Krista,

    Thanks for the instruction. Great job! I’ve been at Twitter for some time now, this is the first I’ve heard of this tool. I plan on using it.

    Thanks & Blessings!
    ~ John
    .-= John McGinn´s last blog ..Mastermind Groups, Tribes, Twibes, and other Sources of Iron =-.

    Krista Abbott Reply:
    February 13th, 2010 at 11:00 am

    @John McGinn, Awesome John. Let me know how the Friend or Follow tool works out for you. I really enjoy it. Helps me keep the “twits” out. LOL

  11. Nancy Burke Barr

    11. Feb, 2010

    Dear Krista,

    I could just KISS you! I have been looking for something that does exactly this for months and was getting no where! I have been spending countless hours going one by one through my whole list.

    This is probably the single biggest timesaver I have seen. Thank you so mush for sharing this!

    Nancy

    “Mentor Mama”

    Krista Abbott Reply:
    February 13th, 2010 at 11:05 am

    @Nancy Burke Barr, Hi “Mentor Mama”!!! Glad this will help you save some time…I really enjoy using it a couple of times a week to check in on the pulse of my twitter account. And I agree…it saves TONS of time. I did the manual reviews ONE time, then I knew I had to find something easier and faster. That’s the search that led me to Friend or Follow. Hope it helps you as much as it has me. *MUAH*

    Krista

  12. Kathy Jodrey

    11. Feb, 2010

    Thanks for this post Krista.

    Twitter can be a powerful way to connect with people, but it can also be very difficult to manage if you don’t know what you’re doing. This will help many to “get a grip” on managing large numbers of “tweeps”!

    You’re doing an awesome job!!
    .-= Kathy Jodrey´s last blog ..How To Add Facebook Fan Page to Blog In Less than 5 Minutes =-.

    Krista Abbott Reply:
    February 13th, 2010 at 11:06 am

    @Kathy Jodrey, Hey Kathy! Thanks! I appreciate you much my friend. You are rockin’ it.

  13. Linda G Cox

    14. Feb, 2010

    Thank you Krista! Friend or follow is an awesome resource!!
    .-= Linda G Cox´s last blog ..Create a Wonderful Life: Allow yourself to receive prosperity =-.

    Krista Abbott Reply:
    February 15th, 2010 at 10:10 pm

    @Linda G Cox, You bet Linda. Glad you enjoyed the post. Thanks for the visit today! :-)

  14. Christine McIvor

    16. Feb, 2010

    Hi Krista, I like to manually delete the people who I follow too. Friend or Follow is an excellent resource. Great video!

    p.s. Love your accent!
    .-= Christine McIvor´s last blog ..Would You Rather Be an Underachiever or Overachiever? =-.

    Krista Abbott Reply:
    February 16th, 2010 at 11:31 pm

    @Christine McIvor, Thanks Christine. I get that a lot (that people love my accent)…I do too! :-)

    Appreciate you stopping by. Look forwad to networking with you more soon!

  15. Justin Glover

    16. Feb, 2010

    Good stuff Krista.

    I will tell you that when you get over 20,000 followers, Friend/follow tends to mess up quite a bit.

    Another great tool that I use is http://www.buzzom.com

    Thanks for sharing! BTW, I LOVE the intro to your video!

    :)
    .-= Justin Glover´s last blog ..How To Quickly And Easily Take Any Website Online And Make It Your Own… =-.

    Krista Abbott Reply:
    February 16th, 2010 at 11:40 pm

    @Justin Glover, Hi Justin, YES – I’m sure it DOES get a little “messed up” with over 20,000 followers. The Friend or Follow “pet the bunny” thing would probably time out on that. LOL

    Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate your comments and comps on the vid intro.

    Take Care,
    Krista

  16. Goals Coaching

    19. Feb, 2010

    Hi Krista,
    Very good video. I had no idea such a tool was available. Thanks so much for bringing it to our attention.
    Lynn Moore

    Krista Abbott Reply:
    February 19th, 2010 at 6:27 pm

    @Goals Coaching, Hey Lynn,
    My pleasure. I hope it’s able to help you with your Twitter management. Have a few more twitter resources I’ll be sharing in the near future, so be on the look-out. (BOLO).

    Krista

  17. Bill Cowan

    20. Feb, 2010

    Hi Krista, Thanks for the helping me learn more about this Twitter thing. I really don;t understand it all but the more information I can get like this the better. Thanks again!

    Krista Abbott Reply:
    April 4th, 2010 at 8:31 pm

    @Bill Cowan,

    Hi Bill,
    My pleasure. Twitter is it’s own little world, that’s for sure. But I have found it to be quite a fun and engaging resources for business. I look forward to seeing you out there in Twitter world.

    Krista

  18. Kellie

    12. Mar, 2010

    Hi Krista, I had no idea that Twitter would block you if your follow vs. follower numbers were out of line. I jumped right over to friendorfollow.com and went through with you as you showed the video. Good stuff, I was doing a manual follow unfollow, this is so much easier!

    Krista Abbott Reply:
    April 4th, 2010 at 8:32 pm

    @Kellie,

    Kellie,
    Love the pink shoe and butterfly image you are sporting! :-)

    Very glad I was able to give you some useful info, look forward to seeing you on Twitter.

    Krista

  19. Beth Hewitt

    17. May, 2010

    Hey Krista,

    Thanks for the cool tool. I have used Twitter Karma in the past but its quite temperamental and loads really slow as your following gets bigger.

    Will use this one for sure.
    Thanks Hun,
    Beth :)
    .-= Beth Hewitt´s last blog ..A 5 Year Old, a flashing scooter, three frogs and a kazoo =-.

    Krista Abbott Reply:
    May 17th, 2010 at 7:18 pm

    @Beth Hewitt,

    Beth,
    Awesome. Thanks so much for the comment. I hope that you will find Friend or Follow useful. It is sometimes slow loading with a big following, but I have found it to be accurate. It’s helpful to do it on a regular basis though so “unfollows” don’e “pile up” on you.

    Best of Luck with it!
    Krista

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