My Continued Journey with Twitter

As I wrote about a month ago, (actually it has been 2 months - I can’t believe it!) I wrote a post here about my 30 day journey with Twitter.

I was pleasantly surprised by the comments I received so I thought you might wish to hear about my continued journey with Twitter. (I promise I won’t keep on doing these posts).

First of all, I will say that I have been updating my business focus to working with authors, speakers and writers regarding their online promotion.

So, in regards of Twitter and how that relates, I will say that when I do updates to my site or blog, Twitter does make it an easier and casual way of letting others know.

The other thing I have really come to like about Twitter is knowing that those whom are following me are doing so because they made the decision to do so, which is another thing I like.

And it is a simple way to find out about what other people are doing too—I just click on a link and then I can read the post of someone, comment and not feel like I missed out on something.

Recently, there has been something called Twitter Grader? I just found out about this 2 days ago.
I just did it and I received 62%. My first reaction was, What? Why such a low score? However, when I read the explanation it does seem about right.
A grade of 62 means that the user scores higher than 62 percent of the other user profiles that have been graded.

Your grade is calculated using a combination of factors including:

* The number of followers you have
* The power of this network of followers
* The pace of your updates
* The completeness of your profile

Now that is about right. I don’t have TONS of followers. I will say that I now have 116 followers (I think that is pretty good for only 90 days on Twitter).
The second one on the list makes me wonder…perhaps the people in my network don’t have the highest of scores either…or they are new too?
Now the pace of my updates is sporadic. I can’t say that I am on Twitter everyday (I do try) and I don’t twitter throughout the day when I am on either.
The last piece about the completeness of my profile…I will have to go and check that out too.

And the last thing I wanted to write about in regards to Twitter was using Twirl vs. TweetDeck. For me, Twirl is my preference over TweetDeck. The main reason for that is because I have it set up and it works for me. I think that is one thing to remember with Twitter and other social media, do what works best for you. For others, TweetDeck works better. Sounds great to me.

So overall, I am still enjoying Twitter as a great way to connect with others that I may not have otherwise been able to talk or network. I enjoy the quick, simple and easy way to communicate with others. I have enjoyed receiving followers on a steady basis.

I have created some wonderful joint venture and strategic partnerships with the help of Twitter—loving that!

So what has been your experience with Twitter? Still enjoying the journey with Twitter?

Please share with me about your experience too.

Teresa Morrow is on Board of Advisors with The WECAI Network ™ (http://www.wecai.org) and Editor at Large at WE Magazine for Women ™ (http://www.wemagazineforwomen). She has over 15 years working with various industries to include property management, landscape architecture and financial planning firms in executive administrative positions. Key Business Partners works with authors, speakers and writers to manage their online promotion. She is passionate about her clients and is available for 20 minute free consultation. You can contact her via email at keybusinesspartners@verizon.net or visit her website at http://www.keybusinesspartners.com.