…just the nummy ones!

A friend of mine on twitter announced “Where did you go? My one less follower” (I am paraphrasing; I didn’t take the time to memorize). I DM’d him with what I just wrote as the title for this blog post.

It is awesome to have people follow you on Twitter. It is a little daily validation to see your numbers rise. It wouldn’t be if you realized how many of those people are just trying to get you to follow them or who are trying to sell you something or (my personal fav) are not even people but BOT’s.

I suggest asking yourself what you are using Twitter for.

Making friends? Networking? Selling cars? If you are in the last group stop following me (no, really, stop it).

Once you know why you are there it will be easier to see who you want to meet and who you don’t care to. Another friend I follow said the other day (again with the paraphrasing) “I love when people stop following me, that way I don’t have to deal with them.”

Twitter is a great way to find some amazing people you wouldn’t have met otherwise. I have met some great writers (two who I have vetted and invited into my very exclusive secret writers group), directors, cat enthusiasts, people who are on a mission to battle cancer and the list of variations goes on.

So pick what twitter fish you are seeking out and go from there. If someone stops following you don’t stress it. In my humble opinion it is like the trash taking itself out for me.