How I Just Made 888 New Friends and Why 589 People Now Know What I'm Doing When I'm Doing it

Wow. I said that I'd give Twitter a shot. I didn't expect it to be this powerful! After ONE NIGHT of powering away some follow requests, I was able to amass 888 people who let me follow their updates of short, 140 character blurbs throughout the day.

People LOVE getting followed!

On top of that, of those 888 people, 589 of them said, "Hey. This guy looks like a presentable fellow, why not follow him back?" And you know what? They DID.

So now whenever I say, "Hey, check out this new website" or "Look at me, I'm earning commissions" or even, "I just got heartburn from those wings last night", there are 589 people who will be fed a quick stream with my info.

Now for the downside...

Twitter streams CONSTANTLY. It's just an ALL THE TIME UPDATING MACHINE!!! That's great, but it makes it difficult to be seen amid hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of updates depending on how many people you follow. Now, there are ways to get through this. First is Direct Messaging. You can contact another Twitter member relatively easily. If they say something that relates to what you're up to, let 'em know. If you see something you have an opinion on, this is the place to voice it. Also, there's what is called an @reply. This means that as people update, you can send them an update exclusively that will be classified and stored in a seperate area for them to check on throughout their day. This will also go through to all of your followers.

Overall, the downside is that the world is too big, but the upside is that Twitter is easy to use and you can amass large networks of new friends and contacts quickly through it. So, the upside is eating away at the downside. Meaning, there won't be a downside for long, once you get established in the Twitter community!

People are already letting me in on new books, tips and software LEFT AND RIGHT. Just the same as I've been able to share, and get sign ups for a FREE new lead provider I found. More about that next.

Jason Mueller
http://www.jason-mueller.ws