[timandren]

You need another Twitter article like you need a hole in your head. There are millions of articles about what to do on Twitter and how to get it done. Some of them include:

How to Grow Your Follower Numbers to Over 10,000 in a Week

50 Ways to Use Twitter

100 Twitter Tools to Help You Achieve All Your Goals

Now I'm sure there is some valid information in these articles and the many others out there, but they are sorely lacking in one area and that is what not to do or how not to act.

Twitter is social. It's community-driven. So we shouldn't look to the opinion of one person about what Twitter is or how it should work. The community rules and we should decide our rules of engagement. It's at the nature of what makes Twitter special to begin with.

In order for Twitter to run smoothly and for each of us to make it a better place, not just for ourselves, but the community at large we need to establish what people shouldn't do, just as much as what they should. With the sheer volume of articles about what to do, this post will focus on what not to do. Look at my list below as a beginning topic of discussion. I want to hear your thoughts.

Your Top 10 Worst Twitter Tips

•Collect as many followers as possible and then just market yourself.
•Only pump out content that is going to benefit you.
•Crank out link after link. Conversation? Why bother?
•Assume everyone in the world wants your free e-book so promote the hell out it.
•If you're a business, forget that you finally have a chance to connect with your customer. Sell, sell, sell.
•Don't listen. There is no value in conversation.
•Automatically Direct Message people. They'll never know the difference.
•Don't bother replying to anyone's replies.
•Only tweet your daily events, no matter how boring and uneventful they actually are. Really, your yummy sandwich experience is important.
•Bait and switch. Who cares? You'll never meet the person.

Much of this can be summed up in terms of misinterpretation. Twitter's brand icon is a sweet, little blue bird, not a vulture.

So my questions to you are:

What advice would you give to a newcomer about what not to do?
What is the worst advice someone could give?

Add your responses to the comments and I'll compile them into a post.

[clabrat]

I'm new to Twitter and like you've mentioned I read all the articles on what to do. Thanks for listing the things NOT to do as I have done some of them.

To answer your questions:
What advice would you give to a newcomer about what not to do?
- Focus on what your target is. Don't turn Twitter into another method of "spamming" people.
What is the worst advice someone could give?
- Follow everyone and hope they will follow you.

[hyiperz1]

thanks for the info... i think it will help me in future

[lonniepaiz]

I am also agree with your advice & also tips.You have done an great job.. Such an informative and well formed post!Thank you for sharing that, it was wonderful of you.Thanks for the nice collection of this posts.!!!This is really good information....
Good luck!

[dfveteran]

Well said, I can't stand the people on Twitter that prey on people like vultures instead of that cute little blue bird. Twitter is a great marketing tool. But you have to know where to draw the line.

[TrafficVault]

Originally Posted by dfveteran

I can't stand the people on Twitter that prey on people like vultures instead of that cute little blue bird.

I love that quote- In fact I just tweeted it! Let me know if you tweet it, I will definitely RT!!!

Sums up my sentiments perfectly haha

[andrewlm]

Great information! Thanks for sharing.

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[niccolina34]

..great post! Anyone interested in twittering should read this.

[entwipreneur]

great post, thanks

[lilg1989@gmail.com]

I've never used twitter like that!!

[jonathanfigaro]

Thanks for the tips!

[spacebrown]

I think I've done my fair share of these... Although I have been getting better now. Thanks for the post.

[Fishman33]

I find that if you follow a bunch of people at first you will then in return gain more followers. Then after a week or so I start to slowly remove the people I don't want to follow.

[my_misyel]

Wonderful! Following users that is not directly related to your niche is one of the worst tip i can suggest.