If you’re trying to develop a professional relationship via Direct Messages in Twitter, there’s a few things you should know. And, BTW, this applies to people who Tweet, as well as people who don’t. The other morning, working with my blog coach, we were talking about offline retweets (better known as referrals,) and how important they are. This primed my pump for this post, as well as, having recently engaged in some great Twitter openers via the Direct Message feature – here’s how they started:
@MikeWhitaker To @JadeHandy: Love your blog Buddy! The “Compared to What?” entry really made me think. God Bless! Mike W.
Obviously, they reciprocated efforts to get to know me. Now, being green to Twitter, I don’t necessarily know what’s “the way to tweet,” but I do know what creates a conversation and futhermore, a relationship. These examples do not:
@[insert random username] Temme wat inspires u & wat do u do? I blog about Tech @ [insert blog URL] You can also friend me @ [insert Facebook URL]
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