Okay, this post started off as a joke. I can’t recommend unfollowing people on Twitter so they notice you, but that seems to be what will happen. (UPDATE: I do give some solid advice at the end, tho. Read on…)
So I twittered I’d create this post – See the inspiration (read bottom to top):
That’s a screengrab from a conversation @justacoolcat and I had about a recent post by @chrisborgan, who had unfollowed 130,000+ people on twitter because he was getting over 200 Twitter SPAM Direct Messages a day.
I don’t know if Chris Borgan did the unfollowing for self promotion. And I should really read his BIO because I actually still have no idea who he is. Anyway, it’s an interesting phenomenon to me – this personal “connection” folks feel when they get followed or unfollowed.
Personally, I am not offended if I get unfollowed. And I don’t always follow back when someone follows me. And I don’t expect someone to follow me back if I follow them.
Instead, I’m MUCH more interested if people engage me on Twitter with @mention’s. And if someone I ask a question on twitter does not even answer? Well, that bums me out. I may not follow everyone, but I really try to always reply if someone reaches out to me.
So, to sum up on this ‘fake’ post: If you want people to notice you, don’t FOLLOW them or UNFOLLOW them. Instead, interact with people. They will notice.