30 things I wish I knew when I stared on Twitter

Since 2006, hundreds of thousands of people have gotten on the Twitter bandwagon. Users of the social media micro-blogging platform have grown recently at a rate of 1382% per month!

While I have a following of more than 1,300 people now, when I started on Twitter a few months ago, I had no idea what I was doing with it. Like a lot of new Twitterers, after a few days of tweeting to nobody and getting nothing in return (obviously), I thought the same thing I have heard a million times from people, “what a waste of time”.

So if you are new to Twitter and having the same doubts, don’t despair.

I am going to share with you the 30 things I wish i knew when i started on Twitter.

I am by no means an expert on Twitter – these are just a few things which helped me not only understand the platform more but also get the most out of it while still being a good Twitter ‘citizen’.

Please feel free to contribute in the comments below if you can add to the 30 things from your own experience starting out on Twitter!

This post was originally posted on Nick Bowditch Travel website on 1st July 2009.

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2 Responses to “30 things I wish I knew when I stared on Twitter”

1. Sheila (idoby2celebrants) says:

   July 30, 2009 at 11:57 am

   This is an awesome list. Thanks Nick, and thanks ccbiz for posting it.

   Some things I found out myself since I started but there were tips there I hadn’t thought of

   cheers Sheila
2. Belinda Lindhardt says:

   August 3, 2009 at 10:30 am

   Great Article ! thanks for posting