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Rant: My 2 cents on getting a return Twitter follow
I have been wondering something lately in regards to Twitter follows.
It seems to me that everyone expects that when you follow someone they are going to automatically follow you back. Personally I cannot understand why people believe that. I have even seen people complain and stop following someone for the simple reason that they did not get a return follow.
Well screw that, I don’t expect or really even care if I get a follow back, sure it is nice to get, especially if you are following someone for “good” reasons which basically means that you are interested in them and what they have to say, not to increase your numbers.
I follow people or companies because I WANT to follow them. My reasoning is simple, it is because they are offering me something of value. That something could be insight, news, comedic relief or many other things.
Now comes the part that I think is hard for lots of people to understand, just because that person or company is offering me value, it does not mean I would be offering them anything of value in return. In other words I should not expect an automatic return follow.
Maybe this is just my warped view, but I consider Twitter to be micro-blogging. That said I subscribe to plenty of blogs and have never even thought that the person should subscribe to my blog in return. And yes, I understand that Twitter is a social networking site, but it does not have to be ONLY a social networking site.
Why does following someone on Twitter have to be any different than following someone by way of a blogs RSS feed? In conclusion, you should follow only if that person gives you value and if you want a follow back make sure you are providing value in your Twitter stream.
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