Every Friday on twitter, you’ll find an a endless supply of recommended people to follow. If you’ve ever seen a tweet begin with #FF or #FollowFriday – that’s what its all about. Its a brilliant idea and a very unique way to use twitter; @micah is the bright guy who came up with the concept.
An idea that’s about to jump the shark.
#FollowFriday recommendations begin to flood the screen at the stroke of midnight on Thursday. People even like to sneak some in before midnight; some like to brag about being the person who delivered the first tip.
For the next 24 hours, you’ll see carefully crafted messages containing profile names like a shopping list. Oprah? Really?
Afro Samurai: Resurrection movies Recommending quality followers is a great thing. I’d hate to see it turn into an exercise in futility. I enjoy being recommended just as much as the next person. Thing is, I don’t see a noticeable increase in Friday followers when compared to any other day. Probably because everyone else on twitter is busy making lists of people to follow.
Here’s the guidelines I follow to make it effective and reduce noise – adopt as you wish:
- When recommending someone, at least be sure you’re following them; why would I follow them if you’re not?
- Don’t re-tweet someone else’s tweet recommending you. Tacky.
- Don’t send individual, public thank-you’s to every person who gave you a #FF bump. Send a DM.
- Send out a couple individual #FF rec’s; include a meaningful reason for the recommendation.
- Help deserving people with less followers than you; they’ll appreciate it and it’ll help build your presence even more.
- If you can’t fight the urge to create a list of names, group them together others within a market segment.
- Don’t brag about how many #FF rec’s you received that day. Yay. You’re popular.
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How do you effectively use #FollowFriday?
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