Tuesday Tutorial: 5 Steps to Avoid Twitter Intoxication

Nate — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:38:06 +0000

Warning, by reading this, you may be the next victim of Twitter Intoxication – proceed with caution…

Are you staying up late tweeting? Does everything you do become your “next best tweet”? Do you get really excited when someone like Shaquille O’Neal is following you on Twitter?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, welcome to the Twitter Intoxication Recovery Post!

Step 1: Be aware of what your getting in to before you start:

Tweetstats.com is a step in the right direction. Maybe, as you get started with twitter, you can put some limits on your Twitter Frenzy.

Step 2: Peer Pressure Leads Down the Right Wrong Path:

(aka going to Blog World Expo 2008 and hearing a lot about how effective Twitter is for online marketing). Look at what Blogging Peer Pressure has done to me recently:

Step 3: Recognize the Worst Day & Strive to Tweet More Less!

As you can see, mid-week, the “hump day”, has been the day of biggest Twitter Intoxication. Recognizing I have a problem is the first step toward recovery, right?

Step 4: Who are your friends & Why did they bring you here?

Avoid that friendly tweet as much as you can – or don’t follow the following people -

Step 5: Where are you Most Vulnerable?

Does knowing this really even help? If you’re like me and live online all day every day doing search engine optimization and helping clients start an online business, avoiding Twitter followers, DM Tweets, and Twitterfox updates will be impossible!

Here’s a survey to See How Twitter Intoxicated you are:

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