There’s a lot of focus on how to get followed on Twitter but I thought it might be helpful to flip things around by providing some insight into how to get unfollowed.
Write about your cat, your Starbucks addiction, the weather or how cute your children are.
Update more than 15 to 20 times/day. Sure, Twitter is a quick and easy tool to share information and thoughts but people who get carried away are more a nuisance than a valuable resource.
Pound out ReTweets all day rather than doing your own updates. I would suggest the ratio for Tweets to ReTweets is 3:1 or 4:1.
Write crude or sexually suggestive updates that are intended to be funny but come across as dumb and/or misguided.
After being interesting enough to be followed, you disappear from Twitter for long periods of time.
Start your day by saying “Good Morning” on Twitter, and then end it by saying “Goodnight”.
Post updates that consist of song lyrics that apparently suggest your mood.
Any thoughts on other things that would prompt you to unfollow someone?
More: If you want to know when someone stops following you, Qwitter will send you an e-mail.
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How to Get Unfollowed
There’s a lot of focus on how to get followed on Twitter but I thought it might be helpful to flip things around by providing some insight into how to get unfollowed.
Write about your cat, your Starbucks addiction, the weather or how cute your children are.
Update more than 15 to 20 times/day. Sure, Twitter is a quick and easy tool to share information and thoughts but people who get carried away are more a nuisance than a valuable resource.
Pound out ReTweets all day rather than doing your own updates. I would suggest the ratio for Tweets to ReTweets is 3:1 or 4:1.
Write crude or sexually suggestive updates that are intended to be funny but come across as dumb and/or misguided.
After being interesting enough to be followed, you disappear from Twitter for long periods of time.
Start your day by saying “Good Morning” on Twitter, and then end it by saying “Goodnight”.
Post updates that consist of song lyrics that apparently suggest your mood.
Any thoughts on other things that would prompt you to unfollow someone?
More: If you want to know when someone stops following you, Qwitter will send you an e-mail.