Comments on: Twitter and personal branding: The BIG mistake I see people make every single day http://pistachioconsulting.com/twitter-and-personal-branding-the-big-mistake-i-see-people-make-every-single-day/ Micro sharing. Macro results. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:35:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: breitling replicas http://pistachioconsulting.com/twitter-and-personal-branding-the-big-mistake-i-see-people-make-every-single-day/comment-page-1/#comment-38567 breitling replicas Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:48:17 +0000 http://pistachioconsulting.com/?p=1486#comment-38567 Good post. It’s important that when adding yet another social media interface to your online repertoire that one completes it as thoroughly as possible. Much to be said about keeping it consistent. Good post. It’s important that when adding yet another social media interface to your online repertoire that one completes it as thoroughly as possible. Much to be said about keeping it consistent.

]]> By: CreativeGoddess http://pistachioconsulting.com/twitter-and-personal-branding-the-big-mistake-i-see-people-make-every-single-day/comment-page-1/#comment-14749 CreativeGoddess Sat, 25 Oct 2008 19:47:59 +0000 http://pistachioconsulting.com/?p=1486#comment-14749 Good post. It's important that when adding yet another social media interface to your online repertoire that one completes it as thoroughly as possible. Much to be said about keeping it consistent. I've finally written a blog entry emphasizing the importance of one's online avatar. Both real photo as well as designing the image by one's main creative craft reassures new inquiries. Plus, a creative self-portrait also helps others realize immediately the author's professional endeavor and style. My blog post: http://tinyurl.com/57db27 Good post. It’s important that when adding yet another social media interface to your online repertoire that one completes it as thoroughly as possible. Much to be said about keeping it consistent.

I’ve finally written a blog entry emphasizing the importance of one’s online avatar. Both real photo as well as designing the image by one’s main creative craft reassures new inquiries. Plus, a creative self-portrait also helps others realize immediately the author’s professional endeavor and style.

My blog post: http://tinyurl.com/57db27

]]> By: BrandYOU: Your Avatar - Part 1 « CreativeGoddess http://pistachioconsulting.com/twitter-and-personal-branding-the-big-mistake-i-see-people-make-every-single-day/comment-page-1/#comment-14748 BrandYOU: Your Avatar - Part 1 « CreativeGoddess Sat, 25 Oct 2008 19:39:17 +0000 http://pistachioconsulting.com/?p=1486#comment-14748 [...] David Meerman Scott talks on Pistachio Consulting about the importance of keeping one’s brand, personal and professional, consistent. While he focuses on the overall management of one’s microblogging interface of Twitter, he does mention that it is imperative to replace the banal default application avatar with your own portrait. Replacing the default icon does two things: [...] [...] David Meerman Scott talks on Pistachio Consulting about the importance of keeping one’s brand, personal and professional, consistent. While he focuses on the overall management of one’s microblogging interface of Twitter, he does mention that it is imperative to replace the banal default application avatar with your own portrait. Replacing the default icon does two things: [...]

]]> By: Ari Herzog http://pistachioconsulting.com/twitter-and-personal-branding-the-big-mistake-i-see-people-make-every-single-day/comment-page-1/#comment-14707 Ari Herzog Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:30:49 +0000 http://pistachioconsulting.com/?p=1486#comment-14707 Good advice, David, but there's something else you're missing for other readers out there: I realize this is controversial to some, but if you're going to use Twitter to provide updates on ANYTHING, expect that people will follow you whether or not you know them. They may run a Twitter Search on certain keywords, see you used them, and follow you without thinking. Or, they may see you live near them and follow you for local tips. Who knows the reason. Once you accept the fact people will follow you who you don't know, trust, or respect, it's important to realize they may (and most likely will) reply to your messages. If you don't reply back, well, that's a problem to me because it tells me either you don't know how to reply or you don't see the value. And if you don't see the value in replying to someone you don't know, you might as well have a protected stream. In sum, if I find you interesting, I'll follow you. If I send you a message, try to reply to me. That way, if you say something interesting, I can "re-tweet" you to my followers, spreading your viral marketing with me. Good advice, David, but there’s something else you’re missing for other readers out there:

I realize this is controversial to some, but if you’re going to use Twitter to provide updates on ANYTHING, expect that people will follow you whether or not you know them. They may run a Twitter Search on certain keywords, see you used them, and follow you without thinking. Or, they may see you live near them and follow you for local tips. Who knows the reason.

Once you accept the fact people will follow you who you don’t know, trust, or respect, it’s important to realize they may (and most likely will) reply to your messages. If you don’t reply back, well, that’s a problem to me because it tells me either you don’t know how to reply or you don’t see the value. And if you don’t see the value in replying to someone you don’t know, you might as well have a protected stream.

In sum, if I find you interesting, I’ll follow you. If I send you a message, try to reply to me. That way, if you say something interesting, I can “re-tweet” you to my followers, spreading your viral marketing with me.

]]> By: danlopez2012 http://pistachioconsulting.com/twitter-and-personal-branding-the-big-mistake-i-see-people-make-every-single-day/comment-page-1/#comment-14696 danlopez2012 Sat, 25 Oct 2008 03:45:24 +0000 http://pistachioconsulting.com/?p=1486#comment-14696 Dave, I follow your last comment here, in my decisions to follow back. I am a little more forgiving in my criticism of them, although that won't mean I'll follow either ;-). This is really important instruction for banding/personal or business. Glad to have found this. I am in a business flux and have a background challenge decision so I let my humble BIO speak for me. I check followers tweets for one page, if I give benefit of doubt? 2 pages. Then I decide yea or nay on the follow back. I expect the same. I refuse to be all things to all people and will not bend to the sway of trying to influence soley based on my brand persona. If that actually makes any sense at all? Nice to tweet ya- See ya in twitterverse-- maybe, lol... Dave, I follow your last comment here, in my decisions to follow back.
I am a little more forgiving in my criticism of them, although that won’t mean I’ll follow either ;-) .

This is really important instruction for banding/personal or business.
Glad to have found this. I am in a business flux and have a background
challenge decision so I let my humble BIO speak for me.

I check followers tweets for one page, if I give benefit of doubt? 2 pages.
Then I decide yea or nay on the follow back. I expect the same.

I refuse to be all things to all people and will not bend to the sway of trying to influence soley based on my brand persona. If that actually makes any sense at all?

Nice to tweet ya-
See ya in twitterverse– maybe, lol…

]]> By: David Meerman Scott http://pistachioconsulting.com/twitter-and-personal-branding-the-big-mistake-i-see-people-make-every-single-day/comment-page-1/#comment-14638 David Meerman Scott Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:31:03 +0000 http://pistachioconsulting.com/?p=1486#comment-14638 Yes, these things are so simple. And the mistakes are made on over half of the Twitter pages of people who choose to follow me. I find that when someone follows me and I do not already know them, I quickly scan their profile to decide if I will follow them back. If they make all the mistakes listed here, it is quite likely they will not get a follow back because I just don't want to follow someone who can't tell me who they are. That being said, there are certainly people on Twitter who do not care about personal branding and don't want to get a lot of followers and that's just fine too. Yes, these things are so simple. And the mistakes are made on over half of the Twitter pages of people who choose to follow me.

I find that when someone follows me and I do not already know them, I quickly scan their profile to decide if I will follow them back. If they make all the mistakes listed here, it is quite likely they will not get a follow back because I just don’t want to follow someone who can’t tell me who they are.

That being said, there are certainly people on Twitter who do not care about personal branding and don’t want to get a lot of followers and that’s just fine too.

]]> By: Krishna De http://pistachioconsulting.com/twitter-and-personal-branding-the-big-mistake-i-see-people-make-every-single-day/comment-page-1/#comment-14624 Krishna De Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:40:19 +0000 http://pistachioconsulting.com/?p=1486#comment-14624 And congratulations Laura for being featured in Tribes about your use of Twitter Laura - I just received my copy in the mail from Seth today - it was great to see you there. And congratulations Laura for being featured in Tribes about your use of Twitter Laura – I just received my copy in the mail from Seth today – it was great to see you there.

]]> By: Dan Schawbel http://pistachioconsulting.com/twitter-and-personal-branding-the-big-mistake-i-see-people-make-every-single-day/comment-page-1/#comment-14610 Dan Schawbel Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:36:35 +0000 http://pistachioconsulting.com/?p=1486#comment-14610 It's so easy for newcomers to make these mistakes with Twitter. A lot of people I know don't even use their own avatar or add a url. Each time you forget to do one of these basic things, you miss an opportunity to promote your brand to others. It’s so easy for newcomers to make these mistakes with Twitter. A lot of people I know don’t even use their own avatar or add a url. Each time you forget to do one of these basic things, you miss an opportunity to promote your brand to others.

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