What Has Shelley Said Lately?
I am TOTALLY bored!!
I know I said I was going to spend some time getting to know twitter, and understanding what this ‘following’ is all about, but I JUST don’t get it.
I love the internet, and I love interacting with people, and I love new sites, and old sites, and reading interesting material, and blogging. I love ALL of those things.. I am a total internet junkie in every sense of the word.
I just can’t get into this TWITTER thing.
I’ve tried to talk to people. I’ve waited for an answer. I’ve dropped in with little responses to other people’s conversations, and I’ve watched other people talking back and forth. I’ve seen my friends become total twitter twits, chatting back and forth from their i-phones and blackberries, and I’m like…. "OOOOOHHHH look a spider. Look at the pretty web and how the sun dances around the strands" and when I look back 28 more sentances have twitted past the screen and I am lost again.
I’m a smart chickie (if I don’t say so myself). what am I MISSING? How can other people solve all the world’s problems in short little sentences and I can’t even say hello in the allotted space. How do other people (claim to) build a huge business from their following on twitter and I can’t see any business being done. No SERIOUSLY, are y’all doing BUSINESS on twitter?? I can not seem to say anything interesting in one sentence. Heck I can barely get to the point in an essay.
I really really WANT to be a twit on twitter like everyone else, but visiting twitter has become a chore for me, and one I do less and less. Is anyone else having this experience? I would LOVE to know what you think….
Hi Shelly,
I find I use twitter in spurts. When I have the chance to pull up Tweetdeck, I will make an effort to interact with people. However some days, I may not get to it at all.
That said, I don’t treat it like some sort of “contest” either. Without going to look, I couldn’t tell you have many followers I have … lol, although I’m sure it’s a low enough number that I would be ridiculed by some “successful” twitterers.
keep havin FuN!
February 8th, 2009 at 8:26 pmTodd
Hey Shelley
I used to spend an Inordinate amount
of Time on Forums
One Particular Forum I was on for
several YEARS is one you are also on
In those years I have
1 - Met One or two People in Person
2 - Talked to a handful of people on phone
3 - Done a Few Presentations of MLM
3 - Signed up a handful of people into my
MLM Company .. none who have done anything
I have been on Twitter for a few months. In those
few months I have :
1 - Met 40 or more People in Person
2 - Talked to at least 50 of people on phone
3 - Done Countless Presentations of My MLM Company
4 - Signed up Several customers
4 - Signed up a more of people into my
MLM Company than I have in YEAR on the Forum
So I simply replaced my Time on that Forum with Time on Twitter
I still drop by there every once in awhile for a laugh
Jack
February 22nd, 2009 at 11:45 amI used to feel the same way.
Everybody seems to have enlightening things to say with all of these useful links.
How do they do that in less than 140 characters?
Some days I’m in the mix and some days I don’t even bother logging on.
Just hang out for a while and you’ll get the hang of it.
I’ve actually gotten some really beneficial outcomes from being on twitter.
2 radio interviews and am now a staff writer for an influential wellness website. All because of my presence on twitter.
Nothing clever. Just because I happened to be there.
So, hang in there. I’m sure good things will come for you on twitterville.
March 5th, 2009 at 11:15 pm