Maybe you happened across my Twitter Profile Page and decided to follow me. That was a nice gesture.
So you’re thinking I should follow you back, right? I mean, that would be the polite thing to do.
Sorry, I’m not that polite.
As @blogdiva said, “I follow people who tickle my brain and my fancy.” So do you tickle?
First off, an FYI:
- I don’t auto follow.
I visit every profile of my friends (when I get time) and decide whether or not I want to follow. - I do follow people who reply to my Tweets.
- I do click your links in your bio & read your replies and DM’s
- I don’t read every Tweet in my timeline.
When I am on Twitter I read what’s on the front page and maybe a couple older pages.
But here is my list of reasons I won’t follow you.
1. I won’t follow if I can’t learn more about you.
If you don’t have bio info or a website link (as @DominqueGoh stated) then I just assume you have something to hide. I guess you could be in the Witness Protection Program but even they have fake bio information.
2. I won’t follow if you are all about you.
@aranarose and @latarahamying pointed out that they don’t like Tweets that are links, advertisements or just all about you. If you aren’t going to converse and reply to other tweeters then what’s the point? Seriously, are you really that self involved?
3. I won’t follow if you are out of converse-able proportion!
I first read @MissMotorMouth use that term. It refers to somebody whose number of “Followers” and “Following” are disproportionate. @CommentLuv and @Joscie agree with that sentiment.
Here is my take on that:
LOTS MORE Followers than Following =
Person who likes to talk and doesn’t care about what others have to say
LOTS MORE Following than Followers =
Spam, spam, spam, spam
4. I won’t follow if I can’t see you.
I prefer a real photo but I’ll also take pics of your kid, an avatar, your business logo or even a pet’s picture. But I don’t need to see your cleavage and I know you aren’t Julia Roberts or the Karate Kid. It’s not a masquerade party and I’d love to see who you are!
5. I won’t follow if I have nothing in common with you.
At this point I have 1,312 followers. I have NO idea why all these people are following me. Many of them share my interests (WAHM, crafting, political views, business goals, etc.) But not all of them have similar interests and I have no idea why they follow me.
I appreciate that you have chosen to follow me. I don’t mean to be spiteful or rude but in order for me to use Twitter in the most efficient and useful manner I won’t be returning the follow.
And to the 1,075 people I do follow…let’s get Tweeting!
So tell me, what are some of your reasons for not returning a follow?
