By now I am sure any avid Twitter user is tired of getting constant direct messages about how you can “significantly increase your followers” and all you have to do is click their affiliate link to purchase some second rate software.  No need to pay attention to those messages when there is a free and effective way to add more targeted followers to your account should you want to automate it.

TwittGeek.com which recently launched is a web based application that can automate the follower adding process.  A simple visit to their site and you can be adding new followers in just a few clicks.  You will need to allow access for TwittGeek to your Twitter account in order for the script to work.  Rest assured your login credentials are safe since the site utilizes the OAuth login method used by Twitter.  Read the rest of this entry »

Or is it?  An interesting comment was brought up that I thought I would like to address regarding direct messages on Twitter.  This is not the first time this question has been posed, but it is one that always seems to have a “gray” area in my opinion.  Should Twitter users utilize automated direct messages within their account?

The Rundown

There are several sites that you can use to setup automated welcome direct messages in your Twitter account.  I am not going to beat around the bush and say that ploked does not use this tool.  For those who don’t know what an automated DM is, it is basically an automated/scheduled welcome message that is sent out to welcome your new followers.

The Pros

Face it, anything that helps automate or save you a few minutes of time can be a worthy tool if PROPERLY used.  When I say properly used, I mean this in that you use it to engage your follower with some information about who you are, what you do, or what you think about a certain topic.  Not something about getting rich quick, gaining 16,000 followers, or seeing more scantily clad pics of you.

Most of us probably do not have the time to manually go through all our new users and send them a welcome message, so this can be a Read the rest of this entry »

Yesterday I explained the basics of building your twitter profile.  For some reason if you have not read it yet, please take a minute to glance over it so you can see where we left off.

Now that you have decked out your profile with a custom background, updated your profile settings and began following other tweeps, it’s time to manage your profile efficiently and effectively.  While I am not going to go into every tip & trick there is, I am going to focus on a few that can ultimately enhance your followers experience while helping you establish tweet cred among your followers.

Plug It In

One of the most popular blogging platforms is wordpress.  It is used by millions of people for various purposes.  In fact, it is the same software that is being used to power ploked.  There are many great things about Read the rest of this entry »