Comments on: Charlottesville Tweetup Roundup

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By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:20:13 +0000

I’m coming down on the side of one twitter account for a real person: I’ve done an informal study and survey of twitter accounts that I (and friends) follow-back (after first being followed) and the result is obvious: I almost always follow-back an account that follows me if the account has a real name attached to it but almost never follow accounts that are only company brands. There is no company I care enough about to “follow”.

By: joe peffer

joe peffer — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:48:44 +0000

Hi Jim. Happy Birthday.
I’m in the same twitter boat. I recently opened my own brokerage and I thought it’d be a great idea to give that brokerage a voice on Twitter. Now, I’m not so sure. If nothing else, it’s just a pain to log out of one and into another and to try to build up followers for the brokerage.
I did recently run across a utility that allows you to set up tweets ahead of time and I may use that for the Brokerage to talk about itself a few times a week. You’re right about people following people as opposed to brands because people are more interesting. Also, since Delicious Real Estate has nothing fun to give away except blog posts or stories about the brokerage, the appeal isn’t very wide.

By: michael guthrie

michael guthrie — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:13:50 +0000

the tweetup was an enlightening experience for me. It was amazing to see folks meeting each other for the 1st time yet knowing so much about each other. I am glad I set aside the time and enjoyed meeting folks

By: Jim Duncan

Jim Duncan — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:42:44 +0000

Daniel -

I think that in your situation, having a catch-all account (you) which people could follow, in addition to specific accounts per each product would work.

In my situation, my offering remains the same – I’m “selling” my expertise, my knowledge and my personality – and that is pretty consistent across geographic areas. That, and I’m the same everywhere, whether in Crozet, Waynesboro or Charlottesville.

I think that (with the caveat that I deliberately don’t write about my kids) the knowledge that I have kids is enough for most of my readers/followers. When they see me tweet that I’m “Playing Dad tonight” I think that humanizes me as a person and professional – setting boundaries, and being able to abide by them (as well as having priorities sorted out) are key things that my clients have come to respect and understand.

In your case, from my point of view, I’d definitely follow you and might follow Curbplaces.

Does that make sense?

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:47:22 +0000

Jim – Regarding the multiple twitter accounts question: This is something I go back and forth a lot on as well. At Cloudbrain, we have several, different, products: FixTunes (music organization), Blastogo (group texting), CurbPlaces (real estate) and more. What if someone was only interested in news / details about one product and not the rest? In your situation: what if I am only interested in Charlottesville real estate news and not Crozet news (or not your personal family tweets)?

I realize people want to follow people (and not brands) but this is still a strategy I go back and forth on.