Comments on: Should You Send ‘Automatic Messages’ When People Follow You On Twitter?

By: Jo

Jo — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:05:59 +0000

I havent put up and automated response and was thinking about doing this…hence I googled how to do it and found this post.

Now I realise why I havent done it so far and its because I actually hate receiving these automated nonpersonal replies that Ive been putting it off.

No automated responses…but will have to think of something else.

Great article!

By: Connie Ragen Green

Connie Ragen Green — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:04:26 +0000

Craig,
I agree completely with you on this topic. A direct message is not meant to be a way to market to someone who is more than likely not interested in your products. Thanks for taking the time to lay it all out here, in a way that makes sense.

By: Lynette Patterson

Lynette Patterson — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:54:37 +0000

I’m soooo glad you wrote this blog because just this morning, I was growling about the exact same thing. Clicking on my Direct Messages has now become an avoidance, a place I don’t want to go, a place of frustration. I counted over 80 new direct messages, of which only a handful where directed to ME as a person. For the first time this morning, I actually unfollowed some of the people who direct messaged me an obvious sell. And….it felt GOOD!

Auto direct messages cause wrinkles. Avoid them is my vote.