Wow! – Just like a great ice, cold beverage…This is how I feel about reconnecting again on twitter…
Thanks to all of you who made the move from @MidwestLabs to @MidwestLabsBlog on twitter.
I should have done this a lot sooner. It feels great to actually see people I know as well as new followers and actually have a conversation. I think I made more progress in one day reconnecting then in months worrying about trying to connect with more and more people.
The follow/following numbers are overrated.
Numbers – McDonalds
Think about it. McDonalds has signs that says millions and millions served. How does that affect you. Is your burger better? Do you get better service?
Numbers – Sporting Events
Think of sporting events when they announce the attendance figures, 10, 502 people. Do you feel really important? What if they announced that Joe and Mary have attended 100 straight games, now that would be impressive and would mean more.
My point, numbers are good to use with respect to accounting figures, but be careful when using it to measure connections with people. Would you rather have 10,000 followers who may/may not follow you or 100 strong referral clients/friends?
If you still do not believe me, check out my good friend, Jim Connolly – JimsMarketingBlog @JimConnolly| He is the one who brought this to light for me. Going from 50,000 followers to 4,000.
How are you interpreting your numbers with respect to follow and followers? Make sure you are headed in the right direction.
