Twitter - Does Your Profile Scream Do Not Follow Me?

"So-and-so-tweeter is now following you on Twitter." I love seeing those messages in my e-mail. It's nice to have more followers. And I'm always curious about people who found me interesting enough to follow. They may be interesting to watch, too. So I click on my profile to see who and what they're all about before they decide to follow.

Some may say now that they are a good fit. More? Well, let's just say, this exercise also provides me with any confusion or comic relief. Here are the key parameters when deciding who is looking to follow:

name - Use your name, your real name or, if you're a celebrity, a name by which you are known. Some people are afraid to use his surname. Others use a nickname of sorts. I only follow real people. If I can not easily determine that you are "real" man, I'm not going to follow you.

Location - Some have the ability to put in the length and width, iPhone or galactic space. Unfortunately, I'm really good at interpreting that information quickly. So I'm more interested in those who can tell me the country, state (if it's worth), and the city where they are.

image - for god's sake, please upload your picture when you set up your account before you start tweeting. There is nothing that screams "I have no idea what Twitter is all about" more than the presence of icons of the birds, where your image should be.

And while talking about the photos, here are some other types of images in order to avoid the use of

Kids - I know that you are proud of their children and, yes, they are really cute. But I want to communicate with you, and not two years old.
Pets - Hey, I love my dogs, too. But as with children, want to communicate with you, not your dog, cat or pet iguana.
your car, motorcycle or other object of obsession - Did you see a trend here? No, they can not communicate with the cars either.
Logos - could be acceptable only if an official Twitter account for an organization. Otherwise, I would like to see.
X-Rated - Not only will this result in me not following, it will result in me blocking you, and log on to Twitter's terms of service violations. Thank goodness I see less and less of that lately.

Web site - I do not have one? Neither the blog? Unless this person has some other redeeming qualifications, I do not follow those who have no web presence of some kind. I use Twitter for business and want to connect with people who are doing the same. The lack of any Web presence beyond Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, or a sign that you are serious about your business.

was - showcase your Twitter profile! But so many people just do not get to it. Here's a collection of my favorite "do not follow the" bios:

"I love meeting new people." - Who does not? It would not be on Twitter if you're not.
"I'm making money on the internet (or at home)." - It's awesome. What exactly do?
"I love social media." - And what else?

• "________" - But was not followed.

conversational Tweets, retweets and links - When I examine all the details of the profile, I scan through the person's tweets. What I look for those who have become the answer to the tweets of those who post or retweet (above) is important or informative links to articles or web pages. If you see a person the time scale that is filled with just quotes others (usually famous) people, only posts about it or its business, or post to twitter the same over and over, I will follow.