Are You a Follower?

Nope. Not a deep question about whether you view yourself as a natural leader, follower, or a mix of the two. This is another kind of following I have in mind.

Twitter following.

Are you on Twitter?

I've been on it for a while, but I never really thought much of it. I'd just post random things every now and then for a few of my friends to see if they were bored or whatever.

Then I listened to an episode of Robin Walker's men's style/image podcast wherein she talked about Twitter and online presence. Then it hit me: "Twitter is a means to free advertising!"

It's true. Random people will follow you on Twitter if your account is set to public. Sure, you'll get plenty of random followers just wanting to have their names show up on your list in order to push links for their webcam sites or whatever, but you'll also get real people.

And if you're like me, creating things you want other people to see, then a shot at that kind of free advertising can't really be passed up on. If I post a link to a new song or article I've written, and even one random follower listens to it, then that's one more person exposed to my work than I would have otherwise had.

And that, to me, is totally worth it.

Oh, and check out Robin Walker's podcast, Tailored Edges.