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- I Ain’t No Followback Girl (or Boy)
Just the other day I saw this tweet in my @replies column on Tweetdeck. I have to admit that right at first I was a little angry, offended and irritated. Not because this person chose to stop following me, but because they thought it was necessary to make a public statement about it. It felt a little bit like an attack on me and all because I had not automatically followed this person back after they followed me. Of course, in a matter of seconds my emotions came back to reality and I replied with an apology, explaining that I was weeks behind on going through people’s profiles to determine if I was going to follow them. I have explained my process in further detail in a previous post, but in a nutshell it goes like this: whenever I have time I go through the list of people who are following me and check out their profiles, looking at their bio, background, avatar and recent tweets. If it seems we have something in common, or they seem funny or engaging or interesting in some other way, then I will follow them back. But I don’t automatically follow people simply because they chose to follow me.
I ain’t no followback boy.
- Influencers, Followers and Friends – Oh My!
Is social media unwittingly watering down the true meaning of these words and affecting our relationships in the offline, real world?
- A Quick Update
I just wanted to write a quick note for those of you who are subscribing to this blog to let you know that I am still alive! Yes, I went down with a severe case of the flu last week and I am still in the mode of healing and catching up, so the blog [...]
- What’s Your Motivation For Creation?
Over the years I have asked myself this question many times. Whether in music, art, design, writing, or any other context in which something is poured out of me into a work, I am always considering the driving force behind it.
- The Enlargement of the Online Footprint: Articles Mentioning bkmacdaddy
Last week I started writing a new series of articles about building your online presence. Coincidentally (or not) there have been a few articles popping up here and there mentioning bkmacdaddy – a flattering yet timely example of the results that can come from working at enlarging your online footprint. The powerful potential of the viral nature of the interwebs is available to each of us and can be utilized in countless ways to grow awareness for your campaign, your business, your product(s) and/or your reputation.
- My Secrets To Successful Client Relationships As A Freelance Designer
I have been thinking a lot lately about the various approaches I have to providing the best services I can for my very distinctly different design clients. I have seen a few really interesting and educational articles and blog posts recently that talk about the different types of clients, ways to keep clients from dictating your schedule, things to understand about clients before starting a project, and even 5 Rotten Things No One Else Has Told You About the Clients You’ll Work For. In my 10+ years as a freelance designer I have learned that although not every client is necessarily the nicest person, or the best communicator, or has what I consider to be the best design ideas, each one is ultimately a contributor to the existence of my freelance business. My clients enable me to do something I love, get paid a decent wage for it and enjoy the freedoms that come with being your own employer.
So I thought it might be helpful to share some of my own experiences and how I have learned to work with my clients to give them the best possible products and services I can. Perhaps you have had your own experiences and can share your personal solutions and guidelines so we all can learn and grow together.
- How I Disconnected From Social Media For A Day – And Survived!
A few days ago I realized that I had not taken a complete day off for over two months. A large project that originally was supposed to take four weeks had stretched out to over twice that, due to client changes and additions. This created a domino effect with my other projects, but it didn’t seem fair to delay other clients in order to please the one. So suddenly I found myself juggling quite a few projects at once and failing to find nearly enough sleep or time away from the computer. Add to the mix the recent building of the bkmacdaddy online social media presence using Twitter, Facebook and other accounts with daily updates and the icing on the cake of the new addition of this blog and the added responsibility of producing regular posts. What was I thinking?!?
- MacDaddy Links of the Week – 072509
It’s that time again, boys and girls! These are the links that I have bookmarked this week for my own personal use. I don’t claim them to be the best of the week – but they are what I am using and rereading and keeping for future use. So maybe there are some in here for you too!
- How Twitter Reminded Us That People – Not Numbers – Are What Matter + My Weekly Recommendations
This morning as I was going through my routine of catching up on RSS feeds and all the latest design, social media and tech news, I came across the story from Mashable that explained how Twitter decided to clean up spam and bot accounts last night. The article revealed how the result for most Twitter users would be a drop in follower count. Like most who read it, I quickly put down my coffee and checked my own statistics. I have to admit I was shocked and even disappointed to see that overnight I dropped from over 5,200 followers down to the 4,700 range! My initial frustration evaporated quickly though, when I thought about the fact that the 500 or so accounts that had been deleted from my numbers were actually programs or autofollows or other garbage that truly were not of any interest to me anyway. This got me thinking yet again about the whole numbers game most of us tend to get caught up in with our social media accounts and how we like to achieve milestones and statistics and such.
- How I Keep Up With The Thousands I Follow on Twitter + My Weekly Recommendations of People to Follow
This morning as I was going through my ritual email and Twitter catchups, I came across a questions from a new friend on Twitter named Liz Stroud (@liz2point0). Liz asked: “How do you keep up with thousands of people to follow??? Seiously!” So I thought, why not answer the question in today’s #FollowFriday blog post along with my weekly recommendations of people to follow on Twitter.
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