Before I begin, make sure you have read Part 1, and Part 2 of this 3 part series if you haven’t yet. You will need to read those to know what’s going on in this series.

Here it is. The moment you have been waiting for. My four twitter principles. It’s about time, isn’t it?

PEOPLE WHO DON’T KNOW YOU, DON’T GIVE A CRAP ABOUT YOU.

Don’t get offended; I am just stating the facts. You know it’s true, and if you are an adult who doesn’t understand this concept, move back home with mommy and daddy. They’ll take good care of you. However, since most of my readers have brain cells that function and synapses that fire appropriately, understanding my article shouldn’t be a problem. So, if you feel like farting around on Twitter all day, and waste valuable time with your stupid cookie tweets, go right ahead. I’m not stopping you.

Don’t expect me to give a shit. Well, why not? Quit whining. It’s just because I have no idea who you are, so I don’t really care about how many cookies you can stuff in your mouth at one time. I want to read something compelling. Give me that, and I’ll give you my attention. The more quality I get, the more I’m gonna read your tweets. I might even look forward to it. Tweeters who only talk about the mind-numbing details of their lives are not people that I or anyone else is gonna want to associate with. Get your head right. Get your goals in order and you will know exactly what to tweet, retweet, and the audience you should tweet to.

YOU GOTTA GIVE TO RECEIVE

Why do most people like to give to others? So, that maybe one day people will give something to them. It’s not different on Twitter. There are tons of people who put up links in order to get their name out there, but most people who have good sense do not even bother checking out these links. Why? It’s simple, you know how nobody likes dealing with car salesmen? Nobody likes to deal with shameless, relentless advertisers either.

How do you go about getting promoters? You get promoters by promoting others. That is how you get users to retweet your links, and this is exactly what you want. If you are boring and soulless, Twitter just isn’t going to work for you. Giving is how you start getting the attention you are looking for.

QUALITY COUNTS

There are a lot of major players in the music industry who use Twitter. Do you want them to stand up and take notice? Then you should only have quality ideas to share. This means brushing the cookie crumbs off your face.

KEEP IT FRIENDLY

It’s pretty self-explanatory, but I will explain it anyway. Pushy marketing strategies are out. Attractive marketing strategies are in. Okay, that’s it. I’m done. Huh, wait a minute! Just kidding. Let me say this: you are an independent musician, so do things, come up with good concepts, and make things happen. This is what draws in only the best kind of people. Labels are falling out of power, and people like you are starting to get that power. Take that power, use it right, and nothing will stop you.

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So, who cares? I’ll tell you why many people care, and why you should to. First of all, you ought to know that there are three types of attitudes people have toward twitter. You got those people who say, “Tell me about Twitter and what I should do with it.” Then, you got the people who have already joined Twitter and know how to somewhat use it. And, of course, there are those people who live under a rock. Their response to Twitter: “Twitter, WTF is that?” For my own purposes, I’m gonna talk about the first two, okay?

Alright, listen up. All of you who dont’ have a clue as to what Twitter is, I’m gonna tell you. Hey, you over there, wake up. Is everyone with us? Good, great, grand. Twitter is a fascinating micro-blogging website. Each blurb, or “tweet,” lets you tell the whole wide world exactly what you are doing, in 140 words or less. People can sign up to follow you, and you can follow whoever you want too.

Okay now, this is for the folks who are already tweeters. Congratulations and good for you; I hope you are using it to your advantage. Huh? Yeah, I kinda figured too many of you weren’t. Let me help you. There are a couple of things I can share with you to really get something out of Twitter. These helpful hints can apply to everyone in the music industry: indie artists, music entrepreneurs, and music heavyweights.

While deeply conversing with this girly friend of mine, who happens to be an indie music artist, she told me that she does not belong to the Twitter world. Why? She hates all of those annoying, useless posts from other people. I get it, and I get it even more if you’re new to Twitter; it can be mind-boggling. Some of the junk I read is freakin’ idiotic. I remember one dude who tweeted something like “officially relaxing with my bag of chocolate chip cookies.” Really, are you serious? Who cares? I don’t care. Do you? Exactly, it is completely pointless. Okay, Sesame Street fans, stay tuned for the next episode.

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