Do You Suffer From Safelist Syndrome?
Friday, June 12th, 2009I wonder, because sadly, this is the direction I see happening with Twitter.
Safelist Syndrome is a web wide affliction and yeah, okay, I made it up! But , think about it folks. As ardent advocators twit and tweet, is anyone still reading each and every update? I seriously doubt it. I know I don’t and I admit this is not the way I want to be remembered.
Joining every safelist and text ad site that pops up does win me oodles of free advertising. I bet I have over 100 solos just waiting to be sent. As for banner sites and impressions, so too will Twitter be something we click to either gain followers or get points to our accounts.
And speaking of followers. I’ve heard tales of having receiving a request to add another name to the Twitter list, some people ( no names, just generic) request you to follow then never tweet you back. Or worse, get you on their Twitter account, join yours then mysteriously begin to drop out of the less “POPULAR” Twitter accounts. Oh sure, they’ll get you to register and follow you too but if you’re not “In the loop”, you’re soon vanquished. One friend lamented that he had lost 114 Twitter followers, quickly and with alarming similarities. He’s not a “guru” self-proclaimed or otherwise, he’s just a normal guy trying to break into Internet Marketing.
Don’t be a victim of Safelist Syndrome. Don’t become another of the masses that sign up and then slip the mailings into a virtually dead g mail account. Take time to pick and choose where you join and what you reveal to the supposed thousands of readers you submit your information to daily.
Sure, saturation and In Your Face advertising reigns supreme on line, and I know I won’t change it. I would just like to suggest to anyone seriously expecting these mega-contact sites to work, that they, take a moment and get with the program. Quit sending the pre-prepared, sometimes badly composed requests and suggestions to your dare I say “subscribed followers”. Brand yourself, build a reputation as someone who really does want to hear and stop expecting all your emails, tweets and such to be opened and clicked and start accepting that from where ever you decide to post.
Camille Thomson