Everyone’s clicked somebody’s follow and found a fresh new DM in their inbox a short time later that said “Thanks for following me. You may be interested in this http://somelousywebpage.com/”
I usually unfollow people who do this immediately. They’ve already completed their goal of sharing whatever URL it was that they put in the auto-DM. Their objective was to get the follow-back, because they almost always followed me first. Their profile looked interesting enough to give them a chance but typically I was already on the fence.
The Auto-DM tells me that this is a one-shot interaction. Deliver the link and that’s it. And that’s not how I use Twitter.
Sometimes I get an auto-DM that’s just a friendly greeting. I’m ok with this, though I feel it unnecessary. I don’t expect immediate interaction from everyone I follow, nor do I immediately interact with someone who follows me. There’s no reason to rush. Most of us already understand that social media isn’t an overnight endeavor.
What do you think when you get an Auto-DM? Do you respond? Do you unfollow?
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