I have to admit that Twitter has become a very enjoyable part of my life. It has enabled me to converse, listen, receive and return support and advice, laugh and cry with people I would never have met otherwise.
A fair amount of my work is carried out on my own. This is when Twitter keeps me company. A funny or thought-provoking quote is posted or an interesting conversation starts, which I can choose to join in or simply listen – just as if I was working in a busy office full of people. A tiny downside is that I have to be careful not to be distracted from my work (see my previous blog Procrastination)!
Spontaneity is one of the most enjoyable things about Twitter. Sometimes it seems as if nothing much is going on and then someone posts a tweet and all of a sudden a great conversation starts, often with several people joining in. It then becomes a mad posting session, with, to the untrained eye, random responses appearing at a rapid rate. It is tremendous fun.
Forging strong friendships is one of the best things about Twitter. I can’t remember how my Twitter friendship started with Helen Stothard, @hlsbs, but we have helped each other with many issues, emailing or using Skype when 140 charaters are just not enough, as well as actually chatting on the phone.
Brian Barnes, @BriCallAssist, joined in a converstion I was having with Helen and another amazing friendship started. Brian has given me the courage and motivation to start writing blogs (another very enjoyable part of my life). We now encourage and support each other. I know that if I need help both Brian and Helen will try to find the time to do so. I still feel amazed it is Twitter that has provided these special relationships.
Free, instantly available information about just about everything is a very useful thing about Twitter. I have learnt a great deal about what is going on in my line of business, right now. I have found guidance on how to run all aspects of my business. And because I love learning, I have a myriad of useful information on all sorts of subjects I’m interested in.
It was just a few months ago I started using Twitter, after attending an excellent workshop by Beacon for Business, @Beacon4Business. Even then I wasn’t sure it was for me, openly posting opinions and comments to the world. But I’m so glad I got involved. Twitter has become an integral, important and enjoyable aspect to my business and to me.
I’m interested to know your experiences on Twitter. Please leave me a comment below. Thank you.
Nicola
May 3, 2010 at 8:57 pm
Thanks for your lovely comment, I can’t quite remember myself how we got talking, I suspect it was something to do with our mutual love of Xero, or a plea to do with bookkeeping manuals!
I have loved our chats on Twitter, be they about Xero, bookkeeping, or just whatever is happening to us at the time.
Twitter educates me, entertains me, makes me laugh and makes me cry, but it has given me some fantastic new friends and also clients.
It’s very easy to get addicted to Twitter!!
May 3, 2010 at 9:08 pm
It certainly is very easy to get addicted to but that’s not such a bad thing!
May 3, 2010 at 11:16 pm
Great post Nicola,
Twitter is a tool that can be used to grow your business and help you out when your in that tight spot its a window to so many skill sets a worthwhile free addition to anyone’s business tool kit
Thanks for the mention
May 4, 2010 at 7:24 am
Well it is all down to you and Karen – thank you
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