Twitter autoresponders and people that use them have been getting a bit of a bad rep recently. I thought I would just add my thoughts on the subject to why I think otherwise. For those who have not experienced a Twitter autoresponder or don’t know what I’m talking about I mean the automated messages you sometimes get when you start following people.

Before I get showered with inevitable flaming I just want to point out that not all uses for twitter autoresponses is good. One of my favourite search marketing blogs is run by the team at @hubspot and they are clear in pointing out that Twitter is a great inbound marketing tool but it also a permissive medium.

This brings me on to my first gripe, if you DM me just for following and include a link in your message this is not permissive. As with many other twitterites don’t be surprised if I stop following you. If your primary reason for opening a twitter account was to spam followers with marketing bullshit and pushing links on us you will not last long on the twittersphere. (more…)