5. You are following 2,000 people and have about 75 followers.
It is an easy mistake to make, but that doesn't make it excusable. I know you want more followers, but spamming 2,000 people is no way to build up your Twitter brand. For 5 tips on gaining more followers, see our post here.
4. You don't have a profile picture.
Put up something. I don't care if it is a picture of your dog. Just do it.
3. You don't have a bio.
Why would I follow you if I have no idea who you are? It doesn't have to be a serious bio, but you should fill it out.
2. You have less than 5 tweets and no @ replys.
Before you start following anyone, you should put out at least five tweets (4 of those 5 shouldn't be about setting up Twitter either). If you do that, odds are people will start following you before you follow them. Your homepage should also have at least a few @ replies on it. Twitter is a conversational tool. Use it as so.
1. 90% of your links are to your blog or selling a service.
As I have said many times, content is king. I have no problem when people link to their blog or their website. It is when it consumes the majority of your tweets that it goes overboard. As Drew quoted the Beatles a few posts below "In the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make." Live by this on Twitter.
What do YOU think?