I am one of the many thousands finding Twitter’ing to be a great platform for talking about things that I know you aren’t interested in. The best part about the platform is that it really breeds creativity. I love it and I want you to as well. But with creativity comes freedom, which usually translates into carelessness. In the spirit of The Big Lebowski, I say this: “this is not ‘Nam. there are rules.”.  (Note here: there really AREN’T any rules so you can just disregard what I am saying and do what you want.  Thats what the web is GREAT for.  Just trying to enhance your followership with some simple easy to remember rules) So here are my top 5 for twittering:

1. Start Writing.

Nothing is more important. Quit sitting on the sidelines and jump in the conversation. Some of the smartest people I know are using twitter. Companies are using it as an awesome communication tool. You can be part of the game for sure and it isn’t hard.

2. Be somewhat funny.

Differentiation will separate you from the pack. Being funny will make terrible content interesting. I love reading guys that are witty and funny with their posts irrespective of their content conveying a message. I would suspect the majority likes to see the same.

3. Be Creative.

The idea of twittering just spurns creativity. I love the fact that I can be drinking beers with friends and have an idea that may seem totally ridiculous that I twitter. It just provides a platform for that “I wish my bank didn’t suck as much as it did. If I built a bank it would……”. Ideas that seem stupid usually really aren’t. Companies usually aren’t that smart.

4. Don’t be short and stupid.

We all wake up and eat food. Don’t twit about that. We all get to and leave work. Don’t twit about that. I beg you to find 1 thing that is interesting everyday to twit about. You will and you’ll thank me for just thinking about twittering about things that aren’t everyday operations.

5. Lead, don’t follow.

We are all wanting something interesting in our day. Be interesting, step out of the box. I love finance, but I’m a software developer and crossing industries makes me find all kinds of things to talk about. Chances are you are doing something that you really like, but your love or interest is somewhere else. This can be good. Twit about it, and you can be a leader instead of follower.

So get out there. Get your voice heard. It can be a super positive step in creating who you want to be.