Starting this week I am going to dedicate Tuesdays to a focus blog on a specific tool, or tools, that help us all be better at social media. This week, I've chosen one of my favorites. It can be as cheap as free, or has professional features as well, but not matter your choice, ManageFlitter.com is a must have for Twitter users of all types!
Why ManageFlitter.com? Simple. In one online application, you can manage who you follow and who follows you, as well as identify not only who has been inactive for several days to a month, but also see who has unfollowed you! Mind you it can't read their minds and tell you why they unfollowed you, but it's still good to know if you see yourself drop from 240 to 237, who the escapees are.
After clicking on the link above, you'll see the below splash screen. Be sure you are logged in with the Twitter account you prefer to link, and then click on start.
Once connected to your Twitter account, you'll see something like this (Click to enlarge):
Like most new tools, the looks can be deceptive and confusing, but we'll walk through them a bit to familiarize ourselves, and by the end, we'll be comfortable... sit back and enjoy!
Here is a run through of the left vertical menu and it's uses. Of note, each menu has the same sort options at the top:
1.) Not Following You Back: Those you follow who aren't following you. When hovering over a profile here, you get this handy view, which I like to use to see how many lists someone is in, as well as their average tweets per day:
2.) No Profile Image: If the profile doesn't have a picture, then you'll find them, and usually their Egg Head here.
3.) Inactive: Probably the most helpful bit of information around, next to who unfollowed you. This tab shows the people who have not tweeted in over 30+ days. You'll be surprised how many their are on your list! Do you want to stay connected with them?
4.) Talkative and 5.) Quiet: People on both ends of the spectrum. Again, good info to know when "spring cleaning" your followers list. At the top of both of these tab's lists, you'll see how many people you follow that tweet more than 5 times per day and those who tweet less than 1. Again, the numbers may surprise you.
6.) Show All: I don't think this needs much explanation, pretty straight forward here.
7.) Bio Search: Allows you to search bios of those you follow with any keywords. For instance, if I wanted to do a search for "UT" I could see how many of my connections have that in their BIO. This is very handy for searching for co-workers, classmates, or anything you have in common. It's also a great way to find those you want to group together in lists.
8.) Tweet Search: Similar to the Bio Search, this allows for Tweet searches, which can find specific things people are talking about. Again, very quick and handy to identify groups or single out folks you need or want to connect with.
Now, you'll also notice on the right of all the menus is a single option "Right Menu Option" called "Unfollow X selected". This allows you to select people with check boxes (on the right) and with one click, unfollow them all. Ease of use without the mess of a breakup!
There are professional features that are helpful as well, along the top. These include Follow and Track, both of which offer paid subscription services and offer more flexibility, but for the terms of our reviews, we'll be looking at the "budget" side of the tools. That said, the power these options offer are valuable, and the price is reasonable. I for one, could never argue with value for the dollar.
In all, Manageflitter lets you see quite a bit more about your Twitter profile, followers and followees. It's a tool I highly recommend, and since you can test drive it for free, it's even all the better. What do you think of ManageFlitter.com? Do you have an alternative you prefer, and if so, why?
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