Should I Have Multiple Twitter Accounts?

First of all I have to apologize for my late comment here, but during my vacations I had unexpected technical problems with my internet access, with the result, that the only thing I could do, was watching my twitter timeline and reading my e-mails.

Second thing: Thank you very much for answering my FB-question.

The advantage of being late is that I was able not only to watch the video but also to read all the helpful comments here.

So thank you all for your valuable advice.

It seems that having more than just one twitter account is a way to gain more response and connections even if topics are related. But as you say, work is more too…

But I think, it make sense, to open a new one for my blog, especially, because I am having some guests authors there too and try to make some distinctions between the two accounts then.

Kind regards from Germany

Hansjörg

PS: We have a lot of birds in their nests here too. It is a pleasure to be woke up around 5 a.m. by the nice hungry little ones ;-)

Why @SpinSucks was born makes total sense! I have just started my own blog and I was reading somewhere that you should stay consistent with your name so I tossed around the idea of called it Christina Pappas Blog but loved The Content Cocktail much better. But...do I need a Content Cocktail Twitter account now or can I remain C_Pappas and allow people to connect the dots? My thoughts for Carlos and Hansjorg are to definately keep and maintain a personal Twitter if nothing else and then if you have a brand, make one for that too. But only do it if you can keep up with it. Having something to have it is not going to cut it.

At my recent company, I maintained my own and also the one for the brand. It wasnt my own personal brand but I was the 'owner' of social media so I acted on behalf of the brand. Most difficult thing I found is to switch voices. I didnt feel as comfortable being so carefree on the company handle as I was on my own. I didnt want to take as many risks and I used it more as a way to push and share content, not necessarily to interact and react.

I have a bird too. Its a dove and I was very excited about it at first but it lost an egg (fell onto my deck and cracked), then had a bird that grew pretty big and didnt make it. Now she and her boyfriend seem to be trying again (actually caught them in the act yesterday if you can believe that one!) and I got a bunch of twigs and bird poop on my deck. Its not as exciting anymore LOL

Thanks for that explanation. I have two FB accounts: personal and then a fan page for my blog. But for twitter, I am currently using just the account associated with my blog. I couldn't imagine adding more time to my busy day.

Your explanation made sense for your purpose! So maybe I will one day do a personal twitter handle but for now will hold off.

Poor dannybrown he is banned! Whatever did he do?

cheers,Rajka

I have 4! (yes, I'm single) 1 is personal: work-related topics: graphic design, marketing & PR, things I like: BBQ, reggaeton, etc. I opened another 1 for foodie stuff and Miami related food. Then I have 1 for a website I do on the side that is film related. I just added a 4th for stupid (hopefully funny) shit I want to say without revealing who i am :) I tried combining the first 3 but it was too much to read in one feed and since the lists were limited, plus 2 are tied to websites (would like to tie the other 2 to websites but that would mean I have to administer 4 websites (yikes)

Interesting - so, altho we're used to thinking in terms of market-segmentation, adding Twitter accounts can be driven by content-segmentation :) Being kind of mean to Danny, aren't we ? (Love the bird nest.)

I have two, one professional and one personal. As I'm job hunting I want to increase my profile in my industry. By having separate accounts it means no future employer can see my more frivolous posts. And I know my friends would be bored to death with industry Tweets. Though with Tweetdeck it does allow me to post the same message on both accounts if I see fit.

I have two, one professional and one personal. As I'm job hunting I was to increase my profile in my industry. By having separate accounts it means no future employer can see my more frivolous posts. And I know my friends would be bored to death with industry Tweets. Though with Tweetdeck it does allow me to post the same message on both accounts if I see fit.

Hi, Gini.

Right now, I only have one Twitter account. I don't know what will happen if I add another one. I rather enjoy blog commenting more than tweeting anyway, so I'll think about adding another Twitter account when I am already you...which I think will take just a bit short of a million years. :D

Why are DannyBrown and NancyD68 banned? Tell me, pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeI think you should have more accounts, cause I love reading your tweets !

ginidietrich you should have Lisa Gerber do your twitter account and you can do mine and I will do Spin Sucks. Just for like a day or six.

I think we all wind up experimenting with the one issue is if you invest in one handle how do you switch if you need to. Small business is easy I can use my business handle (I have 3 others btw that I don't use anymore) for my personal and work since it is a public platform i have to be careful what I share anyway.

Are the birds edible?

Yes yes yes yes and yes. I have 7 Twitter accounts and what it has done is that is have broadened my distribution reach and niches my tweets.

Well, I struggle every day. it's hard enough managing one twitter account, let alone two. The first thing I did when I took over @spinsucks was to add my avatar and my name to the bio. We use it mostly for business stuff, but how can you build relationships without getting personal? so I chat and have fun there too, and I share content there, while neglecting @lisagerber and we all know, she does NOT Like to be neglected. And one day, when I hit the big time, someone else will take over spinsucks and I'll carry on Lisa Gerber

It's enough to make a girl schizophrenic. But one important thing, I never, ever tweet the same thing from both accounts at the same time. that is just annoying.

Being me is a 24/7 job. Maybe I should automate. ;) But really, I think social media and Twitter in particular when you hide behind a logo or are just not human, there is no chance for anyone to get to know who you are.

I tweeted about having an anxiety attack yesterday. My followers have actually been asking how I am today. I even blogged about it.

The joy of being me is that I only need one account. It is small, but mighty and proof against gender communication issues. My account doesn't care whether the seat is up or down nor does it change toilet paper rolls.

But it pushes the hell out of messages and is a master at engagement. Sometimes I think that it is because of the special AI that is behind it.