I’m getting flooded with new followers since Sherri Shepherd mentioned my site by way of Corry Joe Biddle, and it’s time I mentioned a Twitter tip that doesn’t get enough press.
When you follow people on Twitter, by default you see their replies to anybody – even if you’re not following them. Quite frankly, that’s annoying. I don’t really want to overhear somebody’s conversations with some complete stranger.
There’s an easy workaround: in Twitter, go into Settings, Notices, and change the Replies setting shown below:

Twitter Notices Settings
Set it up so that it only shows you replies to the people you’re following. That way, if you’re following me, but you’re not following @SherriEShepherd, then you won’t see me replying to her.
This really cuts down on the noise of Twitter, and makes it much easier to follow more people without getting overwhelmed.
More of My Twitter Articles
- Top 10 Reasons I’m Not Following You On Twitter – wondering why nobody’s following you back?
- Top 10 Reasons I *AM* Following You – how I pick who gets past my virtual bouncer.
- Twitter T-Shirts and Coffee Cups – you can get Twitter shirts with the fail whale, or get your own Twitter profile on a shirt.
- Twitter RT, OH, HT: The Slang Explained – I talk about what these cryptic terms mean and how to use them correctly.
- Twitter Client Demo Video – I show you TweetDeck, Seesmic Desktop and Orsiso, three different Twitter clients.
- How to Make a Bigger Twitter Profile – when people glance at your Twitter profile, they make a snap decision about whether to follow you. Give them the information they need to make a good decision.
- Browse All Posts Tagged “Twitter”
- How To Start a Blog – decide why you’re blogging, because that’ll affect the type of blog you start and how you build it.
- Browse All Posts Tagged “Blogging”
Want More Blogging & Twitter Tips? Follow me on Twitter. I tweet whenever I post a new blog entry, so you’ll always know when I’ve got new stuff. See you online!













