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I have had an upsetting day today as my Twitter account @thecreativepenn was suspended. I assumed that it was because of my multiple links, but it turns out there was a spam attack on Twitter and I got hit in the crossfire. Click Play below to hear me talk about it (before it was reactivated!)
The experience was an interesting one because it made me realise how much I use Twitter when I am working from home and want to connect with people all over the world. I am a huge Twitter fan and spend a lot of time on it. I consider this productive time and don't really use any other social media to the same extent.
I provide a lot of useful links every day about writing, publishing, book sales and promotion. People seem to like it as I have grown my 7000+ followers organically over time, and many of my followers say they enjoy my links. Twitter has a policy about too many links, but wouldn't you rather hear about interesting posts than about my dinner?
Now my account is back up, I will be paying more attention to my links and also how I use tools like TweetLater. I don't auto-follow people so don't get too much spam, but I will certainly try to make sure I am not suspended again. If you don't use Twitter yet, consider joining and following me @thecreativepenn !
