Don't bother with auto DMs

A few weeks ago, I covered the use of auto retweets and highlighted a couple of major drawbacks of using techniques like this to manage your social media. Today it's another automated feature being over used: Auto DMs

While it's tempting to use a feature that welcomes each individual follower, the best way to do this is (if you want to) is to mention them in a tweet, not send a direct message.

According to the Twitter guidelines it can be flagged as spam.

Receiving auto DMs from an account I've followed gets on my nerves, and makes me think that twice about a company that doesn't engage in their social media. It's called SOCIAL media for a reason. I did a quick tally of how many auto DMs I received in January:

To make sure it wasn't just one of my neuroses and that others were annoyed by auto DMs too I spent a few minutes on Google...

If your Twitter account sends auto DMs have a quick read of these articles and see if you reconsider:

How can I send my followers automated direct messages on Twitter?

Should you send automated direct messages on Twitter?

Use Auto DMs? Read This If You Don’t Want To Piss Others Off

Thou Shalt Not Auto-Direct Message On Twitter

Why Twitter Auto DMs Are Evil (and What You Should Do Instead)