I must say I feel for Twitter direct messages (DM’s – you can privately message other Twitter users following you). My Twitter inbox at Twitter.com/The_SEO_Girl has become so filled with automated direct messages that it would be nearly impossible to go through the DM’s and see if any of them are legit. I never read the automated messages – they’re always a clever sales pitch, or in most cases, a ridiculous sounding one. Here is my plea, my cry for help – stop the automatic DM’s!

If you want me to go to your site or read your blog, reply to one of my posts – this shows me that you’re actually spending time on Twitter and am a real person talking to me, not just an automated message. I like real people, and chances are if you genuinly talk to me, I’ll want to find out what you’re about and actually will visit your site or blog.

Please, I beg you, cease the automated Twitter DM. Keep it pure.