Twitter Account Hacked – The Positives!

So the ongoing saga of our poor Twitter account continues, well it did.  Today is D Day, the day it stops, because today is the day I deleted our old account.  That’s it, all over and done with.

I can hear some of you gasping already.  Why would I want to keep a new account with 600 less followers than my old account?  It really is as simple as this, new start!

Both our old ‘followers’ and ‘following’ list was out of date.  There were users on their that I had not either spoken to in ages or I had never spoken too.  Now, by starting again, I can hand pick who I want to follow and am delighted that my fave ‘tweeps’ are following me back.  Not to mention all the new people I have met so far this week (and it’s only Tuesday!)

So If your Twitter account becomes compromised in some way and you have to start again, do not be too despondent.  Here are the ‘positives’ that you can draw out of the situation.

Fresh Start
Seeing your follower account go back  to zero is very disheartening, but now you can see very clearly who is following you and why as your followers base starts to build again.

Spring Clean
Now you have your new account, why not spring clean your ‘followed’ list?  Do you really need to follow all of them? Surely not

New Contacts
I have been lucky to have found some new contacts that I hadn’t found before since the having my new account.

Support
The followers that follow you over to your new account are the ones you know will support you.  These are your ‘true followers’ and it is great to sometimes be able to see the diamonds from the coal.

No Spammers
The spammer follower has now dramatically decreased, this, can only be a good thing.

So although it may be daunting starting again with a new account, there are many positives to be taken out of it.  Make the most of this new start!