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Linkedin Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email. Image: Twitter. Next Up In Tech. Sign up for the newsletter Verge Deals Subscribe to get the best Verge-approved tech deals of the week. It becomes harder to trust Twitter. While I do feel bad at all that you had to undergo, but I am also glad that everyone including you, learnt their lessons for the future and are much more aware and lert now about things and of course, Twitter.
Wishing you all the best with your new account name and we all are there to help spread the word. One for the kids at the back of the class. I do feel sorry for your on one level but on another you really are killing it on the twitter followers.. Yesterday after havng received the welcome message for joining your list I went to your twitter account and found it was suspended, which is a bummer. I mean what is the real value of a Twitter account?
Beside being a kind of vip and being able to drive purchases with your tweets? Or make a buzz about something? I mean everyone uses Twitter either for self promotion of to inform the world about what they are doing, if the world is interested. Taking away self promotion from Twitter, and Facebook, immediately transform them in useless services. While I find an enormous potential in comments, also because my voice gets heard.
Social media remind me of the internet bubble, empty boxes; if you take away self promotion from them they are for the most time simply useless. Except for the Arab Spring probably. Hey, this comment is becoming a kind of guest post right? Well, better if I shut my mouth then. Conclusion: forget about Twitter and stick with comments which work better. My house — my rules, their house — their rules. Take away that and they are just a waste of time, imho. Hey Ana, sorry to hear about the suspension.
But glad you are taking it on the chin and restarting rather than battling with corporate s that find it easy to bend ToS rather than give people what they want and need! Oh well, onwards and upwards. A couple of things I noticed that you might want to fix asap.
Actually on Facebook it looks like you use the Involver app, but only the last tweet from the old account is showing. Will fix it. I feel your frustration just from another company: Hostgator suspended me not too long ago citing cpu issues and then they instructed me to uninstall W3tcache instead of the WPSupercache plugin I was already using and as so as I did that They immediately released the suspension..
Then the same thing happened a few days afterward except this time they told me to install Gregs High Powered SEO plugin instead of AllinOne and sure enough right afterwards they released the suspension.. My blog was down for 2 days…. I followed your method with TweetAdder too, the difference was I just have the one account. I just found managing multiple accounts more than I could handle. No worries, I can always catch up with you and your posts here and still get to converse with you anyway.
That bites! I love, love, Tweetadder but I only use one feature and that is to automate my tweets. Not to mention that I use the same tweet sets affiliate tweets in 2 of my accounts, thanks for the heads up. I am really so sorry this happened to you. I know personally I would be devastated if my Twitter account that I have been building for the past 3 years was randomly banned.
You know I am very. I just gave up on that idea all together. Thank you for this summary — I have two Twitter accounts but only use one actively.
However, if I do decide to get active on my other account again, I will certainly be avoiding much of the above! Sorry to hear your plight. The popular one is always hegemonic. We are the looser and they have nothing to loose by deletion of one of their subscribers. I was banned from Google Adsense several years ago. And your experience with Twitter reminds me of this. My biggest problem was to get in touch with them and to get them to explain what i had done wrong.
I have been using TweetAdder as well, and I have never experienced any problems with it. I have never tried the fully automated features. I too got the Twitter slap recently, and as a result I started to search around for tips of what I could and could not do.
I had an account suspended several months ago, and got no real insight as to why they would not turn it back on. A couple of weeks ago, I had two accounts suspended nearly at the same time. The common link: Buffer.
This is a tool that I love, but it was the only thing I could see that may have been a problem. Not so much in the use of the tool, but how I was using it. I was only tweeting a few times a day on each account, but frequently I would have the same tweet on several accounts; Buffer makes it very easy to do. I have since changed my Twitter game plan and have more distinct difference in my tweets; keeping myself clear in the twitter guidelines.
Still it does suck to lose a well established account my friend…. I have followed you and passed on your tweet. Yea, I thought the ability to quickly share on several accounts with Buffer was great…. Same content on 4 accounts was bad. I got them back, but learned in the process.
I have been using the automation on TweetAdder with a lot of success…. So sorry about this. Sad but it happened for a reason. This is one excellent reason, Ana, for why the chief goal after generating traffic from all these social media sites should be to build your own list!
And this is to say that those contact names should be inside a database under your own control in your own server and not at an email service provider like Aweber, Mail Chimp, etc.
Multiplying your message by broadcasting and syndication are helpful force multipliers and it helps connect the world community to our thought leaders.
Sorry to hear the news. Same thing happened to me about 4 months ago. After my initial meltdown and hand wringing I did go back and forth with them with various begging, apologizing, reasoning and grovelling and got 3 accounts back! Yes they tend to ignore these requests but if you get hold of a more sympathetic ear you can make things happen. How did you actually get in touch with them? Is there a better way than to send them emails that go without response? Retweeting yourself does seem a little self indulgent.
Ana, this is unacceptable. I understand how you feel but, as a community, we have to try to get some definitive answers. We may not monitor or control the Content posted via the Services and, we cannot take responsibility for such Content. Any use or reliance on any Content or materials posted via the Services or obtained by you through the Services is at your own risk.
One of the red flags is the MMS coincidence. It would be helpful to know if Twitter suspended other MMS users with Twitter setups similar to yours. Hi, No other accounts have been suspended. The fact that Ana used MMS was just bad luck for us, since now we have to face this sort of post. Lets skype this week. Thanks for that. Ana, you have such a wonderful attitude about the whole thing. There will be no stopping you. So, yeah, who cares!
The timing is just rotten, though. But even then, if they decide not to respond to my emails, like they did in the past 3 weeks, who cares, right? I am using TweetAdder too with mulitaccounts.. Sorry to hear about your problems with the twitter…. Sorry to hear the bad news regarding your Twitter account Ana. I am more convinced than ever that all of the social networking sites.
I have been banned on a couple of the major Article directory and video sharing websites. For using automation. But even after you take all of this into consideration. The TOS on all of these sites are heavily stacked against the user. Because you are not paying to use their service. So ultimately they can do what they want. A blog like mine is pretty much impossible to run without some sort of automation.
I know how hard it is to manage my one little Twitter account. Multiple accounts with tons of followers — no thanks. I use Twitter as a way to spout off and find interesting people to exchange thoughts with. So far, no one has purchased one of my books due to my stellar twittering [;- ], although I have purchased 8 books from other peeps. Some time ago you posted a video of how you go about the process of adding followers to your account.
It seemed really convoluted and draconian. I followed you way back when. You followed me back and sent me a nice DM. Shortly thereafter you unfollowed me. I laughed at your scheme. It made you seem disingenuous to me. I seriously doubt many people do that. But, I learned a lesson. Twitter is about numbers. Not people. I like people better. Sincerely, Toni Dockter tonidockter. The fact that you followed me and I ended up unfollowing you is not an ordinary occurrence.
And it has nothing to do with quality of tweets. My goal with social media networks is this: bring my followers back to my blog and build relationships here, where I know no one is going to shut me down and I can take all the time I want to like I am doing right now and like you just did in the comments. That is a shame and very disheartening to read after all the time and effort you have put into Twitter.
I will follow your new account as soon as Twitter will allow it. Right now they say I am following too many people and do not have enough foll0wers of my own I follow 2, and have followers which I find highly annoying.
So anytime I try to follow an additional person I get their message saying I cannot do it. I appreciate your blog posts, your knowledge and expertise, and since I am pretty much a newbie at all of this despite my advanced age the things I have learned from you have been very helpful to me.
Keep up the good work. You actually have to unfollow some of the people who are not following you; otherwise, you might never pass the mark. How nice of you to respond so quickly AND with a tip for me. I will take your advice. Thanks so much! Sobering lesson there Ana. Keep us posted on the MMS question — I have it but rarely use it. Thanks tammy — yep i figured it was a combination of different factors!
I think it was of a cross-posting issue via those platforms, Cathy; not so much the platform itself. I once got my primary account suspended, but I when I changed the email address, it went live again. I then changed the address back to the original, and it still worked,,,. Hey Ana. I wondered what happened with your account. I thought it must have been a mistake. I am glad you have cleared up what happened. Keep up the good work and thanks for helping us to avoid getting our accounts suspended.
My pleasure Ana. Wishing you super success. Hope you can bring home all your family needs with your internet business. I do have some friends that have a handful of different accounts, and RT between them almost constantly, bit no adverse effects yet. If I can spot a spam account when it appears, it would seem to me that Twitter would be able to do so, too. Ya think that one might be up to something more worth chasing than a prominent blogger that is more conscientious than the vast majority of Twits?
I was surprised to hear that posting the same tweet between different accounts could be against their TOS, Sheldon. One thing for sure: I never spammed any one of my accounts, never did sponsored tweets which I hate , never sold anything — only solid value. Plus, mostly RTed other bloggers, rather than my blog….
I have read your posts om Twitter and know how much you rely on it to send traffic to your blog. Twitter is one of my top traffic sources too. I want to change that but being on the newer end of being a blogger, with a not so big reputation, I have no choice still. Like your mailing list and other social media platforms. I guess that is why business pros always tout the importance of your own list, nobody can take that away.
I hope they give you back your account AND the followers with it. Either way, I followed the new Ana twitter profile. The only internet property you have control of is your own. Everywhere else you are a guest and they can for whatever reason decide to shut you down. Use Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn to drive traffic to your own website, be diverse. If they ever end up shutting you down you hopefully have built enough of a following on your site to begin rebuilding.
On a side note, I too have had my accounts suspended and also used TweetAdder. I think the first time I did this I was too aggressive. Social media is just one of the ways to drive traffic and even though Twitter was my largest referral traffic source, I still have plenty of other source to get traffic from. Good luck Ana! What a colossal waste of time this is for you.
Your experience does serve as a warning. How many followers did you lose on this account alone? That has to hurt. It is so frightening that a company can do something like this. It could be devastating to a small business. Do you have the IDs of your followers? I would not be prepared for this if it were to happen to me. Sounds like an idea for a great post if such a thing is possible.
I too am using TweetAdder and it really speeds things up. I may stay far away from the automated stuff. I am now following your new account and will be sending your message out frequently. Sorry to hear that your Twitter account was suspended. You had really good and well established one. I know the pain. I pushed too far and they banned my main selling account — it was shock for me. But I learned my lesson and in time I grew bigger and stronger.
And will surely do even better now on Twitter. I am truly sorry that your account was suspended. One thing I know twitter IS clamping down on is affiliate links, so that could potentially be an issue. Skype me sometime this week. I know exactly why your account got banned. It has everything to do with the automation software you use, and I can explain how I know this. Skype me.
Remember, we do nothing without your knowledge. In fact, we are one of the most outspoken against spam in the Twitter Marketing sector. Rather, I meant that any social management platform like that that allows to post the same tweet through multiple accounts can cause trouble, according to what Twitter said.
I just sent you an email, explaining the finer points of Tweetadder and why you should proceed with caution when using them. Then an obviously legitimate account holder loses their accounts without warning for what amounts to very small infractions, if that. I know, business is business but common sense should take hold at some point. My new account was not even 5 minutes old and I was already getting messages from spammers, Brian.
Ana, Sorry to hear of what occurred with your accounts. As others have stated, you should be up and running with your new account Building up a good sized following in no time. I do not use Twitter all that much, yet recently I have noticed my Email account is getting a lot of new twitter followers, all of whom are Porn type spammers. From time to time with the same tweet and with MMS. Great information. Sharing it with a friend that just had his accounts suspended. Real value and engagement.
Which is surely what Twitter wants and the reason for their TOS in the first place! Twitter should be trying to protect accounts that are clearly not spammers and work with them to avoid their accounts getting suspended. Surely people who are trying to use Twitter the right way like you are surely worth giving the time to help keep their accounts from suspension. What I cannot understand is why a warning was not deemed necessary but a permanent suspension is.
If the activity of a user triggers a suspension on Twitter can it not Trigger a warning… first? It is quite unsettling to put it mildly to see those accounts with 25k upwards each get totally wiped out. This guide will help you discover how to delete a suspended Twitter account the easy way. We offer helpful information about dealing with other suspended accounts and appealing suspensions so you can resolve the issues with any platform or company.
Twitter uses automated systems to detect any violations of its rules and any other issues that may become a problem for its community. Twitter may only state that you violated the rules without getting into details, but here are the common reasons for Twitter account suspension:. What you are allowed to do when your account gets suspended depends on the type of account suspension. For temporary suspensions, you may be restricted from certain activities, like tweeting, or not allowed to log in until you resolve the issue by following a specific procedure.
Other Twitter users cannot view your public profile, including your tweets, but they will see your account is suspended. You cannot delete a suspended Twitter account directly. With Twitter's strict policies, you have only two options to delete a suspended account:.
Twitter gives you the option of requesting to deactivate or close your suspended account. To use this option, follow these steps:. Twitter will send you an email with more information about your request. They should also respond to your request with a resolution within a few days. You can address your request to the contacts found in Twitter's Contact us section of their privacy policy as well, especially if you have concerns about its use of your information.
Unsuspending your Twitter account depends on the type of suspension, and you will need to learn how to get unbanned from Twitter first. Once your Twitter account is active again, proceed as follows to delete the account:. Does that make your profile disappear instantly? Not yet.
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