Twitter Limits Explained

I mentioned in my previous post on Free Twitter Tools To grow Your Followers that Twitter has some limits on the number of people you can follow and this post sets out to detail some of these limits.

It can be difficult to get this information and many people, especially those new to twitter are not aware of the constraints Twitter has put in place, so I will detail them here so you can get the most out of the service. Many of these limits have been put in place to help prevent spam accounts and to limit gaming the service.

Twitter itself provides the following information on limits:

• 1,000 total updates per day, on any and all devices (web, mobile web, phone, API, etc. )
• 250 total direct messages per day, on any and all devices
• 150 API requests per hour

They also have this to say:

“We’ve also placed limits on the number of people you can follow. The number is different for everyone, and is based on a ratio that changes as the account changes. If you hit a follow limit, you must balance your follower/following ratio in order to follow more people- basically, you can’t follow 50,000 people if only 23 people follow you. Based on current behavior in the Twitter community, we’ve concluded that this is both fair and reasonable.“

Maximum Following Limit

Twitter has a maximum following limit of 2,000 people or 110% of your total followers. Many people hit this limit and don’t know why they can’t add any new people to follow. This limit means that you can only follow 2,000 people until you have nearly that many people following you back; that is where the 110% figure comes in. Basically, if you are following 2,000 people, you will not be able to follow any more until you have at least 1,820 following you. If you have come up against this limit and do not know how to get past it, you don’t have to wait until you get to 1,820 followers to continue, just follow the tips in this post and you’ll be back on your way to adding more followers.

Once you get past the 2,000 limit, the 110% restriction is still in place so, even if have 3,000 followers, you are restricted to being able to follow 3,300 people.

Daily Follow Limit

Twitter had previously set the daily follow limit at 1,000 people, but seem to have revised this down to 500 and for some people as low as 200. The exact figure is difficult to gauge, as it primarily seems based on the 110% calculation.

If you provide poor quality tweets, i.e. you appear to be spamming a lot and you add more than 1,000 people per day, your account could be flagged, suspended, or at worst, banned.

Maximum Follower Limit

The good thing is that there isn’t any limit on the number of people who can follow you, so even if you have hit a follower limit in a day and you get some new followers, you seem to be able to follow them back, once you have gone past the 2,000 limit.

Hopefully this will help clarify some of Twitters limits for you. If you are suffering from any of these limits, read my post here on how to get past Twitter’s follow limits so you can follow more people.

Real At Home Jobs

Have you been searching for Real At Home Jobs? Chances are you have, but where do you start?

You may have been stumbling your way around the Web looking for ways you can make money, while staying at home, but are totally confused by all the offers available. There are so many options, that without some guidance, it can be very daunting to get started.

You are also probably thinking that it would be good to get some advice on what to try, or at the least you are searching for some idea to get you pointed in the right direction.

This is the first in a series, where, I will provide a list and review of the various programs, systems and niches that are available so that you will have a better idea of where to begin.

Where To Begin

As I have stated above, it can be very daunting knowing where to begin. With this in mind, I have compiled a list of some of the hottest jobs you can do at home, while keeping your setup costs to a minimum.

As this site’s focus, is on creating online wealth, for this series, I am going to concentrate on working online, more specifically, building your own online business. Working online really does present the easiest and quickest way to wealth.

I am sure you have heard the stories of people making untold wealth online and wishing that you could do the same. Well the truth is, you can and very easily, if you do it correctly. If you think that it can’t possibly be that simple, you’d be wrong. It actually can be very simple and you don’t have to be a computer expert to be able to do it.

There are many individuals who have already become multi-millionaires from doing business on the Internet. There are more still who are just starting out and while not millionaires yet, are making stable incomes online, allowing them to have given up their day jobs and work from home.

You may think that all this talk of untold easy wealth is nothing more than hype; surely it can’t be that easy? Well it can be, if you follow the right techniques and/or programs.

I have searched the Web to find the best information to get you started on your own path to having your own real at home job and so, without further ado, I will show you a simple system to get you started.

The Home Cash Course

The Home Cash Course is a system is designed more for the total newcomer, than the experienced Web marketer. Saying that, if you are experienced and want an automated system that you can apply your own expertise to, than this system is still a valuable tool for you to use and increase your online wealth, as many satisfied users are doing today.

What the Home Cash Course gives you is a complete system, Website, training and tools for getting you started as quickly as possible and on your way to earning. Below is a list of some of the things you get in this product:

• Instant access.
• A stack of training material.
• Award winning members area.
• Bonus material.
• A well designed, Website.
• Resources for growing your business.
• A simple system that is easy to use.
• Tons more…
• Money back guarantee.

The money back guarantee is brilliant with this package, not that you are likely to want to use it, but if you get it and for whatever reason do not use it, there is a huge 8 week money back guarantee, so you really can’t lose.

You can get started straight away, with your own ready-to-go business-in-a-box that includes your very own money making website and step-by-step training materials. The good thing about this product for the total newcomer to Internet marketing is that you don’t have to have any technical knowledge, as everything is provided, literally ready to use, so you can get started straight away.

The training materials have been specifically designed to help beginners and advanced marketing professionals alike. They are so straightforward and effective that a large percentage of our members have been setup in as little as 10 minutes and have started earning profits in the next 30!. Now that is hard to beat.

It is as simple as the 3 steps in the image below.

Click her to find out more if you are serious about a real at home job and get started today.

Gold 3G iPhone - More Apple Bling

The good people at Computer Choppers continue to develop high-end blinged out Apple products. This time, it is a 24kt Gold 3G iPhone.

No price has been released as yet, but you can email them and get a quote. You can see the rear view below.

If you are after even more variety for your iPhone bling, Goldstriker International has several offerings, including standard 24kt gold, white gold and even rose gold, priced from $2,200 - $2,700.

For the ultimate in iPhone bling, you can opt for the Diamond and Ruby offering from Goldstriker International, retailing for a paltry $5,600.

Diamond Encrusted iPhone

For those of you who liked the previous post on the Gold iPhone, comes an iPhone with even more bling.

Australian jeweler Peter Aloisson has designed the iPhone Princess Plus.

The iPhone Princess Plus is the world’s most expensive iPhone. It is encrusted with 318 diamonds, with 138 being princess cut, from where it got its name.

The diamonds n this baby total 17.75 carats and are inlaid on 18k white gold. The price is a very reasonable $176,000.

If your budget can’t stretch that far, you can get the down-market version encrusted in brilliant diamonds for the measly sum of $66,000.

A Little Quiet

OK, so things have been a little quiet here lately. There is a very good reason for that.
I have been snowed under with lots of things happening at once.

Today is officially my last day as an Academic. Trying to juggle University lecturing with my various business interests got to the stage where to continue meant something would suffer. My Academic commitments were also holding me back from expanding my business interests.

Since my last post here, I have also been working on establishing another new business. Negotiations for this have been ongoing, but there is finally some light at the end of the tunnel. Things are coming together quite well; I have developed a branded strategy, including business name, designed a logo, theme and Website. I developed a new range of products (I expect samples to arrive in the next week), negotiated the manufacture of other equipment for the business.

Today I received another part of the business registration process and wrapped up finance for the venture.

Gold MacBook Pro - Bring Out Your Bling

Have you made so much money from your blogging enterprise and have a burning desire to splash out on that extravagant new MacBook Pro, well this could be just what you have been looking for.

Computer Choppers have created a 24 karat gold plated MacBook Pro, obviously for the person that needs to stand out from the crowd. The plating costs between $1200-$1500 and includes paint matching the keyboard and track pad along with re-engraving the keys. If you still want more bling, you can even have the Apple logo replaced with your own logo in diamonds.

Webtrepreneur - The Journey Begins

Well the time is fast approaching when I leave my day job and embark on the next part of my journey.

For the last 8 years I have been a tenured Academic, lecturing in Information and Communication Technology and Digital Innovation.

I have been involved with the Web before the dot com crash, but that’s another story for another time. So what is this site about? I am going to cover my journey of making money online. I know, I know, I can hear you saying, ‘oh, not another how to make money online blog’, well yes and no.

Yes, there are many other blogs out there with the same focus; with a few main ones dominating the segment. Is it a wise decision to move into this segment? Darren Rowse, at Problogger.net (regarded by many as being the top in this segment) has a post today dealing with choosing a profitable niche for your blog. In it, he states:

“One mistake that many bloggers fall into when they discover the idea of making money from blogging is to start a blog on that very topic. The problem is that the ‘make money online’ niche is crowded, there are already many established blogs, to be successful in it you need credibility and runs on the board (or a unique approach to it) and it really has a limited audience when compared to many other niches.”

His comments here are valid, the segment is crowded, and credibility and runs on the board are important. Does this mean that you cannot break into this ‘niche’? I don’t think so. Do I have unique approach? I think so, but ultimately, the readers and users will be the judge.

While the focus of this blog will be making money online, I will cover other areas that interest me, and hopefully you also.

And the car? I just like it, that’s all.