As of January 2011, there were more than 200 million registered Twitter users, so it is no surprise that there are a few twits in the bunch. For those of you not familiar with what a “Tweeter Twit” it is:

A foolish or annoying person on Twitter or A person not worth following on Twitter

So what are the signs that you are a Twit on Twitter? Glad you asked.

1. You follow less than the 10% of the people who are following you.
2. A blood relative decides to un-follow you – now isn’t that embarrassing?
3. You only tweet to people who have more followers than you have.
4. You have a follower count that is a negative number.
5. You tweet only to the celebrities (you know they’ll never tweet back to you)
6. You never bother to reply to your @replies.
7. You seem to find yourself tweeting your follower count many times.
8. You send an auto direct message that says, “Check out my blog (or website) with a link.

Great now let’s look at how not to be a Twit on Twitter:

1. Be yourself – always be real. Let your personality show, even on company posts. After all, you don’t want your posts to be boring. When your followers can feel your personality, you’ll feel more approachable and that’s good for business.

2. Don’t be argumentative - Not everyone is going to take a shining to you and not everyone is going to like your company. Twitter is a platform that is sometimes used to voice annoyances or how they are dissatisfied with a product or service. How you handle these situations says a lot about you and your business.

3. Don’t just talk listen too – a good tweeter listens to what others are saying, asks questions, and shares information when they can be helpful. With Twitter, you can build a strong customer base if you are there for your customers.

4. Go for quality not quantity when it comes to followers – Some people get too focused on the number of people they follow and even use software that automatically follows anyone who follows them. What you should do is choose those you follow based on interests. You can search by keyword to find individuals or businesses you’d be interested in following.

5. Post meaningful posts – don’t just post to hear the keys clicking. When you post make it something meaningful, something your followers will be interested in. Otherwise, you could find yourself labeled a twit and they will quickly un-follow you.

There you have it – there’s no reason for you to find yourself assigned the nasty label of a twit on Twitter. You have all the help you need to become a well liked tweeter with plenty of followers.