5 Embarrassing Drawbacks Of Asking For RT On Twitter

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There's nothing wrong with asking for a retweet on Twitter every now and then. But one should keep it at a respectable level. Asking perhaps once a month. Preferably never a year.

Try not to be a person who cries wolf. If you must insist on having something RTed, it better be an article on the cure for cancer. Otherwise, gradually people will become desensitized to your RT pleas. They'll become immune to your cry for help. It will come a time, where no matter how genuinely important your request for RT is, it won't have any impact. That's when the twittersphere throw you to the wolves. Very angry wolves that ignore you.

Why Asking For Retweets Is Embarrassing

1. Value - Asking for your tweets to be retweeted lowers its value Instantly. If a tweet is worthy of a retweet, it'll get retweeted. If after 15 minutes no one RTed it, then asking for it makes everybody feel awkward.
2. Begging - There's a blogger with great content. Tons of fans. But often begs for their content to be RTed - "Tweet this maybe? ;)", "RT please? :)", "Retweet guys? <333" - Great content or not, that seems inappropriate.
3. Desperate - If you need to keep asking for retweets to receive them, that says something about the quality of those tweets. It also reeks of desperation. People can smell desperation. It has a musty smell.
4. Spam - By asking for retweets you're indirectly spamming hundreds. It sets off a chain reaction. A spammy chain reaction. Indirectly spamming your followers' followers who aren't even interested in your tweet.
5. Inconsiderate - Is the tweet you want retweeted really relevant? Will it be valuable to your followers' followers? Let your followers be the judge of it. If they feel it'll benefit their followers, they'll RT. Otherwise read #1.