1. Follow 1 person for every 10 who you follow.
2. Tweet Less, concentrate on blogging and/or reaching your target audience in different ways.
3. Do simple background checks of your new followers, see what they are interested in – do they match your description?
4. Formulate a simple strategy, see if it works and if it does stick to it.
5. Define yourself and be as exact as you can on your Twitter Profile so that others can clearly see what you bring to the table.
6. Follow lists curated by the best on Twitter.  This is the best way to find interesting people without having to digg too deep.  Try Robert Scoble’s if you’re into tech or head over to listorious.
7. Start reading the articles you tweet not just the titles and descriptions.
8. Don’t be fooled by people with alot of followers.  What you should look for is the follower/following ratios.  Just because some people have alot of followers doesn’t mean that they will add value to you.
9. Don’t be afraid to ask questions to people you respect or admire, even if they don’t get back to you.
10. Stick to it, be consistent with your approach and strategy.  The value will surely follow.
11. Be opinionated.

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