TwiTip Challenge: Top 10 People You Follow

On TwiTip today there is a challenge to list the top 10 must-follow people in your niche. Last week I posted a list top blogs I regularly read so this seems like a good opportunity to list a few of my favorite tweeple.

I use Tweetdeck to organize my tweets and the people I follow. One of the best features is that you can create groups so you don't have to scan through thousands of tweets to find out what the influencers are talking about. I have a group called "Peeps to Follow", a group for members of my mastermind, and a group for students in a program we teach.

Though I follow way more than 10 terrific people, here are the ones who are active and I often learn something new from, in no order of importance:

Mari Smith @MariSmith
Liz Strauss @lizstrauss
Chris Brogan @chrisbrogan
Darren Rowse @problogger
Jeff Herring @jeffherring
Dave Taylor @davetaylor
Deborah Micek @CoachDeb (co-author of Twitter Revolution)
Dave Lakhani @davelakhani
Sherman Hu @shermanhu
Paul Chaney @paulchaney

Remember, this doesn't even scratch the surface of the number of people I follow (2,401 at the moment) or the people who follow me (3,292) with whom I have daily conversations.

If you're new to twitter, you can't go wrong following any of these folks and learning from them: what they tweet, how they converse, how they add value, and how they promote.

Who are the top 10 tweeple you follow?

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[Connie Ragen Green]

Here are my top ten, in no particular order of importance:

Nick Hetcher @NixTheNews
WillieCrawford @WillieCrawford
Erin Kotecki Vest @QueenofSpain
Carrie Wilkerson @Barefoot_Exec
Tony Laidig @TonyLaidig
Donna Kozik @DonnaKozik
Jim Connolly @JimConnolly
Karen Walker @CoachKaren
Perry Belcher @PerryBelcher
Joan Adams @Moonvine

These are the people that add to the conversation on Twitter in a way that benefits all of us. They have been my role models and helped me to get past the 2,000 followers mark last week. My world is brighter because of these people. You can follow me @ConnieGreen.