Pros + Cons of a Private Twitter Account

Below I have written up some pro's and con's of having a private Twitter account.

Pro's

• You can monitor who follows you.
• You don't have to worry about what you tweet as you know exactly who will see the information you post.
• You are free from spam and harrassment.

Con's

• People cannot quote tweet you or re-tweet your tweets.
• It will be difficult to gain followers if you have a private account.
• If you tweet somebody who does not follow you they will not be able to see your tweet.

Personally I choose to have my Twitter account open, this is because I also use my account to publish media work that I have created and I want the public to be able to see this. In reguards to personal tweets I am very careful as to what I tweet and what consequences my tweets could have as I am awear that the general public can view them.