That's part of what I mean. Essentially the traffic you're bringing in from Twitter is artificial. Your mass following to get mass followers back. People probably will click to your site and even click on ads, but it's not traffic that's really interested in what you have to say. Some no doubt is interested, but the majority of the traffic is artificial and requires your constant attention to keep up.

There's not really a business model there, because to maintain the traffic you have to keep massaging the system. As soon as you take a couple of days off your traffic disappears.

Better to use Twitter to build relationships with people. The relationships are real and don't require your constant attention. They ultimately pay off better than the quick mass traffic.