Twitter

  1. Find seven things worth retweeting in your general feed and share.
  2. Reply to at least five things with full responses (not just “thanks”).
  3. Point out a few people that you admire. It shows your mindset, too.
  4. Follow back at least 10 folks. (I use an automated tool, but this is a personal preference. If you want such, I use SocialToo.)
  5. 10 minutes of just polite two-way chit chat goes far.

Facebook

  1. Check in on birthdays on the home page. (Want a secret? Send the birthday wish via Twitter or email. Feels even more deliberate.)
  2. Respond to any comments on your wall.
  3. Post a status message daily, something engaging or interesting.
  4. Comment on at least seven people’s status messages or updates.
  5. Share at least 3 interesting updates that you find.
  6. If you belong to groups or fan pages, leave a new comment or two.

Blogs

  1. Visit your blog’s comments section and comment back on at least 5 replies.
  2. If you have a few extra minutes, click through to the blogs of the commenters, and read a post or two and comment back.
  3. While on those sites, use a tool like StumbleUpon and promote their good work.
  4. Write the occasional post promoting the good work of a blog in your community.