If you are a frequent user of Twitter, then you probably know what Follow Friday is (or #followfriday). Every Friday twitterers recommend people that they think others should follow. It’s a nice idea, but lately it seems as though people recommend everyone on their follow list. I feel as though Follow Friday has lost some of its value and I value the ones that give reasons as to why the person should be followed. I know it’s hard because there are lots of people that I would suggest others follow but if people have no reason to follow they are likely to just not bother. Half of the time I am suggested as someone to follow, it’s by someone who is not even following me. So doesn’t that defeat the purpose of this whole Follow Friday thing? Last Friday I thought that maybe I should do a weekly post on who people should follow and why. Last week I did one for designers, developers, and bloggers under 18 but I wanted to start to focus on one person each week. I will still list people on Twitter but this weekly post will give an in-depth reason to follow a particular person.

I thought the most appropriate person for the first week would be my good friend Sonny Gill. I found it funny that he separately came up with the same basic idea last week with his Follow Friday on Steroids. Sonny is the one who introduced me to Twitter. I had my doubts about it because the only updates I had seen were ones about what people had just ate or what they were going to go watch on tv. I didn’t really understand the purpose of Twitter and didn’t bother with it. He explained that it was much more than just “stupid” updates. It’s a place to build connections and get to know people who are into the same things as you. In my case, I have gotten to know some really cool design people because of Twitter. People are always ready to help with any design or development questions you are having a problem with.

Sonny has built up quite a community and it continues to grow. He is more known among his marketing and social media friends, but he is a cool person for anyone to follow. He’s funny and crazy at times but he’s also available to help you with anything you may need help with. If you’re a person who likes to excessively talk about sports (:D) then he’s also a good person to connect with. He also has a good eye for design and I usually ask him for feedback on designs I make. Also, f you need some help with Wordpress (as far as installation and some trouble-shooting), he can usually give you a hand.

If you’d like to learn more, visit his site at www.sonnygill.com

If you’re already convinced, follow him @sonnygill