Twitter Rules – How to Increase Your Targeted Followers
Posted by KristiNov 20
Yes, it is true – I’ve only been on Twitter for a while now. Since twittering, I’ve noticed an increase in the visitor’s to imwriterblog and have meet some very interesting folks. So, I wanted to give everyone a few tips about obtaining QUALITY Twitter followers and how to get more of them.
Now, mind you that I’ve just started implementing this plan but I went from 0 targeted followers to over 25 in just 4 days and I didn’t have to follow a bunch of untargeted people to make this happen. Plus, I grew this list without using any black-hat or manipulation techniques whatsoever.
I only expect this number to grow and grow. Here are some People on Twitter Rules that you must follow to get targeted followers:
1. Create a professional Twitter background profile and add a logo or picture also. This will set you apart from the spammers and really help you get noticed and taken seriously. Check mine out here.
2. Put your Twitter ID on your website (widgets work great) and on your business cards, email signatures, whatever. In essence, get your Twitter ID out there for everyone to see.
3. Follow the big players in your industry and then follow those people who are following them. Also, start following people that you are interested in learning more about. You can even use tools to search for people by keyword and then follow them using those keywords. (http://search.twitter.com/) Don’t follow too many people at a time. Instead, focus on 50-100 targeted leads.
4. Tweet often. OK, you don’t have to tweet like every second but sending a few quality posts not only signifies that you are not a spammer but it also makes people want to follow you so that they can read more. For instance, let’s say you have a site that teaches people how to avoid foreclosure. Well, you need to creative valuable tweets about avoiding the foreclosure process and make sure that you submit them on a regular basis. In fact, 1-2 per day would not be excessive. You can even use Social Oomph, a free service, to automate the process a bit.
5. Once you follow someone, review their recent tweets. Immediately unfollow people if they seem to be too promotional and if they are not offering any value.
6. If you’re concerned with increasing your numbers, you can also unfollow people who don’t follow you back. But, I think it looks more natural to have a good balance of people you follow and those that follow you. You don’t want to be seen as the person who follows people simply because they follow you, do you?
Well, these are my official People on Twitter rules that I’m implementing right now and I’ll add to this list as I figure out more tips and tricks. And for any of you that have additional tips, please feel free to share them.
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Twitter: colbee59
on September 15th, 2010 10:55 pm
Another plugin that allows you to add a place in your comments for people to leave their Twitter username called WP Twitip ID. This way you can find the people who are commenting on your blog and be able to strengthen the relationship through Twitter conversations too.
It also allows your readers to connect with those leaving valuable comments which is a true win – win and another way for others to want to contribute to the conversation there.
What a great idea, Colin. I actually tried to download WP Twip ID but it isn’t supported any longer. Instead, it has been replaced with TwitterLink Comments . I added it and I really LOVE it! Thanks so much for the suggestion.