5 Crucial Keys To Increasing Your Followers On Twitter
This week I read an article from webseoANALYTICS that listed 20 tips to increase your followers on Twitter.
I took my 5 favorite topics and contributed my own thoughts below: 1) Be an active user -> this is the only way to build brand awareness, credibility and provide true value to your followers.
I would recommend posting a minimum of 3 tweets a day.
2) Use #hashtags -> By using hashtags, you can do two very important things: Listen and Contribute.
By listening in on specific hashtags such as #NOLA (New Orleans, LA) you can find out what is important to the community.
After you have a grasp for how your tweeps are using certain hashtags, then it is time for you to contribute specific value.
Check out some PR hashtags commonly used at the Mr.
Public Relations Blog.
3) Add your twitter name wherever you possibly can -> Business cards, email signatures and website banners should be a great start.
If you are a retail store/restaurant then every customer should leave the store with a coupon in hand that has your twitter handle on it loud and clear.
4) Interact with other people -> After all, isn't this what twitter is all about? The easy thing is that people on Twitter are naturally social and usually ask questions or tweet comments that prompt a response.
Be sure to answer the questions that you really know how to answer and retweet posts that you feel your followers would view as interesting.
After doing this regularly, people will begin to return the favor.
Also, make sure to reach out to CEOs, authors, politicians and who ever else you don't think will respond to you.
I promise you will be happily surprised in this hyper-interactive world of sharing.
5) Send quality tweets - > Quality Tweeting is what separates the imitators from the originators in the Twittersphere.
Take time to research trends and articles before packaging your thoughts in a clever way.
Providing value mixed with humor and interesting news is a great way to build influence.
Using platforms such as Hootsuite and TweetDeck will allow you to schedule out tweets in advance and measure the clicks on each tweet that includes a url.
* Remember to have fun and be patient.
Success on Twitter is definitely a journey!
I took my 5 favorite topics and contributed my own thoughts below: 1) Be an active user -> this is the only way to build brand awareness, credibility and provide true value to your followers.
I would recommend posting a minimum of 3 tweets a day.
2) Use #hashtags -> By using hashtags, you can do two very important things: Listen and Contribute.
By listening in on specific hashtags such as #NOLA (New Orleans, LA) you can find out what is important to the community.
After you have a grasp for how your tweeps are using certain hashtags, then it is time for you to contribute specific value.
Check out some PR hashtags commonly used at the Mr.
Public Relations Blog.
3) Add your twitter name wherever you possibly can -> Business cards, email signatures and website banners should be a great start.
If you are a retail store/restaurant then every customer should leave the store with a coupon in hand that has your twitter handle on it loud and clear.
4) Interact with other people -> After all, isn't this what twitter is all about? The easy thing is that people on Twitter are naturally social and usually ask questions or tweet comments that prompt a response.
Be sure to answer the questions that you really know how to answer and retweet posts that you feel your followers would view as interesting.
After doing this regularly, people will begin to return the favor.
Also, make sure to reach out to CEOs, authors, politicians and who ever else you don't think will respond to you.
I promise you will be happily surprised in this hyper-interactive world of sharing.
5) Send quality tweets - > Quality Tweeting is what separates the imitators from the originators in the Twittersphere.
Take time to research trends and articles before packaging your thoughts in a clever way.
Providing value mixed with humor and interesting news is a great way to build influence.
Using platforms such as Hootsuite and TweetDeck will allow you to schedule out tweets in advance and measure the clicks on each tweet that includes a url.
* Remember to have fun and be patient.
Success on Twitter is definitely a journey!
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