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Get More Twitter Followers
Nothing puts a hitch in my git-along like this statement: “Pay to get thousands of twitter followers”. D’oh! Twitter is not a pay to play medium. Sure…social media is an investment. But the investment is your time and at the very least a fee for a consultant to create a strategy for your business (so you don’t waste time).
So, how do you LEGITIMATELY get more TARGETED followers… because, let’s face it, you want to be able to capture your niche market, right? Here’s a video to show you how:
1. Follow back those who follow you so you can open the lines of communication and make it more likely for them to introduce you to their followers.
2. Use #s so you can connect with like-minded folks in twitter. Think of the hash tag as a topic – #SOCIALVENTION (my social media strategy on twitter) or #SparkandHustle (Tory Johnson’s Conference) Click Here for more on hash tags.
3. Be engaging on twitter! No one wants to follow someone who’s boring!
Here are some other ideas that came from my twitter followers… while shooting this video:
@megmccannmedia:
@CindyWMorrison Follow people with similar interests. Ask them about themselves! Following locals doesn’t hurt either!@Allographics:
@CindyWMorrison I would include: Limiting auto tweets and show your personality. Let followers know you are real.@Partyaficionado:
@cindywmorrison My tip. 1st be interested, then be interesting. More Twitter tips ow.ly/6T310What are your tips?
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Engaging targeted followers takes time – especially if you don’t relate to a major or trending brand, product, or service. If you don’t relate as I just mentioned, initial return on investment will be poor- especially if you are starting out with 100 or less followers. People often make the assumption that you are not interesting based on your Twitter following number. It gets worse now because now you need a Klout score to make headway into some social media circles.
Two plus years ago, I went from 0 to 1000 followers in three months. Recently, I’ve seen people struggle to honestly engage 500 followers in twelve months.
What if you just bought your first 1000 followers and took it from there? 1000 followers is respectable. It’s not wow but it is a nice place to start from.
It’s a tough call for me in terms of making a professional recommendation. I don’t want to contribute to the dwindling value of Twitter. But it is a catch 22.
What about buying 10,000 followers? I’ve seen it done. I’ve seen it done for 25k, 50k, and 100k followers in less than a month. But some of these high growth accounts are government operations experimenting with influence and misinformation. If your government is doing it, does that make it ok?
Your blog post inspires interesting questions!
Stan
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