How I Tripled My Twitter Followers Instantly!
I used to look at Twitter as just a place to promote my blog. I never realized its true worth and power. This all changed a few days days ago. Here is how I got my bit of Twitter success:
1) Before reading Stanly Tang’s post on how he crossed 5000 followers, I was following 25 people and was being followed by 70. After reading that post I realized that I was not at all networking. I then decided to follow people who were in niches of my interest. I followed designers, bloggers, tech enthusiasts etc. The result was I was following 100 people and was being followed by 150.
This example will help me bringing my point forward:
Barrack Obama: Followed by 144k and Follows 168k
Hillary Clinton is also followed by thousands and she follows no one.
Think about it, who would you like to follow? Someone who follows many or someone who follows no one? Basically, I realized, that if I was not going to follow people, people would not follow me.
2)I also started conversations with my followers. This too made people follow me. (Asking questions and replying to questions is the best way)
3)Then, I came across Kevin Rose’s post on ReTweeting. I finally understood what ReTweeting was. And I instantly began to ReTweet tweets from my friends. In turn many people (like @CatsWhoCode) ReTweeted my tweets. This really boosted my follower count.
Easy pointers that also helped me:
- Inserting my Twitter user id in email signatures.
- Inserting my Twitter in my forum signatures.
- My post on using your Twitter profile as a link while blog commenting.
End Result: Following 125 people and being followed by 215. My followers had tripled!
I would like to end this post with a lovely quote:
“Facebook is about people you used to know; Twitter is about people you’d like to know better” – Ivor Tossel
Let’s be friends on Twitter – @Farrhad, I will happily follow you back !
How do you increase your followers? Feel free to share your thoughts below.
Written by Farrhad A from Let's SermoPosted on January 28th, 2009 and filed under Social Media
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I blog about Stephen Colbert, and enjoy talking about Stephen and ‘The Colbert Report’. I go to the Twitter Search right after the show airs and see who’s twittering about Stephen. Then I go to their Twitter page and if it looks like someone I might like to follow (healthy amount of twitter activity, good follower/following balance), I add them. Usually, right when I follow a new Twitter person, I’ll reply to their post and let them know that I am a Stephen Colbert fan too. That way, they’ll know we have something in common.
So my recommendation is to do twitter searches on topics you like to tweet about, and add people who tweet about that subject. Virtually everyone who I have added has added me back, and I still have a healthy following/followers ratio. Plus I’ve made lots of new friends who like to talk about Stephen Colbert and ‘The Colbert Report’ just like I do.
And if you’d like to talk about Stephen Colbert with me, please feel free to follow me: http://twitter.com/nofactzone
good blog !!!
how r u my friend
peace lover from Indonesia
good future for friendship all over the world
Thanx Mr. Farrhad for ur twittery advice ..
I don’t twitter what I’m doing more than 2 times a day ..
and I also follow Just about 60 people
@ this second they will be 61
following U
..
Welcome after, it is just what I did find out about twitter for a month ago. You must be active to get followers.
Hey Farrhad.. I’m following you on Twitter.. (@sensonize).. It would be nice meeting you since we are from the same country and almost of the same age.. Cheers!
My goal is to get to 1,000 followers but I seem to be stuck at around 650. Any suggestions on what I can do to make it to 1k?
Thanks for your lovely comments everyone
@ I agree with you
@cohnsey whats your Twitter id? I will have a look and let you know.
The first easy point works perfectly! I added my ID in my email signature and I duplicated my followers in a couple of weeks.
By the way, you can follow me @mrjavo
Very useful tips, Has surely skyrocketed my Twitter followers too.
How about leaving your twitter URL in blog comments??