How to Get a Huge Following on Twitter
March 3, 2010 by Danek S. Kaus
Filed under Twitter
If you\’re on Twitter you know what a powerful marketing tool it can be. But the key to success is finding and keeping followers. Here are 11 steps you can take to get more Twitter followers.
1. The first thing you must do is to write a great bio. Your bio is the first thing people check to determine whether or not to follow you. One key element of your bio is your website, so be sure to include it.
2. If you\’re a Twitter newbie, it\’s best to post about 10 interesting tweets before you look for followers. You must get people interested in following you first.
3. A great way to tweet is to post a link to an interesting article, video or other info you find on the Web. Most such links will be too long for Twitter so go to tinyurl.com to shorten them. All you have to do is copy and paste the old link at this site and it will create a new, short link.
4. Tweet inspiring or humorous quotes. You can find a lot of great quotes that your Twitter followers will enjoy at BrainyQuotes.com
5. Tweet links to interesting videos from YouTube and other such sites.
6. Make sure you re-tweet other people\’s tweets. Many of them will do the same for you, which exposes you to their followers, some of whom may decide to follow you.
7. Twitter is about being social, so join in some conversations. You can do this by giving people a compliment on one of their tweets and by replying to some of their tweets.
8. When people re-tweet you, be sure to thank them. It shows good manners and it increases the chances that they will do it again.
9. On Fridays, participate in Follow Friday. Recommend some of the people you respect and admire to your followers. Many of them will do the same for you, which can help build your following.
10. Read the rules of service and obey them. Don\’t become \”aggressive\” about following and un-following people. Doing so could get your account suspended.
11. Limit your marketing tweets. Try to keep a ratio of about one marketing tweet for every 10 regular ones.
Danek S. Kaus is the author of You Can Be Famous! Insider Secrets to Getting Free Publicity. Read his Blog and learn more about his Services
Marry Your Marketing Plan
Make a vow to keep up your marketing schedule in good times and not so good times.
I have said it time and time again that marketing, no matter what type you choose, is a building process. Here is the whole thing summed up in one situation:
Assume for a moment that you had never heard of this thing called “Cola”. You go to your mailbox and get your mail only to find a postcard that says “New Fizzy Drink! You’ll Love It! A Taste Like Nothing You
Have Had Before!” You might run right out and try it, but more than likely, not. Most people won’t.
So you get a second postcard.
Still you do nothing.
Then you are talking to you’re a friend from across town who says “Hey, have you tried this Cola thing?” It turns out that after he got his second postcard he went out and got a bottle to give it a try.
Now the Third postcard shows up and you’re thinking “OK, fine, I’ll give it a try.” And you do, and you do love it, and it is like nothing else. So now you have to tell your brother about it.
You see where this is going. If the makers of “Cola”, whoever they are, had sent cards to the whole town one time and then abandoned the marketing due to a lack of response they would have missed out.
So, now that you can no longer argue with the fact that you need to keep up a steady stream of marketing to the same people multiple times you are obviously thinking “How do I keep up with the whole thing while I am closing the customers that I am already getting?” The honest answer is get a direct mail company to help you.
Whatever size your mailing list is I suggest that you have enough pieces printed to mail to them at least three times. Usually once every 2-4 weeks is sufficient depending on your industry. You can set the dates for your mailings to go out and let the marketing company take care of the rest. That means that with one phone call you can take care of all of your marketing for 3 months or more. No worrying about remembering, no hassle-filled trips to the post office. All you will have to do is run your business the way that you know how and let them take care of your marketing.
Stop worrying about the steady flow of business that you need to survive. Do something about it. Create a marketing plan, date it for a while, then if it really works out, say “I do.”
If you need more information on testing out your new marketing beau, read my article Don’t Assume, Just Test and Track.
Best wishes and a prosperous life together!
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