by admin on February 6, 2010
So whats the easiest way to quickly and easily build a Twitter following? Simply make full use of @replies
Although people will try and sell you scammy auto following tools – by far the easiest way to build a targeted and valuable following is making the habit to @reply at least twice daily.
By using @replies you are directly connecting with other people. Your username will appear in their stream and they will be encouraged to reply to you.
Of course, @replying with nothing to say is fairly useless. I find you need to be following around 100 people to see enough tweets that interest you to reply.
So there you have it. A simple and easy way to build Twitter followers.
by admin on January 31, 2010
Is it a good idea to follow everybody automatically on Twitter?
It may have been an alright thing to do a few years ago, but these days there are just too many spammers and marketers promoting their crap for you to follow everyone.
Do you really want to follow an account that only promotes things?
Twitter isn’t like Facebook – their are no friends. It doesn’t need to be a recprical relationship for two people to see each others tweets. Therefore, if you’re not actually interested in what someone has to say, don’t both following them.
By far the best approach is to take a quick look at the profiles of your new followers and see what they’re tweeting. This way you won’t risk following a bunch of people who only put out noise. Remember the best Twitter experiences happen with people you can relate to and respect.
Following everyone will also potentially damage your brand. You run the risk of looking like you’re only on Twitter for the sake of marketing. And that’s a sure-fire way to get people to ignore you.
So is it a good idea to simply follow everybody who follows you. No! Be selective and and start enjoying twitter.
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What is more annoying than receing an automatic Direct Message from someone you just followed , plugging their latest crappy ebook or money making scam.
Chances are these users won’t pay much attention to you – and are only using Twitter for marketing purposes. So it makes sense to unfollow these users. There is no point in giving them credability by following them.
Do you send automatic DM’s?
by admin on April 18, 2009
Although im a big promoter of having a targeted follower base and not simply using Twitter for marketing – it is possible to get 1000 New Twitter Followers in just a week.
This guide will give you the simple and now relatively widely used technique for quickly and effectively gaining a large following on Twitter. Get more Twitter Followers in just 6 easy steps!
by admin on April 4, 2009
Although I choose not to pay too much attention to my follower count, TwitterCounter does provide some interesting insights into your popularity on Twitter.
TwitterCounter tracks the number of followers you have over time – plotting this data onto a graph and also keeps track of the Top 100 users both globally and in your local area.
There are other stats apps that provide more detailed insights, but TwitterCounter is simple and interesting
by admin on March 28, 2009
Do you send people an automated DM (direct message) to new followers?
Apart from being annoying, these automated DMs take the “personal” out of Twitter. You’re not going to make someone feel special by sending them an automated message. Instead they may feel like they are being simply used to have your marketing messages forced upon them.
Stay away from automating your Twitter account!
by admin on March 27, 2009
Simply attach the #lazytweet hashtag to a question on Twitter and it will automatically show up on the LazyTweet twitter account as well as on their site. Peeps can then easily reply to questions.
If you don’t have a big follower base on Twitter, and are finding that your questions go unanswered, this service has the potential to expose your question to a larger audience.
Check it Out
