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Coaches - How Do You Get People to Follow You on Twitter?
By Karen Skidmore
Twitter is the latest social media craze and is fast becoming a massive marketing tool for coaches, consultants and trainers to reach out and start conversations with their potential clients.
But one question I had when I first started and one that I know others have asked me since is "How do you get people to follow you on twitter?"
First of all, I don't think you need to strive to "get" people to follow you. Remember Twitter is permission based so if someone has enough of you, you're gone and out of their twitter feed instantly.
Every month, I experience the twitter spammers and they are certainly out to "get" followers. So, go with the attitude of attracting rather than getting.
Now that we have re-framed the question to "How to attract people to me on Twitter?" here are some of the ways I have seen that worked for me and others.
Don't go out and starting adding hundreds and thousands of people to your follow list expecting people to just reciprocate. First of all, how can you really follow 1,698 people when you are new to twitter (of course if you are The Scobleizer, you can - he is now following 21,004 people with 34,554 followers!) and secondly, IMHO if you are following 1,698 people but only have 34 following back, it just gives an impression that you are out to twam (is that short for twitter spam?!)
Do start conversations with people that you follow. When someone replies to you, others in their tweeter feed will see your name & so may click through to see who they are following & having a conversation with. And if you build up a good enough relationship with that person, they must give a "shout-out" to your name in their tweeter feed.
Do have an interesting & informal profile but don't put up your "corporate tagline" or be "overly-friendly" Remember, Twitter is fun and engaging, so reflect your personality & be interesting.
Do link your twitter feed to your website, blog or newsletter. Download a twitter widget to your sites and it can be an easy way of signposting your subscribers to other parts of your business to your twitter feed.
Don't twitter crap! Your twitter feed is going to be THE attraction for people to follow. If your twitter feed is full of useless information, then people won't follow you from what they see on your home page. Give value, offer help & support and engage in the twitter conversation - There is just no need to twit about your cats every day (unless you are promoting an online club for cat owners, obviously )
Source: Ezine Articles
By Karen Skidmore
Twitter is the latest social media craze and is fast becoming a massive marketing tool for coaches, consultants and trainers to reach out and start conversations with their potential clients.
But one question I had when I first started and one that I know others have asked me since is "How do you get people to follow you on twitter?"
First of all, I don't think you need to strive to "get" people to follow you. Remember Twitter is permission based so if someone has enough of you, you're gone and out of their twitter feed instantly.
Every month, I experience the twitter spammers and they are certainly out to "get" followers. So, go with the attitude of attracting rather than getting.
Now that we have re-framed the question to "How to attract people to me on Twitter?" here are some of the ways I have seen that worked for me and others.
Don't go out and starting adding hundreds and thousands of people to your follow list expecting people to just reciprocate. First of all, how can you really follow 1,698 people when you are new to twitter (of course if you are The Scobleizer, you can - he is now following 21,004 people with 34,554 followers!) and secondly, IMHO if you are following 1,698 people but only have 34 following back, it just gives an impression that you are out to twam (is that short for twitter spam?!)
Do start conversations with people that you follow. When someone replies to you, others in their tweeter feed will see your name & so may click through to see who they are following & having a conversation with. And if you build up a good enough relationship with that person, they must give a "shout-out" to your name in their tweeter feed.
Do have an interesting & informal profile but don't put up your "corporate tagline" or be "overly-friendly" Remember, Twitter is fun and engaging, so reflect your personality & be interesting.
Do link your twitter feed to your website, blog or newsletter. Download a twitter widget to your sites and it can be an easy way of signposting your subscribers to other parts of your business to your twitter feed.
Don't twitter crap! Your twitter feed is going to be THE attraction for people to follow. If your twitter feed is full of useless information, then people won't follow you from what they see on your home page. Give value, offer help & support and engage in the twitter conversation - There is just no need to twit about your cats every day (unless you are promoting an online club for cat owners, obviously )
Source: Ezine Articles
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How To Get More People Following You On Twitter. Twittergetter
Twitter is a great site to increase your exposure on Bukasi and other sites. Having a large number of followers increases the chance your tweet will be heard above the noise. There is a better way to get more followers on Twitter than just adding a bunch of friends. First and foremeost you need to be sure and publish informative tweets and avoid spam. Everybody hates spam and Twitter is not the place for it. What Twitter is good for is getting some publicity to legitimate sites or blogs. Keep your tweets fresh and interesting and add friends that have similar interests. Invite your friends to follow your tweets with the invite tool on Twitter and comment often on your friends posts. The more you comment on your freinds posts on Twitter the more exposure you will get and others will add you as a friend. In addition, place a "follow me on Twitter" link on your blog or website along with a Twitter window that displays your current tweets in a small box on your website. These can be found in the tools section. The more exposure your tweets have the more followers on Twitter you will have.
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