5 Quick Twitter Tips for Getting Targeted Followers
Just about every day, I get asked how I have been able to build my twitter following to over 11,000 followers. Before we get started I want to address something really quickly. Now, just having a lot of twitter followers DOESN’T REALLY MEAN ANYTHING at all. You could have a milion followers and if they are all just spammers, it won’t do you a whole lot of good. The key is GETTING TARGETED FOLLOWERS. Here are my top 5 tips for getting great twitter followers.
#01 – Follow people who “tell” you they are your target followers. There are many “free” ways for you to find people who you think are your target clients. What you want to look for are people with specific keywords in their profile. I have been working on a clients twitter account. He has a nationally syndicated radio show and created audio interviews with many “older” rock stars.
We were able to start a good list of target tweeters by doing a profile search for people with keywords such as “dan fogelber fan” or “classic rock lover.” After several searches, we had a great list of tweeters to follow.
#02 – Follow people following others in your industry. One thing people don’t always understand is that if someone is following your competitor or others in your industry there is a good chance that they would follow you if you are sending better information and your tweets are valuable to them.
#03 – Make sure you are using hash tags in your tweets. Here is a great blog post about using hash tags to grow your following. Blogger Quick Tips – Hashtags are like Anchor Text or How to Get Twitter Followers Automatically.
#04 – Make sure EVERYONE knows about your twitter account. People can’t really follow you if they don’t know you are tweeting. I include my twitter address in my email signature, and in all of my other online profiles. I also tell my clients and friends to follow me on twitter to get great information.
#05 – Re-Tweet and get Re-Tweeted. I have found that re-tweeting others tweets and promoting other great tweeters builds credibility and makes it more likely you will in turn be re-tweeted.
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