Yesterday, I shared 18 Twitter tools to help you grow and manage your followers. These tools are grouped into 4 categories. Here is a quick recap about them (Click here to review the previous post):
- Unfollow Inactive Twitter Users (3 Tools Covered )
- Monitor Your Popularity on Twitter (5 Tools Covered)
- Schedule Tweets in Advance (5 Tools Covered)
- Keep Track of Your Twitter Stats (5 Tools Covered)
Today, I want to continue this tutorial by introducing you the last 12 tools. Here we go.
Category E – Find Out Who Don’t Follow You and Mass Unfollow Those People (Twitter Tools #19-20)
Although reciprocating following is good manners on Twitter, some tweeps still choose not to follow you back after you have followed them. Some others are even worse. They may follow you first, but as soon as you follow them back, they immediately unfollow you. How do we handle this kind of situation? Simple…. Here is what to do.
Tools I Recommend
1. Friend or Follow
Friend or Follow?
Friend or Follow is awesome! You can use it for several purposes:
a. Use it to check the people whom you are following, but not following you back.
b. Search for a list of mutual friends.
c. Type in other tweeps’ usernames to find out who they are following, who are following them, and what sources they get their information from.
Try it out, it’s a great tool!
2. Huitter
Mass Unfollow Tool Huitter
For those people who are not following you back, there is a simple way to mass unfollow them. I have found Huitter to be a handy tool in this area. You have the following choices with it:
a. Unfollow all who do not follow you back
b. Unfollow all
c. Follow all who follows you
Besides, Huitter has a white list which can prevent certain users from being deleted by you. This tool is simple and fun to use!
Category F – Find Valuable Twitter Users to Follow in Your Niche (Twitter Tools #21-26)
All things considered, we admit that Twitter is amazing. What’s even more mind-boggling though is the hundreds of third-party applications that are developed based on the Twitter platform. Take the “Twitter directory” for example. A simple Google search will reveal tons of Twitter Search Engines/Twitter Directories which promise you countless Twitter followers. To save you some time, here is a list of directories I’ve summarized that are proven to work.
Tools I Recommend
1. WeFollow
WeFollow is a user powered Twitter directory. It was founded by Kevin Rose, the founder of Digg. WeFollow’s service is a lot like Twitter’s own Suggested Users List, except that WeFollow ranks Twitter’s top users under different categories, and it encourages people to register. Yes, anybody can get listed in the WeFollow directory. It’s, so far, one of the best Twitter directories I have seen.
2. Twellow
Twellow, similar to WeFollow, is a directory of public Twitter accounts, with hundreds of categories and search features to help you find people who matter to you. According to the site, “Registering will allow you to update your Twellow profile and categories, add links to your other social media profiles, create an extended bio with whatever information and links you would like to add, and easily follow other Twitter users right from Twellow!”
3. Mr. Tweet
Why do I recommend Mr. Tweet? Pure and simple. Not only can you ask Mr. Tweet to find friends for you, you are also given the option to get recommended by your fans on Mr. Tweet. To me, it seems a lot like another Linkedin feature. Precisely, the recommendations you get from your fans are in direct correlation to your online reputation. Besides, Mr. Tweet shows relevant statistics regarding the users it recommends for you, such as how often they tweet per day, whether they respond to tweets, how frequently they tweet link messages, etc. No doubt, it’s another great Twitter tool!
4. Twibs
Twibs allows you to add your business to its site, including a location, the name of your business, and a telephone number. Then your biz info will show up on their map (See Pic Below). For me, it’s like a Twitter business directory. It must appear very interesting and practical for business owners.
Similar Tools: GeoFollow, and Just Tweet It
Note: If you have a website, you would considering list it in all kinds of Web directories, right? If you have a business, what do you do? You would most likely list your business in the local and online Yellow Pages. The same principle applies to Twitter directories. In order to make your Twitter profile findable, it is important to list yourself in as many quality Twitter directories as possible. Not to think so is naive. Those sites listed above would be a great starting point.
Category G – Other Critical Tools I Recommend (Twitter Tools #27-30)
1. Tweepular
That's Right. I'm Moonwalking Baby!
Tweepular is the best follower management tool that I’ve ever seen. It brings your Twitterverse front & center. It allows you to sort your followers by popularity, number of followers, date added, last updated, etc. Also, Tweepular lets you see who is not following you back. I really wish I had known this tool when I first started tweeting.
2. Tweetbeep
Get Alerts Sent to Your Emails
Tweetbeep is a decent online reputation management tool. It helps you Keep track of conversations that mention you, your products, your company, anything, with hourly updates! You can even keep track of who’s tweeting your website or blog, even if they use a shortened URL (like bit.ly or tinyurl.com). It’s that simple. Give it a shot. Tweepbeep has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and the NY Times!
3. TwitterFeed
Twitterfeed
I just registered on TwitterFeed. As the name implies, Twitterfeed can take almost any blog and feed it into a Twitter account. It turns out to be a great app for me. Think it would be beneficial for you to know if you are a blogger as well.
4. Tweetdeck
Manage All Tasks in One Place!
Save the best for last. Although we have mentioned the best follower management tool and the best reputation management tool, we have, yet, talked about the best Twitter tool. Tweetdeck is my favorite when it comes to managing my overall Twitter account. Here is how I use Tweetdeck these days.
a. Multiple panels that can be customized and filtered (See above pic for illustration).
b. Because I’ve followed so many people, it would be impossible for me to follow everybody’s tweets. As a result, I tried to group certain people together and only monitor what they tweet. In the above picture, you can see “NormalJoe” as the name of my group, which contains people I am particularly interested in (First panel from the left). I only have no more than 100 people in this group.
c. I mostly use Tweetdeck to search for the topic I am interested in. In the above picture, “Social Media” (Third panel from the left) represents the topic I am interested in. Therefore, I have particularly filtered it out.
d. I use Tweetdeck to post messages on multiple Twitter accounts, & my Facebook account simultaneously.
I know there are other tools out there which can do all those tasks. At this point, I just feel it would be somewhat inconvenient for me to seek out other apps while I could have done everything at once without leaving Tweetdeck.
The End
So what do you think about these 30 tools? Don’t forget to review Part A if you like this one. What tools do you recommend? Please share your thoughts, questions, and ideas in the comment area below.
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