The bigger number of Twitter followers you have, the more potential to get noticed, generate more traffic, and possibly more revenue. While the equation seems to be simple, not many people are doing it well enough to amass followers swaying on every word you say. Here are a few tips to help you increase your popularity on Twitter:
1. When you need something, you just have to ask: Building your twitter followers, just like marketing or sales in businesses, is a numbers game. The more you follow, the more will follow you. Go to the directories where twitter users congregate and find the relevant category of twitter users who you will benefit from as followers and start asking to connect to them. In a rapid succession, find interesting people and connect. Don’t overdo this since the directories might classify it as spamming, but do a fixed number of people per day and don’t stop, ever.
2. Give something of value and ask to be followed: I once got a nice little email stating that I could download an e-book for free if I could follow them on Twitter — that was an interesting way to build their twitter following. Doing this in addition to building a list using normal opt-in forms on websites is a great way to drum up the number of your followers. It doesn’t always have to be an e-book or a free report. You could have them follow you if you have a sample product that could be sent to them in exchange. You could have them follow you for a free trial. Further, you could give them free access to your membership site if they follow you.
3. Surprise your followers by pampering them: I have been a great fan of throwing surprises at others for your benefit. It works in relationships (try surprising your children, your spouse or friends?) and in business too. Do a search on local followers and meet them in person? Arrange for a meet-up in your area, using sites like meetup.com. Pick up a random follower on twitter and send in a free gift. You could even say good things about your followers, endorse their products and services (if any) or just praise them out of the blue. It feels good and it can’t kill you.
4. Re-tweet more and tweet less: One of the best ways to flatter someone on twitter is to re-tweet your followers’ tweets (or even that of those whom you follow). Re-tweeting, by the act itself, signifies that you value the post very much and that you think it is important enough for everyone else to take notice, or to read. This again comes from a very fundamental human trait – vanity and ego. The trick to succeed in life has always been to please others and not yourself. Tweeting is an act you do for yourself; but re-tweeting has powerful social benefits built-in.
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