How I Got 700 Followers on Twitter

Many bloggers have been talking about Twitter lately. I have posted a couple articles about Twitter here on my blog. I haven’t really talked about how I use Twitter and got 700 followers in three months. Well, I’m going to explain what Twitter strategy is.

I use to be like most people before ever making a Twitter account. I asked myself why would Twitter help my blog? Why be able to only write 160 characters per tweet? But I finally decided to sign up after continuing to read positive reviews from other bloggers.

When I began I didn’t even know where to start. I had been only reading positive things and not any tips on how to use it successfully. My first month was spent learning the ropes and watching other successful Twitter users. I learned quite a bit and I was able to use the information to get 700 followers. Now 700 followers is not a whole lot, but it is quite a bit since I started during the time where you could only follow 2,000 other Twitter users.

My Twitter Strategy:

• Add people that are interested in your niche. You are limited to following only 2,000 people so make sure that you choose wisely. I always pick the people that have the most followers but I make sure that their followers would be interested in my blog. Then I go through and add other people that I find interesting in my niche. Just make sure to not add people too fast or your account will be suspended.
• Reply to people that are interested in your niche. You should be able to easily find these people if you know the users in your niche that have some followers. If you reply to them it is likely that they will come to your Twitter page and hopefully follow you.
• Reply to people that have a lot of followers. I just make sure that the popular Twitter users have followers that would be interested in my niche. I find that spending more time trying to get people to follow me that are in my niche is better than people that are not. I know, kind of common sense. The idea behind this is that they will reply to back you and everyone following that person will click on your username to know more about you.
• Use Twitter search to talk to people about popular topics. When you go to the Twitter search page there will be a spot in the sidebar that says the most popular topics being talked about. If one is relevant to your niche then click on it so that you can find people that are talking about it. Then reply to other people’s tweets. It is likely that they will respond you and their followers will see your username. Then other people will likely reply to what you are saying about the popular topic since they will probably be interested in it also. It has worked for me anyways.
• Use Tweet Later to message people after they follow you. This will be done for you automatically if you sign up for the free service. Just don’t look spammy by telling them to go to your blog. I have found that this turns off a lot of new followers. Most likely they have already visited your blog when they went to your twitter page. Just thank them and go on your way.
• Use Qwitter to find out who quit following you and when they did. The most important part here is when they quit. You want to try and figure out if you have talked about something that someone did not like. I wouldn’t worry about why you lost followers unless you lost quite a few of them.
• I use it to help bloggers that have questions. I just make sure that I can answer questions in 160 characters. People will see your username when another twitter user asks you a question. Then when other followers see that you are answering peoples questions they will ask you questions. If they decide to ask a question then their followers will see your username and possibly come to your twitter page. It’s basically a chain reaction.
• I also make sure to use a Twitter plugin called Twitter Tools to automatically post that I have a new article on my blog. This lets all my followers know about my new post and it’s an easy way to bring people to my blog.
• I also post links to interesting articles that have to do with my niche. That way people want to stay subscribe to me and others will want to subscribe to me.

That is my simple Twitter strategy. I do not spend all that much time on Twitter like I use to since I started consulting companies about social media and blogging. I try to be a machine and do it all, but there is only so much time in a day. If you have any strategies of your own let me and others know about them. No secrets, right?