How to Get a Huge Following on Twitter
By now you probably realize how powerful Twitter can be for marketing. In order for Twitter to be truly effective, you will need to have a lot of followers. Here’s how:
1. Create a great Twitter bio. One of the key factors in whether or not people decide to follow you is the quality of the information in your bio. If you have a relevant website, be sure to include the URL. You only have 160 characters, as opposed to the 140 allowed in tweets, so use them well.
2. If you’re just getting started on Twitter, create about 10 interesting, relevant tweets. Give people a reason to follow you.
3. Links to interesting websites, articles and videos make great tweets. Because the URLs will be too long for Twitter, you’ll need to create a short version. You can do this at tinyurl.com. Copy the long link and paste it into the appropriate window there and it will generate a short link that is suitable for Twitter.
4. You can also tweet quotations that are inspiring or funny. Search the Web using the word ”quotes” to find sites that offer them.
5. Tweet links to interesting videos from YouTube and other such sites.
6. Make sure you re-tweet other people’s tweets. Many of them will do the same for you, which exposes you to their followers, some of whom may decide to follow you.
7. Twitter is about being social, so join in some conversations. You can do this by giving people a compliment on one of their tweets and by replying to some of their tweets.
8. Be sure to thank people who re-tweet you. All you have to do is hit the reply button and send a short note.
9. On Fridays, participate in Follow Friday. Recommend some of the people you respect and admire to your followers. Many of them will do the same for you, which can help build your following.
10. Read the rules of service and obey them. Don’t become ”aggressive” about following and un-following people. Doing so could get your account suspended.
11. Don’t be over-aggressive with marketing. It turns people off. Do one business-type tweet for every 10 or so regular tweets.
Danek S. Kaus is a veteran journalist and publicist, and author of You Can Be Famous! Insider Secrets to Getting Free Publicity. Learn more Publicity Secrets and his Publicity and Writing Services
