This is a reply to a question (OK, that I’ve rephrased) posted on LinkedIn.
To get people to reply on Twitter you have to have people in your niche follow you and post good content.
How to get people in your niche to follow you, follow them first.
You begin the conversation so people get to know you and trust you. Building trust is important on Twitter, just like it is anywhere. When you speak, only say things that matter. When I was a new hire at Microsoft, no one listened more than required because I was new. Quiet by nature I didn’t talk much at meetings but was productive well above the average. 2 years later when I spoke people got quiet and listened.
Don’t go to sites that promise to get you a 1000 followers a week. While it is possible (I get over 300 new followers a day) people don’t like to see you posting advertisements for these sites nor for MLM sites. Don’t let anyone post anything on your feed.
Good, useful content. That is easy to understand. Make people want to re-tweet what you say. If you have a subject that you just wrote about in a blog, seach your keywords for people that ask a question on that subject and answer them. Make sure you include a link to your post in your answer if appropriate. There a lot of times that your link will not be right for the answer. Don’t be afraid to int inlude your link. If people like your answer there is a good chance that they will look at your profile and then find your post. (your profile does have a link to your blog, right?)
You have 140 characters to write in, right? Not me, I can only write 124 characters. That leaves space for “RT @_McLaughlin ” (notice the space after my name, I don’t even have 125 characters.
Want to use “tricks” to get noticed? The first is to make sure you re-tweet and interact with people Thursday afternoon and Friday morning, so you are fresh in their mind for the #FollowFriday that we all know and love.
Speaking of #FollowFriday, don’t do EVERY SINGLE PERSON ON YOUR LIST, like so many beginners do. Choose selectively and do them one at a time. Here is one that I did yesterday:
“Need a personal development fanatic? A serial online entrepreneur? #followfriday Dragos Roua AKA @edragonu”
Really bring out the benefits for following that one person. Know what I did wrong with the tweet about edragonu? I didn’t link to his site. People are probably not searching for a serial entrepreneur, so I could have dropped that off.
If you want someone to follow you and they don’t, try doing a nice #FollowFriday about them.
How do I get people to reply to me on Twitter?
This is a reply to a question (OK, that I’ve rephrased) posted on LinkedIn.
To get people to reply on Twitter you have to have people in your niche follow you and post good content.
How to get people in your niche to follow you, follow them first.
You begin the conversation so people get to know you and trust you. Building trust is important on Twitter, just like it is anywhere. When you speak, only say things that matter. When I was a new hire at Microsoft, no one listened more than required because I was new. Quiet by nature I didn’t talk much at meetings but was productive well above the average. 2 years later when I spoke people got quiet and listened.
Don’t go to sites that promise to get you a 1000 followers a week. While it is possible (I get over 300 new followers a day) people don’t like to see you posting advertisements for these sites nor for MLM sites. Don’t let anyone post anything on your feed.
Good, useful content. That is easy to understand. Make people want to re-tweet what you say. If you have a subject that you just wrote about in a blog, seach your keywords for people that ask a question on that subject and answer them. Make sure you include a link to your post in your answer if appropriate. There a lot of times that your link will not be right for the answer. Don’t be afraid to int inlude your link. If people like your answer there is a good chance that they will look at your profile and then find your post. (your profile does have a link to your blog, right?)
You have 140 characters to write in, right? Not me, I can only write 124 characters. That leaves space for “RT @_McLaughlin ” (notice the space after my name, I don’t even have 125 characters.
Want to use “tricks” to get noticed? The first is to make sure you re-tweet and interact with people Thursday afternoon and Friday morning, so you are fresh in their mind for the #FollowFriday that we all know and love.
Speaking of #FollowFriday, don’t do EVERY SINGLE PERSON ON YOUR LIST, like so many beginners do. Choose selectively and do them one at a time. Here is one that I did yesterday:
“Need a personal development fanatic? A serial online entrepreneur? #followfriday Dragos Roua AKA @edragonu”
Really bring out the benefits for following that one person. Know what I did wrong with the tweet about edragonu? I didn’t link to his site. People are probably not searching for a serial entrepreneur, so I could have dropped that off.
If you want someone to follow you and they don’t, try doing a nice #FollowFriday about them.
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