Twitter Tips: Sometimes you have to follow them
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You know Twitter, the new boom on social media channels. I recently wrote an article about how you can socialize on Twitter by re-tweeting relevant and interesting tweets from the people you follow. Now, I want to talk about another aspect: where are the people that tweet about the same things as you?
Many people like to go on Twitter, watch what others are tweeting, click the links, tweet something and that’s it. To many people just wait to see if someone is going to follow them. The truth is that this method of attracting followers it’s not that productive.
If you are on Twitter just to connect with your friends then this small article is not for you. But if you want to connect with people tweeting about the same things as you and tweeting about things that interests you then I think this advice will come in handy.
If you’ll wait for people to follow you then you are probably in the same situation like many others. To many of us are waiting to be followed. If you wish to interact maybe it’s time to make the first step. Those people would follow you back if you have quality tweets that interest them : you have nothing to fear.
You have to be careful and not start to follow people just like that. Do a search on Twitter and find who is tweeting about what you are interested in. See if they are consistent in what they post and how often they tweet. It will be best if you find people with the same interests and habits as you.
Why do I think you have nothing to loose if you are going to do this? Those people would eventually find you and start following you. Why waste time? You could miss valuable information or maybe a friend or a potential client. So, why delay the moment.
If you are on Twitter to interact with people that share the same interests and maybe are in the same niche market as you are then I think you should go search them and start follow them. Be the one that makes the first step.
What do you think about this? I’m sure that there are people that wait to be followed and thinking that this is the way to have quality followers. I say they’re wrong. It’s like saying the only way to eat good chocolate from France is when you are there. I believe that if you want something you should go after it.
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I follow lots of people and most people follow me back. I make the most amazing connections at unexpected times. Just this week, I re-tweeted a quote I liked. A woman commented on my tweet, and I checked out her Twitter profile. Surprise, she lives only about 30 miles from me. I started conversing with her and she is going to be a marketing coach for me.
But, I would not have found her if I had not followed lots of people. Sure, you follow a lot of people you won’t really connect with, but you have to have a lot of followers in order to make the great connection.
I used to follow with little thought. I ended up with a lot of people who are not of interest to me. So, I search on Twitter.com for keywords on topics that interest me. I use twitter.grader.com to find people in my areas of interest who are highly ranked. Then, I follow people who follow them! I figure that those people are likely to have similar interests, too.
Twitter is not a passive medium. You can’t just watch it like CNN. You have to interact with people. Said in another way, you GET to interact with people in an immediate and personal way. I have become very good friends with a handful of people talking to them 140 characters at a time.
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@Jay Koch – Thanks a lot for your comment. I totally agree with you when saying that “… you have to have a lot of followers in order to make the great connection” and “Twitter is not a passive medium. You can’t just watch it like CNN.”
Good info, keep up the good work.
You definitely need to take the first step. I have had much better luck following first.
When I hear this, I am really becoming a fan of twitter.