How to Get More Followers on Twitter

You can get more followers on Twitter by adopting a few habits that make the most of your time and encourage people to follow you. What you tweet, how you do it and how often are all factors. Some conventions you can follow make your tweets more interesting and memorable.

Instructions

1. Tweet something you think is particularly interesting and follow it with "Please RT" or "Please retweet." This encourages others to retweet your message and gives you exposure to the followers of everyone who retweets it. Only do this occasionally, however, or you could be ignored. Try tweeting a link to a new article on something of interest to your followers.

2. Participate in #followfriday. On Fridays, Twitter users make a small list of about five people that they recommend others follow. Do a search on search.twitter.com for "#followfriday" to see how it's done.

3. Participate in #tweepletuesday. TweepleTuesday was started by @sarahrobinson as a way to introduce people she thinks are compatible. On Tuesdays, several of her posts contain "#tweepletuesday" where she names two users she thinks should know each other. Try this yourself when you know enough people. Start introducing people, and probably they will introduce you to others.

4. Follow businesses that are in the field that interests you. Businesses usually follow you back. It's good for their image and a way for them to use Twitter to receive and respond to customer feedback. Others check out the followers of businesses that interest them. If they like your profile and your recent tweets, they may start following you as well.

5. Send a public message to someone influential who is not following you by preceding your message with an "@" followed by her username. When she answers your tweet, all her followers will see it; some of them may check your profile and start following you.

6. Have an interesting profile. Use a photo or avatar that represents you well. Fill out the bio section, even if it's brief.

7. Make your tweets interesting, timely and not too frequent. It's okay to promote your business directly sometimes, but you don't want to appear spammy. The best way to build good relationships with potential customers is to consistently provide them with useful information. Occasional messages of a personal nature are fine, too, since people like to know something about the people they are dealing with.

8. Find some prominent people in your area of interest and start following them. Some of them undoubtedly will follow you back, and some of their followers may start to follow you as well.

References

• Business Insider; How To Become Super Popular on Twitter; Ted Tagalakis; March 2011
• Quick Online Tips; 10 Surefire Ways to Get More Twitter Followers; March 2010

Resources

• Have More Clients: How to use Twitter for Business
• Social News Watch; Top 237 Twitter Users Who Will Follow You Back; J.D. Rucker, March 2009
• JesseNewhart.com; How To Find Great Links For Twitter That Get Retweeted Like Crazy; March 2009