Monday, April 25, 2011

Have You Wondered How To Get Followers?

By Rahul Navlakha


You have accomplished your first major dream of your life. You now hold your first book contract in your hands. The one little problem is that the publishers have asked that you join Twitter as part of your marketing plan. The thing that makes you nervous is that you have no idea how to get followers. And what is the point of being on Twitter if you have no followers?

Twitter is a social network. So the first things you will want to do is to find your friends on the website. Most friends care about what you do, so that is going to give you a natural edge. Send them a nice e-mail if they don't follow you after a couple of days.

You may have several links in your e-mail signature as it is, but you will want add your Twitter link this will remind people that you are on Twitter and want as many followers as you can get.

Along those same lines, put a Twitter widget on any blog or website you might have. People interested in you or your work just might want to follow you.

Be sure to let all your friends, both professional and personal know that you are now on Twitter. Consider posting something on your other social networking sites about now being on Twitter. You may have more fans among your friends than you know.

You might want to consider writing articles and putting them on Twitter. Most users enjoy reading articles from people they find interesting. Another good thing to do is to link your blog to your account. People who like your blog are likely to follow you. Many people even post their tweets to their blog.

This might go without saying, but put a link to your account on your website. This is the same principle as linking to your blog or anything else. The more exposure you give your account the more people who might follow you.

Which brings up another good point, people on Twitter often follow people that follow them. So follow everyone that you can. Twitter even suggests people you can follow right on your homepage. Be sure to look through this at least every day.

But the number one thing you can do to get more Twitter followers is to be active on the site. Regularly update throughout the day as you work. Make your tweets interesting. Respond to the people following you. This is how to get followers.




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