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21 ways to grow your Twitter account 

4/27/2014

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During the past few weeks, I have been summarizing my methods for increasing my following on Twitter, so I thought it might be helpful to combine the main points from each week into one post.  Here's a succinct list of how I went from 0 to over 1,000 followers on Twitter in just five weeks.
  1. Followed over 200 accounts on Twitter the first week and 50 when there seemed to be a lag in followers.
  2. Thanked all new followers.
  3. Thanked all followers for any retweets, favoriting, or mentioning.
  4. Thanked all followers for adding me to any lists.
  5. Posted 5-10 times per day.  This included a mix of links to my blog and articles on writing, as well as non-writing related information about me or other topics.
  6. Utilized Hootsuite to schedule tweets multiple times a day.
  7. Added ‘Tweet Old Post’ plugin to WordPress to retweet my old posts from my science blog (www.rockheadsciences.com) to my Twitter account.
  8. Participated in Follow Friday (#FF) to ask my current followers to follow my new followers and other followers that have helped me.
  9. Asked questions on Twitter to start conversations.
  10. Responded to questions from followers to start conversations.
  11. Signed up at www.twittercounter.com to watch my Twitter account growth.
  12. Updated my Twitter account details.
  13. Set up Google Alerts so I’m emailed once a day on topics of interest that I can add to my Twitter posts.
  14. Used Flipboard app to search for additional news stories.
  15. Used positive blog comments on Twitter posts.
  16. Posted pictures to generate conversation.
  17. Participated on a writing process blog tour and posted the link on Twitter. (See http://www.sandiewill.com/blog.html)
  18. Learned more information on social medial in general through www.yourbrandingpower.com and by attending classes and webinars, as well as participating in a 21-Day Personal Branding Challenge to improve my social media presence.
  19. Wrote several blogs and posted them on Twitter.  My writing blogs were posted twice a day and my science blogs were posted four times a day.
  20. Reached out to new tweeters to assist growing their followers.
  21. Listened and followed the advice from fellow tweeters on building a presence on Twitter.

I think I’m off to an excellent start, but next, I plan on expanding my efforts to include those followers that will buy my books.  Advice I’ve received from others on Twitter and my social media expert have stressed that it’s not just about the number of followers, it’s also about the quality of the followers.  So, I will be focusing more on my target audience.  Since my novels are young adult and middle grade, I will be following more students and teachers, as well as those that love to read.  I’ll keep you posted.

In the meantime, let me know if you have any questions or recommendations from your own Twitter experience in the comments below. 

Good luck on Twitter!  --Sandie

5 Comments
Mariella link
5/15/2014 08:49:53 am

Hi, Sandie! Thanks for the post! I felt like I was getting a little bit of momentum going with new followers, and then suddenly after I passed 500 it got kind of quiet. I know you said you really got rolling after 400. Do you think there are just lulls sometimes? And do you think following a new batch of followers re-stimulates the process? I've been following a handful of people each day (at least 5 or so, but one day I did about 30) and not much has happened except some of them followed me back. Maybe it's just a dry spell...

Just curious whether you had any insights! Thanks!

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Sandie Will link
5/15/2014 09:23:30 am

Hi Mariella - thanks for stopping by. From my experience, it could be that you need to re-energize your follower pool, so I would suggest to follow in bulk again. I have noticed at times, that there are lulls. During those times I followed 50-75 new people from my own followers or lists. For instance, I would go to a follower you already have in your target audience and follow their followers. Same with lists. Go to any list you've been added to and follow the followers (if you've been added to any lists you'll see it in your notifications). Let me know if this helps. Lots of luck to you --Sandie

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Mariella
5/15/2014 11:56:57 am

Yep, you're right! I just went and followed 20 people and got 2 or 3 new followers (not follow backs) within about an hour. Twitter does have its ways, doesn't it? :-)

I've been added to a couple of lists, including the very mysterious "Nice Ladies" list. Nice Ladies netted me some followers, but I think they were looking for wives...

Thanks again! -M

Sandie Will
5/15/2014 01:27:18 pm

Hi Mariella - great news - so glad it worked out! Yeah Twitter definitely has its own nuances and that is hilarious about the nice ladies list lol!! Thanks for the great comment. Hopefully this will help others too. --Sandie

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11/18/2022 08:46:22 am

Thanks for postinng this

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