In the past
couple of blogs we discussed the reasons why you should have a Big Twitter Following and How to Manage a Large List
to create a foundation for your Twitter experience.
Regularly
practicing these Keys will be the nectar to attract swarms of new followers.
1.
Let Your Authentic Personality Fly ~ People love to connect with real people, not automated or
robotic accounts. Show us your personality in your tweets and @
Replies. You’d be surprised how many people are watching you in
actions. Give them the best you and they will follow.
2. Tweet Consistently ~ Showing up every day is vital to
create the Know, Like & Trust relationship needed to invite them to
look at your site and offers. Important to note: Tweet in moderation –
especially when first starting and leave room to allow your audience to absorb
your messages.
3. Tweet Great Content ~ The majority of your tweets
should not be about you. Share interesting, inspiring, educational,
entertaining or breaking news – industry specific or of general world
interest. Apply the 80/20 rule – only 20% of your messages will be
self-promotion. When you apply the Keys in this post you’ll be surprised
by the reach that those 20% messages will have by your legions of faithful fans
and ambassadors.
4. Ask Questions & Respond to Answers ~ Asking questions that generate responses is an art form. Focus on general
questions that more people can answer and in a way that probes for a deeper
thought. (This has been very effective in my Facebook Business Pages). On Twitter deeper
questions may take several tweets to share their answer – try something like .
. . What was your 1st Car? Your Best Concert experience?
5. Ask for Help ~ Many bloggers and content
creators from time to time experience writer’s block. Asking your
audience for ideas for your next blog series, or getting a feel of what
problems they are having in their life or business may help stimulate new
products and services to help solve their current problem.
6. Promote Others ~ Everyone loves to see their name
mentioned by someone else, and it has deeper meaning for them if you are seen
as Twitter Hierarchy – as your list grows there is a sense of credibility that
is bestowed upon you by the followers you’ve attracted. Share their blog
or an article or Facebook message they posted or a simple RT.
7. Leave Room ~ Keep your Tweets between 100 to
120 characters for multi-generational RTs – creates space for 2 or 3 peoples
names to be included in your messages RTed without having to edit.
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