There are loads of different philosophies on how to grow a Twitter account. Here are some tips I got from a fellow journalist a while back. They may sound a little clinical – there’s no mention of “having loads of great conversations and sharing jokes”, but they do give a basic roadmap for helping to get your name out there.
What do you think about these 7 steps for finding more Twitter followers? Too basic? Wonderfully simplistic? What’s your best Twitter tip?
1. Make 1,000 friends
2. Post friendly comments introducing blog links “wrote this because…” etc
3. Jump into some hash-tag conversations. You’ll come up in searches and get inside ongoing discussions
4. Link to other websites and blogs that you think your followers might be interested in – it shows you know what Twitter’s about
5. Retweet. Share news stories, interesting comments from other bloggers, good links
6. @ reply. When someone has said something to you, respond to them directly. It’s about conversation
7. Ask questions of your followers. They don’t have to be big and heavy – just something you’re interested in and want to chat about. Which food do you argue about with your children? Pets for toddlers – good or bad?
— Jennifer Howze, www.jenography.net
About Jennifer Howze
Jennifer Howze is the Creative Director and co-founder of BritMums. She blogs about family travel at Jenography.net, tweets at @JHowze and Instagrams at @JHowze. Previously, she wrote the Alpha Mummy blog at The Times and as a journalist has contributed to The Times, The Guardian, The Independent, The Wall Street Journal, Travel & Leisure, Budget Travel, CNN.com, Allure, SELF and Premiere, among others. She won The Maggie Award from the Planned Parenthood Federation of America for a health article in Seventeen magazine.
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Tuesday 17th of May 2011
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