The art of knowing how to get people to follow you on Twitter

Posted: December 2nd, 2009 | Author: Tweasier | Filed under: General Twitter, Twitter Apps | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

No-one ever said it was going to be easy knowing how to get people to follow you on Twitter. It takes a decent amount of skill, a lot of patience and you still need the likeability factor.

Skill – this extends as far as understanding how Twitter works. There is no point signing up to it if you don’t have a clue what you’re doing, because you could fall at the first hurdle.

Read up on Twitter and have a browse for who’s on there already. Is there someone famous you’d like to follow? The majority of the celebrity world is on Twitter, so it shouldn’t be too hard to try and find imagesomeone you like. However, a key element of knowing how to get people to follow you on Twitter is understanding that the people you follow won’t necessarily follow you back. If you’re a 16 year old tweeting away at home then you’re unlikely to have Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles following you, and so on. Take it with a pinch of salt. This is where the skill comes in.

Patience – in some respects, you have to play the waiting game with Twitter. The app is generally very quick and easy to use, but attracting a large amount of followers all in one go simply isn’t. You have to be patient when it comes to gaining followers. Post twenty tweets in a day and you’ll see them instantly appear online, but the followers will take some time to flock to you. We usually recommend between 3-6 tweets a day as often 10 can be too many and you could lose your audience.

Likeability – this is a term banded about on the X Factor quite frequently. It’s about being likeable enough so that people want to follow you and take an interest in what you have to say. Being cocky, arrogant and selfish won’t get you anywhere on Twitter and lets face it, the only people that can get away with something like this is if you’re a celebrity. In fact, there is no celebrity yet that has put a foot wrong on Twitter – it seems to be very forgiving. Being yourself and being likeable are the best ways to get people to follow you on Twitter.

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The type of people on Twitter

Posted: November 3rd, 2009 | Author: Tweasier | Filed under: Celebrity Twitter, General Twitter, Twitter Tool | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

Some think that there is a certain type of person that uses Twitter, but in reality, there are no defined characteristics of the people on Twitter – the most popular social media tool of the Web 2.0 generation. What is noticeable though, is that the people that use Twitter are outgoing, friendly and like to socialise through the online medium.

First up, you get celebrities using Twitter, and this is really what started the craze. The celebrity people on Twitter use the application as a vehicle for their own PR and publicity trail. It is simpleCelebrities on Twitter and extremely effective. Plus, the real bonus is that it’s free, and this has remained one of the most appealing features of social media applications such as Twitter. A good tool to use if you fancy following celebrities on Twitter is aptly named “Celebritytweet”, here they have everyone from Phillip Schofield through to 50 Cent.

The celebrity people on Twitter vary from the very famous A list star to the rather more understated individual, and anyone can ‘follow’ anyone else depending on who they’re interested in. This is where Twitter really comes into its own, as the general public instantly feel like they can get up close and personal with their favourite celebrities. Twitter does feel very personal. So, the type of people on Twitter could be anyone and everyone, after all, its easy to set up an account, but do bear in mind that just because you’re on Twitter it doesn’t mean people will be interested in what you have to say or want to follow you.

Even if you’re not sure who will follow you or who you will want to follow yourself, the people on Twitter make it easy for you to find each other. It doesn’t have to be people you know, but anyone with something interesting to say can have a voice on Twitter and capture an audience. Join Twitter today and see it for yourself.

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