A great way to get more attention on the big web is by getting someone to give you the shoutout…or at least have a conversation with a famous person in your niche. However, having conversations with famous people is not an easy task to complete. While some are impossible to contact, others are more than willing to respond to your tweets. In order to get the famous people in your niche to talk with you on Twitter, follow these steps:
- Find out who might talk with you. If you see someone engaging with their followers, that person is very likely to have a conversation with you. Other famous people send out pre-scheduled tweets and never talk with their followers. Contacting those people will not result in a response.
- Retweet and favorite some of that person’s tweets. When retweeting and favoriting another person’s tweets, do this on a consistent basis. Retweeting 5 of a famous person’s tweets on one day and forgetting to retweet or favorite any other tweets for the rest of the week will result in that famous person being less likely to see what you did. When I want to get in touch with someone, I am retweeting and favoriting one of that person’s tweets every day. In order to get noticed the most, either tweet old (but still relevant tweets) that were once popular or retweet tweets that few people have engaged on. Only retweeting the new stuff will mix you in with the other people who want the same attention or just love what the person tweets.
- Ask a question. If I want to get in touch with a social media expert, I ask a question about social media. Not only does my question get answered, but I get a response from a famous person in my niche.
- Respond quickly. Once you have the famous person’s attention, you don’t want to lose it. The quicker you respond, the longer the conversation continues. If the conversation continues long enough, that famous person may decide to engage in your tweets and chat with you regularly.
By following this pattern, you will be able to get famous people in your niche to respond to and engage in your tweets. What do you think of the pattern? Do you have any other suggestions to add? Share your thoughts below.
My cart is before my horse. Have garnered major celeb attention. What to say if to say anything at all. With little content, difficult to move on this one.
I’d recommend you start by taking massive action. It’s possible to create and publish 5 new pieces of content every day whether you prefer blog posts, videos, audio, or a combination. You don’t need a lot of content. You just need top value content and a way to get people on your email list.
Getting famous people to talk about your blog is the best suited strategy to grow fast in less time.
I first try to comment on the site of the person before asking them Q on social media. In this way, I get more attention towards my question.
Great share.
Thank you Shafi. I’m happy to hear you’re taking action to interact with famous people in your niche. I’d also recommend sharing their content and mentioning them on social media every time you share their content.
Very good advice. I tweeted some pics of my parents who were in the military on Veteran’s day a few years ago. Got a RT from a pro football play with a shout out. Very cool moment!
Matt, tell your parents that I thank them for their service. I’m happy to hear you got a RT from a pro football player. The funny thing about Twitter and the web is that you never know who is looking at your posts and videos.
This works equally well if trying to engage with media in a niche. Create a Twitter list of top media contacts and follow these 4 steps Marc mentioned. I am in the travel niche and have connected with travel bloggers as well as getting TV and radio interviews by doing just this.
Fascinating Heather. I’ll give that a try.
Maybe it goes without saying but I think it helps to be genuinely interested in something that person has said or done. I am a tarot reader and sell metaphysical items but I am also a musician. Over the years I have written to and recieved replies from some people I have a great deal of respect for. Not only was it a thrill to get a reply but I also got some great information.
If you are doing it for promotion I’d recommend that you always give to get. As good as someone may be at what they do they might benefit from your perspective on things. Asking them a good question that might be of interest to their followers or giving them some insightful, intelligent feedback might pique their interest and even make an impression on them.
Thank you for the wonderful advice. No matter how much we think we know, there is always something new to learn.