If you grow a big audience on Twitter, that audience has the potential to dramatically transform your business and get more people to know about you. Many people see growing an audience on Twitter as a challenging process. Some of the people who went through the challenging process now have thousands of followers while others are almost there. Regardless of whether you just started using Twitter or have hundreds of followers, you need to reach 1,000 Twitter followers as soon as possible. Here are the 10 steps that will allow you to get there:
- Follow people who are likely to follow back. When you follow people who are likely to follow back, be sure to follow the people who are interested in what you talk about. Take a look at their bios and some of the people they follow to determine whether these people would be interested in what you tweet about or not. Some of the people you follow will feel obligated to follow you back because they do not want to get unfollowed.
- Tweet often. Tweeting often is a great way to get noticed. The more you tweet, the more chances you have of getting a retweet. Retweets will allow your content to spread on Twitter and attract more followers.
- Tweet valuable content. Tweet the type of content that people would want to retweet. Motivational quotes, incredible articles, and videos are some of the things that people would want to retweet.
- Tweet with pictures. They say a picture is worth 1,000 words. Tweeting with a picture will add more value to your tweet and boost your engagement. Tweets with pictures get 10% more engagement than tweets without pictures.
- Get people on your other social networks to follow you on Twitter. Your Facebook friends, people in your Google Plus circles, and Pinterest followers are some of the audiences who would follow you on Twitter. When you are trying to build an audience on your other social networks, you need to tell the audience you already have about your new account for a social network.
- Have conversations with others. Conversations allow you to build connections with your followers. You can also have conversations with people who are interested in what you do and can become a potential follower. It is easy to turn potential followers into followers. They just need to know about you, and having conversations with these people is a great way for them to learn about you. Here are some tips for starting a conversation on Twitter.
- Retweet other people’s tweets. If you are not retweeting a tweet once every week, then you are using Twitter wrong (if you’re going through my tweets…then you know what to do). When you retweet someone else’s tweet, that person will be grateful. If you retweet enough of someone’s tweets, that person will show their appreciation by following you. In addition, some people will follow you because they want their tweets to get retweeted as well.
- Pin your most popular tweet. Pinning your most popular tweet only allows that tweet to become more popular. When potential followers see your popular tweet, the tweet will automatically grab their attention, and then those people will follow you. A popular tweet indicates someone is popular on Twitter, and people tend to follow the accounts that are popular.
- Promote your Twitter account on your blog. Have a giant follow button on your blog that allows people to follow you on Twitter. Better yet, make sure people can follow you on Twitter without leaving your blog. This allows the connection to build.
- Get interviewed and interview others. The people who you interview or get interviewed by will tell their audience about you. Some of the people from those audiences will decide to follow you on Twitter. Here are some useful tips to finding people you can interview, getting them to accept the interview, and get people to interview you.
By implementing these steps, you will gain more Twitter followers every day. As you continue to gain more Twitter followers, you will eventually reach 1,000 followers. Surpassing the thousand mark is a big milestone that shows other people that you have the potential to thrive on Twitter. Having 1,000 Twitter followers puts you in the Top 5% of all of Twitter (based on the number of followers you have). That is a big accomplishment, and it is an accomplishment you will be able to realize by putting in the work. What are your thoughts on these steps? Do you have any additional steps you use to get more Twitter followers? Please share your thoughts and advice below.
Thanks Marc. I have been following your blogs recently and i have gotten a lot of insights. I only have over 200 followers and would be over the moon to accomplish 1,000 followers.
Hi Elma. I am happy to hear you are getting insights from my content. Remember that anyone with over 1,000 followers all started with zero. It’s very possible, and I’m sure you’ll be over the moon soon enough 🙂
This is one great blog post! I’ve just opened a new professional Twitter account, and I had forgotten how much of a struggle it can be to try to get to a thousand followers! Thanks for these tips, Marc! I’m sure they’re gonna help a lot!
My pleasure Andressa. I am happy to hear that you got a lot out of this blog post.
Thank you Marc you are the best
I’m happy to hear that you enjoyed the post Ahmad.
Thanks for such great ideas!
My pleasure Varnima.
More great info. Keep them coming. I’m already getting more followers with your ideas.
Thank you Lynn. I’m happy to hear you are getting results.
Our first response to this was to tweet it. Excellent Strategies shared.
-Devrhoid
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Thanks Devrhoid.
Great Post. Really going to help me grow my following! Thanx.
My pleasure Fomster.
You’re making Twitter fun, Marc! I tweeted this article. I know you won’t mind.
Thank you for sharing my article with your audience.
Thanks Marc, am on my way to trying out these steps and am sure it will be wow.
Thank you for stopping by to read this blog post Ukenun. Can’t wait to see what your Twitter account looks like after you implement these steps.
Thanx for your tips. I was at a dead end for so long, now I got 10 followers in 24 hrs. Going to try the hoot owl software thing next!
I’m happy to hear your account is growing on Twitter. Use any gains you get as motivation to do better. HootSuite is a wonderful platform and I am happy to hear that you are giving it a try.
You see you’re the only Twitter Geek I’ve been keen to listen to. Bravo! I’m on 12K.
Congrats on passing 12K Twitter followers. Keep on keeping on 😉
Marc – please comment further on: “Pin your most popular tweet.” Gret blog and solid tips.
On the desktop, you have the option of pinning one of your tweets to the top of your Twitter profile. That way, the same tweet remains on top of all of your other tweets on your Twitter page even if you send a new tweet within a minute. On my Twitter account @MarcGuberti, my landing page tweet from December 2014 is the first tweet you will see. That’s because the tweet is pinned to the top of my feed. This is currently only supported by desktops.
Gotcha! I just did it.
🙂
Thanks for the advice Marc. We’re just starting a new business that will attract a lot of marketers who need your insights. Would love to interview you some time.
My pleasure Robyn. I’d be happy to get on an interview with you.
Following the advice of this article helped me to get 4 more followers In a matter of minutes.
Awesome Latesha. I am happy to hear that you gained four new Twitter followers in a matter of minutes. That’s how it starts–and grows.
Great piece; Marc keep it up….
Thanks DonDaddy.
Thank you again for sharing this! I just went back to my site, and tweaked my Twitter stream, per your suggestion. I’ve recently hit 1000 followers, and I’m so thankful to be able to get my message out about teaching and learning.
I’ve loved getting involved with Twitter chats with other like-minded educators. It’s been so great. Maybe you and I could do an interview about how teachers and students can use social media effectively? I think you are the perfect age to show that being an expert in an area doesn’t come with age, it comes with experience. And you’ve got it!
Question – how do you find your most popular tweet? I’d like to pin it.
Cheers,
Amy
Awesome Amy! I am happy to hear that you surpassed 1,000 Twitter followers. I am interested in setting up that interview. There is a website called MyTopTweet.com which allows you to see your top tweets from your past 3,200 tweets.
Thanks for the continued effort at posting good reads Marc.
You recently promoted an article highlighting an app you had used to follow others (when you were getting to you’re first 1,000).
Do you recall what that was?
I used Twiends to get over 2,000 followers in the past 24 hours, but they recently changed the way people buy stuff on the site. I am currently examining the options, but I believe the new option is more efficient for money’s worth. When you log into Tweiends, go to the VIP section and you will see the options.
Excellent article Marc!! I am very close to that 1000 mark now. A lot due from reading your blog and implementing some of your ideas.
Thank you for letting me know Dave. I am very grateful for the time you spent reading my content and congratulate you as you approach your first 1,000 followers. Here’s to many more.
I Liked this article very much ! i got lots of ideas
Thank you for letting me know Mark.
Great advice Marc thank you!
My pleasure Jean. I am happy to hear that you liked the article.
You’re the best Marc! Keep up the great work.
Thank you Honey. That means a lot to me.
Thanks for the Twitter wisdom, Marc. Appreciate your guidance. Keep up the good work!
My pleasure Mi. I’ll be writing many articles like this one so stay tuned 🙂
Great advice–thanks, Marc!
My pleasure Darren. Thank you for taking the time to read the article.