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10 Ways To Get More People To Talk To You On Twitter

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Twitter Power Users are able to get their followers to engage with their tweets. By getting their followers to engage with their tweets, these Power Users are able to get more traffic, sales, subscribers, and credibility in their niche. While increasing engagement by having more conversations with people on Twitter is important, a majority of Twitter users do not know how to have conversations with their followers. These people struggle to find people to talk to instead of becoming someone who people would want to talk to. There is a way to get people to talk to you on Twitter without searching these people out. Here are 10 ways to do that:

  1. Have a bio that gives people a reason to talk to you. Your bio is a big factor that decides whether people will want to talk to you or not. Your bio allows everyone to know who you are, what you do, and what your hobbies are.
  2. Tweet good stuff. People will comment on those tweets, and when they do that, you will be able to swoop in and respond to that tweet. The better your tweets are, the more people will respond.
  3. Ask questions. Asking questions encourages engagement because the only way to answer the question is by sending you a tweet. Then, you can go to your notifications and read all of the answers you got and respond to each one.
  4. Tweet at the moment. When you ask questions, it is important to tweet in the moment. Tweeting in the moment allows you to respond faster which allows conversations with your followers to become longer.
  5. Schedule tweets. Scheduling tweets will allow all of your followers to see your content throughout the day. Your followers need to be able to see your content whether they log on at 7 am or 7 pm. You can use HootSuite Pro to schedule numerous tweets in 6 clicks.
  6. Tweet pictures. Tweets with pictures get 10% more engagement than tweets without pictures. If you include the right picture in your tweets, you can get 10 times as many retweets for the tweet with the picture that you would have gotten from a tweet without the picture.
  7. Talk to the people who mention you. When people mention you on Twitter, you have a chance to build on the conversation. If someone shares your blog post, you  can simply reply by thanking that person for sharing your blog post. Then, a conversation develops. Having a lot of conversations will show your followers that you talk to a lot of people, and if they start a conversation with you, then those followers know that you will be very likely to continue the conversation.
  8. Establish yourself as an expert. When you establish yourself as an expert, people will ask you questions about your niche. If you are able to give people the answers they are looking for, these people will be more likely to buy your products and tell others about you.
  9. Host a giveaway every quarter. If you announce a $50 Amazon Gift Card giveaway, all of your followers will suddenly become your best friends. Although most of these people are in it for the giveaway, some of the connections you build because of the giveaway will become very strong. The larger your audience on Twitter, the more powerful the giveaway will be.
  10. Grow a targeted following. A targeted following is the most important factor that decides how many people talk to you on Twitter. If your audience has no interest in what you are tweeting about, then the work you put in does not matter to them. If your audience is a targeted audience, then all of the work you do matters to your audience.

By getting more people to talk to you on Twitter, you will have more conversations. Starting a conversation is the starting point towards a strong connection. What are your thoughts on this list? Do you have any additional tips on getting people to talk to you on Twitter? Please share your thoughts and advice below.

 

17 Ways To Grow Your Pinterest Audience

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There have been many blog posts about Pinterest that go into detail about why you need to be on Pinterest and how Pinterest totally kicks butt in the social media world. However, there are many people who do not know how to successfully optimize Pinterest into a platform that increases sales, traffic, and subscribers. In order to increase your traffic, you need to build an audience around your content. In addition, the audience you build needs to be a targeted one. If your audience has no interest in the things you pin about, then it won’t work. In order to grow your audience on Pinterest, follow these 17 tips.

  1. Follow people who are likely to follow back. The better the ratio of followers to following is, the more likely that person is to follow you back. Don’t follow the people with 100,000 followers who are only following 100 people. Instead, follow the people with 500 followers who are following 500 people.
  2. Pin more content. As you pin more content, you will be able to create an audience that can decide for themselves whether you are the right fit for them or not. If you pin content based on your targeted following, then your followers will stick around, and some of them will repin your pins.
  3. Have a variety of boards. As you create more boards, your targeted audience grows. You can have multiple targeted audiences since you are able to pin about multiple interests.
  4. Have a lot of pins. More people will follow you on Pinterest if they see that your account is active. Most of the people with over 100,000 followers have 5,000 pins, and some of those people also have over 10,000 pins. Quality and quantity are king.
  5. Pin content worth sharing. The more you spread across Pinterest, the more followers you are going to get. Pinning content worth sharing is a very simple way to grow your following.
  6. Verify your website in your bio. Verifying your website in your bio makes you look more authentic. In addition, when people preview your account, they see the giant checkmark. It’s not as effective as Twitter’s blue checkmark, but having the checkmark will be effective enough to get more followers.
  7. Write an attractive bio. The bio is one of the first things most people look at before they click the follow button. In order to write an attractive bio, follow these tips.
  8. Create group boards. Group boards allow more people to know about you on Pinterest because those group boards get featured on other people’s accounts. Having group boards is a great way to systematize Pinterest by having other people update them for you. If you do not have group boards, then you need to create some now.
  9. Comment on other people’s pins. Commenting on other people’s pins allows you to engage with other people. These people will be likely to follow you back so you leave more comments on their pins.
  10. Repin and like other people’s pins. The more you repin and like someone’s pins, the more inclined that person will feel to return the favor by following you. Repinning and liking other people’s pins will also allow you to share more quality content with your followers.
  11. Use hashtags. Hashtags are the SEO for Pinterest, and using hashtags will increase the amount of likes and repins your pin gets at the same time.
  12. Pin infographics. People love infographics, and if you choose a really good infographic, you have a better chance of going viral. One of the infographics I tweeted out to 60,000 followers at the time got over 100 retweets and favorites.
  13. Pin videos. Videos get more engagement because they provide value or humor with the click of a button without leaving Pinterest. The better the videos are, the more likely people will share your pin. All you need to do to find good videos in your niche is by looking around on YouTube. They’ll come up.
  14. Add a Pinterest follow button to your blog. My Pinterest follow button is strategically placed at the sidebar of my blog where it gets a lot of attention. Some of the people who visit my blog also follow me on Pinterest. The great thing about that is if someone follows me after visiting my blog, that person liked my content enough to click the button and then proceed to follow me. That’s a high quality follower.
  15. Run contests. The easiest way to get more followers is to run a contest. Offering a $25 Amazon Gift Card to one of your random followers is an easy and reliable way to run a contest. Your pin will also have a really good chance of going viral on Pinterest. Then, you’ll gain hundreds of extra followers in one day.
  16. Schedule your pins. Once you get followers, it is important to keep them all happy. Once your boards and audience are large enough, you should not share too many pins at the same time. Scheduling your pins will show all of your followers that you are active on Pinterest (people who log in 1 hour after you posted your pins don’t know if you are active or not). In addition, scheduling your pins will prevent you from clogging up someone else’s feed (which often results in unfollows).
  17. Promote your Pinterest pins on your other social networks. Use the audiences that you have already build in order to grow your audience on Pinterest. Many people forget to tap into their existing audiences, but nevertheless, it is a great way to get more followers on Pinterest.

By growing your audience on Pinterest, your content will spread faster on Pinterest and reach more people. Growing your audience will lead to more engagement which will result in your audience growing even larger. By implementing these 17 tips, you will be able to see your Pinterest audience dramatically grow. What are your thoughts on the list? Do you have any additional tips? Please share your thoughts and advice below.

 

3 Ways To Promote Your Blog On Facebook

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Facebook is the biggest social network around with billions of users, and people in the United States spend a combined total of 114 billion minutes every month on Facebook. Despite the size and popularity of this social network, many people do not know how to promote their blogs on Facebook. Promoting your blog on Facebook will allow you to get more traffic and stronger connections. Promoting your blog on Facebook is important, and these are three ways that you can get started.

  1. Share it on your personal account’s newsfeed. The easiest way to get more traffic on Facebook is telling your friends about your blog. Implementing this strategy generally results in a steady flow of traffic that increases over time as more search engines pay attention.
  2. Create a Facebook Page. Creating a Facebook Page and building a presence for that page will take longer than your personal account. However, you will be able to build more connections and get more visitors with a successful Facebook Page than you would be able to get with a personal account. It’s always good to have both.
  3. Post at the right time. As you get more people to visit your Facebook Page, you will get access to better analytics. Facebook provides all of its analytics for free, but when your page has over 100 likes, then it is easier to see when a majority of your fans are on Facebook. Post your content when most people are going to see it.

By getting more people to see your content on Facebook, you will be able to build a strong presence on a social network that grabs people’s attention throughout the day and has a format that encourages people to overshare content. What are your thoughts on the list? Do you have any additional tips for promoting a blog on Facebook? Please share your thoughts and advice below.

 

How To Create Killer KeyNotes

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As you become more popular in your niche, it will become increasingly important to know how to create killer KeyNotes. There are a variety of purposes for a KeyNote such as when you get a speaking opportunity or decide to turn your KeyNote into a free prize for the people who like your Facebook Page. No matter what the purpose of your KeyNote is, it is important to create a killer KeyNote that better serves the person who watches your entire KeyNote.

No matter what your KeyNote is about, you need to include pictures throughout KeyNote. Include pictures that are breathtaking, stunning, humorous, or analytical. Adding these pictures will make the text easier to read, and if you are engaging an audience in a public presentation, you will be able to grab your audience’s attention with the pictures. If you really want to grab your audience’s attention, make sure some of your pictures are a bright yellow. Out of all of the colors, humans notice yellow before any other color. That’s why a lot of the street signs are a dark yellow. They get more attention because of the color.

Another way to create a killer KeyNote is by having 1-3 motifs that appear throughout your KeyNote. Having motifs appear throughout your KeyNote will get stronger over time at keeping the person’s attention. In addition, the better your motifs are, the more value you will provide for the reader.

Providing surprising facts in your KeyNote will also get more attention. If you catch yourself ordering someone to do something, turn it into a fact instead. Instead of saying, “Make sure your picture includes your tweets,” say something like, “Tweets with pictures get 10% more engagement than tweets without pictures.” Providing this fact educates the reader and gives them a reason to tweet with pictures not just because you said so.

Finally, your KeyNote needs to be organized. If your KeyNote is organized and properly presents your ideas in a way that makes sense to the reader, then your KeyNote will be easier to read. If you jump back and forth between ideas in a random order, you will lose the attention of your readers.

Audiences enjoy the presentations with killer KeyNotes. If you are able to create a KeyNote with all of the components in this blog, you will be able to create a KeyNote that grabs everyone’s attention and provides quality at the same time. What are your thoughts on creating killer KeyNotes? Do you have any additional tips? Please share your thoughts and advice below.

 

You Have More Choices Than You Realize

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There are many people who feel as if there are no alternatives and that they are restricted. These people feel as if they are forced to do something and have no choice in the manner. However, we all have more choices than we realize.

It’s your choice to be happy or not. Don’t blame the people across the street or what has happened in the past. That’s all a memory now, and if it continues to infiltrate your mind, happiness will still come unnatural.

Your job is your choice. It is possible to go from a survival job to creating a million dollar business. Mark Cuban had more survival jobs than most people, and yet he’s a billionaire. He chose to become a billionaire even though the jobs he had (carpenter and waiter among others) did not support what he chose.

How you spend your time is your choice. You can either watch TV for 32 hours every week like the average American, or you can use those 32 hours to get more work in. TV is one of the most overrated things around.

What you write about is your choice. Then again, your decision on whether you want to write or not is also a choice.

There is no one way to do something. We have options. There are several choices we have with the ways we can spend our time just like how there are several choices we have for our careers. The next time you think you are running out of choices, realize that you have more choices than you think. By realizing you have more choices, your ideas will become more creative and ultimately serve people in a more effective manner.

 

Blogging Tip: Talk About A Problem That Your Targeted Readers Face

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Chances are you have wondered for a long time which blog posts get the most traffic. While some blog posts get hundreds of daily visitors (which add up to several thousand daily visitors for the main blog), other blog posts are getting visited once in a blue moon. There are certain types of blog posts that give you an edge, but a majority of popular blog posts are all related by one thing: they discuss a problem that their targeted readers face.

For this blog, my targeted readers are social media users, bloggers, and people who want to be more productive. I write blog posts that discuss problems that these people face such as finding more time in a given day, increasing a blog’s SEO, and getting more targeted followers on Twitter. These are the types of problems my targeted readers have, and I provide the answers to these problems with my blog posts.

The more popular and helpful a blog post is, the more times it is going to get shared across the social networks. It may take several months of writing helpful blog posts before they become popular, but when they become popular, you will see the big increase in traffic that you have always dreamed of.

This is one simple way to write better blog posts and get more people to share those blog posts at the same time. What are your thoughts on this blogging tips? Do you have any additional tips on optimizing this part of writing a blog post? Please share your thoughts and advice below.