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The 5 Things That Matter The Most On Your Social Networks

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There are many components that decide whether someone will follow you or not on a social network. All of these components come to play in less than 10 seconds. That’s how long it takes for someone to decide whether someone is worth following or not. The reason people are quick with their decision is because they do not have enough time to dwell upon the decision. If it takes 5 minutes to decide whether someone is worth following, that will drain away too much productivity.

In order to save a lot of time, people look at certain components of your Twitter account. These are the 5 things that matter the most on your social networks.

  1. Your avatar. Your avatar will be the decisive factor of whether someone takes the next step (reading your bio) or not. If you have a good avatar, you will get enough attention to get the person to read your bio. If you have a bad avatar (the egg picture or something inappropriate), many people will not bother reading your bio. The best avatar for you (depending on the account) is either a picture of you or your company’s logo.
  2. Your bio. On many social networks, you have a certain number of characters to write a good bio. As a result, your bio needs to be a summarized version of what you do. By writing an effective bio, you will make someone seriously consider following you. These are some ways to write an effective bio.
  3. What you post about. After reading your bio, potential followers will look at the most recent things that you posted. If you post things that a potential follower is interested in, then that person will be very likely to click the follow button. The things you post about may discourage people from following you just because they are not a part of your target audience. When people follow you because of what you post about, you will be gaining targeted followers (which are the best kinds of followers to have).
  4. Your follow ratio. Some people will follow you just so they get a follow back. If you are following 10,000 people and have 12,000 followers, some people will follow you expecting a follow back. If you are one of those people with 100,000 followers while following 100 people, some people will follow you because you are “too cool to follow back.” Chances are you will fit better in the first category because going from unknown to finding yourself in the second category (with real followers…of course) is much harder.
  5. How much you interact with your followers. Some people use media while others use social media. Just because you are on Twitter or Facebook does not mean you are using social media. Too many people use Twitter and Facebook like media to spread their message. Although there’s nothing like face to face conversation in the real world, social media is still very useful. If you are interacting with your followers, you will encourage others to join in on conversations, ask you questions, and reply to your tweets. If you interact with your followers often, potential followers will want to be a part of that.

Those are the 5 components that go into someone’s decision of whether to follow you or not. While some people focus in on certain components, having these 5 components will allow your account to look appealing to a majority of the people who visit.

What are your thoughts on the list? Do you have any additional tips? Please share your thoughts and advice below.

 

How To Get Famous People In Your Niche To Talk To You

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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:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

 

How To Figure Out If You Can Make It Big On Social Media

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For this question, there is a shirt size that fits all. In order to find out if you can make it, you need to identify why you are Googling terms like “How to get more followers.” The people who Google this phrase so they can end up with a big number are the people who won’t make it. These people will quickly be discouraged when they are only gaining 2 followers every day (in the beginning).

There are other people who search the phrase because they want to build a following for the sake of interaction and engagement. These are the people who are more likely to make it big on social media. These are the people who understand that interacting with your followers and having good engagement is better than having a big number.

The big number is something that everyone wants. The big difference between the successful and unsuccessful on social media is that the unsuccessful people focused on the number while the successful people focused on interaction. The successful people are able to interact with their followers and gradually build a targeted, quality following. Other people prefer to buy followers to make the number bigger which is the worst mistake anyone on Twitter can make.

If you want to figure out if you can make the cut, ask yourself how you view your followers. Do you view a follower as a number, or do you view a follower as someone you can engage with in a conversation?

 

How To Keep The Momentum Going On Your Social Networks

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The growth of a social network is a slow process. However, when a social network starts to see a big pick-up in growth, you want that growth to either last as long as possible or for that growth to not stop at all. I remember when I went from gaining 50 followers every day to gaining 300 followers every day, I wanted that growth to last.

I ended up implementing the same tactics that resulted in me gaining 300 followers on a consistent basis. As a result, I was consistently gaining 300 followers every day. My following count rose dramatically.

After you get a momentum, you want to keep that momentum going. In fact, you want to get better results as well. Ever since I decided to tweet every 30 minutes, I have been getting more engagement for my tweets. My retweets, favorites, and Klout score have all gone up ever since I decided to tweet every 30 minutes.

In order to get better results after you master keeping the momentum, you need to dig deep into the facts, statistics, and articles on the web. The method I used to get 300 followers every day was following a highly regarded person’s followers in my niche. This person was also gaining 300 followers a day. However, my results became dependent on that person. When this person gained 150 followers for the day, I usually gained something close to that (this does not apply for famous people who gain thousands of followers every day). This 300 followers a day increase suddenly went down to a 150-200 follower increase every day.

I did some research and found the #1 most influential social media expert. This person gains over 500 followers every day. I decided to follow this person’s followers instead. Now, I am gaining over 500 followers every day as well. Now I have a stronger momentum which will most likely catapult me onto Forbes’ next Top 50 Social Media Power Users List.

How could I keep the momentum going? I could tweet every 15 minutes. Although that would require a colossal amount of time, I am considering pursuing the task. In addition, I am deeply considering buying access to HootSuite Pro to make scheduling tweets much faster. I could send out more tweets at the moment with pictures to get more retweets and favorites. Building strong presences on Vine and Pinterest will allow me to get even more followers on Twitter.

In order to keep the momentum going, you need to have a big goal in mind. For me, that goal is to be gaining 1,000 followers on Twitter every day before 2014 comes to a close.

 

3 Ways To Keep The Social In Social Media

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Social media is a powerful tool to build awareness for a blog, product, or service. However, when most people use social media, they only think of the media aspect: reaching out to more people and getting the benefits. More and more people are forgetting to be social on social media.

Being social on social media can be the difference between followers who know who you are and followers who scroll down your Twitter timeline for minutes. Being social on social media can bring forth friendships, clients, and sales. In order to stay social on the big social networking platforms we use today, you need to know these three things:

  1. See who is mentioning you. Some of the people who are mentioning you could be asking you a question or thanking you for your good work. Search for your name in the search box in order to see who is mentioning you.
  2. Respond to those people. Whether your response is a thank you or an answer to a question, you need to respond to those people. By responding to your followers, you will show them that you care about them.
  3. Check at least three times every day. You never know when someone will mention you, reply to one of your tweets, or respond to your response. By responding quickly, people will still be a part of the conversation which will allow the conversation to last for a longer period of time. This will allow you to bond with more of your followers.

Social media is referred to as a tool to increase traffic. However, we must also use social media for its purpose which is socializing.

How To Get People To Write About You

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There are some very popular blogs out there. If you could have someone on one of those blogs write a blog post about you, that would give you more traffic and visibility. Getting these popular blogs to write blog posts about you is not as challenging as it seems. These are the ways to get people to write about you:

  1. Have a remarkable story. This part is essential towards getting people to write about you. People need to know why you are special.
  2. Get out there. Comment on other people’s blogs, follow more people on your social networks, and thank the people who write about you.
  3. Use Help A Reporter Out. Help A Reporter Out (HARO) is where a lot of media outlets go in order to find certain people. The Huffington Post, Associated Press, NBC, ABC, Forbes, and Mashable are some of the media outlets that use HARO.
  4. Ask for an exchange. Some people will write about you if you write about them. I don’t do exchanges very often, but I am open to them.
  5. Use social media to get out there. Most of the people who have written about me saw my social networks first. Social media is a tool for building awareness for you, your blog, and products.

Get out there in a remarkable way, and people will write about you.