Leveraging Social Networks to Gain Twitter Followers

Sunday, January 4th, 2009 at 11:12 pm

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So how do you leverage social networks to gain twitter followers. This article will give you some twitter tips and social media tips to help you improve your social media skills.

Jumping into Social Media can be confusing & overwhelming. Do you need to sign-up and be active on every one? Which Social Networks should I spend my time on? These questions could cause Social Media paralysis. And, that’s been my situation for quite some time. Non-action, even though I have profiles on several social networking sites. And hence no followers or listeners in my group.
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I get IM’s and emails regularly from tons of social geeks asking me to Digg this, and Sphinn that, and Stumble this, and Reddit that. Not to mention the Linkedin invites, and Facebook friend requests. So up until recently, I’ve been more of a helper & spectator than a participant.

I don’t remember the exact reason why, but Twitter is the Social platform I’ve embraced. I guess I like the micro-blogging aspect which is similar to what I already do here on my blog….just in a much abbreviated format. Not to mention, it’s fun to watch my follower count increase.

That forced me to put on my thinking cap and try to figure out how to get more followers. I wondered about Quality vs Quantity. In my opinion, I think both are important. Quality for the consumption and dissemination of information relevant to my interests. And, quantity for the reason to get a message out. The pure viral aspect is an exciting potential for every post.

My Twitter objective is to Tweet (and Retweet) about SEO/PPC, Social Media, Affiliate Marketing & related news strategies and tactics.

Increasing Twitter Followers

I’ll come right out and say it….I want more followers. Let’s be honest; I’m sure most people do. Follow me. One of my tactics to gain followers is to conduct a Twitter Search, for keywords related to my core subject/interest. Eg: SEO, PPC, Social Media, etc. Then I click on the @ in the results to find out if that person and I have the same interests. If yes, then I follow them 1st. There’s been a high percentage of people that follow back. If related interests, then it makes sense to follow each other.

Social Etiquette: If someone follows me, then I follow them back. I think it’s social etiquette and just the right thing to do. Its the social thing to do wouldnt you say. I also retweet stories that are related to my core subject matter. And, interacting with fellow Tweeters by @’ing at and with them.

Linkedin vs Twitter Followers

I’ve become more active on Linkedin through joining Groups and starting a discussion within those groups. In the discussion, I use my Twitter profile URL as my signature. Linkedin also has “Answers”. This is another valuable Social platform to get noticed and build your personal brand.

Facebook Freinds vs Twitters Followers

Recently, I’ve been updating my Facebook status when I’m Tweeting. And, I’ve been friending people who I shouldn’t have connected with a long time ago. This is another way of building my personal brand awareness and Twitter followers.

Using Flickr To Engage Twitter Follower

I started using my Flickr account more. I’ve signed up for a Pro account. After I upload a photo, I search to see if there is a relevant group. Then, I join it and add my photo to the group. Besides increasing views to the photos, I’ve gotten a few comments and some Twitter followers who are photographers. Leaving comments on other photos is another good method to get noticed and perhaps a click through to your profile page where a link to Twitter is.

Even though my focus is on the Social Networks above, I’m still happy to help out my fellow Social Media peeps with a Digg, Stumble, Reddit, or Sphinn . You will receive more responses and retweet not to mention visitors to your websites or blog when you learn how to leverage social networks to gain twitter followers .