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Twitter can feel like a desolate place. Many times you feel like you are simply having a conversation by yourself. You share something and then there is no answer.
But you stay, not because you like talking to yourself but because you know Twitter has 500 million people there and eventually you too will have conversations on Twitter like so many that came before you.
You know that as a blogger you need to be on Twitter, it is a premier social media platform.
Gaining followers and feeling part of the Twitter community can take a while so why not speed up the process a bit?
Here are 3 tricks to try:
Share What You Enjoyed Reading or Watching
When you come across a great post in your niche be sure to share it on Twitter. Always.
Don’t worry, your readers and followers won’t leave your blog, they will come back because you give them great content, right? They do not read your content exclusively, they do read other blogs. So why not lead them in a direction that you know can help them.
Here is a tip I love using:
Read a great post on a blog. Now click the “share” or “tweet” button, usually a window pops up, right. STOP. Before you hit “tweet” add a few words of your own as to why you liked that post or simply put “awesome post” or “must read”. This gives the tweet a little personal touch from you, a sort of recommendation to your followers.
Use Hashtags
Hashtags, which look like this #, are like placing your tweet in a category for others to find easily when they search for that hashtag.
When you include you # hashtag in the tweet you are inviting thousands of others to read your tweet on top of your followers. This gets you noticed.
Get into a Twitter Chat
Twitter chats use hashtags to create a conversation online for a given time period, usually an hour. They are a great way to get you noticed as an expert in your field, or at the very least some new followers who believe you had some cool things to say in 140 characters.
Simply search for “tweet chats your niche“. Fill in your niche with whatever you write about.
I have gained from 5 – 25 new followers simply by tweet chatting for an hour with others in my niche. Not bad, considering I had fun and learned more about my field in the process.
Use Tweetchat to make your chatting easier to follow.
Twitter can be a huge daunting place when you first begin but it doesn’t need to be. As you familiarize yourself with the way Twitter works and interact with others, you will soon feel comfortable.
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Twitter: jksingh99
Hi Allie,
Valid points you’ve mentioned here. Speaking of the hashtags, it’s always good to take part in trending hashtag topics to get oneself highlighted in front of an even larger audience.
Adding to the point about Twitter chat, putting valuable, sensible and unique comments on official pages of sports stars, celebs and people of note, also gets one recognized on a larger platform. What are your thoughts on that?
Good post for people who are just beginning out with the Twitter.
Regards,
Jay
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Twitter: WinAppleWorld
Yes hashtags are of great importants on twitter as you get more exposure to like minded people constantly searching for new tthings about the particular topic.
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My trick is to follow people and in return they follow you! Simple as that!
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Twitter: WinAppleWorld
I dont think that is the most convincing way to do.
YOu will only get followers but no traffic from them as they will not be like minded people.
Hashtags help to find people who might be interested in your tweets and they are royal followers
Twitter: tricky_techno
Same pinch..lol…this is my trick also and I am Happy with it.
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Jay,
Yes, a great idea to be part of the trending hashtags. They will get you noticed. And maybe even more followers. My only concern is are they the people you want to reach? If you blog about cars and the hashtags is about sports then maybe not such a good match to find followers. They may follow for a while but as you tweet about cars they may unfollow you.
But overall that is a great tactic. I’ve done it.
As with the popular stars, etc. As long as they are in your niche or something that compliments it, I think that is an awesome tactic. can get you noticed not only by the popular blogger but the readers also.
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Twitter: PTgifts
Thanks Allison, I will definitely use these tips. I had never heard of Twitter chat before so that will come in handy, not just for followers but might learn something too!
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poeple used to always say that twitter is so powerful to get you visitors but for me i’ve never intrested in only facebook perhaps because i needed a little boost anyway i’ll try to give it a shot
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The 2 are so different. I love Facebook for that community feeling but Twitter is a great way to broadcast quick messages. I love them both for their own purposes.
~Allie
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Twitter has changed, and sadly, its been for the worse. One would think that with its expanding userbase, people would engage with each other and there would be more interaction, but that hasn’t happened. In fact, if anything, my Twitter timeline now looks like a bunch of crazy loonies talking to themselves. Using hashtags and becoming part of conversations, like you’ve mentioned, does help. But since information moves at such a tremendous pace on Twitter, you have to be current and in-the-know in order to be a part of them.
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Kevin,
I see your point. We feel a little loony too, lol.
I would certainly narrow down who you follow. Keep it to maybe 100 of your favorites, especially people that have had conversations with you on Twitter or elsewhere.
It can get overwhelming.
~Allie
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I mostly use Twitter to get important news. And that, I feel, is what Twitter’s best for. I follow a bunch of people belonging to my interests, who are all usually ‘in-the-know’ as far as the latest news and trends are concerned. That gives me all the news and information related to me interests whenever I log in. But yes, like you said, my Follow list needs a serious clean-up!
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Twitter: blogillitis
As a new blogger i like seeing the option on some blogs that allowed a visitor to share the post via a link a be allowed to choose from 10 of their very own post to link back to.
i take full advantage of this option all the time as i have even connected the twitter account to my blogs page on Facebook so i have content on the page automatically aswell to keep my fans happy.
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very nice tips shared…does not know about the twitter chat…gonna use it for sure…:)
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your post is on point, hash tag can really create impact and also boost your readership. thanks
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Twitter: WinAppleWorld
I have about 140 followers but we not as engaged as we should have been.
Its boring to just post articles links and some other things. And i guess this is the reason i am not having an increase in followers now a days. Will give this points a shot now.
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Anchit,
Definitely try them for about 3 weeks and see what happens. Twitter is easy so it won’t take much time either.
~Allie
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Twitter: WinAppleWorld
Sure will Allie.
Thanks for encouragement
These are some of the nice tips for becoming a twitter leader. I really liked the point of using “Use Hashtags”. If you Tweet with a hashtag on a public account, anyone who does a search for that hashtag may find your Tweet and this gives your tweets much better exposure.
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Using Hashtags and Twitter Chat are the best alternative to get engaged in a twitter. But can you please enlist more Twitter Chat options?
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“Read a great post on a blog. Now click the “share†or “tweet†button, usually a window pops up, right. STOP. Before you hit “tweet†add a few words of your own as to why you liked that post or simply put “awesome post†or “must readâ€. This gives the tweet a little personal touch from you, a sort of recommendation to your followers.” Love this point, a common theme we use throughout our company. Customers/clients don’t want to be just another number…
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Andrea,
You know, I got bored with Twitter and thought about how I could just make it more fun for me, the person I am tweeting and my followers. So I figured I would write why I like the post.
Just takes a couple more seconds and many times gets the attention of more people.
thx for reading and commenting.
~Allie
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Twitter: blogillitis
I am a step closer to becoming a twitter leader thanks to commentluv premium and its option to post on ones twitter page. Twitter as a result also always one to connect their account to the other big social media network fan page to also publish content automatically on it, killing two birds with one stone.
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Twitter: freedommmc
Good topic Allie,
Another item I would add to the list is replying to recent tweets.
NO I’m not talking about SPAMMING PEOPLE I’m talking about replying to a tweet that matches a recent post that you have written or something that you’re talking about.
Easy way to connect with people in a real way.
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Darnell,
When you say reply, do you mean to retweet the whole tweet with the link intact or talking to the person that originally tweeted it?
Both are awesome. And create interaction. But I think if you reply with a conversation starter it works better.
This is a really great tip! I RT a lot but I don’t try to start conversations that often. I may have to start.
~Allie
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I laughed a little at the hashtags discussion (hashtags look like this #) though I suppose there could be a whole group of people totally in the dark as to what a hashtag is despite them being everywhere. They’re even on the bottom corners of TV shows to promote an online discussion.
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Twitter: Raphaellove
Another way to really increase your engagement is through the use of Twitter lists. Create a list of the topics that you want to engage on. Then just go to https://twitter.com/search and enter your search terms. From your results you can find people to add to those lists an also to possibly follow etc. When you visit those lists you are ready to complete all the tips listed here and then some. Furthermore, your interactions will also be very targeted to the lists keywords.
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Raphael,
I definitely use Twitter lists. You are right, when you interact them it is way more targeted. And enjoyable too.
Thx for mentioning them.
~Allie
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A very common theme in discussions like this is about the QUALITY of posts, whether we’re talking about retweets, blog postings or anything else where the goal is to get a message our of promote a site. Maybe it gets some inbound links, but spamming sites with irrelevant or generic comments (“excellent site; I shall bookmark this for future reference”) just generates bad will for the site; and often it’s not the site owner that’s doing the SEO, so they get stuck holding the bag later on.
Twitter: SoyKono
i liked your post,but i still cant proccess twitter.maybe nobody want to read my rants
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Twitter: blankyash
I have tried all these methods still I don’t get followers ? why?
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Twitter: tricky_techno
Then I am sure you are doing something wrong and else if you are confident with your steps,then wait for sometime and hope to get better results.
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Twitter: Mazzastick
I really need to start utilizing the hashtag more on Twitter. Twitter was once my favorite social media site but there are so many now I can’t really say I have a favorite one now.
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Interesting suggestions! I have never heard about hashtags. Sounds like a great idea. Thanks for sharing!
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Twitter: googlai
Thank you for sharing a best SEO ideas. its a great tips to gets lots of followers in twitter.
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Twitter: neelium
Thanks especially for the tip on twitter chats. I knew about hashtags but had no clue these chats even existed. One question on hashtags, though. I’ve noticed that when I use a hashtag and then try to see myself pop up amongst others using that tag, I never come up. Am I using the tag wrong or is it just a twitter thing that you don’t see your own tweet in those cases?
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Neel,
I’ve heard of people having that issue and they cannot participate in chats because of it.
Do you have your profile set to private?
Or are your tweets protected?
https://support.twitter.com/articles/66018-i-m-missing-from-search#
Also, if it is a really fast moving popular hashtag it, your tweets will be pushed down very quickly looking like you never tweeted but you did.
~Allie
Here are a few other solutions you may want to check out.
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Twitter: neelium
Thanks for the reply. I have been making sure to check the list of “All” tweets, not just “Top” but now I think I will check more carefully since I know that there could be a problem. It doesn’t seem like my tweets are protected (plus public is apparently the default anyway), so I might have to poke around further to see what’s going on.
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Twitter: neelium
So I dug a little deeper and found out that twitter filters what messages show up in search, even if you are clicked on “all”. It’s still not clear to me how it decides what to filter out, but one thing that I’ve seen is if there are too many hashtags in a post it’ll get filtered out, or if it thinks you’re latching on to a popular/trending tag. But for the latter especially, I’m not sure how it judges that (isn’t the whole point of a trending tag that everyone’s using it all of a sudden?).
Neel Joshi recently posted..The Perils of Judging Others
Neel,
I forgot that Twitter will filter tweets like that. I’ve had that happen to me.
I’m glad you found out what was wrong because I firmly believe hashtags are very important for the growth of your Twitter followings and for the socializing aspect as well.
~Allie
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Twitter: sdmmovies
Hi Allison,
Thanks for this tips. I will follow your suggestion. Good work keep it up
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I knew that people use specific hashtags to chat but I wasn’t know how to find correct hashtag to engage with right people. I’m certainly going to use TweetChat site and will notice the difference.
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Hello Dear
what a amazing idea really i was feeling lonely on twitter but really these are amazing way and i think hashtags is amazing way and i will chat on twitter really thanks for the sharing me
Twitter: Dating_Advice4u
Hi,
Very nice article. I am glad to know that I’m already using these 3 tactics. I never hesitate to share quality content on Twitter, regardless of the source it is coming from. Also, Hashtags, hashtags and hashtags, this is all you need to succeed on Twitter.
Thanks,
Diana
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Twitter: jetjohnsontees
I noticed that If I follow a vastly larger number of people than the number of my followers, I get added more frequently. I believe it’s becasue other users realise if they follow someone who follows a larger quantity than what they are beling followed they are more likely to get a reciprocated follow.
Twitter: teesort
Hashtags plays the very important role. We must use it in Twitter.
Twitter: freesimpleseo
I,m also alone at twitter. I have very few followers. To be frank i have no idea whatever you are saying. Because i,m very new to twitter, I,ll surely follow you and would share with you about my experience. I will search about tags and chat and then i,ll use it properly. As google is introducing AuthorRank, i know importance of all these. Regards.
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Hi Allie, Great post! I just wrote about Twitter chats yesterday. You’re absolutely right, engaging with others in a Twitter chat is a great way to connect with others and gain new followers. You can also see how the leaders tweet and learn from their styles.
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Hey Carolyn,
Thanks for stopping by!
I really love Tweet chats because of that fact that I can learn from others about an industry. Even if the chat is non-biz I can still learn. I was in a coffee chat one day and learned so many ways to flavor my coffee. I was amazed!
I’m heading over to your blog now.
~Allie
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Twitter has never really caught on for me. I guess I should be a putting a little more focus in twitter, shouldn’t I? I just never understood the point of the whole system.
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I know enough people who struggle with the whole concept of Twitter and this just might help them wrap their heads around it a little. Going to have to share this article. Thanks!
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Twitter: sorensjogren
By using hashtags, or rather a single hashtag, my own number of followers exploded last spring using your trick no. 2.
A British journalist and a British soldier started a project on Twitter using the hashtag #TheAfghanistanYouNeverSee to post pictures of the war taken by the soldiers themselves, obviously showing an other side of the war than reported by the media.
As a Danish soldier, I served under British command in Afghanistan in 2009 and tagged along with the hashtag.
I guess the key here is: always remember to add real value when using hashtags. Spamming hashtags is not ok.
Soren,
You are right. I don’t spam so I always forget to tell people not to. Always tweet worthwhile stuff, no crap. I will actually report spammers and block them.
And thank you for your service.
~Allie
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Twitter: primejuicers
Hi Allie,
Yeah Twitter isn’t like facebook. I like FB because I can post and see pictures
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Thanks for this post, i didn’t take hash tag seriously. I am going to try it and see how it works. When i get results, i will inform you.
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Hi Allie
Great post. All three tricks are good but I think getting into a twitter chat will be more effective as it gives more personal touch.
Thank you
Well, these tricks surely help me to become a twitter star ! thanks for sharing.
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Thanks a great deal for this information, really love twitter.
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I like the idea of the hashtag but sometimes I see people who abuse. More than 2 hashtag per tweet I think is too much and doesn’t add value to the conversation.
Twitter: OddRandomThots
Awesome allie! I wasn’t aware of the tweetchat feature, I’m for sure gonna give that a go. Twitter does indeed seem like a lost world sometimes. So much stuff flying by it’s hard to get involved. Hopefully tweetchat will help me out in that area. Thanks Again!
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Thanks for the reminder about hash tags. I’m going to start using them in all my future tweets.
Thanks for the post, Allie. I must admit, I am way too behind the times to be a mid-20-year-old, but I am yet to “figure out” Twitter and make it work for me. I have a rock band and a niche blog, and although each has its own Twitter account, I tend to find myself stuck posting about what I am listening to or what is happening in the world of sports. There must be more to the Twittersphere than this!
Again, thank you for sharing your experience with Twitter. I can use all the help I can get! =)
Twitter: seojus1
Hi Allie,
Although Twitter is used by millions of people and companies, i just can not seem to get into it. Maybe there is something I am missing, but it just doesn’t spark anything in me…
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people dont reply me in twitter chat ! what to do ???
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Twitter is now a days in dominating facebook in terms of getting traffic and in such time as your post described how to become a twitter leader will lead to successful business as well than the becoming leader.Thanks for sharing.
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Hey Allie,
Nice post and thanks for sharing this post with us. Yes, Hashtags really helps in making connections and other two points are also important. We have to make large amount of connections in twitter as it helps to promote our blog.
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