What the Tweet Should I Say?

So you have a Twitter account and you are  working on attracting followers....Now What?  Well, keep in mind that you want to tweet things that you think your audience would appreciate.   Sometimes this is much easier said than done.....lol.



I myself have taken to tweeting quotes about philosophy, life,  motivation and things to make people think.  I have had people cuss me and block me for the quotes I offer...but as I said in an earlier post....not everyone will like you.   I have also had many people tell me I knew nothing about Twitter...and I do not do it correctly.   I beg to differ.....Twitter is what you make it...and that variety is what makes it wonderful!  In addition to the quotes, I also put in information about SEO, Web 2.0 and the internet.  I know that some of my followers will appreciate free info on making their websites attract more people. 

An important thing to consider is to not polarize half of the followers you just gained.  An example would be if you were building a list of possible buyers for your widgets and you start passionately tweeting Politics.  In this situation, you would probably lose many of your followers because their views do not agree with yours and they get tired of hearing it constantly.

Another area that can be very polarizing is Religion. I think anyone who reads my tweets realizes I am a Christian who believes in God and prays for my friends.  However, I have Twitter followers all over the world...many of whom are not Christian.  I will never be ashamed of what I am...but I will try to be sensitive to our differences.  Bigotry has no place in our modern society...and it certainly has not place on Twitter!

Remember to consider why you are tweeting when you are writing tweets.  Are you tweeting to visit with friends and family, are you trying to expand your business, are you wanting to make new contacts?  The real answer is probably all of the above...but one of those categories should be a little more dominant.   Maybe you  want to tell your followers something positive that happened every day.  Another idea is to furnish info that would be educational for their industry...such as the Internet/seo tweets I mentioned earlier.

We are all guilty of sometimes typing without thinking, but please keep in mind that some things shared on Twitter are simply Too Much Information!  Many people would not say these same things face to face...but they have lost their fears online.  I know I will get slammed for writing this...but Twitter is a big neighborhood...let's keep it friendly so all can enjoy.  Learning how to Twitter can be fun....just take it one step at a time!

Targeted Followers....part 2

A simple way for beginners to target people can be found on the Twitter site under the heading "Find People".  You will then see a tab for "browse interests".  Click on this and you will see about 20 different topics to find people to follow.  The problem with this is it is way too general.  If you want to really reach Targeted Followers....you need much better tools than that.

I have used a software with 6 laser targeted search options.  I can find people to follow based on profile data (keywords, # of followers, location, and more),  keywords in tweets, geographic location, followers of another user, followed by another user and Twitter lists.


Why is this an important tool?  Let's pretend that your company sells widgets to Civil Engineers.  They only market this product within 500 miles.  You could search profiles for "civil engineers within 500 miles" to get an entire list of names to follow.  You might also search Tweets for competitor's products...and follow these people too.  Let's say you found out that John Doe was a competitor of yours...and he had a follower list that was mostly Civil Engineers....you could follow determine which people you want to follow on his list.  Click  here to see the software  that helps you target followers.    Warning....this software is like a Ferrari....it is very powerful.   In this analogy, I might have a car that can do 200mph...but that does not mean I have to drive it that fast.  The same can be said for this software.....Learn to use it slowly...do not get yourself in trouble on Twitter.

As we discussed earlier, everyone you follow will not follow you back.  I have ranged from 10% to 50% on this...with the average being close to 20%.  In the above example, let's say you were able to follow 5,000 targeted people over a period of time.....and 20% followed you back.  You now have a Targeted list of 1,000 people!  These are people that are interested in what you are selling.   Can you start to see the value of having Targeted Followers?