Social Networking Tips

When you are first getting started with Twitter, you want to be able to GIVE in a big way.  Most business professionals are already connected with an average of 250 people.  These days, I would guess that the majority of these people are already on Twitter.  I recommend you attempt to connect to who you know first.

Because I know you plan to give tremendous value to everyone following you in twitter, I want you to be able to get up to 500 followers in Twitter quickly.  It is important to understand “if it sounds too good to be true….it probably is”.  I see a lot of software programs out there claiming to get followers fast.  Time and time again, I have people I have advised NOT to get these softwares come back and boo who about how all of a sudden their Twitter account is spamming everyone they know.

I am giving you some simple ways to gain followers fast….legitimately…in Twitter.  Please be responsible with everyone you choose to follow.  When they follow you back make a point to acknowledge them and give to them in a way that makes them happy they are connected.

To quickly gain followers in Twitter you can do the following: (Only do this one time….the rest of your followers will come from you giving great resources and being an expert at what you do.)  You will get out of Twitter what you GIVE into it.

Make it your goal to get to 500 followers in Twitter when you first get started.

1. Log into Twitter.
2. Click on Find People.
3. Type in words that would identify your target market (network marketers, entrepreneurs, moms, parent, speakers, etc.)
4. Go through the list and follow as many people as you like.  There is a limit to how many people you can follow.  The ratio is usually no more than 20% of the people following you.
5. Many of them will automatically follow you back.  Great!  Now you can start thanking them for following (not an auto response, a personal thank you).  Start conversations and see how you can provide value to them.
6. Continue doing this until you have 500 people that are following you.  You may need to wait a couple of days to see all the people that follow you and then keep going back as your Twitter numbers increase.
7. Once you have 500 then go to www.FreeSocialNetworkingTraining.com and type in your twitter username.
8. Click on Following.  This will show you who you are following who is not following you back.  Click on each name (this will bring up their profile page in a separate browser – you can click back and forth).  Click unfollow.
9. By unfollowing people who are not following you, you can keep your following and followers optimized. NOTE:  You may find there are several thought leaders or really cool people you love that you are following but they are not following you.  You can always send them an @ Reply (Their username with an @ sign in front of it) and let them know you would love to build the relationship and suggest you follow each other.  Let them know what you want to do for them.
10. Please keep in mind.  This might take a little time to do but it is a legitimate way to gain followers.
11. I WOULD NOT DO THIS ONGOING.  This is to boost your numbers initially and get you more exposure when you are first getting started.  PLEASE NOTE:  This is NOT my strategy for building followers.  The goal is to build quality relationships one at a time.  Initially I suggest you get a little boost.
12. You can also search for lists.  Find your mentors or top experts in your industry.  Many times they will have a list of people they really love, you can follow these people and start to build relationships with them.
13. Another way to find great people is to google “Top People to Follow on Twitter”
14. You can also search for “Top 500 people to follow”

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