Starting from the beginning is nothing to be ashamed of. Even the best internet marketing company had to start somewhere, right? And pretty sure, they didn’t start all the way at the top. Their Twitter page probably didn’t have a lot to offer either! Many companies have to start out with at least just 1 follower – the owner of the Twitter account – or worse, someone with a SPAM account.
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| getting more followers on Twitter |
Is it really that hard to start a Twitter account? If you want an honest answer, read on ahead. But if you’re not willing to try it out at all, then just know that you’re losing a lot of opportunities by not participating in an active social media community. And if you’ve heard of celebrities like Justin Bieber, then you’d know a lot of opportunities can come from people who start with a social media account.
So how do you start a community on Twitter?
First of all you have to open up an account. When you fill up your registration and you’ve opened up the platform to view Twitter, you’re probably thinking of quitting already, especially because you have no idea of what to do next. But before you click on that tiny X button on the upper part of your browser, go to your profile and start updating it. You only have limited space to describe yourself, so make sure that you do. If this Twitter account is for your business, make sure that you mention your business, a short tagline and your website. You can also change your background to something more relevant to your business.
Next, at the upper corner of your Twitter account, there is a search bar. But this is not just any ordinary search bar like Google’s. This search bar allows you to search for trending keywords on Twitter itself. Some years ago, this wouldn’t be relevant and you’d have a hard time targeting your market. But today, you can use this feature to find people who might be interested in following you. Choose a few keywords to try and make your search.
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| use Twitter for your business |
Now that you have started searching, a list of results will follow. This list includes tweets from people around the world that have used your keyword. Read their tweets and figure out if you can answer their questions or comment on statements about various things. Do not give out your links too often unless they really could use it. If you give out too many links to too many people at one time, they’ll think you’re spam. Also make sure that you start tweeting important and informational articles. This will help to build trust in the people who will follow you. This is really important because you don’t have any followers yet. You need to find some people who will trust you first so you can build your Twitter count. The more followers you have, the easier it will be to build a community.
Don’t resort to automated followers either. Build actual relationships because these are the people whom you can sell to in the future.