Since I still had more ideas to add to my previous blog post 10 Ways to Grow Your Influence on Twitter, I have returned with 10 more ways to boost your Twitter influence.
- Provide Insight and Ask Questions. Comment on other blogs to promote your Twitter username and your blog Web site. Also, crowdsource. Ask others what they think about a topic, a new tool or technology or even advice on something that is on your mind.
- Be an Enthusiast. It is all about what you say and how you say it! Gary Vaynerchuk is a great example of someone you should follow on Twitter. Warning: His enthusiasm is contagious.
- Be like Mike, as in Michael Jordan. Find people on Twitter that you admire. Whether it’s someone like Gary or Top Celebrities on Twitter. Look at their Twitter stream and see what, when and how they Tweet… and take notes.
- Do your Homework. Research other people’s Twitter streams. Find out what items they mark as a “favorite” or whom they interacted with. Also, subscribe to newsletters like SmartBrief or grow your RSS feed with blogs found on Alltop or Google Blog Search.
- Create a Contest. There are many ways you can structure a contest. But first, figure out what you want to accomplish with a contest. More followers or more Web site hits? Check out Mashable’s 5 Tips for Creating a Successful Social Media Contest for more information.
- Type Slow, Think Fast. Remember the Five Ws (Who, What, Where, When and Why). “Why” is the most important question to ask yourself. Why would this tweet be important to be my followers? Remember, the more people “talking” about your tweets, the greater your influence.
- Attend Social Media Events. Attend events that discuss social media. Find those events in that area and live tweet on the event’s hashtag. For example, find your local Social Media Club in your area or attend a Ragan Communications social media event.
- Find your Niche. What topics do you usually tweet about? Is it leadership, marketing, PR, news of the day? Identify 5 to 10 topics you like to talk about most and stay within those lines. Your followers need to understand what you are passionate about and what topics to expect when they look at your tweets.
- Help Others. Are you a Meformer or Informer? 80 percent of Twitter Users talk about themselves. Be that 20 percent of Informers and help others. Pay it forward. It will come back to you.
- Know your Limit. Remember not to over-tweet. I know I look at the history of a Tweeter before I follow him or her because I don’t want to get spammed with irrelevant information on my Twitter stream.
What do you think? Do you have other tips?
Finally, if you’re wondering how to measure all this “influence” there’s a great site called Klout, which recently unveiled its Top 10 Lists for 2009. You can check out Brian Solis’ blog post with his thoughts on the lists.
Great post – I’ve added some comments via Amplify. Thanks for contributing to great conversation.
http://gmjameson.amplify.com/2010/01/20/growing-your-social-influence-means-being-social/
Excellent ideas, resources. Thanks.
Great post. Personally, I subscribe to the 70-20-10 rule… 70% of the time is conversation, 20% of the time, add value and ideas, and 10% of the time you can share about what you do.
Thank you, Jody, for reading and commenting. I really like the 70-20-10 rule. It is a good rule of thumb for everyone. Thank you for sharing it.
Great advice. Thanks! Look forward to reading more of your work.
Follow Who They Follow – When someone in my Twitter stream Retweets someone’s post, I look at the profile of who made the original tweet. I have found some incredible people to follow (who then often follow me since we’re interested in the same subject material). Thanks for the 10 great ideas!
Very good breakdown and well described. This should help a lot of business people understand how to use Twitter.
Royse, this is truly the most informative “tweet” info I have ever received. Thank you so much, very informative. “Abundance follows those who help others.” – Grace.
Your welcome, Grace. I am happy to hear that it was so informative for you.
Good stuff Matt, thanks for all the insights.
Thanks Matt, your blog is full of useful information!!!
Thank you! I am happy to hear that you found it useful.
I’m so glad I found this post. I bookmarked it a few weeks and just referenced it again. Twitter can be overwhelming especially when you are first starting out. I’ve only been using the service for a little over a month and a half. I love Twitter and I am amazed everyday at the amount of new information I am exposed to! Still I am having a hard time finding my niche. I’m a public relations student and I follow a lot of public relations professionals. I’m trying not to tweet and re-tweet ‘old’ information, but it’s hard! Thanks again for this post and these suggestions!
Glad to hear Martine that you found this post helpful. Good luck with school and please let me know how I can help with your job search after graduation.