How to grow on Twitter? This simple question doesn’t have a very simple or straightforward answer. You need to do a bunch of stuff and keep doing it to keep growing. I have a set of tips that’ll help you through this process. Some of these are basic and you might already know these but it is important to go back to your account and see if you need to make some basic changes as well…. you know…. we’re so busy with all the big things and strategies that we forget small yet important things. So here we go
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Your profile picture is the first impression you make on Twitter. Use a good one. Click To Tweet
Potential followers read bios. Have a smart one. Why should they follow you? Tell them. Click To Tweet Header photos can enhance your profile – use customized ones. Twitter recommends dimensions of 1500 x 500. Click To TweetRead more – Twitter Header Size
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Click To Tweet If you would be tweeting a lot for some reason (for instance, participating in a Twitter chat), inform your followers. Click To Tweet Don’t ignore anyone. No account is too small. Everybody is a potential influencer. Click To Tweet Use analytics.twitter.com to track which type of tweets work best for you and your followers. Click To Tweet Pin your best Tweet 📌 First impression matters. In the real and virtual world. Click To Tweet If you are a business, your customers expect a twitter response time of an hour or less. Use a tool to track your mentions. Click To Tweet Don’t waste time and energy trying to get verified. Use those resources to make your account more meaningful. Click To Tweet Even if you are using Twitter for business – keep your tone conversational. Click To Tweet Curate good content that matches the theme of your Twitter account and Tweet it out at regular intervals. Click To Tweet Try Twitter’s advanced search to fine tune your search. It’s cool, try here: https://twitter.com/search-advanced Click To Tweet Remove access of your account for apps you no longer use from your Twitter apps setting. Click To TweetDon’t tweet for the heck of it. Attempt to make each tweet of value to your followers. Click To Tweet😎
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