Tips for getting more Twitter followers and managing your tweets

I Need Followers, Now What?

Let me say that before you start trying to build a following, you will want to tweet out about 10–20 on-brand, relevant tweets that express your thought leadership and expertise. Why? Simply, so that when someone lands on your page, they will be able to learn more about you by scanning your public timeline. You can tweet using different types of tweets:

Relevant article links, blog posts, etc.
Re-tweet - a re-tweet is when you find something that another person on Twitter says and you want to repeat it. You would copy their message and then give them credit. For example, "Space Shuttle Crew fields questions via Twitter: http://www.tw...RT @Twittername."
Saying or a quote - remember to always give credit to the author!
What you are doing - you can use this opportunity to say, in a warm way, that you are looking for a job in some industry.
Answer other people's questions. This is a great strategy and you can easily find people's questions through the search function. I will often use the search term "how do I" and the subject that I want to answer, for example, "how do I" and WordPress. You will get a wealth of questions that you can answer on your public timeline.
Promotional – You see that I saved this until the last. Why? People easily get turned off if you self-promote all the time. You want to make sure that the majority of what you tweet is not self-promotional.

Most articles and blog posts give you the ability to share on Twitter or other social networks. Just click the icon of the social network on which you want to share the information and voila - it's sent.

Who Sees My Tweets?

A common misconception is that only your followers see your tweets. Your tweets are on a public timeline, meaning that they are searchable and anyone can see them. Additionally, many companies, hiring managers, and recruiters use "listening" tools like Google Alerts, Radian6, TweetBeep, Company Buzz (LinkedIn application), etc. to be alerted when their name or their company name has been used in social media platforms.

Once you post your tweet, it is much like an email. Once you hit submit, people have seen it. You may be able to delete your tweet, but the damage has already been done. Be very careful with what you post!

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