Comments on: Learn How To Gain New Followers on Twitter In Two Easy Steps! Free and Guaranteed! http://www.socialoomphblog.com/how-to-get-more-twitter-followers/ Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:41:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Andrew Poletto http://www.socialoomphblog.com/how-to-get-more-twitter-followers/#comment-940 Andrew Poletto Sun, 25 Apr 2010 02:59:15 +0000 http://www.socialoomphblog.com/?p=343#comment-940 I love this post! Thanks you for saying it. I love this post! Thanks you for saying it.

]]> By: Rob Britt http://www.socialoomphblog.com/how-to-get-more-twitter-followers/#comment-937 Rob Britt Sat, 24 Apr 2010 16:10:38 +0000 http://www.socialoomphblog.com/?p=343#comment-937 The whole thing with social media is people are missing the 'social' aspect of it. If you treat facebook, twitter, linkedin, etc, just as a platform to shout about yourself, you lose. Conversation, retweeting, commenting, INTERACTING, that's the key. Good points in above post. There are so many tools you can use and it gets down to helping other people and the way to do that is viewing these platforms as a two way street. @Robert_Britt BTW, it's the same with blogging. offer good information and people will follow you there, too. The whole thing with social media is people are missing the 'social' aspect of it. If you treat facebook, twitter, linkedin, etc, just as a platform to shout about yourself, you lose. Conversation, retweeting, commenting, INTERACTING, that's the key. Good points in above post. There are so many tools you can use and it gets down to helping other people and the way to do that is viewing these platforms as a two way street.
@Robert_Britt

BTW, it's the same with blogging. offer good information and people will follow you there, too.

]]> By: @Joel_Hughes http://www.socialoomphblog.com/how-to-get-more-twitter-followers/#comment-926 @Joel_Hughes Sun, 18 Apr 2010 10:12:15 +0000 http://www.socialoomphblog.com/?p=343#comment-926 Hi there, a great article making some really valid points. I do disagree with one thing though (and perhaps I misunderstand you text), where you say: "Every time that they reply to you, THEIR followers get to see your Twitter username, and every time they retweet you, their followers get to see your Twitter username and your tweet." The first bit is incorrect (although a year or so ago it was true). Allow me to paint a scenario: 1) @jane has two followers: @steve and & @rubin. 2) @Jane and @steve follow @joel, @rubin does not ...With me? If Jane replies to joel (by starting a tweet with @joel) then ONLY @jane & @steve will see it (plus @joel obviously). @Rubin will NOT because he does not follow @joel. That last sentence is the crucial one. So, to get back on track with what you wanted to achieve i.e. to allow the viral spread of tweets (in this scenario to make @rubin aware of @joel so that he might find him interesting and follow him) then different techniques are required: we want @jane to do one of the following: 1) retweet something by @joel (using the new or old methods) 2) mention @joel (i.e. tweet something containing/about @joel but NOT starting the tweet with @joel) phew! Sorry if this is a bit of a brain melter but it is a really important point. thanks! @Joel_Hughes Hi there,
a great article making some really valid points.

I do disagree with one thing though (and perhaps I misunderstand you text), where you say:

"Every time that they reply to you, THEIR followers get to see your Twitter username, and every time they retweet you, their followers get to see your Twitter username and your tweet."

The first bit is incorrect (although a year or so ago it was true).

Allow me to paint a scenario:
1) @jane has two followers: @steve and & @rubin.
2) @Jane and @steve follow @joel, @rubin does not
…With me?

If Jane replies to joel (by starting a tweet with @joel) then ONLY @jane & @steve will see it (plus @joel obviously). @Rubin will NOT because he does not follow @joel.

That last sentence is the crucial one.

So, to get back on track with what you wanted to achieve i.e. to allow the viral spread of tweets (in this scenario to make @rubin aware of @joel so that he might find him interesting and follow him) then different techniques are required: we want @jane to do one of the following:
1) retweet something by @joel (using the new or old methods)
2) mention @joel (i.e. tweet something containing/about @joel but NOT starting the tweet with @joel)

phew!

Sorry if this is a bit of a brain melter but it is a really important point.

thanks!

@Joel_Hughes

]]> By: Web Design http://www.socialoomphblog.com/how-to-get-more-twitter-followers/#comment-920 Web Design Mon, 29 Mar 2010 23:52:59 +0000 http://www.socialoomphblog.com/?p=343#comment-920 awww finally someone with common sense. Thanks for posting. Also this is so much easier than trying to reverse engineer people and followers. I'd 200 who actually want to hear from me over 2000 who only spam. awww finally someone with common sense. Thanks for posting. Also this is so much easier than trying to reverse engineer people and followers. I'd 200 who actually want to hear from me over 2000 who only spam.

]]> By: drd4U http://www.socialoomphblog.com/how-to-get-more-twitter-followers/#comment-819 drd4U Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:15:58 +0000 http://www.socialoomphblog.com/?p=343#comment-819 Thanks @mobienthusiast this is great to read about, its a nice sort of history of your way of looking at how things work. Appreciate you taking the time to let us know. Thanks @mobienthusiast this is great to read about, its a nice sort of history of your way of looking at how things work. Appreciate you taking the time to let us know.

]]> By: L.A.Pauly http://www.socialoomphblog.com/how-to-get-more-twitter-followers/#comment-684 L.A.Pauly Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:27:32 +0000 http://www.socialoomphblog.com/?p=343#comment-684 Excellent, this information is a gold mine:) Finally some Twitter advice that makes total sense. Excellent, this information is a gold mine:) Finally some Twitter advice that makes total sense.

]]> By: Sandhan http://www.socialoomphblog.com/how-to-get-more-twitter-followers/#comment-557 Sandhan Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:46:00 +0000 http://www.socialoomphblog.com/?p=343#comment-557 Hey thanks for explaining all this; there is so much conflicting info out there its hard to know which to follow but good to know that following my intuition is in keeping with everything you've said here... teeth whitening... enough already... quotes unless its Tony Robbins quoting himself had enough of that too...add value, add value, add value... you guys have added immense value to my understanding of Twitter so I'll keep popping back to educate myself further.. Hey thanks for explaining all this; there is so much conflicting info out there its hard to know which to follow but good to know that following my intuition is in keeping with everything you've said here… teeth whitening… enough already… quotes unless its Tony Robbins quoting himself had enough of that too…add value, add value, add value… you guys have added immense value to my understanding of Twitter so I'll keep popping back to educate myself further..

]]> By: Dewald Pretorius http://www.socialoomphblog.com/how-to-get-more-twitter-followers/#comment-526 Dewald Pretorius Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:30:47 +0000 http://www.socialoomphblog.com/?p=343#comment-526 You should try our new Channels feature. That is exactly what you can do with it. You can view the tweets of selected Twitter users. It's under Monitors, Channels in the menu. You should try our new Channels feature. That is exactly what you can do with it. You can view the tweets of selected Twitter users. It's under Monitors, Channels in the menu.

]]> By: Singleparentuni http://www.socialoomphblog.com/how-to-get-more-twitter-followers/#comment-525 Singleparentuni Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:23:08 +0000 http://www.socialoomphblog.com/?p=343#comment-525 Great article, we are fairly new to tweeter and have had thousands of people follow us. It is impossible to read all their tweets now. Can you choose whose direct tweets you get without deleting followers? This way we could focus on replying to the more relevant users. Thanks Great article, we are fairly new to tweeter and have had thousands of people follow us. It is impossible to read all their tweets now. Can you choose whose direct tweets you get without deleting followers? This way we could focus on replying to the more relevant users. Thanks

]]> By: Nancy Puder http://www.socialoomphblog.com/how-to-get-more-twitter-followers/#comment-524 Nancy Puder Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:46:54 +0000 http://www.socialoomphblog.com/?p=343#comment-524 I have been on Twitter for less than a week now and trying to get started! and understand the process. Your comments are exactly what I needed to hear. It reminds me that when I really listen to others and try to help them instead of seeking my own benefit first, that everything else seems to fall into place. Thanks for slicing through the confusion. I have been on Twitter for less than a week now and trying to get started! and understand the process. Your comments are exactly what I needed to hear. It reminds me that when I really listen to others and try to help them instead of seeking my own benefit first, that everything else seems to fall into place. Thanks for slicing through the confusion.

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