Five Ways to Rock Your Twitter Account

Ever wonder how people get so many so many followers? Well, the secret is consistency, boundaries, comedy, content, and pictures. Here are five things you can do to make your Twitter feed even more engaging for your followers.

1. Post often. Being consistent with your tweets will keep your followers updated on a regular basis. Depending on your purpose, the amount you need to tweet will vary. For a steady flow of tweets, especially if you are a social media professional or business, it is best to use marketing automation and create tweets in advance that are automatically posted later. This will guarantee a steady flow of tweets to update, inform, or entertain your followers. Using marketing automation also lets you plan ahead for further improvement of your tweets.
2. Don’t direct message your followers after they initially follow you. Nothing says automated and impersonal like a “Hi! Thank you for following me. You can also like me on Facebook and add me on LinkedIn.” Frankly, these messages are annoying to your followers and make your Twitter seem illegitimate.
3. Laughs = follows. People enjoy being entertained. Someone is more likely to click the link or picture included in a tweet when it is funny or interesting. Being clever and witty always makes for more followers as well. People like to follow people or businesses who have amusing or interesting things to say. If you have to say something try to make it clever or funny. When you improve the content of your tweets, people notice!
4. Original posts are best whenever possible. When creating content for your Twitter feed, it can be tempting to fill your feed with retweets from other people. However, producing original content is a way to help ensure that people will come to you for quality. If you’re tweeting links, a good way to show originality in them is to comment about the source you’re tweeting about.
5. A picture is worth a thousand words. It may be cliché, but tweeting pictures is a great way to capture your audience’s attention. By tweeting things like promotions, sales, infographics, or even your retail store’s hours of operation, you can dramatically increase your engagement.