23 Free Ways To Get More Followers On Twitter

Use these free methods to get more followers on Twitter.



Some of the services do feature paid accounts but the free accounts are adequate to start with.



1.@mention other people in your tweet




@othertwitteruser will mean the person that you @mention will be notified of what you have said, and you will be on their radar as a person that they could possibly want to follow or engage with.



2. Talk about yourself in your bio, your interests and where you live



If your whole focus is your business goal, unless they're your competitor they won't have anything in common with you.



If you write about your interests and where you live, people become interested in engaging with you.



3. Add a profile photo of yourself people don't want to deal with a logo



People like to know who they're dealing with.




If they see a faceless logo and a business name, if they have a problem they won't know who to address.



And to get leads and sales on Twitter people like to deal with people.



4.Tweet motivational quotes. They get more likes and retweets




Motivational quotes are phrases that people find useful and can relate and apply to their lives.



If someone sees a quote and agrees with it it's highly likely that they will like it or retweet it.




5. Share your knowledge publicly and mention the @twitteruser




If someone has a problem on Twitter they may ask the Twitter community for their help.




And if you can help it would be appreciated if you could assist them and address the answer to them so they are notified.




6.@mention influential Twitter users to get their attention - celebrities




@mentioning influencers on Twitter is sometimes the only way you can get their attention because some influencers only choose to follow limited numbers of people.



And @mentioning a celebrity is sure to alert them to your presence.




7.Embed interesting tweets in blog posts



Embedding tweets in blog posts will alert people that you are an active Twitter user and that you may be someone worthy of following.



8.Participate in Twitter Chats




Participating in Twitter Chats gives you a place to engage with other Twitter users and get answers quickly.



You will also get to chat with people in your field.




9.Pin a tweet to the top of your newsfeed



A photo accompanied by your offer or a motivational quote will most of the time get a Retweet from people viewing your page.



Or even a reason to follow you.




10. Use Twitter search to find other users who share your interests




Twitter search gives you the opportunity to search a keyword and then view the latest tweets, people, photos, videos and then advanced search for even more in-depth searching.



11.Participate in #FF Follow Friday



On Follow Friday this is the day as the name suggests that people should follow each other.



If you tend to get more followers on Friday, now you know why.



12.Retweet influencers

When you Retweet influencers you may not always get a Retweet but do it often enough with content that is relevant they will take notice and if they deem your content as being valuable for their audience they could give you a follow or retweet.



13. Repeatedly tweet your content




Your whole twitter audience isn't on Twitter 24 hours a day nor are they viewing their news feed all the time, which is why you need to tweet your tweets again and again throughout the day.



14.@mention other users and ask them questions




Engaging on Twitter is all about asking questions and answering questions.




People only buy from people they know, like and trust.



15.Post content that is interesting




If you only post marketing material asking your audience to buy buy buy, they will soon get bored.




It's alright to have one or two marketing tweets, but it's good to mix it up with some informative content.




16.Tweet throughout the day



To ensure your whole Twitter audience gets to see your tweets you really need to tweet all throughout the day.



Don't worry you don't have to write a whole day of tweets, it's alright to repeat your tweets.




17. Use Tweepsmap to find the best time of day to tweet (it's free)

After being a Tweepsmap user for a while they will assess when your audience is online and engaging with your content.



Tweepsmap has mean features, some of these include identifying inactive accounts that you are following and the ability to unfollow accounts that aren't following you back.



18.Aim to tweet at peak Twitter time 1pm-3pm




Peak Twitter time has being found to be 1pm-3pm which is when most of the Twitter community is scrolling their newsfeeds, but as you are tweeting throughout the whole day with free tools like "Circular", it just means you can expect increased followers during this period.




19.Tweet links to news that is relevant to your profile



News has been found to get Retweeted often as people are always interested in what is happening whether it be in their country, industry or related to their interests.

20.Give your followers coupon codes



Many people love bargains and saving money.



If you can offer them something they like for 25% or even 50% off they'll jump at it and remember you for it and even possibly follow you or make it go viral by retweeting it.



21.Fake followers are a waste of money




If you've only tweeted 70 tweets, you are following 2, and you have 500K followers, everyone will know that you've bought followers because you won't have the engagement.

22.Display a tweet button after your posts on your blog

Display a tweet button after your posts on your blog so when people have found value in reading your post they will have the option to tweet to Twitter.

23.Use Twiends.com

Twiends is a directory of Twitter users and gives you another chance to be found by other Twitter users.



Within the directory you can be followed and follow other Twitter followers.

If you apply these methods to your Twitter account will begin to get more followers, engagements and likes.



Plus your content will get seen by your whole Twitter audience.



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