When I am training people in how to use Twitter, the question asked most often is "How do you get Twitter followers?" When you are just starting out, you may not know any people that are on Twitter and don't have any idea of where to start.
If you have been on Twitter for awhile, you may find that your number of followers has stopped growing and are looking for ways to get new followers. Wrong or right many people see Twitter as a numbers game, so even 'Power' Twitter users are often looking for new techniques to increase their numbers of followers too.
Quantity vs. Quality
Before we think about techniques to get more Twitter Followers, it's important to consider if it is more important for you to get a really high number of followers on Twitter, or is it best to get followers that are specifically interested in the topics that you are interested in. If you are using Twitter for business it's important to ensure that you are getting followers that are relevant to your topic, so you need to balance out your activities to get numbers versus activities aimed at gaining specific followers in your target market – because some activities to get a massive amount of followers may turn off the targeted followers. So think about why and how you are using Twitter when deciding which techniques are best for you.
Using Black Hat Techniques to Get Twitter Followers
'Black Hat' online marketing techniques are those that are considered to be against the terms/guidelines of the online marketing services providers (i.e. Google, Twitter, Facebook, etc.). I do not use black hat techniques and do not recommend that you do because, besides getting your account penalised or disabled, these techniques can put off legitimate followers and make you look bad. I do include some of these tips here, clearly noted as 'black hat'. You will come across these methods as you go along and it's important that you know how to spot techniques that may bring you more trouble than benefits.......
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