If you are running a small business Twitter account, you want more Twitter followers. Period. Why else use Twitter if you don’t want to build an audience? However, getting those first few followers is a major stumbling block for many people. Luckily there are some quick, easy and FREE ways to get that follower count climbing.

1. QUICK AND DIRTY
WAYS TO GET MORE
TWITTER
FOLLOWERS
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2. Don't have a lot of time for
social media? Make the
most of it with these tips.

3. IfyouarerunningasmallbusinessTwitter
account,youwantmoreTwitterfollowers.Period.
WhyelseuseTwitterifyoudon’twanttobuildan
audience?However,gettingthosefirstfew
followersisamajorstumblingblockformany
people.Luckilytherearesomequick,easyand
FREEwaystogetthatfollowercountclimbing.

4. Searchforpeopleyouknow,competitors,and
industryexperts,andfollowthem.Theninteract
withthem-especiallythosewhoareveryactive
onTwitter.Liketheirtweets,comment,and
retweet.Mostofthemwillfollowyouback.
Follow people in your industry,
and interact with them1.

5. Evenbetter,oncethey’refollowing
you,thesearethepeoplemostlikely
toretweetyou,andretweetsareone
ofthequickestwaystonewfollowers

6. OnTwitter(andsomeothersocialmedia
sites)hashtagsareusedtokeeptopicsof
conversationorganized.Ifyouincludea
hashtaginyourtweet,peoplecanclickon
thatandseetweetsfromalltheother
peoplewhoareusingthathashtag.
Learn relevant hashtags, and
use them2.

7. Nearlyeveryindustryhasatleastoneor
twohashtagsassociatedwithit(although
someindustriesaremuchmoreactiveon
socialmediathanothers). Learnwhatthose
arebyobservingwhathashtagsother
peopleinyourindustryuse,readtheir
feeds,andthenstartusingthemyourself.

8. Thisisagreatwaytoconnectwith
otherpeoplewhoareinterestedinwhat
youhavetosay–andonceyoufind
themyoucanfollowthemandmanyof
themwillfollowback.

9. Oneofthebestwaystogainfollowersistobe
areliablesourceofusefulinformation.One
greatwaytodothisistosharecontentyou’ve
madethathashelpfultipsforyouraudience.
However,evenifyou’reafulltimeblogger,you
probablywon’twriteenoughblogpoststo
keepaTwitteraudienceinterested.
Share other people’s content3.

11. Thesimplesolutiontothisistofindothergreat
contentelsewhereontheweb,andsharelinks
tothosearticlesonTwitter.Ifyouknowwho
theauthorisandyoucanfindtheirTwitter
profile,mentiontheminthetweetwhereyou
sharetheirarticlesotheyknowyoudidit

12. Youaresharinggreatcontentthatwill
makepeoplewanttofollowyou,andthe
personwhocreatedthecontentmay
alsofollowyououtofgratitudefor
sharingtheirwork.

13. Theexpertsallagreethatit’sbesttospace
outyourtweetingoverthecourseoftheday
sothatawidervarietyofpeoplehavethe
opportunitytoseewhatyoushare.However,
youdon’thavethetimetositthereonTwitter
allday,sowhatshouldyoudo?
Schedule your tweets4.

14. Youscheduleyourposts.LotsofTwittertools
(Tweetdeck,Buffer,Hootsuite,etc)giveyouthe
optiontowriteatweetandthenscheduleittobe
postedlaterinsteadofsharingitimmediately.If
youusescheduling,youcandoallofyoursocial
mediaworkinonesittingbutstillhavetweets
beingsharedthroughouttheday.

15. Twitterchatsarewhenagroupofpeopleinan
industryallstartusingaparticularhashtagata
scheduledtimeandanswerasetofquestions
posedbyahost.Mostindustries/interestshave
atleastoneandthey’refreetojoinandparticipate
in.Forexample,Bufferhosts#bufferchatatnoon
ESTeveryWednesday,andpeoplegathertotalk
abouthowtousesocialmedia.
Participate in Twitter chats5.

17. Twitterchatsareanexcellentwaytonetwork
withotherprofessionalsandamateur
enthusiasts.Yougettodemonstrateyour
knowledge,learnotherpeople’ssolutionsto
commonproblems,andmeetpeoplewhowill
beinterestedinwhatyouhavetosay.

18. Don’t give up!

19. Itmightseemlikeyou’renotgettinganywhere
usingTwitter,butallittakesisalittletimeand
knowingwheretoputintheeffort.Ifyouspend
anhourortwoperweekfollowingthesetips,you
willsteadilygainfollowers.Andnotjustany
followers–followerswhoareactuallyinterested
inyou,yourcompany,andwhatyouhavetosay!

20. Ifyou’rejustgettingstartedonTwitter,haveyou
beenstrugglingtogetfollowersandgetyour
messageout?Ifyou’reanoldpro,whatwas
yourbiggestobstaclewhenyoustartedout?Let
usknowinthecomments,orjointhe
conversationwithusonTwitter.