Why You Are Losing Followers on Twitter?

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Perhaps you’ve spent a considerable amount of time in following many people on Twitter and also for getting more followers. But did you know that it’s also possible to lose followers on this social network? If you’re using the ‘auto direct message’, you need to have second thoughts now.

The AutoDM is one of the most popular tools used by internet marketers on Twitter. If you’re using it properly, then you won’t have any problems. Abusing the tool can have serious consequences.

Twitter allows individuals to send personal messages to their friends so that they are always connected. But some people think that social networks like Twitter are too impersonal. You must be aware of what Twitter is all about. Twitter is for socializing with other people not an advertising billboard. If you always advertise your business, many of your followers will ‘unfollow’ you.

Phrasing your tweets properly can ensure success in internet marketing. By posting appropriately phrased tweets, you can generate good communication. The links that you provide might have an increase in the click rates. With increased conversation, you can develop better relationships with your followers.

How can you lose followers in Twitter? Here are samples of AutoDM’s:

• Hey, checkout my blogs
• Why don’t you buy my product? Here’s my link
• Get this product now

If you send these tweets to followers who hardly know you, they will immediately unfollow you. Sending capitalized tweets is also not a good idea. It would be much better to send more personal messages. Your followers will appreciate if you give them more attention and compliments.

Just try to put yourself in the shoes of your followers. How will you feel if someone sends you a tweet telling you to do something like for instance – ‘check out my products’. If you hardly know someone, you can’t give your trust easily and so you will not check out the products. Check the settings of your AutoDM so that you won’t be able to send impersonal messages to your followers.

If you’re running an online business, it’s not good to lose followers. It can have a terrible effect on your business and of course, your sales. Start changing your impersonal messages and create more personal messages. After you’ve made the changes, you can now use AutoDM. This tool is very helpful but only if you know how to use it properly. Too much of anything is not good and that also applies to the AutoDM.

Twitter is for socialization. You need to learn how to communicate with others effectively. You should try to make friends and develop trust.

If you want your followers to treat you well, you should also treat them accordingly. Being personal in all your dealings in Twitter can ensure success – whether you’re into internet marketing or not. Even if your primary aim is to make friends, you should send personal messages and not impersonal ones.

Losing Twitter followers is really easy but maintaining a huge list of followers is not an easy task. You must invest time and effort to gain more friends and prospects. Check out your AutoDM now and see what kind of messages you’re sending out.

If you need to make changes, do it now before it’s too late. Good luck in using Twitter for making friends and for promoting your business.    

General Blunders on Twitter

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Twitter is an exciting, cool, and extremely profitable social network site. Millions of people are now using the site to talk about various subjects. Indeed, it is a micro-blogging site for those who can’t stop talking. There are also common mistakes that most new users commit on Twitter. Before you start sending tweets, you must be aware of these common mistakes.

Most new users don’t post their real picture. They often use cartoon pictures, company logos, or their pet’s pictures. Although the pictures are quite cute, most Twitter users will appreciate a real picture of you. When you post your true picture on Avatar, others will think that you’re real and that you’re confident enough to let others see you. If you’re going to upload a photo, choose the ones where you give a beautiful smile. A smile can easily brighten the day of others.

Sending direct messages automatically through the AutoDM; direct messages are often impersonal and pushy. If you send this type of messages, you can lose your followers. TweetLater is another tool that sends automatic messages. When you use these tools, messages are automatically sent to those who follow you. A message saying ‘thanks for following me’ is fine but sending automated messages promoting your business or product is not a good idea and most people will just frown at them.

Do you have any followers? If you want to have followers, you need to follow people or you can at least create an interesting profile page. You can get followers by regularly posting updates. If you keep on following people and yet you don’t make updates on your page, you can’t get enough followers.

The 140-character tweets should be used to answer the Twitter question. Answering that question once a day may be enough to let others know that you’re interested in the community. You can post what you’re doing for the day or where you plan to go for the night. Tweets are great for starting conversations. You can also re-tweet other users or send them comments.

Check your numbers regularly. It’s not good to follow many people when you have very few individuals following you. Try to achieve balance. Make sure that the one you follow will also follow you back and you should also appreciate the ones who follow you. This is the easiest way to make friends on Twitter.

Use tools like Tweetdeck so that you don’t need to stay online all the time. Through this application, you can divide your followers into groups. Now, you can easily track them especially when they send direct messages and replies.

If you keep on promoting your business all the time, everyone will ‘unfollow’ you. No one likes a person who talks about his business or product most of the time. You must learn to respect others. As you may have forgotten, Twitter is a social network.

You must learn how to communicate and build good relationships before you start bombarding them with promotions. Even if you already have a god list of leads, it is still not a good idea to barrage them with promotions. Promotional tweets should be sent in limited numbers only.

These are the common mistakes committed by new and old tweeters. Take note of them and don’t commit the same mistakes.