Get Twitter Followers Fast! Should I try it?

We understand. Getting thousands of followers on Twitter in a matter of weeks feels really good. You feel popular. If this is your business account, maybe your boss is really happy and thinks you are doing a great job.

But don’t do it.

No, really. Don’t.

“Get Twitter Followers Fast!” is a Losing Proposition, Why?

Sure, we all want our message to get out – to as many people and as fast as possible. So, how could a shortcut to that aim be a bad thing?

Schemes to get Twitter followers fast range from the clear rule breakers (buying followers) to the “just barely within the rules” of sites where you exchange follows or pay for “seeds” to promote your handle to more viewers. In fact, last year, Twitter took some pretty big name tool providers (TweetAdder and more) to court. In TweetAdder’s case, they changed their program to disable auto follows and follow-back, auto @mention,s and auto ReTweets and they now comply with the rules.

The rules on spam are continually evolving as spammers get smarter. Violating Twitter’s terms can get you suspended. Here’s one no-no you need to be concerned about,

“Using or promoting third-party sites that claim to get you more followers (such as follower trains, sites promising “more followers fast,” or any other site that offers to automatically add followers to your account);”

But, My “Get Twitter Followers Fast!” Program Doesn’t Break the Rules!

Twitter isn’t just being a kill-joy when they mandate against certain tactics. They want to keep Twitter an authentic networking platform -and so do you, right?

We’ve moved beyond the days when numbers of followers was all that mattered. Now we look for website referrals, lead generation, engagement. So, even if your program is technically within the rules, what you really have to ask is,

What is that “Get Twitter Followers Fast” Program Really Doing for You?

I’ve seen Twitter accounts that use these technically OK programs. A Twitter account with 40 tweets, following 50 people with 10,000 followers is a red flag for anyone looking to engage with real people on Twitter. Unless you are Justin Bieber or President Obama, those numbers don’t make you look like a celebrity – they make you look like a fake. Therefore, the only accounts that will follow you will also be fake.

When people follow me or my business account, I take a quick look to see if I want to follow them in return. I usually do. However, one account using a “GTFF” program was getting 400-600 followers a day. I would much rather spend my time networking than looking at 500 new followers every day! And trust me, so many of those followers speak another language, never tweet, tweet about ridiculous or spammy things, that it really isn’t worth it.

What about connections? The account using the “GTFF” program had zero mentions, ReTweets or favorites before we started helping and no website traffic, either. So, what good was it really doing? Was anyone following them at all interested in their business, products, or services? The lack of referral traffic and interaction made that crystal clear.

Perhaps the worst thing about having so many new followers in a day is that you can easily miss seeing new followers who are really interested in your Tweets – the people you should be following, mentioning and ReTweeting. You also lose out on knowing how certain marketing campaigns are performing. Let’s say you send an email message to your customer, inviting them to follow you on Twitter. Suppose 50 of them do follow you. In that see of 400-600 new daily followers, how will you know?

When you stop your “GTFF” program, you will lose followers. This is a good thing. You can also begin to watch closely who follows you and start to engage these users. Your follower to following ratio will eventually end up at a believable level and you’ll be taken seriously as you continue to share great content and engage with others.

And, for those of you who are still hung up on numbers, we present…

Why Getting Twitter Followers Slowly Actually Makes Your Numbers Look Better

When you Tweet to 10,000 followers and no one mentions you or ReTweets, you reach 10,000 people. When you Tweet to 20 followers and each of them has 1,000 followers and each mentions or ReTweets you once in the period of a month, you reach 20,020 people. I’m terrible at math, but even I know which one is better! Beyond the straight numbers here, you are reaching an interested audience, which makes it worth even more.

It really comes down to changing your mindset. Stop broadcasting – start helping!

Have you ever used one of these programs? What made you stop, or are you still using it? Please share below.

If you’re interested in learning about how to make your social media more authentic and effective, please let us know. We’re happy to provide some pointers, and let you know about our social media support if you’re interested.

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