Losing Twitter Followers
November 1, 2009 by Tom Lindstrom · 1 Comment
Did you know it is possible to lose Twitter followers as easy as it is to add Twitter followers? It is if you are using “auto direct message”.AutoDM is a highly popular tool used by internet marketers on Twitter, if you know how to use it properly you will not have any problems, but if you are abusing the AutoDM tool you can get into trouble.
Twitter is a social media site that allows people to send personal messages to their friends so that they are always connected.You need to know what Twitter is all about, it is meant for socializing with other people and not advertising.By advertising your business all the time and not providing value,many of your followers will just “unfollow” you.
You can have better success in marketing your online business by phrasing your tweets properly.This will generate good communication and the links that you provide will have higher click through rates.
Here are some examples of how to lose Twitter followers with AutoDM´s (auto direct messages):
-Get this product now
-CHECK OUT MY BLOG NOW!!!
-Why are you not buying my product
-Click on my affiliate link now
People will immediately “unfollow” you if you send tweets like above to followers who hardly know you.By sending personal messages, and giving attention and compliments to your followers, you will get much better results.
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 – “Click on my affiliate link now”. 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.
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Some great tips here, I still need to improve my twitter strategy, just hard to find the time to really focus on it.
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