Absolutely the Last Ramblings Through Social Media
– For now!
Since my
first blog on social media, Social Media on a Tuesday in June (June 2 of this year), I have learned many
things. In no particular order here are several nuggets mined from the SocMed
Fields.
You can increase your Twitter
Followers without buying them. You will receive dozens of
follows form individuals and businesses who promise 5,000-50,000 followers
through their service. Most say they are the cheapest option. I don’t even
click on their icon’s in my notifications any more. Floating your mouse of the
icons in notifications enlarges them enough to see what they are. On June 2, I had about 400 followers. This afternoon, August 10, 2015, I have 1,620. I didn’t pay for a single one.
Increasing your Twitter Followers
without buying them requires an investment of time. I have
no idea how many hours I’ve invested in building my twitter follower base. But,
if you find folks in your genre, follow them, and keep track of those who
follow you back, it’s not hard. However, it does take time.
Twitter Lists make your life
easier. When I started I had no lists.
When I blogged about lists had seven (6/20). I now have ten, and I will
sub-sort several of those into more precise genre—e.g., #MysteryAuthors à Mystery, Crime, etc.—when I have
a bit more time. If I find an author I want to follow, I first look at how many
people he/she follows. If a person has 12K Followers, but only Follows 329,
I’ll probably pass on that author.
On the
first contact I make, I place that Twitter name in the Potential Followers
list. I also include them in one of the other # lists. When I get a follow back
from an individual, I remove them from Potential Followers, but leave them in
the # list. I then Tweet them thanking them for the follow and informing them of
the # list I’ve placed them in. If they appear to be no more than what might stay a follower, I add them to my private Just Followers list.
Use the Public setting for lists
you want others to see. I have only a couple of private lists. I never tell any follower they
are in one of those lists. I always tell followers when they are in a public
list.
If you don’t
use lists, I encourage you to start. I’ve found my twitter-life less stressful
since I’ve been consistently listing. Here’s a link to a good article on how to
make lists.
I plan on
continuing posts about social media each month—there is MUCH more for me to learn and
report about this platform. Stay tuned…
Next
blog: Not Quite Random
Thoughts on Revising What You’ve Written
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