If you do all this before midnight tonight, we'll throw in "SCAM-WOW", our automagic scam detector software! That's right -- a $12345 value, FREE!
Just enter the secret code "IKNOWDICK" and we'll ship it right out to you.
(Shipping and handling of $12345 will be applied to your PayPal account, your VISA card, your bank account and your permanent record.)
Mark Dykeman
· 4 months ago
I bet this WONDERFUL offer is ONLY available in the US. Probably Chris's is only good in the US too. No fun for us Canadians.
Darn it, if only there was a free electronic service that could be used virtually anywhere in the world and it contained all kinds of free applications I could use and communicate with all kinds of cool and interesting people all over the world.
I'd pay for a service to help me do all that!!!
But wait, I have no computer.... AND I don't know how to type :(
Gnuboss
· 4 months ago
Don't forget the back end offers and forced continuity program, that's where the real money's at. ;)
Great post Chris, very true words indeed.
raquel
· 1 month ago
twitter.com/Raquelx_
digiphile
· 4 months ago
Hi Friends! Chris knows how to make a product fly off the e-shelves of the Web Shopping Network, sure....
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How much would YOU pay? $49.99? $39.99? $19.99?
Nope...IT'S COMPLETELY FREE. If you stay tuned, he'll be on shortly.
In the meantime, just write down your viewing habits and every interest or hobby you have (along with 20 friends that share them) and send it all to Facebook@Microsoft.com.
Ever time one of them joins, you'll start getting a fraction of the IMMENSE ad revenue that sponsors are earning.
Don't wait: EMAIL NOW!
Disclaimer: If you find our program works for you after the first month, there will be a small $23.99 charge to your credit card made on the second Tuesday of each proceeding month. All sales are final. Your privacy and friends are not refundable. Enter Internet Get Followers Now schemes at your own risk. This message serves as a hint that any and copy that proceeded it is a satiric comment on a satiric post and in no way represents the views of its writer or his employers.
Jerry Kolber
· 4 months ago
Chris, I just need you to tell me where to submit my credit card info, I'm assuming you are selling this as a weekend seminar as well for just $399 if I ACT NOW!!!
On second thought, this method sounds like I'll actually have to spend time interacting with people and building relationships - nah, never mind. ;)
well played.
michaelmartino
· 4 months ago
Curse you Brogan, I was just about to release a new application that would get people millions of followers in seconds.
People asked me if it was a get rich quick scheme -- of course it was, who wants to get rich slow :)
As usual great post Chris.
JoeMescher
· 4 months ago
ELEVENTY BILLION TWITTER FOLLOWERS IN 3.68 SECONDS??
CAN IT BE TRUE???
$99.99?? Nope. $49.99?? Not on this Website! It's FREE, FREE, FREE!
Nice post Chris, this is a different style than I'm used to for a Brogan article -- Fun reading.
Daniel Sevitt
· 4 months ago
Can you believe I thought @cspenn's dojo was a reference to the late actor Chris Penn and his towering performance in the martial arts classic Best Of The Best. Imagine my surprise at finding there is another Christopher Penn who is an actual certified ninja. Awesome!
graememac
· 4 months ago
If you like the content here then you should check out Christopher Penn's & John Wall's podcast - marketing over coffee. Excellent show
I almost unfollowed someone for posting a link to this. Good article, but that title seems a little too familiar.
Chris Brogan
· 4 months ago
That was the intent. It's a parody of those skanky ads.
tdhurst
· 4 months ago
Man, I hate it when you have to explain an obvious joke.
Luke, Reach Students
· 4 months ago
A good parody should not need to be explained. That said, this is a good parody.
motownmutt
· 4 months ago
Right, no need to explain the obvious. Just letting you know that an itchy unfollow trigger finger nearly ended a two year follow for a moment there. Carry on.
teemorris
· 4 months ago
I just caught this post (crazy week...) but in light of this parody, I'd like to share with you this NSFW parody site.
I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard. Make sure you click on the top-right corner of the site when you're done reading. I am following this web designer on Twitter, and she's a riot!
stevewoodruff
· 4 months ago
The best part was the use of exclamation points!!!! Otherwise, I wouldn't have believed you!!!! Now, I know it must be true...!!!
NatMich
· 4 months ago
lol !!!
deanholmes
· 4 months ago
Chris, you have outdone yourself :) This is great...
Maybe your team can invent a "FREE AUTO-FOLLOW TOOL" that would do all those things for me. {Without leaving the comfort of my leather "Seating Surfaces Only" home office chair!}
The Franchise King Joel Libava
Chris Brogan
· 4 months ago
Now we're talking!
The Franchise King
· 4 months ago
Chris,
I would only want 10%.
{Kukral would give me 20%]
The Franchise king Joel Libava
Bill Cammack
· 4 months ago
hahaha Back to the Old School!!! :D hahaha Nice post, Chris. :D
WisdomBegun
· 4 months ago
Oh. my. word!!!!
More followers?!?!?!?! For FREE?!?!?! This must be my lucky day!!! Who knew?
Seriously, Chris. This was an awesome post.
RachelHappe
· 4 months ago
I'm only in if I can slice & dice with it too - otherwise forget it!
kemeny
· 4 months ago
Great post Chris, but isnt this what we all have been doing for the past 6 months? i´ve noticed its no just doing everything you mention, but it also takes some outside help. Just as the Authority Rules white paper mentions, its what other people say about you that makes you popular.
ajmunn
· 4 months ago
I had to search for a pen and paper! AND thanks to you I now know where my cell phone off button is. Can it be true? Can you really survive Twitter through seeking out quality connections based upon shared interests? Who knew :) Glad you did this. Even if it gets through to some of the number chases, you have done a great service.
cherylandonian
· 4 months ago
But what if you WANT porno girls, real estate moguls, make money online gurus, viral marketing experts, and weight loss success stories to follow you?? ; ) Would be interesting to hear from you whether your spam followers increase after this post.
scottmag
· 4 months ago
Good luck NOT getting those type of followers. Best I can tell they are just doing a search on any common word and following people who include that word in a tweet. Of course if you do want to collect those followers, then you can guess some of the words and phrases you should start using more often.
cc_chapman
· 4 months ago
BUT WAIT THERE IS MORE......
Ole Bach Andersen
· 4 months ago
All those auto-follower schemes.. when does someone invent auto-dis-follow autofollow schemes. I would pay for that!
joycemckee
· 4 months ago
Thanks Chris - this is something I will share with some colleagues of mine. We were discussing this topic yesterday at lunch. And I will us it to gain more followers myself. I really appreciate your words, advice.
Georgia North
· 4 months ago
I'm glad you said it, and I'm glad you said it the way you did. Good stuff Chris!
katharinavienna
· 4 months ago
Ew, that sounds downright legit!! :D :D :D
homeofgolftv
· 4 months ago
Good summary Chris, just hope everyone takes note
Stephanie
· 4 months ago
Ha! Love it! Thanks for the giggle ;)
SuburbanOblivion
· 4 months ago
I admit to not reading your blog often, but the sarcasm/humor in this one is almost palpable. Love it, it suits you :)
KellyMullaney
· 4 months ago
Using that title in your tweets almost got me, not because you had "converted" to the dark side, but because for a moment I thought your twitter account had been hijacked as has happened to many. Good article, summary of good advice. Good ol' common sense advice, so much that we shouldn't need to tell!
Paul OFlaherty
· 4 months ago
Dripping with sarcasm, yet highly informative! I love it :)
Marito
· 4 months ago
You are right Chris! This will take more time but it's the real and steady way =) I do tweet a lot about food though.. Should be careful on that from now on!
CathyWebSavvyPR
· 4 months ago
However, if food is your "thing," then by all means tweet about it, as there are plenty of foodies on Twitter.
Naren UBi
· 4 months ago
Well, I had a bad experience with thousandsoffollowers or some junk site like that. They were tweeting through my account almost everyhour OMG! Finally, I had to opt-out and change my password (coz their opt-out option was a farce!) to stop those annoying tweets. Again, even when people follow the above set of rules that you've outlined, there is a possibility that they will rely on some automation software like tweet-later to respond to the followers.. Lemme see if I can boost my followers in the next one week ;)
Thanks for this post!
stevegarfield
· 4 months ago
Other sites sell these SAME steps for HUNDREDS of Dollars!
But you'll be getting all these steps I've already outlined and more!!!
How much would you pay? $149 $249 $999 ?
FIND STORIES
I'll show you how to FIND great stories using ADVANCED search engine techniques like GOOGLE SEARCH and GOOGLE ADVANCED SEARCH!!!
I'm confused. Isn't it better to automate everything? Game the system and avoid actually engaging the medium and... dare I say... the people who use it? Engaging them might take more effort and a little more time. That's lame. I just want everyone to follow me, they don't have to actually engage me. Bigger #'s stroke my ego and make me feel important + if I fake everyone else out with bigger #'s I can sell myself better as an "expert." Isn't that the way it's supposed to work? :)
Ambarish Mitra
· 4 months ago
Good article, kept it simple, because it is simple. Nice use of the Ashton call to action to bring me in here :)
Amit Gawande
· 4 months ago
nice job Chris.. atleast you did not fall for the stereotypic "lists of 10" .. I would have unfollowed you for sure if the title would have read something like "10 ways to earn more twitter followers"
verabera
· 4 months ago
Haha.
This is too complicated, i rather pay 49.99999 and give them my credit card number. Because I want to be popular. These people are better! They also want to get to know my friends, so if I spread the word and get them new idiots to pay 49.999999, I will have a discount AND we are all networked, cause they know all my friends' details! BEAT THAT :)
OK, seriously, funny post :-) And informative. Rock on!
Pixie Stevenson
· 4 months ago
C'mon, Chris. I love talking about food! And you forgot to highlight your ONE CENT deal in red. Make us see red.
Batman
· 4 months ago
Great stuff, although, I still disagree with #7.... However, I may not want to be followed by most people :)
Don Martelli
· 4 months ago
Everything must GO GO GO! For a limited time only, all this can be yours for 85 easy payments of $19.95. But WAIT. If you act now, we'll also throw in a free, YES FREE, subscription to the Interwebs! ;)
Steve Gaines
· 4 months ago
For those of us of a certain age you forgot one essential element in getting me to read:
You May Have Already WON!!!!!
Fortunately, I had some extra time and read anyway. OK, OK, extremely useful information. But did I win anything?
Eric Goebelbecker
· 4 months ago
"Find great stories?" "Share useful information?" "Participate?"
Where do I enter my credit card number so you'll do this stuff for me?
Kerstin Hoffmann
· 4 months ago
Great advice. I totally agree. Plus: I sent it via Twitter immediately - or rather after I had found the Twitter-Link unter "Share this". I would have loved to have a "Tweet this"-button right under the article.
Chris Brogan
· 4 months ago
Um, there is one. It says retweet. Maybe it didn't load?
DianeCourt
· 4 months ago
Big, BIG smile to start the day :D (But there aren't any Ginzu knives?)
Chris Cree
· 4 months ago
#7 surprises me, Chris. I'm guessing you tweet an average in the 3 figure range most days.
But then you've always been a little spooky.
Chris Brogan
· 4 months ago
I didn't say *I* followed these. : )
No, actually, I've cut way back in the last few months. Today is a bit skewed, but I'm wayyyyy down over the last 2 months.
Chris Cree
· 4 months ago
I have noticed that I seem to attract more followers the more I tweet. On days with just a few tweets (and there are lots of them) I don't gain that many followers.
Just a general trend I've seen though I haven't formally tested it. Not really sure why it would be the case either 'cause my tweets tend to be all over the place - from work related to silly personal stuff.
joelkelly
· 4 months ago
I see what you did there... :)
Managing to make fun of both the people who *write* these types of services in one swipe, and, if I'm taking it the right way, making fun of the types of people who would *read* this sort of thing (or sign up for these services) in the next.
Very impressive.
benjaminjtaylor
· 4 months ago
This is boiler plate stuff and the @aplusk name dropping on Twitter is a bit of a stretch for you unless you include, for example, Twitter spokesmodels and the campaign to 1M, donating 10,000 to malaria, publicly ding-dong-ditching CNN/Ted Turner, on-going tweets with other like celebs, like Diddy, continued Twitter centric Ustream videos, appearances on Larry King and other talk shows talking about Twitter, being on Twitter's SUL, be married to Demi, oh and it doesn't hurt to be part of That 70's Show, Punked, and a number of Hollywood movies.
Chris Brogan
· 4 months ago
Uh, that was the whole point of it, Benjamin. The whole thing was a joke against the get-followers-fast schemes that are out there.
I'm not pooping on your fandom of Ashton. I'm sure he's wonderful.
benjaminjtaylor
· 4 months ago
I get it...just think it's silly. Not a fan of AK btw.
Chris Brogan
· 4 months ago
Sure you're not. : )
osnatbresler
· 4 months ago
Great parody on this annoying Twitter phenomenon. However, I see some comments favoring automation to save time and avoid engagement....so why do Social Media at all? Have robots talk to robots for intellectual stimulation or for sharing interesting and valuable information?
Chris Brogan
· 4 months ago
Hopefully they get the parody and are carrying it into the stream.
beley
· 4 months ago
Chris, I thought this was hilarious!
When I first saw your post I honestly thought your account was hacked (I *JUST* got done reading that thousands of accounts were just hacked). But I figured it was probably satire and clicked through... great work. Good tips too :)
yaelbeeri
· 4 months ago
How fast will it happen if I have 4 accounts and 3 people working for me? Do I get a discount if I need it for more than 1 account?
caromorg
· 4 months ago
Yael, careful, with this kind of powerful tool, multiplying it by accounts and people might cause you to go back in time...
Chris Brogan
· 4 months ago
Oh, NOW you have it!
T.J. Cantwell
· 4 months ago
Right on! Thanks for sharing this. Oh, and if you sign up for one of those other "services" to gete more followers. DON'T! Just take the time to do it thoughtfully.
Daniel Hudson
· 4 months ago
Do I get a Snuggie, if I act before midnight? You know most people spend thousands of dollars and invest countless hours into workshops, seminars, and conferences to learn what is in this single post.
This post does have a "Billy Mays" vibe. I am a huge fan of the late Billy Mays! He made the most mundane things interesting and was passionate about everything he did. He actually seemed to get some kind of "high" from people. God bless passionate people!
I also like the way Amy Shuen says, "People add value". It's all about Relationships! People are amazing!
Thanks for sharing Chris! Dan
innovatemarcom
· 4 months ago
Chris,
Great post. What I like about it is that it doesn't give some magical formula full of automation and tweet overload of a bunch of bull crap. It highlights relevance and two-way communication. Personally I'm most interested in relevant followers, quality over quantity. I measure this by how many of my followers, I follow back. If they are relevant and I think we may have common interests I follow them, if not I move on. I also quickly un-follow anyone who DM's me some magic formula for more followers. Everyone is different. I prefer open communication with people who sit behind their keyboard and try to provide something they think is relevant and have a history of two-way dialogue.
Keep 'em coming Chris! I love your blog!
LindsayMAllen
· 4 months ago
Like I said via Twitter, Chris ... if you make an infomercial version of this, you need to sport a Billy Mays-style beard (colored with spray-on, goth-black haircolor from Hot Topic), and your wardrobe should include a "Wild Side" Snuggie and a ShamWow ad-style headset. Trying to figure out ways to include a few more "As Seen on TV" products in here.
Ahh, the power of eating an entire bag of microwave-steamed veggies straight out of the bag. Now I know!
Cindy McAsey
· 4 months ago
Great advise @ChrisBrogan. If more folks would follow these steps they would reap more rewards from twitter. I used to try and help those who I thought were just "newbies" and didn't realize you shouldn't ask for a "sale" before you build the relationship and help them with their business. Then I discovered some folks are so into the "numbers" they really don't care.
Roman Schlaepfer
· 4 months ago
As I told you, Chris u made my day.
Yesterday I thought about spending 499$ for followers but now I get it all for free. Thank you so much!
No serious, the ones who didn't get it, it HAD to be a joke, chris tweeting with CAPS has to be a JOKE.
Best of all was when @AmberCadabra joined the train, my twitter was full of "GET MORE FOLLOWERS FOR FREE!!!" :)
For more sarcasm on web2.0. Fool the fools for a better world.
Matthew Weiss
· 4 months ago
Do more followers really equal power?
Chris Brogan
· 4 months ago
Oh, Matthew Matthew Matthew. Did Obama win? Did @aplusk win?
More = winners!!!!
Especially in America, which means all the other countries will get there a little bit later than us, but that's okay.
(No. More ENGAGED followers who care about you = power).
Lori Hoeck
· 4 months ago
Went to this first in my reader and still smiling. Nice way vent some exasperation with Twittemania while presenting genuine advice to people.
scottmag
· 4 months ago
Oh, Chris. It almost sounds like you are advocating common sense and good citizenship.
jstorerj
· 4 months ago
Can I get a large fries and a coke with this?
Chris Brogan
· 4 months ago
For $2.71 , I'll give you both a large fries *and* a coke for FREE!
jstorerj
· 4 months ago
America the Beautiful!!!
startabuzz
· 4 months ago
Sign me up! More followers means FAME! POWER! GLORY! I am positively a-tingle with thoughts of command I'll have over all of my flock. I can almost taste it.
I have carefully addressed a self-addressed, stamped envelope (I decided to kick it old school) and am ready to send it, along with the full contents of my bank account, to "Yet Another Ridiculous & Senseless Ripoff", 123 D-Bag Ave., Dullardtown, MT.
If I act now, can you double my offer? Or at least throw in a few tubes of Mighty Putty?
I think I know what your are trying to do here. But as a "trust agent" I think the whole "how many followers you have" thing is way out of control. Instead of being concerned about how people are following you the goal should be a "trust agent" and let the followers come as they may be.
Chris Brogan
· 4 months ago
Um, then you missed just a hair of the point. I'm parodying the 40% of my twitter stream that is filled with schemes that require money and people's passwords.
Close, though.
I don't think followers=power.
startabuzz
· 4 months ago
Satire: sat-ire [sat-ahyuhr] –noun
1. the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc. 2. a literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule. 3. a literary genre comprising such compositions.
Stajo
· 4 months ago
I was thinking about the maximum amount of tweets one can send a day. Thanks for the advice I will try not to exceed this number!
Danny Brown
· 4 months ago
I'm guessing you'll be changing your use to adhere to # 7 soon, then? ;-)
provirtual
· 4 months ago
OMG... I just went to tweet this - and I cant access Twitter - nor can HootSuite... Anyone else??
FunMumma
· 4 months ago
wow.. thats really fantastic.. I am somewhat new to twitter and do about 10 15 tweets per day and that too personal tweets.. and with your help i can gather many more followers to my tweets..
Can i have any benifit of having more and more followers?/ like can i earn from it anyhow?? i will be glad if you can answer my question..
Thank You..
Chris Brogan
· 4 months ago
There are no benefits to more followers. There are many benefits to fewer followers.
CathyWebSavvyPR
· 4 months ago
It showed up for me. It's funny, I have gotten really used to the retweet button, I miss it when it's not on a site. How easy it is to get used to a good tool.
the Jim Gaudet
· 4 months ago
F'n hilarious... Sounds like a joke to start off...
John Haydon
· 4 months ago
I can smell that new friend smell!!! :-D
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· 3 months ago
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Maria Colacurcio
· 4 months ago
Chris, Great tips. I wonder how many tips for Twitter usage are wandering around on the internet? It would be interesting to aggregate them all and see how many 'do's' and 'don'ts' we could find.
PS - You didn't fool me. Even on few hours of sleep I knew you weren't really posting a spammy 'HOW TO GET MORE FOLLOWERS' (in all caps of course) list:)
Maria
geechee_girl
· 4 months ago
Grin
Sonny Gill
· 4 months ago
And this is how Brogan killed Twitter this morning!
robinlewis
· 4 months ago
Hello Chris, Thanks for providing such great information, I really have benefitted from and appreciate your input. Please clarify for me the difference between #9 and # 4 above. #4 has the appearance of using twitter like IM please explain the difference. Thanks again
mariobox
· 4 months ago
Pretty funny stuff. Always good to start the day with a laugh (and good advice to boot). You just missed the P.S. (it always get read, you know?)!!
dylanmspencer
· 4 months ago
Well, not today anyway...at least until twitter is back up. Good timing though.
Jared O'Toole
· 4 months ago
Using search.twitter to find people talking about stuff you like and then engaging them is the best way to do things. @reply them about their articles or comments and the conversations will lead to followers.
williamarruda
· 4 months ago
Hi Chris,
Brilliant post. I especially like item number seven. Some people spend their whole day tweeting. Like with most things, quality trumps quantity!
Great post Chris. However, it might not be today. Looks like tomorrow since Twitter went AWOL :)
Sara Davidson
· 4 months ago
Great post, Chris. What is the irony that Twitter goes down after you post it? ;)
cindyreeves
· 4 months ago
Thank you so much - I am so sick of all those ads for free followers. Go back to basics and WIN - who would have thought it - Oh yeah, Chris!
virtuallyready
· 4 months ago
Yep, I think you're right, Chris. Your post worked SO well, it broke Twitter. ;)
LBertolucci
· 4 months ago
Well, maybe not so many followers "Today" given the recent and supposed DOS attack on Twitter!
Great post though, very insightful. NEVER use TwitterFollower though!
Tre
· 4 months ago
how fabulous and fascinating that you'd post this the day twitter fails....how completely awesome in a way.....might we think the world took your advice and it had a huge impact? kidding....great ideas...and so very very true. here's to being authentic..
Tre
· 4 months ago
and i'll add i think it's awesome too that somethin' nudged me to go to the trust agents site on facebook to connect w/ folks and when that down too (b/c of facebook freeze) i thought to come here....gives new meaning to the value of finding our social media home ;)
MSchechter
· 4 months ago
Darn... I really thought THE Chris Brogan was finally going to tell us all his fool proof, no work needed method for getting Twitter followers... Guess I will just have to keep working at it :)
greg_cryns
· 4 months ago
I love this article.
You slapped a growing (and useless IMO) industry in the face without actually calling its participants dirty names. ;)
Grabbing followers for the sake of getting a lot of followers just makes no sense to me. There was a time when I thought maybe that made sense, but now more after a long time and hard work on Twitter.
Don't be that guy! ;)
Donagh Mc Sweeney
· 4 months ago
Great advice Chris! At the end of the day it all comes down to great content and participation. If you're not prepared to work at it then why bother!
Nikki
· 4 months ago
These are great tips! I never thought about tweeting other stories with frequency. That's probably why I don't have too many followers, because I don't tweet but once a day. I'll try it as soon as Twitter is up and running again from thier "denial of service attack."
Sara Jantsch
· 4 months ago
Chris -
I love what you do. You took some great advice that could be looked over and turned it into a very interesting, fun to read post.
@JoeHobot
· 4 months ago
Chris,
Thats a cool list of tips :)
Well I can't get more followers I already reach sometimes 600-1000 followers a day :( for past few weeks now...
What's my strategy? Well be successful like @aplusk hahah be nice to Top Twitter Dogs...
TimMoore
· 4 months ago
Ha! To cranking funny. (I hope this doesn't send all the spammers to FF or Tumblr)
Edith_Orenstein
· 4 months ago
This is great advice! I'm listening to Chris Brogan now on MarketingProf's #summersocial
jeffrago
· 4 months ago
It's like getting Rickroll'd without the Rick. Hilarious, Chris. I have this vision of you sitting at you computer cracking yourself up as you type each word. If this whole social media thing doesn't work out for you I think SNL would be very interested.
For the next one can you talk about how we can see naked pictures of hot chicks if we provide our email addresses? That's one of my favorites.
Chris Brogan
· 4 months ago
I'm doing "how to be a social media expert in 10...no 4!!! days."
Jo Golden
· 4 months ago
Love this, and will share it far and wide. Happily, few of my clients want gazillions of followers, but will be interested in the how-to. Wrapping it in sarcasm makes it an especially lovely gift to share!
Chris Brogan
· 4 months ago
I'm here to help. Your clients will do better by finding people who care about them.
denikasrel
· 4 months ago
Good to know. Although it's limited to just 140 characters, the social mores of Twitter are more complex than meets the eye.
Matt Stenning
· 4 months ago
How long until your number 1 in the search engines for "Get more Twitter followers"
frank barry
· 4 months ago
Dude. No you didn't with this title. That cracks me up =) Nice work stirring it up a bit. I got a good chuckle out of Comments.
@toddlucier
· 4 months ago
No Parody here Chris. But you left out the two most valuable ways to Get more Twitter Followers.
1. The real reason for writing this post is to rank on Google for the search phrase "Get more Twitter Followers". How could you leave this out of your list of things to do in order to Get More Twitter Followers? I'm sure this will make you a Trust Agent with those looking to Get more Twitter Followers on Google.
and of course follow that up with 2. Commenting on a post that is search optimized for "Get More Twitter Followers"
Now I feel this post is complete! Come on Twitter users. Follow me to learn more how to get more Twitter Followers.
Chris Brogan
· 4 months ago
You know, it hadn't dawned on me.
What?
Ranking in Google?
Paul Sveda
· 4 months ago
Sage advice!
The JackB
· 4 months ago
I received three calls from "technology challenged" friends who were panicked because they couldn't make their Twitter Tweet. I told them that is what happens when you lose all of your followers, you get booted from Twitter.
Just received an email from one of them who said that Chris Brogan's site said something about an attack. Dude, you're famous among former Luddites. Pretty cool.
George Brunton
· 4 months ago
good short article, I'm looking for stuff like this and hate to read pages of fluff
mayhemstudios
· 4 months ago
Don't over tweet, 20 times or more a day? That's just crazy! ;)
Chris Brogan
· 4 months ago
Total lie. That's to throw off the newbs. : )
Giles Crouch (Webconomist)
· 4 months ago
Ah superb Chris!! Even the MLM'ers might clue in to what it mean to be yourself and engage in conversation!
Aren't we all just so exhausted with these same old "pitches" that fail to deliver? Seth Godin is right, marketers (I'm one, I admit) have failed too often by lying.
Interesting that you use the same tactic, yet it draws such notice; which makes me think it's "you" that we've come to trust, because you've delivered on what you promise - that's good marketing communications!
iamPariah
· 4 months ago
Wonderful, Chris!
LifeStyleMinuteMan
· 4 months ago
Fantastic post Chris!!! LMAO!!! I loved the "!!!"'s -Zach
SplinteredMind
· 4 months ago
I was all set to take advantage of this amazing offer, but http://tweetstats.com says I tweet 21 times a day, which makes me spooky. Now socnet greatness is out of reach… I'm stuck with only 671 followers who never chat with me. I really thought more people would be interested in my daily beard growth photos! ☁ http://3.ly/IvO
CathyWebSavvyPR
· 4 months ago
Great post, Great spoof title! the only suggestion I have (if anyone gets to this comment) is that for those giving Twitter advice to newbies, please log into the web application once in a while to see the changes Twitter makes. 5# suggested change - use the integrated twitter search tab on the right side of the page "to find people talking about the things YOU talk about, and follow them!"
Brett Borders
· 4 months ago
Chris,
I'm really, really into food and cooking but you make a fair point. I guess food is like religion and politics. What you find delicious, someone else may find disgusting.
TheDiva
· 4 months ago
I have some serious issues with 8 & 10. I mean, whats the point of me even having followers if they don't want to know all about MEEE!!! :D
Nice list! Have a great time @ PCB!!
Steve Chou
· 4 months ago
I think most people have done that already,seems not work so well. Plus I think tweet smart words would be a good way to attract followers,add value to your followers would be much appreciated.
tonilamb
· 4 months ago
I am cracking up on your blog post. I had to read it a few because I thought it was so damn funny!!! You've got edge and I like that. Too hilarious chris!!!!!! lol
USA Property Investors
· 4 months ago
Getting More Twitter Followers is great Idea and what steps u provided to increase it is Awesome.
USA Property Investors
· 4 months ago
All great thoughts!
Rusty Speidel
· 4 months ago
Wow, you're in a quite a mood today!
dougmcisaac
· 4 months ago
Chris,
"There's a post in Warrior forum where someone said you stole all of their strategies for getting more Twitter followers from their WSO and they want you to pay for resell rights" ;-)
Doug
loususi
· 4 months ago
dude ... you got me here ... i thought this was real when i read it, but i might have been skimmin' it too quickly ... doh
anyhow ... i'm guessing the point was something like ... yeah, quality over quantity ... i know that i have completely overSaturated my @loususi twitter account at this point ( and continue to do so seeing the feed reading value of it is beyond saving ) and have learned some lessons along the way ...
what i find fun and fascinating is trying to explain the real value behind Twitter ... i know what it is, i know what i use it for and how people misUse it an' all ... you know, like those that put up to the second descriptions of like everyFr!kkenthing up there for every second a the day ( 1 person in mind right now, but i'll leave names and initials out to save myself looking competely horrendous ), but my personal ( and professional ) belief is that its NOT for everyone ... there's a lot of power behind microBlogging on the mB of choice, right? but not everyone is going to get something valuable from the experience ... it took me about 2 years in the 3 years i've been on Twitter to finally 'get it' ... to understand that its not about who's brushing who's teeth with the elmo toothbrush or what kind of coffeeHot drink Dave it gettin' right now at the 'Bucks, ya know? but that its about the microConiverse ... the microRelationships being microManaged ... all those shortenedURLs and the amazing pre-broadcast info you can get well before Connie Chung and the gang even get wind of it, whatever it may be ... the potentially powerful flashMobbish ability of the medium to unite people to a cause, political or no, to plan + empower + help each other ...
so tweet, tweet well my friends, tweet well + often ... but not TOO often ... don't snck, aight?
piece!
Cathy Dempsey
· 4 months ago
Freakin' hilarious! Loved this! (But I want so much to invite all my friends to my Mafia family. :D)
dinaeisenberg
· 4 months ago
Good to see you at #pcb4, Chris. Where did you guys end up for the karaoke-the Limelight?
William Smith
· 4 months ago
This post does totally smack of being a shamwow commercial.
victordlamini
· 4 months ago
I love the no nonsense approach Chris, and you don't have to shell out a single cent. I'm on to it. Thank you
ssaadahmed
· 4 months ago
Quite well put.. now all I need is sometime on weekdays and some discipline :)
krissy knox
· 4 months ago
Just a few more that come to mind, Chris :)
1. Use Twellow or another Twitter type directory to find like minded tweeters to follow, who may in turn follow you back.
2. Tweet useful content. Links could lead to: blog posts (yours or others), news articles, pictures, photos, videos, songs, political stories, religious stories, health information, etc. Also consider tweeting humor items and quotes. Adding things of real value will be the thing that will get you the most followers, and they will be people like you who share your interests and values.
3. Be yourself.
4. Beyond participating in events that use #hashtags, such as #chats, just use plain hashtags on occassion in your tweets. In this way, people with like interests will find you in Twitter Search, and add you to follow.
5. Choose like minded people to follow, and about 50% of the time they will follow you back. But only choose those who you have something in common with. If they have not followed you back after a month, consider unfollowing them. You want those in your network who are friends (mutual followers) who you have something in common with. You are not merely trying to acrue followers! You can find these like minded people through Twitter Search, searching Twitter hashtags in Twittersearch, atttending hashtag chats, through twitter directories, in twitter groups, and a myriad of other places.
6. If there is a tweet you particularly like, RT it, whether the person is in your network or not, and if you value the person's tweets, follow them. They may follow you back. And if you notice someone RTs you, and is following you, if you appeciate their tweets, follow them back!
7. Consider following your friends #followfriday reccommendations. Look at their profiles first and their tweets, and make sure they have like interests and values. If they do, choose them, they may follow you back.
8. Don't wait for others to be leaders and great conversation starters. Do it first! You will be surprised how many followers you will get!
9. Consider doing a youtube video, it will increase your exposure. At the end of the video, list your twitter address. Also put your twitter address other places -- on your blog, at the end of your comments on blogs, on forums, etc.
10. Have fun on Twitter, others will notice!
11. Sponsor a local tweetup, a blogging conference, or a social media club.
12. Put your twitter address on facebook, along with your tweets.
13. Perhaps put a widget of your tweets on your blog, or at least a "follow me on twitter" button on your blog. Some of your friends will sign up for twitter and follow you!
14. Don't spam. Don't jam your product or your blog down somebody's throat. Tweet for other people a lot more than for yourself. Perhaps tweet for others 10 times to every 1 time you tweet for yourself!
15. This should seem unnecessary to say, but needs to be said anyway. Be kind, and don't embarrass or be mean to others on Twitter. If you want to correct someone, do it in private. If you want to harrass someone, you don't belong on twitter.
16. This is perhaps the most important thing of all -- BE HELPFUL. You should do it bc it's the right thing to do, not to get followers. But being helpful, on and off Twitter, WILL get you followers...
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· 4 months ago
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The biggest key that I can see in building your number of followers and your influence on Twitter, is to not give a damned about your number of followers and boosting your influence on Twitter.
Look at Pistachio. She is now one of the true power players in social media, and it’s mainly because of Twitter. Look at how she uses Twitter, as a conversation tool, and promote content that OTHER people have created.
I have yet to hear her ONCE mention how many followers she has. Scoble does it every other day.
Twitter works well when you use it as a spotlight to put the focus on EVERYONE ELSE.
That is how you build influence on Twitter and increase your number of followers.
StockPicksNow
· 3 months ago
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We are big fans of growing followers using 'organic' methods such as those you suggest. Great post!
Niko
· 2 months ago
I think the best way to get more followers on twitter is to join: http://www.getrealfollowers.com You will find many interesting ways there.
blackmajiks
· 2 months ago
I NEED YOUR SUPPORT, PLEASE FOLLOW ME.
b
· 2 months ago
good guide to the basics. Thanks
JT Grugen
· 2 months ago
FOLLOW ME!!! I WILL CONNECT WITH EVERYONE!!!
Jim Shnotsky
· 2 months ago
I'm lazy ;) - I like to get my followers without having to do anything. I use this tool to get twitter followers. My first 2000 I just followed others though, now I leave on autopilot and get tons of great feedback.
Actually there's only one simple rule to getting more twitter followers! This comedy animation explains it - not sure how much use you'll find it though!
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Darn it, if only there was a free electronic service that could be used virtually anywhere in the world and it contained all kinds of free applications I could use and communicate with all kinds of cool and interesting people all over the world.
I'd pay for a service to help me do all that!!!
But wait, I have no computer.... AND I don't know how to type :(
Great post Chris, very true words indeed.
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On second thought, this method sounds like I'll actually have to spend time interacting with people and building relationships - nah, never mind. ;)
well played.
People asked me if it was a get rich quick scheme -- of course it was, who wants to get rich slow :)
As usual great post Chris.
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Nice post Chris, this is a different style than I'm used to for a Brogan article -- Fun reading.
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I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard. Make sure you click on the top-right corner of the site when you're done reading. I am following this web designer on Twitter, and she's a riot!
http://twitter.com/deanholmes
http://deanholmes.me
This article was a little too complicated for me.
Maybe your team can invent a "FREE AUTO-FOLLOW TOOL" that would do all those things for me.
{Without leaving the comfort of my leather "Seating Surfaces Only" home office chair!}
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{Kukral would give me 20%]
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Seriously, Chris. This was an awesome post.
Glad you did this. Even if it gets through to some of the number chases, you have done a great service.
I do tweet a lot about food though.. Should be careful on that from now on!
Thanks for this post!
But you'll be getting all these steps I've already outlined and more!!!
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This is too complicated, i rather pay 49.99999 and give them my credit card number. Because I want to be popular. These people are better! They also want to get to know my friends, so if I spread the word and get them new idiots to pay 49.999999, I will have a discount AND we are all networked, cause they know all my friends' details! BEAT THAT :)
OK, seriously, funny post :-) And informative. Rock on!
You May Have Already WON!!!!!
Fortunately, I had some extra time and read anyway. OK, OK, extremely useful information. But did I win anything?
Where do I enter my credit card number so you'll do this stuff for me?
But then you've always been a little spooky.
No, actually, I've cut way back in the last few months. Today is a bit skewed, but I'm wayyyyy down over the last 2 months.
Just a general trend I've seen though I haven't formally tested it. Not really sure why it would be the case either 'cause my tweets tend to be all over the place - from work related to silly personal stuff.
Managing to make fun of both the people who *write* these types of services in one swipe, and, if I'm taking it the right way, making fun of the types of people who would *read* this sort of thing (or sign up for these services) in the next.
Very impressive.
I'm not pooping on your fandom of Ashton. I'm sure he's wonderful.
When I first saw your post I honestly thought your account was hacked (I *JUST* got done reading that thousands of accounts were just hacked). But I figured it was probably satire and clicked through... great work. Good tips too :)
You know most people spend thousands of dollars and invest countless hours into workshops, seminars, and conferences to learn what is in this single post.
This post does have a "Billy Mays" vibe.
I am a huge fan of the late Billy Mays! He made the most mundane things interesting and was passionate about everything he did. He actually seemed to get some kind of "high" from people. God bless passionate people!
I also like the way Amy Shuen says, "People add value". It's all about Relationships!
People are amazing!
Thanks for sharing Chris!
Dan
Great post. What I like about it is that it doesn't give some magical formula full of automation and tweet overload of a bunch of bull crap. It highlights relevance and two-way communication. Personally I'm most interested in relevant followers, quality over quantity. I measure this by how many of my followers, I follow back. If they are relevant and I think we may have common interests I follow them, if not I move on. I also quickly un-follow anyone who DM's me some magic formula for more followers. Everyone is different. I prefer open communication with people who sit behind their keyboard and try to provide something they think is relevant and have a history of two-way dialogue.
Keep 'em coming Chris! I love your blog!
Ahh, the power of eating an entire bag of microwave-steamed veggies straight out of the bag. Now I know!
Yesterday I thought about spending 499$ for followers but now I get it all for free. Thank you so much!
No serious, the ones who didn't get it, it HAD to be a joke, chris tweeting with CAPS has to be a JOKE.
Best of all was when @AmberCadabra joined the train, my twitter was full of "GET MORE FOLLOWERS FOR FREE!!!" :)
For more sarcasm on web2.0. Fool the fools for a better world.
More = winners!!!!
Especially in America, which means all the other countries will get there a little bit later than us, but that's okay.
(No. More ENGAGED followers who care about you = power).
I have carefully addressed a self-addressed, stamped envelope (I decided to kick it old school) and am ready to send it, along with the full contents of my bank account, to "Yet Another Ridiculous & Senseless Ripoff", 123 D-Bag Ave., Dullardtown, MT.
If I act now, can you double my offer? Or at least throw in a few tubes of Mighty Putty?
Close, though.
I don't think followers=power.
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Anyone else??
Can i have any benifit of having more and more followers?/ like can i earn from it anyhow?? i will be glad if you can answer my question..
Thank You..
Great tips. I wonder how many tips for Twitter usage are wandering around on the internet? It would be interesting to aggregate them all and see how many 'do's' and 'don'ts' we could find.
PS - You didn't fool me. Even on few hours of sleep I knew you weren't really posting a spammy 'HOW TO GET MORE FOLLOWERS' (in all caps of course) list:)
Maria
Thanks for providing such great information, I really have benefitted from and appreciate your input.
Please clarify for me the difference between #9 and # 4 above.
#4 has the appearance of using twitter like IM please explain the difference.
Thanks again
Brilliant post. I especially like item number seven. Some people spend their whole day tweeting. Like with most things, quality trumps quantity!
Best.
William
www.williamarruda.com
Great post though, very insightful. NEVER use TwitterFollower though!
You slapped a growing (and useless IMO) industry in the face without actually calling its participants dirty names. ;)
Grabbing followers for the sake of getting a lot of followers just makes no sense to me. There was a time when I thought maybe that made sense, but now more after a long time and hard work on Twitter.
Don't be that guy! ;)
I love what you do. You took some great advice that could be looked over and turned it into a very interesting, fun to read post.
Thats a cool list of tips :)
Well I can't get more followers I already reach sometimes 600-1000 followers a day :( for past few weeks now...
http://twittercounter.com/joehobot/week
What's my strategy? Well be successful like @aplusk hahah be nice to Top Twitter Dogs...
For the next one can you talk about how we can see naked pictures of hot chicks if we provide our email addresses? That's one of my favorites.
1. The real reason for writing this post is to rank on Google for the search phrase "Get more Twitter Followers". How could you leave this out of your list of things to do in order to Get More Twitter Followers? I'm sure this will make you a Trust Agent with those looking to Get more Twitter Followers on Google.
and of course follow that up with
2. Commenting on a post that is search optimized for "Get More Twitter Followers"
Now I feel this post is complete! Come on Twitter users. Follow me to learn more how to get more Twitter Followers.
What?
Ranking in Google?
Just received an email from one of them who said that Chris Brogan's site said something about an attack. Dude, you're famous among former Luddites. Pretty cool.
Aren't we all just so exhausted with these same old "pitches" that fail to deliver? Seth Godin is right, marketers (I'm one, I admit) have failed too often by lying.
Interesting that you use the same tactic, yet it draws such notice; which makes me think it's "you" that we've come to trust, because you've delivered on what you promise - that's good marketing communications!
-Zach
I'm really, really into food and cooking but you make a fair point. I guess food is like religion and politics. What you find delicious, someone else may find disgusting.
Nice list! Have a great time @ PCB!!
Plus I think tweet smart words would be a good way to attract followers,add value to your followers would be much appreciated.
"There's a post in Warrior forum where someone said you stole all of their strategies for getting more Twitter followers from their WSO and they want you to pay for resell rights" ;-)
Doug
anyhow ... i'm guessing the point was something like ... yeah, quality over quantity ... i know that i have completely overSaturated my @loususi twitter account at this point ( and continue to do so seeing the feed reading value of it is beyond saving ) and have learned some lessons along the way ...
what i find fun and fascinating is trying to explain the real value behind Twitter ... i know what it is, i know what i use it for and how people misUse it an' all ... you know, like those that put up to the second descriptions of like everyFr!kkenthing up there for every second a the day ( 1 person in mind right now, but i'll leave names and initials out to save myself looking competely horrendous ), but my personal ( and professional ) belief is that its NOT for everyone ... there's a lot of power behind microBlogging on the mB of choice, right? but not everyone is going to get something valuable from the experience ... it took me about 2 years in the 3 years i've been on Twitter to finally 'get it' ... to understand that its not about who's brushing who's teeth with the elmo toothbrush or what kind of coffeeHot drink Dave it gettin' right now at the 'Bucks, ya know? but that its about the microConiverse ... the microRelationships being microManaged ... all those shortenedURLs and the amazing pre-broadcast info you can get well before Connie Chung and the gang even get wind of it, whatever it may be ... the potentially powerful flashMobbish ability of the medium to unite people to a cause, political or no, to plan + empower + help each other ...
so tweet, tweet well my friends, tweet well + often ... but not TOO often ... don't snck, aight?
piece!
1. Use Twellow or another Twitter type directory to find like minded tweeters to follow, who may in turn follow you back.
2. Tweet useful content. Links could lead to: blog posts (yours or others), news articles, pictures, photos, videos, songs, political stories, religious stories, health information, etc. Also consider tweeting humor items and quotes. Adding things of real value will be the thing that will get you the most followers, and they will be people like you who share your interests and values.
3. Be yourself.
4. Beyond participating in events that use #hashtags, such as #chats, just use plain hashtags on occassion in your tweets. In this way, people with like interests will find you in Twitter Search, and add you to follow.
5. Choose like minded people to follow, and about 50% of the time they will follow you back. But only choose those who you have something in common with. If they have not followed you back after a month, consider unfollowing them. You want those in your network who are friends (mutual followers) who you have something in common with. You are not merely trying to acrue followers! You can find these like minded people through Twitter Search, searching Twitter hashtags in Twittersearch, atttending hashtag chats, through twitter directories, in twitter groups, and a myriad of other places.
6. If there is a tweet you particularly like, RT it, whether the person is in your network or not, and if you value the person's tweets, follow them. They may follow you back. And if you notice someone RTs you, and is following you, if you appeciate their tweets, follow them back!
7. Consider following your friends #followfriday reccommendations. Look at their profiles first and their tweets, and make sure they have like interests and values. If they do, choose them, they may follow you back.
8. Don't wait for others to be leaders and great conversation starters. Do it first! You will be surprised how many followers you will get!
9. Consider doing a youtube video, it will increase your exposure. At the end of the video, list your twitter address. Also put your twitter address other places -- on your blog, at the end of your comments on blogs, on forums, etc.
10. Have fun on Twitter, others will notice!
11. Sponsor a local tweetup, a blogging conference, or a social media club.
12. Put your twitter address on facebook, along with your tweets.
13. Perhaps put a widget of your tweets on your blog, or at least a "follow me on twitter" button on your blog. Some of your friends will sign up for twitter and follow you!
14. Don't spam. Don't jam your product or your blog down somebody's throat. Tweet for other people a lot more than for yourself. Perhaps tweet for others 10 times to every 1 time you tweet for yourself!
15. This should seem unnecessary to say, but needs to be said anyway. Be kind, and don't embarrass or be mean to others on Twitter. If you want to correct someone, do it in private. If you want to harrass someone, you don't belong on twitter.
16. This is perhaps the most important thing of all -- BE HELPFUL. You should do it bc it's the right thing to do, not to get followers. But being helpful, on and off Twitter, WILL get you followers...
thanks for letting me share,
krissy knox :)
follow me on twitter:
http://twitter.com/iamkrissy
http://www.twitter.com/thetrussell
I'll Follow You Back!
:)
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Check it out youreslf!
Look at Pistachio. She is now one of the true power players in social media, and it’s mainly because of Twitter. Look at how she uses Twitter, as a conversation tool, and promote content that OTHER people have created.
I have yet to hear her ONCE mention how many followers she has. Scoble does it every other day.
Twitter works well when you use it as a spotlight to put the focus on EVERYONE ELSE.
That is how you build influence on Twitter and increase your number of followers.
its fast easy and free... http://alturl.com/3ojr
You will find many interesting ways there.
www.twitter.com/lukegornall
i'll try to follow back? :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYE9n0D2FiY