Thursday, May 19, 2011

Keeping Social Media Followers

 Now that I got all these followers, how do I connect with them and get them interested in me and what I have to offer? The answer to that question is quite simple.

Is the key to success in social media marketing to build a huge following? No. The key is to build a strong following of people who actually care about you and who you are. People that share the same interest in life and professionals that is in the same niche as you. There is a hole bunch of people on social media that acts like robots. They act like a machine that is programmed to do one thing and that is to sell their product or their business opportunity to everyone. We all know how annoying this is. It don't work! You don't sell your product that way and you create enemies instead of friends. People will unfollow you and in many cases report you as a spammer. You don't want that to happen.

Act in social media as you act in life in general
Be a human being. A human being has real feelings, meanings and emotions. There is a lot off people out there that has the same interests and struggles as you do. By writing this I don't mean that you should post all your struggles and be a sympathy seeker. If you can provide a solution to peoples struggles you are king. Share what you found out to be the solution for you when you dealt with the same problem as they deal with.

Provide value
What do people found valuable? I bet that you just like me isn't a writer of novel or a person that comes up with quotes or good jokes all the time. The good thing is that there is so many great writers out there. The best ones lived in the past. Find a good quote and post it. Share your meanings on a news story, a book you read, a video you just saw or a hillarious joke you just heard.

Communicate
ReTweet posts that you found interesting. Reply to all DM's that doesn't contain spammy links. A link to connect on facebook is accepted and a good way to build a stronger relationship. Be grateful and thank people for RT and @replies. Respond to your at replies as quickly as possible. Even if it is a disagreeing comment, just write “I appreciate your ideas and comments even if we do not agree.”

Happy Tweeting :)

Author is Magnus Haga.

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