Twitter is about building relationships with people. Of course we all want to know how to get more followers and as long as we’re bonding with those followers, then we’ve got the right mindset. If you have ten thousand followers but hardly any of them are paying attention to your tweets what good is that going to do for you? An important thing to think of when getting on Twitter is establishing long lasting friendships with others.
Having the right mindset is everything in life.
Whether we’re overcoming obstacles or failures, instilling a positive mindset will make or break our businesses and personal lives. Make a conscious decision to be positive and supportive towards others and they will be attracted to you. No matter what niche you’re in, if you get on Twitter thinking about others first, you’ll be bound for success. If you get on there thinking about earning a quick buck, you will be perceived as a sleazy salesperson ( that everyone runs from.)
Let’s compare this to building an email list.
I’ve heard many people say that they have a huge amount of subscribers on their list. But if those so called “subscribers” rarely open up an email of theirs, what are their real numbers? As with any social media website, when we get on Twitter, we should first think of developing relationships. The financial gains will come as a natural consequence to having the right attitude.
Twitter is about talking to people.
Personally I only get on Twitter when I have them time to engage in the conversation. If I don’t have the time to interact with others, I’ll wait until I do. When I can tweet, I read through my Twitter stream and reply to what I personally find interesting. If I’m not ready to be “in the moment”, then I prefer not to tweet.
When you view Twitter as a giant chat room, then you’ll understand why it’s so important to be “present” when you go there. Reading other people’s tweets is listening to what they have to say. Replying to them is like giving them feedback just like in a live conversation. Unfortunately there are lots of people who think that tweeting is just about advertising their own “stuff” and don’t actually reply to hardly anyone.
If you look at my twitter stats you’ll see that approximately 72 % of them are @ replies. (By the way the link to my stats may take a while to load.) If you want to find out your own stats just enter your twitter username (without the @ symbol ) at http://tweetstats.com/.
Don’t be shy about retweeting others.
If you find their tweet useful, entertaining or just deep then it’s natural to retweet them. This will also build your relationship with those that you’re retweeting. By retweeting you’re sharing valuable information to all of those who follow you and are looking at their stream at the time. Some people were retweeting others without attributing the tweet to the user, but this is against Twitter’s terms of service. Doing this could get your account suspended.
Discover the most popular tweets.
Just like in the offline world, you’ll quickly find out that you can’t please everyone. There will be those who will like you and those who won’t. There are also certain tweets that are more popular than others.
There’s a tool that helps you see who really liked your tweets. You can find out who favorited each one of your tweets with Favotter. Simply put your name at the top search bar without the @ symbol and then click jump. This also allows you to look at other people’s accounts and see which of their tweets were favorited. Simply put in their twitter username without the @ symbol and the data will come up. This is a good research tool to find out which tweets are popular. It’s a great tool to use when networking with others. You can find out what people like or dislike. There are lots of other tools for you to look through in this post about the best twitter tools that rock.
Following, Friends, and Fans
Another very popular tool which lets you know which tweeple (Twitter people) are following you back is called Friend or Follow. This tool will give you an alphabetical listing with the people’s pictures in three different tabs:
- People that you follow but they don’t follow you (following tab)
- Those that follow you but you don’t follow them back (fans tab)
- All of the people that mutually follow you back (friends tab)
If you simply want to know if a certain person is following you and you don’t want to scan though lots of pictures on Friend or Follow then you definitely should use Does Follow. This will allow you to verify if an individual is following you or not. Both Does Follow and Friend or Follow allow you to find out information about other Twitter users.
Relationships are a two way street – not one sided. If we have this mindset all of our social media interaction will be successful. What are your thoughts? Please share in the comment section below 
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Eren Mckay is a work at home mom that loves to help others get healthy with weight loss motivation tips and quotes for encouragement. She also provides hot wheels birthday party supplies and racer costume on her website.
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You are not alone buddy, everyone including me fill up their twitter space with retweets. I believe that is the trick behind the entire twitter system, besides being a social network it also provides a chance to emote your thoughts. That is why its unique and has become highly successful within the short stint.
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Great reminder about what Twitter is really about. Too many are just tweeting things the rest of us do not care about like they are going shopping. Give me good information, and if I ask a question answer it.
yes its an great platform to make social and business friendship, this can help you a lot to promote and spread your business, but at the same time we should be careful from our competitors.
Hi Eren,
Having the right mindset when tweeting and building email list is, as you say, very important.
It really puzzles me why so many people just paddle their stuff on twitter.
Having the most followers seems to be the rage.
I wonder too how a person can meaningfully communicate with tens of thousands of people.
At times I wonder if using twitter is worth it but your post helped me to realize again that when used the right way it is a valuable tool.
Thanks for posting this useful information. I have yet to get on the Twitter bandwagon (no extra time currently), but can see it’s usefulness for networking.
nice post on the mindset behind tweets, the absolute worst time to do it is when youre mad or drunk, guaranteed mistake every time
@Mack- Being able to just say whatever we feel like is definitely an outlet. I love tweeting. The only things is that I want to make sure to reply to everyone that @s me so I only tweet when I have the time to reply to everyone.
@Tracy – I’m always looking for really useful things to tweet. everyone loves to find something useful and free. So that’s one thing that I always do.
@Sam – Personally I don’t worry too much about competitors. As long as we don’t tweet information that can hurt us there really is nothing to lose.
@Vance - I’m so glad my post cleared things up for you. I follow lots of people but I only read the stream once in a while. I like following lots of tweeps as there is always something interesting to reply to or to add to.
@Matt - definitely – Twitter is here to stay- that’s why both Google and Microsoft wanted to buy it.
@Coder - LOL! I would have to agree with you on that
All the best,
Eren
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Twitter is a great tool that I’m learning more and more about. Thanks for the great info.
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Great Information about Twitter. Just started using it and have alot to learn.Thank you!
I keep making tweets when I`m angry and, and that`s not a good idea. Lotsa typos, but that`s nothing compared to all the angry sms messages I get on my sell.. xD Usually dont write wery bad stuff though, I usually just make fun of people..
I love to share ideas and information using twitter and gives more interesting topics that you could see and learn.
Thank you for sharing this.
I totally agree with Tracy on this. Way too much useless info being shared. It’s getting so people can’t make a move without tweeting.
@Ko, @Lane – It’s my pleasure. I’m glad the information helped you.
@Mike – Yeah being angry and tweeting may not be the best twitter strategy
The good part is that no one can accuse you of being fake because you’re being real.
@ADD – yeah I’ve learned about lots of cool things through twitter that I otherwise wouldn’t had known about.
@Steven – I tend to go to twitter when I’m ready to interact with others as I believe it’s more about focusing on others. I don’t tweet my every move
All the best,
Eren
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I don’t like twitter. I refused from the start to get involved. Celebrities just use it for extra cash (some at least) by posting a short sentence ad and getting paid thousands.. I think twitter is selling out.
My head’s already spinning with this cost per click marketing stuff, and then along comes “twitter.” Does an old man ever get a break?
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I believe that is the trick behind the entire twitter system, besides being a social network it also provides a chance to emote your thoughts.thanks…
I’m not sure there is a right or wrong way to use Twitter or other social networking sites. Some people want to use it to further their career while others are just looking for a fun way to communicate with family and friends.
Thanks i am new on twitter i was made an Account on last monday. I am looking for that type of any blog. Thank You so much for this!
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Really useful info. i think i have been too business focussed with Twitter rather than concentrating on the relationship building. I will certainly spend more time on the latter. thanks a million.
I think that’s so true about using Twitter. It’s easy to send out tweets and follow with no real passion for the people you interact with, but that’s not the best way to get the full experience from the service.
Twitter is an excellent way of communicate, but nothing compares with e.mail marketing, the only think you must remember is you must send USEFUL AND INTERESTING CONTENT, no one will open your mails if only you are selling something.
Tweeter is getting very popular lately that I joined in on the fun too. It is so entertaining and I get quickly updated about my friends and even with the recent events. I agree, we should only tweet about only things that people want to learn about. Try some inspiration quotes perhaps? I also retweet some tweets that I find worth reading.
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