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Here& #39;s the truth about #Writerlift tweets
People say that they& #39;ll get you tens of thousands of followers, but the reality is a lot murkier. First of all, you& #39;ve to understand that readers and writers are a niche among a million other niches in Twitter. However,
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People say that they& #39;ll get you tens of thousands of followers, but the reality is a lot murkier. First of all, you& #39;ve to understand that readers and writers are a niche among a million other niches in Twitter. However,
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However, within Twitter niches, there are consumers and followers. Both groups see the content, but the followers are those who also follow. This means when you make a #Writerlift tweet, you& #39;re talking to a tiny minority. Finally, here& #39;s the reality check
However, within Twitter niches, there are consumers and followers. Both groups see the content, but the followers are those who also follow. This means when you make a #Writerlift tweet, you& #39;re talking to a tiny minority. Finally, here& #39;s the reality check
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Within the sub niche of people who follow, are people who follow because they like something you tweeted. And then there are those who join trains. I& #39;ve learned this the hard way. Quality followers are the first of these two: those who follow you for your content. So...
Within the sub niche of people who follow, are people who follow because they like something you tweeted. And then there are those who join trains. I& #39;ve learned this the hard way. Quality followers are the first of these two: those who follow you for your content. So...
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So the type of FOLLOWERS #Writeelift hashtag will get you are actually a group of people who probably won& #39;t engage with most of what you tweet. This is why you see ppl with 20k followers in the #WritingCommunity who barely get any engagement. And you know what?
So the type of FOLLOWERS #Writeelift hashtag will get you are actually a group of people who probably won& #39;t engage with most of what you tweet. This is why you see ppl with 20k followers in the #WritingCommunity who barely get any engagement. And you know what?
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This doesn& #39;t mean the ppl in lifts are A holes or in it for the numbers. It just means they don& #39;t know you and only followed you expecting a follow back. See, I said earlier I learned this the hard way because I used to make a ton of these Writerlift tweets.
This doesn& #39;t mean the ppl in lifts are A holes or in it for the numbers. It just means they don& #39;t know you and only followed you expecting a follow back. See, I said earlier I learned this the hard way because I used to make a ton of these Writerlift tweets.
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They would blow up, get tens of thousands of impressions, but ultimately, I found myself with 30k followers about half a year ago with posts getting no interactions. I had 30k followers!!!!!! So I realized: "Hey, I might as well have four hundred followers." And so,
They would blow up, get tens of thousands of impressions, but ultimately, I found myself with 30k followers about half a year ago with posts getting no interactions. I had 30k followers!!!!!! So I realized: "Hey, I might as well have four hundred followers." And so,
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Ever since half a year ago I started to approach Twitter less like a numbers game and more a place where I can build a family. I was on the verge of restarting with a new account, but my sister told me to make lists of those I interact with regularly and build a family
Ever since half a year ago I started to approach Twitter less like a numbers game and more a place where I can build a family. I was on the verge of restarting with a new account, but my sister told me to make lists of those I interact with regularly and build a family
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I took her words dearly and changed my approach to Twitter. I began asking questions, making relatable content and sharing my work. And do you know what happened?
I actually blew up. Not playing. I went from a 0.5% engagement rate to well over 5%
I took her words dearly and changed my approach to Twitter. I began asking questions, making relatable content and sharing my work. And do you know what happened?
I actually blew up. Not playing. I went from a 0.5% engagement rate to well over 5%
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In Twitter terms, that is lunacy.
And so I am not telling you to stop using writerlifts. I am not saying those who use them are negative. I am sure most are genuine people to their close circle of followers. I am just saying,
In Twitter terms, that is lunacy.
And so I am not telling you to stop using writerlifts. I am not saying those who use them are negative. I am sure most are genuine people to their close circle of followers. I am just saying,
