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How I went from 1500 to 2207 followers on Twitter this Summer?
What I gained from learning Twitter Game?
My observations and points I am going to follow to get to 5K next.
A THREAD
What I gained from learning Twitter Game?
My observations and points I am going to follow to get to 5K next.
A THREAD
All this started with me getting to know very interesting people on twitter like @shl, @david_perell and @dvassallo.
I used to be an active observer on Twitter last year but never took action to grow my own twitter.
I used to be an active observer on Twitter last year but never took action to grow my own twitter.
With COVID, @hellomeets moved online and I had the opportunity to invite all the people I like on twitter as speakers to our meetups and get the exciting learnings I was getting to the community.
So I decided to become active here. Now it's my only hangout place.
So I decided to become active here. Now it's my only hangout place.
5 points on How I started building my own twitter?
1) I started writing some short posts on my medium and sharing the tweet threads here.
This was in May. I was naive with ideas :)
Here are the 10 short posts I wrote
1) I started writing some short posts on my medium and sharing the tweet threads here.
This was in May. I was naive with ideas :)
Here are the 10 short posts I wrote
All the 10 posts I wrote & converted them into threads here:
https://medium.com/@sahibasethi/constraints-breed-creativity-why-small-is-big-59b32161fb9f
Lesson from this one
: You will be more focused in life as you don’t have anything extra :)
https://medium.com/@sahibasethi/constraints-breed-creativity-why-small-is-big-59b32161fb9f
Lesson from this one
: You will be more focused in life as you don’t have anything extra :)
https://medium.com/@sahibasethi/what-makes-live-meetups-courses-better-than-pre-recorded-ones-6308a2109837
Lesson from this one: “In real life, we learn *on demand*, when it best suits our needs, interest, & styles The learning process should be driven by the demand for, rather than a supply of, knowledge.” Ana Lorena Fabrega
@anafabrega11
Lesson from this one
: “In real life, we learn *on demand*, when it best suits our needs, interest, & styles The learning process should be driven by the demand for, rather than a supply of, knowledge.” Ana Lorena Fabrega@anafabrega11
https://medium.com/@sahibasethi/how-to-become-a-good-learner-in-life-345dffaf229f
Lesson from this one: With practice, you’ll start creating good work in less time (without being conscious about your steps) but to go to the next level
, you will again have to make conscious effort.
Lesson from this one
: With practice, you’ll start creating good work in less time (without being conscious about your steps) but to go to the next level, you will again have to make conscious effort.
https://medium.com/@sahibasethi/learn-things-that-are-evergreen-eb2e1346834d
Lesson from this one: For marketers, learn copywriting & psychology.
For writing: What you learn, practise by writing for your community. Write, test and repeat.
For psychology: Best way to learn psychology is to build a community of what you love.
Lesson from this one
: For marketers, learn copywriting & psychology.For writing: What you learn, practise by writing for your community. Write, test and repeat.
For psychology: Best way to learn psychology is to build a community of what you love.
https://medium.com/@sahibasethi/every-readers-takeaways-are-different-aaf4eef5ec9b
Lesson from this one: As beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder, meaning lies in the mind of the reader.
The things I listened to and read when I started with @hellomeets , now look different to me. And I am sure this will change further.
Lesson from this one
: As beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder, meaning lies in the mind of the reader.The things I listened to and read when I started with @hellomeets , now look different to me. And I am sure this will change further.
https://medium.com/@sahibasethi/the-simplest-way-to-focus-be-productive-3d7a3ab8eeae
Lesson from this one: Figure out what you love & do it.
Love leads to focus & you don’t need to make efforts to focus.
Lesson from this one
: Figure out what you love & do it.Love leads to focus & you don’t need to make efforts to focus.
https://medium.com/hello-meets/how-i-write-blogs-in-5-mins-hit-publish-c385f5dba0cc
Lesson from this one: Don’t think like journalists, focus on the intent as a writer.
Lesson from this one
: Don’t think like journalists, focus on the intent as a writer.
https://medium.com/hello-meets/how-to-get-good-at-copywriting-ed05ad8dcf2d
Lesson from this: Cut each extra words which don’t have any purpose in your copy.
Your copy should repel people who it is not for
Lesson from this
: Cut each extra words which don’t have any purpose in your copy.Your copy should repel people who it is not for
https://medium.com/hello-meets/3-min-reach-out-connect-with-anyone-on-a-call-4a2e6a266a41
Lesson from this one: It helps make them feel that it’s an easy ask and you get to the first step of having them to listen to you 
Also, people get attracted to you if you are different. They will never hear this from anyone.
Lesson from this one
: It helps make them feel that it’s an easy ask and you get to the first step of having them to listen to you Also, people get attracted to you if you are different. They will never hear this from anyone.
https://medium.com/hello-meets/how-you-can-become-a-person-who-keeps-getting-ideas-6fa2e1a7280a
Lesson from this one:You need an idea to begin a startup, you will need many ideas to keep that startup going.
Lesson from this one
:You need an idea to begin a startup, you will need many ideas to keep that startup going.
2) All this while I was tweeting to people I like inviting them to come to @hellomeets and share their learning with our community.
And I got some awesome response. I met some amazing people and we did a meetup with them. Here's the list:
And I got some awesome response. I met some amazing people and we did a meetup with them. Here's the list:
@rubenharris
@KatColeATL
@MichaelJNovotny
@iamnirman
@amaddama
@JohnCaffier
@felix12777
@domhnallohanlon
Next ones coming @hellomeets in Nov/Dec
@SarkisBuniatyan
@KavirKaycee
@thisiskp_
@whit4th
@mustafaa_kh
@khemaridh
Hope I am not missing anyone. Thanks you
@KatColeATL
@MichaelJNovotny
@iamnirman
@amaddama
@JohnCaffier
@felix12777
@domhnallohanlon
Next ones coming @hellomeets in Nov/Dec
@SarkisBuniatyan
@KavirKaycee
@thisiskp_
@whit4th
@mustafaa_kh
@khemaridh
Hope I am not missing anyone. Thanks you
Note: You need to have a purpose to grow your twitter and build relationships.
People help those who help themselves.
Consistent work helps in gaining attention and yes from people.
People help those who help themselves.
Consistent work helps in gaining attention and yes from people.
3) I keep engaging with like-minded people here.
Add some value to their posts and keep talking.
Add some value to their posts and keep talking.
4) Now I also do weekly one on one hangouts with interesting people from twitter. I say hello, pitch and share my calenday link with them requesting for a quick 10 mins catch.
It really works, people are mostly nice and it helps in building deeper relations.
It really works, people are mostly nice and it helps in building deeper relations.
5) I still keep posting threads and share learnings from books I am reading, HelloMeets and more.
So this is what I did to get to 2207.
So this is what I did to get to 2207.
Now here is what I think works? and what I need to improve?
1) People should be clear about, "Why should they follow you?", "What will they get?"
I recently changed my bio on twitter to
"Get to discover the most interesting startup people on my feed."
I recently changed my bio on twitter to
"Get to discover the most interesting startup people on my feed."
from this.
I also had a pinned story on "4 years of @hellomeets" and people used to keep liking it, I had posted it on top to gain trust, I have been working on it for 4 years
I have seen this, people love to help consistent people as they know they help time will multiple.
I also had a pinned story on "4 years of @hellomeets" and people used to keep liking it, I had posted it on top to gain trust, I have been working on it for 4 years
I have seen this, people love to help consistent people as they know they help time will multiple.
Lesson: Our twitter is a product. Like How I will pitch @hellomeets or how will you pitch your product.
People should know what it does so that all like minded people get attracted to use it.
I will again put some pinned tweets around my new pitch and focus.
: Our twitter is a product. Like How I will pitch @hellomeets or how will you pitch your product.People should know what it does so that all like minded people get attracted to use it.
I will again put some pinned tweets around my new pitch and focus.
2) Now, I will be weekly tweeting about the interesting startup people, what makes them interesting & what can you gain from following them.
- People who I hangout with
- People who speak @hellomeets
- People I discover on podcasts & through books
- People who I hangout with
- People who speak @hellomeets
- People I discover on podcasts & through books
3) I will be doubling on sharing content which aligns with my pitch, doing more hangouts with people here, getting more people to @hellomeets & adding more value to others tweet discussions and questions.
Hope this post helps people who are where I was at the beginning of Summer
Hope this post helps people who are where I was at the beginning of Summer
Forgot to add the most important point: Having relevant followers matters the most. So having 5K relevant than having 15K random is Great.Plan a consistent actionable plan for yourself to get the ones that are relevant for you.
