The document describes the author's experience growing their Twitter following from 0 to over 1,000 followers in 10 days. They started with little understanding of Twitter and disliking it. Through a focused campaign of frequent tweets every half hour or 15 minutes each day, engaging with others, using hashtags and automation tools, they were able to build their following and learn to appreciate Twitter. Their approach improved over time to include more valuable content in tweets and engagement with others on the platform.

1. My Love/Hate Relationship With
Twitter
How I Got Over 1,000 Niche Twitter
followers In 10 Days

2. Why did I decide to try to get 1,000
Twitter followers in 10 days?
• I hated Twitter
• I didn’t understand Twitter.
• It bothered me that people who tweeted
didn’t spell correctly.
• I wanted to force myself to use Twitter.
• This campaign would force me use Twitter a
LOT everyday.
• I hoped I’d learn to use it…and even like it.

3. In the beginning…
• @WomenInBizRock
• Only 140 characters
• Hashtags huh???
Sadly, this was my first tweet:
Do you know The Women In Biz? #WomenInBiz http://thewomeninbiz.com
Psst…What’s wrong (or right) with this tweet?

4. Sample tweets
• @womeninbizrock is on pace for 1,000 Twitter followers in its
first 10 days! Will you be one of them?
• Help @womeninbizrock reach their goal of 1,000 followers in
their first 10 days!
• Please follow! TheWomenInBiz on Twitter
• Only 99 more followers until @WomenInBizRock has over
1,000 Twitter followers in its first 10 days! #TheWomenInBiz
• Dear 24 people who haven’t yet followed The Women In Biz
on Twitter. Go ahead & follow this awesome organization so
they can reach 1,000. TY.
Pssst…What’s wrong with these tweets?

5. Once the goal was reached…
• Thank you to all of our incredible followers!
@womeninbizrock achieved (and passed) our
goal of 1,000 in our first 10 day! #Thank You.
Pssst…How could this tweet have been written more
effectively?

6. Getting some help
• Hootsuite http://hootsuite.com
• Bitly https://bitly.com
I joined Hootsuite and used it to load tweets from two Twitter
accounts.
9:00 am- 9:00 pm Tweeted every hour for days 1-5

7. Days 6 and 7
• Added Facebook, Google + and LinkedIn
• Posted 1-2 times a day on FB, G+ and LinkedIn
• Tweeted every ½ hour
• Still only asking people to follow
@womeninbizrock
• Not posting or tweeting anything of value, no
interesting or valuable info.

8. Day 8
• Panic
• Regretted the entire campaign
• Feared public humiliation
• More panic
• Still only continued with every ½ hour posting
schedule.

9. Days 9 and 10
• Frenzy mode
• Round-the-clock every 15 minutes tweeting
and posting schedule
• As of Jan. 29, 2015 my Twitter feed showed
about 41 tweets per minute…
• How much is too much tweeting?

10. Better Tweets…
• Blogging is a lot like parenting…#blogging
#parenting #LB2015 http://ow.ly/11MB2
• How to network successfully on Google Plus
http://ow.ly/11Yaj #Google #networking
• #SocialMedia #Photography #BloggingTips Learn
these & more at #LB2015! Tix on sale now!
http://ow.ly/HVhAq
• Business need a boost? Attend #LB2015 in #StL
with @DixieDynamite @WomenInBizRock
#socialmedia #biz fb.me/2ngKVqHq6

11. Who to Follow..? Podcasts!
• Biz Chix http://bizchix.com
• Blogging Betties http://bloggingbetties.com
• Bolder Business Women
http://bolderbusinesswomenpodcast.com
• Lady Business Radio
http://www.ladybusiness.biz
• The Solopreneur Hour
https://solopreneurhour.com

12. Day 1
• Followed all of the interviewers and
interviewees from my 25 podcasts.
• Thanked people who followed
@womeninbizrock
• Tweeted and retweeted some of their tweets.
• Tweeted/retweeted at least 50x/day
• Some of my retweets got favorited
• Hundreds of my thank yous got favorited.

13. Hashtags
I used these hashtags in the search to find more
people and organizations to follow!
• #entrepreneur
• #women
• #business
• #marketing
• #socialmedia
• #inspire
• #innovate

14. Helpful Reminders:
• Clearly define your niche
• Make a list of keywords and hashtagsto use to search for
people/organizations to follow
• Choose an automation system
• Which other social media platforms will you use?
• Make an organized list of tweets/posts before you begin!
• Each day tweet out info. About your organization, fun facts, inspirational
quotes, etc.
• Follow the leaders.
• Follow the people who follow the leaders.
• Thank EACH person who follows you.
• Retweet and favorite other people’s tweets
• Have conversations, form relationships, show you care!

15. Follow me!
• @WomenInBizRock
• @bonnielfrank