We love challenge, come on who don’t, right?
This time, our challenge is:
Get 1,000 Twitter followers in 10 days.
Awesome!
Start Day: July 28 2015
End Day: August 07 2015 (Estimated)
Links to other days:
- #Twitter Day 5 - Get 1,000 Twitter Followers in 10 Days [#1kfollowers10days #GrowthHacking]
- #Twitter Day 2 - Get 1,000 Twitter Followers in 10 Days [#1kfollowers10days #GrowthHacking]
- #Twitter Day 3 – Get 1,000 Twitter Followers in 10 Days [#1kfollowers10days #GrowthHacking]
- #Twitter Day 4 – Get 1,000 Twitter Followers in 10 Days [#1kfollowers10days #GrowthHacking]
~ Note
Though we’re been on Twitter (@VContenting) for while a long time; we’re not very active in this community.
But it’s time we have to change.
We want to increase our REAL followers in order to drive more traffic and contribution inquiries to our magazine.
That’s why we come to this insane idea. And we would like you to come and join with us (and have fun!)
You can use #hashtag #1kfollowers10days to join this journey with us.
Our Baseline
Twitter handle: @VContenting
Followers: 103
We get started by using tactics recommended by @buffer @Wishpond and @ffmcardoso
How to Get Your First 1,000 Followers on Every Major #SocialNetwork http://t.co/AOkxmg4IhM via @buffer #growthhacking @Vcontenting
— Visual Contenting (@VContenting) July 29, 2015
Let's get started!
Day 1
Strategies We Use
From Wishpond blog, we apply some tactics to grow our Twitter base at Day 1 and we do everything manually.
60 Simple Ways to Increase Your #Twitter Followers #growthhacking http://t.co/2Rr8orQBp1 @Wishpond [Awesome] - VC [@Vcontenting] — Visual Contenting (@VContenting) July 28, 2015
1. Follow Back Strategy
We find and follow people in our industry (digital marketing, social media and everything in between). We do not follow for the sake of following but we choose carefully who we should follow and who we think will follow us back.
Then we build relationship with them.
Our suggestion to not follow someone:
- Someone with the following is greater than followers (you want to keep the quality over the people you follow).
- Influencers with little to no following (because they won’t follow you back).
- Egg image profile (of course!)
Remember to always balance your following/followers.
2. Build Relationship
By retweeting these people’s tweets, we let them know that we do care about their thoughts and want to build a serious relationship with them.
Of course, these tweets should resonate with our audience.
3. Use Hashtags
When retweeting others’ tweets, remember to add #hashtags and if it’s popular one, you have the chances to have your voice heard among higher volume of audience.
Honestly, we do use some trending #hashtags in our RT tweets on Day 1 and it’s pretty cool.
Time Spent
Because we do everything manually, it takes us around 1 - 2 hours to build follower base and engagement on Day 1.
But it’ worth it!
Results
Our follower base increases from 103 to 162, gains 59 followers (57%).
Not bad, isn’t it?
Conclusion
We noticed that these activities are time consuming, but it’s worth the effort as our engagement is high and we get to know many people from around the world.
Some of Our Best Tweets/Retweets
#growthhacking #growthmindset #growth @Wishpond VC @VContenting https://t.co/KymtOJWpUv — Visual Contenting (@VContenting) July 28, 2015
#blogging #bloggingtips #contentmarketing @SweetFishMedia @aroseharris VC @VContenting https://t.co/h2hS2MNbjS — Visual Contenting (@VContenting) July 29, 2015
Stay tuned! We'll keep you updated with our journey & results tomorrow…
Every brand has its own story that is waiting to be told. Storytelling technique combined with creative design is what you need to effectively tell this story.
It’s what we do at Visual Contenting.
We specialize ourselves in helping people and brands visually tell their stories to the right target audience, with the right messages and at the right time.
It’s time to TELL YOUR STORIES WITH PICTURES!!!
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