Or perhaps a better title for this blog post might be -
“Why Do People Follow Me On Twitter?”
I’ve been asked a few times lately how I got 5,000+ followers or what I say on Twitter or how other people can get 5,000 followers.
Want to know the secret to Twitter 5,000?
Seriously, I won’t even charge you for it.
I don’t have a clue.
Honestly.
People who know me IRL, (which means In Real Life in texty lingo) are shocked and surprised that I have that many followers.
Because apparently IRL I’m shy, reserved, quiet and have a short list of people I consider friends or people I even talk to on a regular basis.
Now, this doesn’t mean that I’m some sort of loser IRL.
It just means that if I talk to you IRL then I think you’re pretty special.
(Aw, I think a unicorn just vomited on a rainbow!)
So what’s with all these Twitter followers?
The best I can guess is they think I’m some other Rebecca Jones.
Because I never tweet anything that wonderful, inspirational or profound.
Some people share useful links and motivational quotes.
Me?
I share that I had a slice of birthday cake for lunch.
Some people share that they’re attending this conference or this gathering.
Me?
I’m sharing that I think telemarketers who hang up on me are douchebags.
My Twitter numbers are mind boggling.
Like trying to figure out why highways get backed up for no reason.
Or like trying to figure out why people stop at yield signs.
Or better yet trying to figure out why guys where jeans that look painted on.
Seriously, I think it’s the new form of birth control.
I digress.
Here are some of the reasons I think some people follow me:
1. I tweeted about a topic they’re marketing
I tweet vodka – I get vodka galore following me.
I tweet yoga – I get yoga masters following me.
You get the idea.
2. I must’ve gotten listed locally somewhere
On some Twitter ranking site I’m listed locally.
So I think local folk go to see where they are listed and end up following the top 50 people or so.
That means they start to follow me.
But it’s really embarrassing because I am the kind of Twitter the Experts Warned You About.
And then if I ever meet all these people IRL they might expect me to actually talk or ramble like I do on Twitter.
3. I get lots of spammers
I noticed once I hit 1,000 or so followers I started getting spammers galore.
Like all the Britney twitter spammers.
All those “make money” blah, blah, blah spammers.
I get them all.
So they really inflate my numbers!
4. I tweet other women who like to talk kids, blogging, crap, etc.
Honestly, there are many women on Twitter who I think would be awesome to hang with IRL and I follow them and they follow back.
And on the weekend we tweet all sorts of inappropriate boob shots and whatever.
Actually, they send the boob shots I just sit back and encourage them!
5. I reply
I may not tweet my own profound thoughts I do reply.
I try to at least reply back to everybody who replies to me.
And then they feel all special that they got a reply back and they love me lots and lots.
See, I’m all about the give and take!
Anyway, since I didn’t charge you for this lame advice post I don’t have to refund you jack.
But at least you know that I don’t know what you want to know about what there is to know about Twitter.
(Seriously, I should sleep more and blog less at this time of night!)
