tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post1160105745171864226..comments2024-03-27T06:54:55.000+02:00Comments on Ellis Shuman Writes: How I Got 10,000 Twitter Followers in Less than 10 MonthsEllis Shumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07884885978804222016noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-35205142029436216722015-10-06T10:21:21.871+03:002015-10-06T10:21:21.871+03:00Thank you Ellis - I have only been tweeting about ...Thank you Ellis - I have only been tweeting about four times a weekbecause I was afraid I would look 'spammy' if I did it more often. Thanks to you I will now work out a schedule and tweet via Hootsuite and also check out ManageFlitter. I will also tweet different posts - I've been concentrating only on the new weekly one. <br />I am pretty careful with home I follow and would never buy Twitter followers. As a matter of fact, I've been approached by people who will sell me 5000 followers or so and ironically, they have less than 100 themselves. Smells fishy?<br />Thanks for sharing this. I've printed it off to use as reference.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07290481404730172080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-53409152653126496592015-09-27T11:47:25.134+03:002015-09-27T11:47:25.134+03:00Great tips. Very informative. This Twitter stuff i...Great tips. Very informative. This Twitter stuff is pretty new to me and believe it or not I've been on Twitter since 2008 lol. I never really thought about expanding my twitter to be honest, but from what I've been reading recently it does wonders for peoples businesses. I got a message today from this company called wizeo or something offering to sell me Twitter followers. I have never even looked into it or knew nothing about it, but wow the prices seem cheap. Does this seem worth the while? or is it even a "real" thing that can be done? <a href="http://Wizish.com/twitter-services/" rel="nofollow">**********here is the link*****</a> I am thinking I may just take your approach though as you mentioned above though... Regardless this is definitely fascinating to people like myself who knew nothing about it. Thanks for sharing!BrandGizmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00069530512751316662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-80852653966026099312015-05-26T22:53:37.483+03:002015-05-26T22:53:37.483+03:00Very informative post! It contains a lot of great ...Very informative post! It contains a lot of great advice. As with a lot of good advice it contains a lot of common sense. I am just starting out and really appreciate your blogging this. It is very helpful. Thank you!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-60173078128840483492015-02-06T06:59:21.938+02:002015-02-06T06:59:21.938+02:00Great post, Ellis! I love ManageFlitter. I would w...Great post, Ellis! I love ManageFlitter. I would warn people against the fine line between tweeting regularly and taking over people's streams. You have to remember that if someone is only following, say, 500 people, then someone who tweets twice an hour every hour of the day will be popping up in his/her feed more than anyone else. Something to consider . . . Nina Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05498476430955493398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-59851726273039794562014-11-18T07:12:42.264+02:002014-11-18T07:12:42.264+02:00Thanks for this post, Ellis. Your feelings about F...Thanks for this post, Ellis. Your feelings about Facebook mirror mine exactly. I prefer Twitter because I discover friends rather than try to rope in ones I already have. And many of your suggestions I've been doing and it does work! People appreciate authentic, personal contact that's not about selling stuff. Last year I found the book Crush It to be a great resource in all of this. Cheers!Karen Hugghttp://www.gardeningseattlestyle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-88715482612809859232014-11-17T17:51:11.772+02:002014-11-17T17:51:11.772+02:00I also have found Twitter a lot more easy to conne...I also have found Twitter a lot more easy to connect on than Facebook. I still use Facebook to keep in touch with family and school friends, but I do almost all of my platform building on Twitter (I have over 3K Twitter followers in 4.5 months, and less than 200 Facebook fans in 4 years). I use some of the same tips you mentioned, but you gave me some good new ones here.Raelee May Carpenterhttp://www.raeleemaycarpenter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-26986938484590549802014-08-27T13:06:40.762+03:002014-08-27T13:06:40.762+03:00Great advice I'm gonna take advantage of them....Great advice I'm gonna take advantage of them. I hate Fecebook too or at least I dislike it. <br />On twitter I immediately noticed you had a large and active following, then I clicked on your link to your Amazon page with your beautiful story about Bulgaria. Great tips about scheduling tweets through hotsuite as I use this feature but never retweeted the same tweets. Saying hi to new followers also makes sense.<br />By the way you made me proud being Bulgarian with the above tweets about Bulgaria. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15732921139163101162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-71735096292855657222014-08-23T20:41:39.911+03:002014-08-23T20:41:39.911+03:00Agree with what you say here Daniel. Having Ellis ...Agree with what you say here Daniel. Having Ellis actually take the time to say 'hello' when I followed him made such a difference. Immediately you feel there is a connection. It's so hard for us fledgling authors, but I too will be taking his excellent advice as I try to build my Twitter following.Jeremyhttp://www.jeremygood.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-19751433129236753502014-06-03T22:24:04.781+03:002014-06-03T22:24:04.781+03:00#11 is hard when you really really admire people w...#11 is hard when you really really admire people who never check twitter and you think they just might one day. I know it throws off my numbers. I tried unfollow (which one author suggested) till the day it tweeted pretending to be me and told all my tweeps they were in danger of being unfollowed. So I unfollowed unfollow. <br /><br />Okay I'll do it. I will dump the Dali Lama and ditch who? Do I put Steven Colbert on the chopping bock? I don't think I can bring myself to do it. ( : <br /><br />I wonder if there will come a day when my twitter feed is full of deceased writers I admire and won't unfollow out of sheer respect. I'm sorry if that's a morbid thought. <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17337045200881414378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-74222565426335069082014-06-03T22:03:07.345+03:002014-06-03T22:03:07.345+03:00Ellis, thank you for this post. I have to admit I ...Ellis, thank you for this post. I have to admit I haven't done all these things. I've gotten a little side-tracked with Linked-in in the past month where I've made lots of new friends, but I'm taking note. <br /><br />Remember that post you did about goodreads? I was thinking about it. The difference between Goodreads give-aways and KDP seems to be urgency. There's a limited time for people to receive a book under KDP, but with goodreads people will wait and hope to win one. Not that it's a bad thing and there are other good things about goodreads, but it won't mean as many sales in the short term. That thought came to me out of the blue this morning. Sorry if it took a little while to respond. I do enjoy twitter, but I have shamefully neglected my tweeps and should do better. *shakes head* ( : Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17337045200881414378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-41741445496251298892014-05-30T14:09:17.384+03:002014-05-30T14:09:17.384+03:00Definitely helpful. Thanks again.Definitely helpful. Thanks again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13125258137709996011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-33419712153572965982014-05-30T02:02:17.144+03:002014-05-30T02:02:17.144+03:00What I have learned about writers (the hard way) i...What I have learned about writers (the hard way) is that they don't want to read, they want to be read. Most of your followers are writers. How on earth do you sell your book to writers? You don't shout 'buy my book', presumably because that wouldn't work. So, what exactly sells? The courtesy? Personal touch? Why writers? Why not target readers? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-40557077604116239972014-05-04T11:07:36.697+03:002014-05-04T11:07:36.697+03:00Great Article Ellis. Best Vanessa de Largie, Austr...Great Article Ellis. Best Vanessa de Largie, Australia.Vanessa de Largiehttp://www.vanessadelargie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-76332601724149676142014-04-14T15:59:07.291+03:002014-04-14T15:59:07.291+03:00Thanks Ellis for a great a post. And thanks for fo...Thanks Ellis for a great a post. And thanks for following me and your RTs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-74164181416487288222014-04-02T22:38:15.397+03:002014-04-02T22:38:15.397+03:00This article is as excellent as a college class. I...This article is as excellent as a college class. I learned a lot. Thanks. Swiss Zahler Art - Anna Zahlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12335939110786712114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-47021512469321337892014-03-23T00:56:44.265+02:002014-03-23T00:56:44.265+02:00I use similar strategies and have increased my fol...I use similar strategies and have increased my followers from 220 to 3400 in 3 months. I favor Twitter because it's a better place to meet people than Facebook (in my opinion). I've found Twitter friendly, helpful, and laid back. I love it. I still remember meeting you and have you on my list of people I want to keep up with. Great post. :) Donna Cookhttp://donnacookauthor.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-41238751205856664362014-03-22T16:22:28.844+02:002014-03-22T16:22:28.844+02:00Excellent!Excellent!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-48296218672869917762014-03-22T00:45:57.168+02:002014-03-22T00:45:57.168+02:00Ellis, thanks so much for the twitter tips. I'...Ellis, thanks so much for the twitter tips. I'm a fledgling author trying to figure out how to gain exposure in twitter, but not be a resounding gong with meaningless tweets. I enjoyed how when you followed me we engaged in a little chat, definitely not the norm on twitter so I will take that advice to heart :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05921520296404325446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-52431359768868150782014-03-20T19:58:57.941+02:002014-03-20T19:58:57.941+02:00Great advice, Ellis. I'm pretty new to Twitter...Great advice, Ellis. I'm pretty new to Twitter and am grateful for your pointers.Alice Poonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609401410736190370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-56665316289811529282014-02-14T01:33:08.086+02:002014-02-14T01:33:08.086+02:00Ellis awesome info thanks for sharing! MJ Greene.Ellis awesome info thanks for sharing! MJ Greene.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975599926037786871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-55577140460013534172014-02-07T18:36:09.173+02:002014-02-07T18:36:09.173+02:00I also dislike those whose tweets are "follow...I also dislike those whose tweets are "follow me!" Or are all about "my book! My book" !<br />I am a prayer warrior 1st, then artist,speaker, & writer. In that order. I'm having trouble balancing all this, esp when you throw in chronic illness/pain into the mix. I do what I can each day, & trust God to let the ears who need to hear, hear it. <br />Thank you for these simple ( but not easy) steps for using Twitter.Cyn Rogalskihttp://www.cynrogalski.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-2525321771085620512013-12-12T00:07:27.358+02:002013-12-12T00:07:27.358+02:00Great info!Great info!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14277199884682515325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-79198282050714913722013-12-10T19:56:14.634+02:002013-12-10T19:56:14.634+02:00Elis, thank you a lot for the helpful hints you pr...Elis, thank you a lot for the helpful hints you provide us with. I am grateful for your comments helped me around in the maze of twitter. Best regards<br />Josef SteinJosef Steinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-89136118940791960912013-12-08T02:47:52.631+02:002013-12-08T02:47:52.631+02:00You were among the first people I followed when I ...You were among the first people I followed when I joined Twitter. I am not even sure how you wound up on my list of people followed, but I have learned so much about Twittiquette (I think I just made a new word) by following your lead. Thanks for sharing! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00364624508387005929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-28699442989704111242013-12-06T23:49:48.096+02:002013-12-06T23:49:48.096+02:00Thanks for this post! I'm a bit disappointed i...Thanks for this post! I'm a bit disappointed in how my website readership stats are coming in this month, and I'm looking for new ways to bring readership and email subscribers. (I'm finding this is hard!) I'll definitely be looking for material like this. Thanks again!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10141390955274051698noreply@blogger.com