Comments on: The Best Way to Find Better People to Follow on Twitter

By: Vincent Wright

Vincent Wright — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:18:46 +0000

I’m just super-curious about what method you used to reach this bit of advice you chose to share with us:
“Important note of advice before proceeding! Take a look at the person’s total number of followers. If the ratio between followers and followed persons is close to one, then it’s likely that the person has an automatic follow feature set up. In other words, this person probably is not “keeping up” with the same 20,000 people who follows him/her.”

By: Rick Clark

Rick Clark — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:39:41 +0000

I choose people with relevant tweets on topics I’m interested in utilizing primarily http://www.socialoomph.com and tweepi.com (among others) to make my selections.

By: iluvblackwomen

iluvblackwomen — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:42:14 +0000

i completely disagree with the assumption that if you have 15k followers but follow 17K then you must have a program. I got on twitter to network, and i got on twitter 2 years ago if i were using a program i should be at 50 or 60K by now. I painstakingly well now i have an intern who painstakingly goes through and weeds out the spammers and ppl who chose to stop following me. I have over 5K ppl in my tweetdeck list/columns. I find if ppl like chrisbrogan, or mchammer or sallyhogshead can follow ppl back then i can and should try to follow ppl not spammer back. The whole point for me to twitter is to interact NOT to speak at ppl but interact with ppl.

By: krissy knox

krissy knox — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 18:09:18 +0000

I use many methods to find those who I want to follow on Twitter (and hope will ultimately also follow me back, or course!). And by the way, I have about a 1 to 1 ratio of followers and those I follow , and I DON’T autofollow! Nor do I expect someone to autofollow me.

Some methods I use:

1. I use the Twellow directory or another similar one to find tweeters with similar interests as mine.

2. I use the “twitter search” engine which is on my Twitter page (and is of course on each tweeter’s twitter page) as a way to find like minded tweeters. When looking to find people with the same interests or values, I put a keyword or hashtag keyword Into the search engine.

3. Speaking of hashtags, I frequently participate in hashtag chats that match my interests, and as these chats are running, or shortly thereafter, I choose several people to follow that I find interesting. They usually follow back if I follow first, as we have just had a good exchange of ideas in the hashtag chat.. Some of these chat tweeters follow me first. If a tweeter follows me first during a hashtag chat, and I like his tweets, I will follow return the follow, after first checking out his Twitter Profile page.

4. I look at the lists other tweeters have ‘placed’ me in with twitter’s new “list function.”. On each tweeter’s own Twitter Profile Page, he can find the number of lists he has been listed on, and by clicking on that number, can then view who compiled each list, and the name of the list (subject matter). These are the ones I often follow back. Or shall I say always follow back, if I like their tweets and we have matching interests and values. I believe “lists” are one of Twitters best new features.

On Twitter, there are so many ways to find people with similar interests and values as your own on Twitter. Just be creative and find the method(s) that work best for you! You’ll have followers and be following many in no time. And these mutual followers (friends as I call them) will be followers well matched to you! Have fun getting those quality mutual followers!

By: Alan

Alan — Sun, 30 May 2010 22:43:05 +0000

I’m still a beginner and my intention is to follow back all followers that have interesting things to say, especially in communication, design, drawing, illustration and technology. At least until my stream gets too much. I scan my whole time-line so far. That might change.

But those who tweet only once or twice a month or too much such as every ten minutes are unlikely to get followed.

I’ve not seen any articles yet on who reads their whole stream whether in real time or in the periods when they sit down to check things out. As opposed to those that ignore what they’ve missed ie overnight.

Will Twitter become a real time only thing? Or should we time shift within it?

By: TechGyo

TechGyo — Fri, 28 May 2010 12:54:11 +0000

Yeah, This article is a great one. Thanks for sharing these tips

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 28 May 2010 01:17:48 +0000

Not sure what works best. I’ve been doing a search on my area lately and finding people who post a funny or interesting tweet and follow them. No idea how to get people to follow me, I have about 7 real people and about 10 bot looking ones. I don’t follow the bots back but do the real ones.

By: Corina Mackay

Corina Mackay — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 07:42:25 +0000

It’s interesting that there are such extreme opinons in regards to following people back. I am very picky about who I follow, and will always explore a twitter account that follows me before deciding to follow back, because I enjoy reading all the tweets in my timeline, and picking up interesting information or funny quotes to pass on to my own followers.

I have tried this technique, and have found some interesting people to follow, but am surprised at how much I had to sift through. I guess everyone has many different tastes, and follows a variety of twitter accounts. Perhaps checking business & corporate twitter accounts to see who they follow would be more beneficial, because they would most likely only follow accounts that relate to their products or service.

By: webaction

webaction — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:59:43 +0000

I don’t expect to see ‘valuable content’ on Twitter, I expect only interesting tweets. Valuable content is available on blogs, websites, books … If ppl I follow have something funny to say, share useful link, quote some wisdom or give semi-opinion in 140 characters or less … I’m fine with it completely.

I try to follow everyone back, except bad bots (some bots are actually cool) – if someone added me who am I not to follow back? Chuck Norris? After lists are introduced there is not valid reason not to follow back, that’s just being polite.

By: Larissa Glueck

Larissa Glueck — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:20:46 +0000

I agree with Kimberly, it is interesting to follow a variety of people. The value is I get information about topics helpful for me outside my expertise or interests.

I have also a similar number of followers as people I am following. I do manage this without Apps.

I unfollow spammers that follow and unfollow as soon as I follow back. I unfollow spammers whos link always leed to the same MLM or article without varying what they tweet.

Secured accounts, when people want me to follow them I want to read their tweets before deciding to follow them.

Larissa