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How to Get More Followers on Twitter - Patrick Schwerdtfeger

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Channel: Orange County Real Estate: Patrick Schwerdtfeger · 2009 · Howto & Style

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Patrick Schwerdtfeger discusses different strategies for accumulating followers on Twitter.  In particular, he talks about proactively following people in your field or leaders in your industry, or even people in your local area.  He also talks about tweeting useful insightful things, increasing the odds they'll be RT retweeted and shared with a larger audience.  That can also increase your following dramatically.

This video was recorded on August 15, 2009 in Berkeley, CA.  It was part of a full-day workshop entitled Social Media Victories  Real Businesses, Real Campaigns, Real Results which focused on how entrepreneurs, small business owners and self-employed service professionals can leverage Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube to grow their businesses.

Patrick is the author of Webify Your Business  Internet Marketing Secrets for the Self-Employed (2009) as well as Make Yourself Useful  Marketing in the 21st Century (2008).  You can purchase the latest book on Amazon but you can also get it for free at the following website.

http://www.WebifyBook.com/

By subscribing, you will receive one chapter via email each week for a year.  You should know that the book also includes 6 chapters that are not in the email course and the book also has a step-by-step action guide at the end of each chapter.  The email course does not have those itemized to-do lists.

This video is about building a large following on Twitter and a variety of strategies that can help you do it for yourself.  By using platforms like Twellow, you can quickly find people in your field and proactively follow them, knowing some percentage will follow you back.  Also, ensure your tweets are valuable because the good tweets get retweeted and that can add to your following as well.

Patrick is a sought-after professional speaker who has spoken in Canada, the United States, Europe and South America.  He speaks about leadership on todays social internet, small business marketing and the opportunities of our changing information economy.  Call 510-282-4115 to inquire about speaking fees and scheduling.

Patrick Schwerdtfeger, Champion of the Modern Entrepreneur

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