Following on Twitter

Actually for this one there is a pretty set answer, based solely on common sense about human behavior. Let's jump into it:

That's silly, and kind of desperate. I don't know what type of Warrior honestly thinks that you can consistently turn traffic that probably didn't want to come to you into buyers via mass spamming, but they aren't the kind of Warrior you want to listen to.

Let's be frank, the follow for follow game doesn't tell you that you have a targeted prospect on your hand. It just tells you that like yourself you have found someone who bases their Twitter worth on a number next to their name. It means nothing more, and nothing less. There is no reason and no factual data given ever to believe that because they follow you back, they want to buy from you.

It's a desperate game played by people looking for the easy fix.



In a fake world where your strategy would work? The people following less people and that have a massive following would actually be the ones you'd want to target first. They tend to not just be playing the Twitter ego game, but are actually important to their readers and are selective about who they associate with.

Hi Joe, Thanks for the full reply. You are spot on. But you are talking about sales. I'm a non profit. (See my signature). I look for an authority figure in my niche. Then I click on their followers. They are mostly likely prospects for me. But I have to look at their interests before following them. Then I have to sort out the people who don't follow me back.
This is why I wanted to know about these people. If they are just serious or not.
Thanks again for that full reply. :-)

There are many marketers and social media experts over at Social Media Examiner's Networking Clubs who often ask that same question. While Warrior Forum is my chosen sounding board for all things internet marketing, I think you might find it helpful to pose your same question, as well as your explanation to Joe, over at SME. It's free, just like here, but most people here are trying to make money with everything they do. You've got a wider range of perspectives, occupational backgrounds, pure bloggers (non-for-profit), etc. that tend to look at Twitter from a lot of different angles, not just profit motivated.

Just a suggestion for another resource... Social Media Examiner DOT com... join the free networking clubs' link, join the three clubs (Blogging, Facebook, Business), start a new forum, and fire off your best question. Just like here, tons of people will chime in to help. I suggest you make your Forum title something like "Nonprofit Has Twitter question -- Can you Help Me?"

I say that because once you added the nonprofit element into your Twitter question here, my mind immediately had to change my "customer" perspective and focus. I can't help you, but have seen that question pop up over at SME so know they can help.

Just a suggestion...

Hi AR, Thanks a million. That is exactly what I am looking for. You understand exactly what makes it hard for a non profit to get good advice on here. I have had loads of good advice here but at times the non profit angle confuses the issue. Thanks again for putting thought into my problem and giving me a solution.
:-)