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HOW I GOT 10k RETWEETS IN 1 HOUR FLAT!

by PBMax
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Ha. Sorry about the title, but you wouldn't have read this if it was titled: "The bleak future of SEO & robots are dumb."

Before too long, SEO will be irrelevant because Google will give personal search results down to the person searching via their patterns and history:

1. Watch they watch on YouTube.
2. What their Gmail is about (yep, they read your mail.)
3. What Android apps they download and their mobile behavior.
4. Their passions, hopes, dreams and hobbies via what they say on their Blogger blog.
5. Who they circle up and hang with on Google Plus.

I don't know the algorithmic mumbo-jumbo that this requires, but the pieces are already in place. Google is always talking about giving the most relevant results to the user. What is more relevant than exactly what they want? This isn't an SEO Doomsday prophecy, this is just me speaking the obvious.

Backlinking used to be the hook. Websites telling Google what's valuable.

...now social signals have taken the lead. People telling Google what's valuable.

This is will be the case until Google admits to being Big Brother and the personalized search era begins.

Facebook, Twitter and Google + are at the forefront right now. But, I want to focus on Twitter for this thread. Specifically...

Where can you get REAL retweets from REAL, HUMAN & ACTIVE accounts? This forum and the web are stuffed with fake and robot retweets which do jack. Google bought access to all Twitter data, so they know what's up - if it's fake, it's worthless.

The viral prospects of, say, 100 retweets from real accounts to their 1000s of collective followers is; 1) a social signal bundle that Google cannot ignore; and, 2) A traffic goldmine.

Real retweets can make this happen because real people will really see your links to your site and naturally a few curious onlookers will surf on over. Fake retweets are dead-ends before you get on the road.

So, where can I find the real retweet deal? And please don't say "get them naturally from your followers" because no one gets alot of retweets unless their either famous or one-liner wizards. I'm neither. I'm just a SEO dude who can read the writing on the wall...
#future #human #real #retweets #seo
  • Profile picture of the author qw3rty
    My man, you absolutely right.

    As far as the retreet thingy, there is no effective software that can manage several Twitter accounts and have them automate retweets for you (that I know of). I've seen a lot of people share bots that can do it, but they always get busted by Twitter and suspended.

    On that note, it's a lie that I never heard of effective software. I have heard from he grapevine there are coders that have built software that can do it awesomely...but they aren't sharing...even for sale.

    I sometimes think seriously of having something made, but I don't exactly understand the algo that Twitter uses to get around the suspension problem.
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    • Profile picture of the author PBMax
      Originally Posted by qw3rty View Post

      My man, you absolutely right.

      As far as the retreet thingy, there is no effective software that can manage several Twitter accounts and have them automate retweets for you (that I know of). I've seen a lot of people share bots that can do it, but they always get busted by Twitter and suspended.

      On that note, it's a lie that I never heard of effective software. I have heard from he grapevine there are coders that have built software that can do it awesomely...but they aren't sharing...even for sale.

      I sometimes think seriously of having something made, but I don't exactly understand the algo that Twitter uses to get around the suspension problem.
      Glad you agree.

      Now, how would a ReTweet bot/software properly work anyway?

      I don't think it would because it would require real accounts, and that would require real people submitting their profiles into a large database - accounts they use for work, play or both. Accounts they put real work into. Accounts they probably wouldn't want to then simply whore out to a bunch of random dudes and their random tweets.

      And even if they did, little to no traffic would ever come of them because the retweets are all landing on accounts that couldn't care less about your original tweet and shown to "friends" who don't either.

      The retweets would have to land on the Twitter walls of people already seeking what you have to offer. Targeted retweets is the answer. And how do you get those legitimately?
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      • Profile picture of the author qw3rty
        Originally Posted by PBMax View Post

        Glad you agree.

        Now, how would a ReTweet bot/software properly work anyway?

        I don't think it would because it would require real accounts, and that would require real people submitting their profiles into a large database - accounts they use for work, play or both. Accounts they put real work into. Accounts they probably wouldn't want to then simply whore out to a bunch of random dudes and their random tweets.

        And even if they did, little to no traffic would ever come of them because the retweets are all landing on accounts that couldn't care less about your original tweet and shown to "friends" who don't either.

        The retweets would have to land on the Twitter walls of people already seeking what you have to offer. Targeted retweets is the answer. And how do you get those legitimately?
        A bot to automate retweets using several fake accounts to potentially other fake following accounts that aren't going to do anything or buy anything isn't what that's for.

        The idea is to create a false illusion to search engines that something is popular and being shared, solely to be used for SEO and social backlinks.
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        • Profile picture of the author PBMax
          Originally Posted by qw3rty View Post

          A bot to automate retweets using several fake accounts to potentially other fake following accounts that aren't going to do anything or buy anything isn't what that's for.

          The idea is to create a false illusion to search engines that something is popular and being shared, solely to be used for SEO and social backlinks.
          True. That may work for illusion, but what I want is what SEO was originally intended for in the first place: real, targeted, potentially-converted traffic. Customers for my clients!

          What you're saying could possibly help with the social signals for a time and that is certainly necessary as I mention in the start of this thread...

          However, if I could speak to overall goals for a moment: If I could bypass the mundane drudgery of daily SEO as we know it today, and get traffic to my sites directly, then I could tell Google and the other search engines to beat it because I will have eliminated the Middleman - or many lesser middlemen.

          One of 2 things I hope to happen in this case:

          Either people are sent to/drawn to/search within/follow my clients because their friends did on Twitter (okay, that's one middleman I'll hang on to )...

          OR

          They know about my site directly from friends of my Twitter Middleman or other offline approaches (mailers, commercials, etc)...

          ...and hit up my customers' sites without need for traditional SEO's keyword whoring.
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          • Profile picture of the author qw3rty
            Originally Posted by PBMax View Post

            True. That may work for illusion, but what I want is what SEO was originally intended for in the first place: real, targeted, potentially-converted traffic. Customers for my clients!

            What you're saying could possibly help with the social signals for a time and that is certainly necessary as I mention in the start of this thread...

            However, if I could speak to overall goals for a moment: If I could bypass the mundane drudgery of daily SEO as we know it today, and get traffic to my sites directly, then I could tell Google and the other search engines to beat it because I will have eliminated the Middleman - or many lesser middlemen.

            One of 2 things I hope to happen in this case:

            Either people are sent to/drawn to/search within/follow my clients because their friends did on Twitter (okay, that's one middleman I'll hang on to )...

            OR

            They know about my site directly from friends of my Twitter Middleman or other offline approaches (mailers, commercials, etc)...

            ...and hit up my customers' sites without need for traditional SEO's keyword whoring.
            Well, then if you want targeted retweets from real people to their real followers, you're obviously going to have to build up your own twitter followers with folks that want to retweet your tweets.

            I guess you could watch and hustle the hashtag streams for your niche and get followers there. Just by marking tweets as favorites from others can grab their attention and have them checking your Twitter profile. You could watch the hashtag stream and send direct tweets to them in the hopes they follow you and retweet you.

            You could watch the search stream of the keywords of your niche too, try to find potential followers to chat up and get them to follow you...hopefully they like to do a lot of retweets.

            LOL, all that sounds like mundane drudgery to me
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            • Profile picture of the author PBMax
              Originally Posted by qw3rty View Post


              LOL, all that sounds like mundane drudgery to me
              Ha, I guess all marketing is to some degree - black, white or polka dot hat.

              Luckily I have a dedicated social media guy on staff who'd be the one babysitting the hash tags and Twitter realm. I just need to find the best thing for him to do.

              I already have a follower bot (who doesn't ever ask for a raise or require benefits ) who's getting my clients' sites a decent, naturally-occuring following to springboard into the social game with.
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              • Profile picture of the author qw3rty
                Originally Posted by PBMax View Post

                Ha, I guess all marketing is to some degree - black, white or polka dot hat.

                Luckily I have a dedicated social media guy on staff who'd be the one babysitting the hash tags and Twitter realm. I just need to find the best thing for him to do.

                I already have a follower bot (who doesn't ever ask for a raise or require benefits ) who's getting my clients' sites a decent, naturally-occuring following to springboard into the social game with.
                lol, nice yeah it's best to get someone to do the boring stuff...even better to have a good bot. The method you're using with your bot is best, Twitter will slam any account that suspects a bot is doing anything.

                I think you're doing all that can be done, I can't think of a better way. Maybe need to look at how your guy is doing the work, sometimes one needs to have 'character' or a fun attitude that people like and would want to follow because the tweets are entertaining too.
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                • Profile picture of the author PBMax
                  Originally Posted by qw3rty View Post

                  lol, nice yeah it's best to get someone to do the boring stuff...even better to have a good bot. The method you're using with your bot is best, Twitter will slam any account that suspects a bot is doing anything.

                  I think you're doing all that can be done, I can't think of a better way. Maybe need to look at how your guy is doing the work, sometimes one needs to have 'character' or a fun attitude that people like and would want to follow because the tweets are entertaining too.
                  I think I'm gonna have my guy do a little social poaching. Nothing crazy, but he's gonna introduce our competitor's followers to our clients. Engage an already eager, captive, targeted audience. That sorta thing...
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                  • Profile picture of the author qw3rty
                    Originally Posted by PBMax View Post

                    I think I'm gonna have my guy do a little social poaching. Nothing crazy, but he's gonna introduce our competitor's followers to our clients. Engage an already eager, captive, targeted audience. That sorta thing...
                    Now THAT is a good idea. You just gave me some food for thought
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                    • Profile picture of the author PBMax
                      Originally Posted by qw3rty View Post

                      Now THAT is a good idea. You just gave me some food for thought
                      Glad I could help.
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  • Profile picture of the author HzCy
    Yes, this is a very good "tactic".

    I have used it myself for a few posts, it worked always great.

    But thanks very much for sharing it
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  • Profile picture of the author andynathan
    It is not about getting natural followers. Retweets are about relationships. The people who retweet my stuff over and over again know me very well. They are the same people, because they know I produce quality content. Know, like, and trust.

    Build a mastermind around those concepts, and you will multiply your retweets. When I am really active on Twitter, and building relationships I have gotten as many as 100 per day. Does not happen everyday, and I cannot claim 10K in one hour. Who cares about the quantity, go for quality.
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    • Profile picture of the author PBMax
      Originally Posted by andynathan View Post

      It is not about getting natural followers. Retweets are about relationships. The people who retweet my stuff over and over again know me very well. They are the same people, because they know I produce quality content. Know, like, and trust.

      Build a mastermind around those concepts, and you will multiply your retweets. When I am really active on Twitter, and building relationships I have gotten as many as 100 per day. Does not happen everyday, and I cannot claim 10K in one hour. Who cares about the quantity, go for quality.
      I agree. Buying or even (spending all your time) worrying about followers (from a marketing standpoint) is old news. If you want them for bragging rights, go for it.

      Retweets, I believe, naturally help with website traffic because not only does the retweeter find value in your little 140 character blurb, but they must also see the value of what else you have to bring to the table (ie. your website.)
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  • Profile picture of the author january14n
    Nice catch, I think you'll be able to achieve real retweets by becoming real. Engaging with your follower is the best tactic you can use if you wanted to generate a lot of retweets regardless of the number of their follower. What is important here is that you have generated tweets from real follower from which you could receive a much higher chance of being visited.
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    • Profile picture of the author PBMax
      Originally Posted by january14n View Post

      Nice catch, I think you'll be able to achieve real retweets by becoming real. Engaging with your follower is the best tactic you can use if you wanted to generate a lot of retweets regardless of the number of their follower. What is important here is that you have generated tweets from real follower from which you could receive a much higher chance of being visited.
      Exactly. Realness is key. It's funny that after years of automation making things "easier," it hasn't made anything better. The #1 way to get the word out about anything is still to do it manually.

      Word of mouth is still the cheapest (often free) and most productive form of advertisement.
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