1/ Not having a clean profile
People might like your posts, but they won't follow you before they visit your profile.
Having a clean profile includes:
• A crisp bio
• A cool banner
• A sexy dp
• 1-2 relevant links
• A catchy CTA
@ItsKieranDrew is an amazing example:
2/ Creating, but not engaging
If you are just starting out, you should focus on finding your "group" on Twitter.
Your group is 20-30 accounts that you engage with every day.
If you don't look for them, you'll waste your precious time tweeting into the abyss.
3/ Engaging, but just to steal their followers
When you engage with the intention of getting impressions & followers, it shows.
Don't do this
Be very genuine while engaging.
Add value to the post
Make jokes
Show people that you are an interesting human with amazing thoughts.
4/ Engaging, but not creating
Many people engage with a lot of accounts, but their last tweet was 1 month ago.
People won't follow you from someone else's comment section.
Engage to bring people to your profile.
Show them your content.
If they like you, they'll follow you.
5/ Creating a lot of content
People think if they'll create good content, they'll get everything they want.
Wrong!
Your value is determined by the number of people who see your posts.
Do not over-focus on creation if you aren't getting any eyes.
Focus on reaching more people
6/ Posting content that has no personality
Content with personality means content that fits the identity that you've built online.
People can steal your content ideas, words you use, but no one can ever steal your personality from you.
Say things in a different, your own way.
7/ Not studying your content
After posting for a week, study your content.
Check what's working best for you.
See what didn't work.
Compare it with what worked & try to make it work next week.
Inspect. Improve. Retry!
8/ Not studying your competitor's content
Make a list of accounts around your niche that have around the same following as you.
Inspect their content once in a while.
See what's working for them.
Double down on that.
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9/ Not storifying your content
Twitter is dominated by people posting platitude bs, tools threads, GPT hacks.
Sharing your story would make you stand out.
People would see you as a fellow human with similar struggles & situations.
@thejulieahrens does this really well.
10/ Not taking feedback seriously
If someone is being kind enough to give you feedback, at least go and check if it's valid.
Treat the person nicely because they just want you to improve.
Work on the feedback & become a better version of yourself.
11/ Prioritizig likes over quality
Content that get you likes:
• AI Tools...
• GPT stuff...
• 10 books...
Content that oozes quality:
• Your experiences
• Your learnings (genuine)
• Content researched for hours
Get likes with quality. Not with BS.
12/ Posting without a content strategy
Once you reach 1k followers, you need a content strategy to grow fast.
Write down your aim of content creation.
If it's selling a product or service, make sure you write one thread a week about it.
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13/ Spamming your content on other posts
If you do something like this, know that I understand you.
But, don't do it.
Most people including me block people who share unwanted content under our posts.
You won't get to see our posts again.
Grow your account, ethically.
14/ Not making friends
Every social media platform runs on friendships.
No matter how good you are, you won't be able to do everything on your own.
Talk to people.
Make jokes, Share your struggles, Help them.
Treat people as people & just stay in touch.
That's all it takes.
15/ Not leveraging DMs
Twitter Dms can help you
• Reach your ideal customer
• Find your next business partner
• Start mutually beneficial relationships
If you really like a tweet, don't add a comment.
DM them everything you felt.
You won't need another ice-breaker.
16/ Not participating in public conversations
If you see a someone debating in the comment section & you think you can add value to the debate, get into the conversation.
Worst case?
You won't get any reply.
Best case?
A couple of people would respect the way you think.
17/ Not being consistent enough
Trust me
No one struggles with consistency more than me
I am a very moody writer
I can't write stuff that makes sense when I am not feeling it
I've also paid the price for it
If you want to get results, you have to be consistent
No other way
18/ Not being patient enough
Getting followers & impressions also has something to do with luck.
Best thing about luck?
You can control it.
You just have to keep going & you'll see the results compounding in front of you.
Just be patient & have faith in your abilities.
19/ Not using visuals
Twitter is dominated by text.
Using visuals in your posts would help you:
• Stand out from other accounts
• Explain the concepts better
Creating visuals for posts shows that you put extra effort on your content
@TanmayS_Chauhan is the perfect example
20/ Not using "tools that feel illegal to know"
Might sound cliche, but there are some crazy tools that can increase your productivity by 10x.
Here are some of them:
@TryPostwise @TwemexApp @Grammarly @sosimplified Use them wisely & you'll solve 90% of your problems.
21/ Not using "hacks" to grow
There are certain hacks that can increase your follower count, get you likes, & they aren't evern hard to implement.
You can talk about GPT, AI tools, and post surface-level content that has no depth.
But they won't help you in the long run.
Think about the longer picture.
Try out these hacks but don't overuse them.
They'll decrease your credibility & affect your reach when you'll start posting content with depth.
22/ Using Hashtags
Don't use hashtags on Twitter.
I'm not going to explain it.
Just don't do it.
They look ugly.
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