If you’ve been watching others tweets on a Friday you may have noticed these tags:
- #FF
- #followfriday
in a tweet, followed by a series of user names. Follow Friday is a great way to share with YOUR followers the names of those that YOU follow and whose tweets you enjoy. It’s a great way to promote ‘tweeters of note’ to others in your community. Here’s how it works:
- You tweet #FF or #followfriday followed by the usernames of those you want to recommend
- Those that follow you see these recommendations and may also follow these Tweeters
- Those you recommend see that you’ve recommended THEM and may in turn recommend you (though there is no guarantee that this will occur)
If you like you can add WHY you’ve recommended them to the tweet or categorise your follow Friday tweets (see example below). Examples:
- #followfriday – Great ABN members on Twitter: @name, @name, @name – etc
- #ff – My favourite marketers: @name, @name etc.
You can add as many names as you like until you use up your 140 characters. You can, of course, post a tweet more than once on a Friday, adding as many recommendations as you can fit in each tweet.
How to get listed as someone to follow While it’s possible to ask another to add you to their Follow Friday list it’s probably not a good strategy. (It’s akin to asking someone with a big following to Retweet you when there is no reason for them to do so.) The best way to get on someone’s Follow Friday list is to offer good tweets that add value (remember you tweets can include both your original tweets and also helpful Retweets which establish yourself as a good source of information.) I’m sure you’re seeing some patterns in the recommendations during 30 Days of Networking i.e. to Tweet information relevant to existing and potential followers. Keep your strategic tweets relevant to your area of expertise, or the area for which you want to be known… And, be generous and inject YOU into your tweets. TODAY’S TASK
- Post a Tweet that includes some recommendations for people you recommend people follow. Recommend those whose tweets you enjoy and that you think your followers will also enjoy.
- Remember to include the #30DNet tag.
Related 30 Days of Networking posts
- Day 4 – 30 Days of Networking: Use Twitter to Get and Give Referrals
- Day 6- Get your message to more people, faster with a Retweet
