Jim Keayes tells you how to do it right here. If you browse through recent tweets of his as @Jim_MLM, @MLM_JimK, @OnlineMLMSucces, @MLMLeadsNow, @TotalMLMLeads, @MLM_Now, @BurnBellyFatNow, and several under guises, you can see how he does it.
But, there’s the rub. They are guises. Here’s what Jim purports at the beginning of his Twitter success link:
How to increase Twitter followers - by Jim Keayes
I haven’t signed up for his program so I can’t tell you if the program works or not. But even if it does work–even if you can amass thousands of new Twitter followers every week and make money doing it–so what?
Ask yourself this question: Do you want to use Twitter to form a network or a relationship?
Jim Keayes–and dozens more like him–can help you build a network where names are viewed as numbers and notches as you increase the number of people you follow, and hence the potential of people following you. But Jim can’t help you grow a relationship.
Imagine if you tweeted a question about MLM or increasing Twitter followers and seeing a reply and answer by Jim. That’s what Frank and George and Sherri and others do if you tweet a question or complaint about Comcast services; they monitor @ComcastCares and will reply to you with a willingness to help.
Jim’s tweets–in the tune of 20 or more an hour–are not inclusive of replies and retweets but indicative of broadcast media. He’s sharing a message of (misguided) hope and praying you’ll click, read his prose, and give him your email address to receive information in your inbox.
Here’s a comparable program that tells you how to join the Twitter train and increase your followers. Namely, by indicating your interest, your Twitter handle will be added a list and by following everyone else on the list, there is a high percentage they will follow you back. But that’s building a network, not a relationship.
Jim doesn’t care about forming relationships. As he says in this video, Jim thinks companies should not “ready, aim, fire” but “ready, fire, aim.” Have a listen…
If you want to get 21,347 Twitter followers in 2 weeks, sign up today. But if you want to use Twitter as a communications or customer service channel, don’t give in to the MLM scammers and spammers, for you’ll be doing your real followers–those who followed you first–a disservice.
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Ari Herzog is an online media strategist and Newburyport City Councilor-Elect.
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I don’t understand the point of the spammers. They amass the followers, and then they just keep amassing followers? Do they make money in some way from this? They have no credibility, so they have no relevance in terms of providing any kind of legit service. It seems like a lot of trouble for no positive outcome except to tell people that you have 20,000 followers.
I won’t tell you what I’d like to do to people like that…
You’re spot on about the relationships Ari. This guy has no clue how to grow a relationship, instead, like a con man, he prefers to hit and run. Once you speak with him, unless you come with value that he wants, he won’t give you the time of day. (Well, alright, I’m generalizing a bit, but you know what I’m trying to say)
I do understand there are certain accounts one would want to create to amass a huge following, but corporation would indeed be doing themselves a disservice, unless they too are like Jim here….a salesman.
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Agree, I hate when I get followed by these scammers and people who have thousands of followers but have no updates and the few they have are crap. They don’t connect, they don’t utilize it properly, just annoying.
JB, plug in some of Jim’s Twitter handles into your browser and scroll through the past 60-80 followers. You may be surprised–or maybe not–who is following. There are many MLMers following each other, but also a lot of unsuspecting folks who have auto-follow set up. A bunch of companies, too, which follow keywords in the hopes the keyword will be tweeted again, such as what I wrote the other day about Foxwoods.
Wayne, do tell what you’d do.
Craig, why would you be bothered if someone follows you? Why should it matter?
LOL, pretty innovative approach. It seems to me that this would be great to promote a product or something, but for personal use – that could really dilute the value that twitter has to offer from a interacting standpoint.
I agree. We must avoid scammers.
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I wish those d-bags would just go get their own Twittersphere and leave us the hell alone.
There. I said it.
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A better strategy is what is preached in the book ‘Long John Twitter’. You still get a good following but the focus is on keeping the followers engaged, continuing a dialogue and making them your advocates. Kind of best of both worlds.
I agree that Twitter is more useful for building relationships. It’s a great place to reach out and interact with people. I especially like using it to go out and find people that need help in my field and assist them. It’s a great way to build your brand.
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I prefer to use twitter for building relationships. Unfortunately I often get followed mostly by spammers.
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