Social Media Examiner | Paying for Twitter Followers | Topic Replies http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/paying-for-twitter-followers/feed/ Paying for Twitter Followers - Forum Topic in the Group Small Business Sun, 19 May 2013 02:24:04 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5 en http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/paying-for-twitter-followers/#post-22482<![CDATA[Jason Wiser replied to the forum topic Paying for Twitter Followers in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/paying-for-twitter-followers/#post-22482 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:58:03 +0000 Jason Wiser replied to the forum topic Paying for Twitter Followers in the club Small Business Have you ever heard someone describe Twitter as robots talking to robots? This is why. This idea of trying to reach a certain number of followers is not an advisable strategy. I have one client who does just that […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic//#post-<![CDATA[E N Brown replied to the forum topic Paying for Twitter Followers in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic//#post- Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:46:04 +0000 E N Brown replied to the forum topic Paying for Twitter Followers in the club Small Business @
Phil Lauterjung --- Good addition :D
I don't, as a rule go out looking for people to follow.  I have followed a few folks from here though, since becoming a member.  People seem to seek me out to follow and I […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/paying-for-twitter-followers/#post-22346<![CDATA[Phil Lauterjung replied to the forum topic Paying for Twitter Followers in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/paying-for-twitter-followers/#post-22346 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:22:50 +0000 Phil Lauterjung replied to the forum topic Paying for Twitter Followers in the club Small Business Good advice given so far as usual. However, I haven't seen anyone mention some basics of what to do with those who follow you without you first following them. In other words, do you automatically follow back […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/paying-for-twitter-followers/#post-22185<![CDATA[Trefor Munn-Venn replied to the forum topic Paying for Twitter Followers in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/paying-for-twitter-followers/#post-22185 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:31:54 +0000 Trefor Munn-Venn replied to the forum topic Paying for Twitter Followers in the club Small Business At the end of the day, it's not how many followers we have, but whether they're the right followers. I'll take 10 real prospects over 1,000 random followers any day. 
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]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/paying-for-twitter-followers/#post-22170<![CDATA[Nelson Ta replied to the forum topic Paying for Twitter Followers in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/paying-for-twitter-followers/#post-22170 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:31:39 +0000 Nelson Ta replied to the forum topic Paying for Twitter Followers in the club Small Business @supereb @joanmuschampfagnani
There is some great advice here. I absolutely agree that buying followers for any platform is useless.  Although you might extend your reach to a new market, its would probably end […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/paying-for-twitter-followers/#post-22121<![CDATA[E N Brown replied to the forum topic Paying for Twitter Followers in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/paying-for-twitter-followers/#post-22121 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:29:17 +0000 E N Brown replied to the forum topic Paying for Twitter Followers in the club Small Business @Dea Irby 
Once you experience the trauma of having your twitter account, or a clients account inundated with what I'll simply call trash, you remember, definitely recall, what caused the pain!
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/paying-for-twitter-followers/#post-22119<![CDATA[Dea Irby replied to the forum topic Paying for Twitter Followers in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/paying-for-twitter-followers/#post-22119 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:24:48 +0000 Dea Irby replied to the forum topic Paying for Twitter Followers in the club Small Business thanks for posting this question, Joan, I've never heard of people selling followers and EN, great warning! thanks @joanmuschampfagnani @supereb

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/paying-for-twitter-followers/#post-22117<![CDATA[Romy Singh replied to the forum topic Paying for Twitter Followers in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/paying-for-twitter-followers/#post-22117 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:12:33 +0000 Romy Singh replied to the forum topic Paying for Twitter Followers in the club Small Business Hello Joan,I think all those follower that you buy are useless, because they are not going to do any interaction with your tweets, and they even don't have any intention of doing that. all those followers are […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/paying-for-twitter-followers/#post-22062<![CDATA[Dan Gershenson replied to the forum topic Paying for Twitter Followers in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/paying-for-twitter-followers/#post-22062 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:20:05 +0000 Dan Gershenson replied to the forum topic Paying for Twitter Followers in the club Small Business Mass follow purchasing is the worst idea I've heard in a long time. I came across a fellow who said his goal was to have "X thousand followers by the end of the year" and let's just say it was a crazy amount. […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/paying-for-twitter-followers/#post-21973<![CDATA[Jordan Smallwood replied to the forum topic Paying for Twitter Followers in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/paying-for-twitter-followers/#post-21973 Sun, 04 Mar 2012 16:54:16 +0000 Jordan Smallwood replied to the forum topic Paying for Twitter Followers in the club Small Business @joanmuschampfagnani I'm not a big fan of paying for Twitter followers because at the end of the day, it equates to spam. What's the point of having all of these followers of your business on Twitter if 99% of […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/paying-for-twitter-followers/#post-21967<![CDATA[Joan Muschamp (Fagnani) replied to the forum topic Paying for Twitter Followers in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/paying-for-twitter-followers/#post-21967 Sun, 04 Mar 2012 16:15:55 +0000 Joan Muschamp (Fagnani) replied to the forum topic Paying for Twitter Followers in the club Small Business @supereb I don't use those hashtags, and def won't now. While I am careful on who I follow, I likely did pick one of those up inadvertently.
I didn't think paying was a good idea. I've found even people […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/paying-for-twitter-followers/#post-21966<![CDATA[Joan Muschamp (Fagnani) replied to the forum topic Paying for Twitter Followers in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/paying-for-twitter-followers/#post-21966 Sun, 04 Mar 2012 16:13:05 +0000 Joan Muschamp (Fagnani) replied to the forum topic Paying for Twitter Followers in the club Small Business @supereb Thanks! and yes, I know I am not yet linked. My website/blog isn't quite live yet, for a good reason.

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/paying-for-twitter-followers/#post-21965<![CDATA[E N Brown replied to the forum topic Paying for Twitter Followers in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/paying-for-twitter-followers/#post-21965 Sun, 04 Mar 2012 16:11:31 +0000 E N Brown replied to the forum topic Paying for Twitter Followers in the club Small Business SORRY - It looks like I'm spamming this thread but I am just concerned!  At your twitter account you don't have a link to your website or blog in your profile. You should add that right away. I'll look some […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic//#post-<![CDATA[E N Brown replied to the forum topic Paying for Twitter Followers in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic//#post- Sun, 04 Mar 2012 16:02:26 +0000 E N Brown replied to the forum topic Paying for Twitter Followers in the club Small Business Hello again - I just went to twitter and followed you. I am not a spammer, it's OK to follow me back @SuperEB.  Heh.;)

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/paying-for-twitter-followers/#post-21963<![CDATA[E N Brown replied to the forum topic Paying for Twitter Followers in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/paying-for-twitter-followers/#post-21963 Sun, 04 Mar 2012 15:59:40 +0000 E N Brown replied to the forum topic Paying for Twitter Followers in the club Small Business Here's the deal on that.  You are being spammed because of some of your hashtags or words used in your tweets. 
NO - never buy followers. YOU could be penalized and have your twitter account shut down by […]
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