How to Gain Followers on Twitter

“One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.” — Abraham Maslow via Jack Butcher

I’ve benefitted from joining Twitter by:

• Connecting with motivating people
• Learning from experts who share valuable tips
• Growing my own audience to 3.4k followers
• Building the greatest social media referral channel I’ve ever had (I get the most referral traffic from Twitter for my newsletter)

I haven’t seen the same results on Instagram, so I’ve spent a lot of time comparing the apps and analyzing where to spend my time. Here’s what I’ve learned:

Part I: How Twitter and Instagram differ as growth platforms
Part II: Step-by-step advice for growing your Twitter

Twitter vs. Instagram

TWITTER IS GOOD FOR…

• Writers, marketers, entrepreneurs, philosophers, and intellectuals who want to share knowledge via writing
• Entrepreneurs who want to increase traffic and conversions on their websites (more link opportunities)
• Creators in any niche who want to find a likeminded community of peers
• Coaches and thought leaders who prefer teaching via writing

INSTAGRAM IS GOOD FOR…

• E-commerce brands who can use…