5 Tips on How to Build an Envious Twitter Following

If you're new to Twitter or have an account but just haven't put it to good use listen up as I've got some tips for you on how to get Twitter followers, and not just any followers but followers who will be interested in what you have to say on the micro-blogging platform.

1. Promote Intriguing Content

This may go without saying however the more often you tweet, naturally the more followers you will receive. And to do this you don't need to create your own content if you don't want to. One of the quickest ways is to share worthwhile articles and blog posts that you find online written by others.

2. Look for Highly Rated Twitter Users to Follow

Not sure how to tell who is worthy of following and who is not? One way is to look for Twitter users who are being followed by many but who aren't following people themselves. The larger the disparity between followers and people following, more likely than not the more influential that Twitter user is.
Another way to determine whether a person is worthy to follow or not is to refer to the number of lists that the individual is apart of. The higher the number, the higher the chance of the person being influential.

3. Be Yourself

To increase your number of followers, being personal goes a long way. It's really all about establishing a connection with them, which means that you don't upload a random picture as your Twitter avatar but rather use a head shot for people to identify with you. The rule of transparency should be adhered to at all times possible.

4. Focus on Keyword-Rich Content

The name of the game to be found by others really boils down to "keyword-rich content". What this means is making sure your Twitter profile and tweets are optimized correctly for being found by others searching for certain key phrases and words on Twitter.

What you do want to avoid those is a practice known as "keyword stuffing", which means that your profile and/or tweets become unreadable due to having too many of your keywords strung next to one another.
A good point to remember is to keep a good balance between legibility and enriched keywords.

5. Allow Leeway for Retweets

Another way to increase your following on Twitter is to have your tweets retweeted by others. If you provide good content, people will pick it up and spread the word about it to their friends and followers. But in order for this to happen, there has to be enough space in your original tweet for the characters "RT" (retweet) and your Twitter name to be inserted by another Twitter user. Therefore as a rule to follow, I would advise against maximizing out your 140 character space and instead limit yourself to about 120 characters.
As there are many tips and tricks of the trade when it comes to Twitter and tweeting, hopefully this will give you a start in the right direction when it comes to getting Twitter followers.