{"id":310,"date":"2017-01-29T08:46:38","date_gmt":"2017-01-29T08:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karolakarlson.com\/?p=310"},"modified":"2017-04-13T10:51:18","modified_gmt":"2017-04-13T10:51:18","slug":"automated-twitter-following-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karolakarlson.com\/ro\/automated-twitter-following-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Everyone’s Using Automated Twitter Following Tools. Stop."},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever used a follow-unfollow tool to increase the number of your Twitter followers?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t act surprised \u2013 everyone\u2019s doing it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s not just some shady Twitter accounts and armies of bots. Many beloved brands and well-known influencers are using follow-unfollow tools to inflate their follower numbers.<\/p>\n

And the weird part is, it works.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This article will explain who?<\/em>, why?<\/em>, and how?<\/em> are using the automated accumulation of Twitter followers. You\u2019ll also find the answer to the question Should I do it?<\/em><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s an honest account on why brands can benefit from inflated Twitter follower numbers, but also why this monkey business is a waste of everyone\u2019s time.<\/p>\n

The popularity of automated Twitter following<\/h3>\n

As mentioned before, many prominent people and brands are using automated Twitter follower tools.<\/p>\n

We recently analyzed Twitter accounts of top 145 marketing tools.<\/p>\n

Out of 145 MarTech Twitter accounts, 33.1% are potentially inflating their follower numbers by using follow-unfollow tactics.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This chart illustrates the concentration of mutual following between a Twitter account and their followers. (The accounts were randomly chosen among the 145 accounts analyzed)<\/p>\n

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Can you tell “fake” followers from real ones?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Accounts with high red and purple columns follow thousands of users who never followed them back.<\/p>\n

Now, why would a marketing tool want to follow hundreds of thousands of Twitter accounts?<\/p>\n

How to recognize a Twitter account with \u201cfake\u201d followers:<\/h3>\n

The first sign that a Twitter account is using an automated following tool is a high ratio of people they follow vs. people following them<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"how
This account follows more people than follow back<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Another red flag is an account following hundreds of thousands of people \u2013 no social media manager could\u2019ve possible followed all those people.<\/p>\n

\"Recognize
No real person could follow 263k people<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I didn\u2019t have to look hard to find these examples, there are millions of similar accounts out there. And these aren\u2019t bot accounts. These are brands trying to increase the number of Twitter followers, earn people\u2019s trust via social proof, and drive more sales.<\/p>\n

Automated Twitter following tools are wildly popular. A quick Google search reveals that this is quite a competitive industry with tens of different tools promising you more Twitter followers. Look at the second result.<\/p>\n

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Automated Twitter following is a busy industry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Increasing Twitter follower count \u2013 how it works<\/h3>\n

In case you haven\u2019t heard of this technique before, here\u2019s how it works: a Twitter account owner uses automated tools follow another Twitter user\u2019s followers, up to 1000 people per day<\/strong> (that\u2019s a limit set by Twitter).<\/p>\n

As a few days pass, they\u2019ll unfollow all the users who haven\u2019t followed them back. Meanwhile, they\u2019re following new Twitter profiles every day.<\/p>\n

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How automated following tool Statusbrew works<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In this automated click-and-follow routing, there\u2019s no consideration who’s being followed<\/strong>. The sole goal is to inflate the numbers on a Twitter profile\u2019s follower parameter.<\/p>\n

Yet, as someone who has used the follow-unfollow tools, I must say \u2013 it is borderline addictive.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Right after following hundreds of people, your Twitter notifications light up. You\u2019ll get tons of new followers and automated welcome messages.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s just one important question people forget to ask \u2013 If these people are automatically following me back and sending a welcome message\u2026 Aren\u2019t they using the same tools as I am?<\/em><\/p>\n

Is \u201cfake\u201d Twitter following working?<\/h3>\n

Yes.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

There\u2019s a time in a Twitter account\u2019s lifecycle when automated follower inflation can help. It\u2019s right after creating the profile.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When seeing a cool tweet and being on the verge of following the profile behind it, people usually look for social proof \u2013 Are other following this account?<\/p>\n

If your new Twitter profile\u2019s follower account is 20, you won\u2019t look like the most popular kid on the block. If it\u2019s 1000+, you\u2019ll be perceived as someone worth following.<\/p>\n

Automated Twitter following tools can help you get to the first 1000 followers in a matter of days. If your goal is to share high-quality content and weighty opinions, the rest will follow organically.<\/p>\n

No.<\/h4>\n

If your goal is to become a well-known Twitter influencer and accumulate thousands of engaged readers, while being lazy and relying on\u00a0fake following, you won\u2019t get very far.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re just publishing low-value content and spamming other Twitter users with your offers, not even 100k \u201cfake\u201d Twitter followers won\u2019t help you.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the point of having 100k Twitter followers if all of them follow back thousands of profiles like yours?<\/strong> These people and brands never see your tweet, lest to speak of engaging with it.<\/p>\n

Using automated follow-unfollow tools will bring you followers that are just as indifferent of your tweets as they are of yours. These \u201cfake\u201d followers will never like, retweet, or mention your tweets.<\/p>\n

Stop using automated following tools<\/h3>\n

When starting the\u00a0Aggregate blog, I\u00a0finally realized one thing:<\/p>\n

Using the automated Twitter follow-unfollow tools is never<\/em> worth the time spent.<\/strong><\/p>\n

With an extra 15 minutes each day, one\u00a0can:<\/p>\n

    \n
  • Create 8 high-quality tweets to share<\/li>\n
  • Start conversations with Twitter influencers<\/li>\n
  • Brainstorm new ways of engaging with your audience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    All of these activities have a higher return on investment than any mechanical follower hack you can pull. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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