{"id":8166,"date":"2015-02-17T11:23:26","date_gmt":"2015-02-17T19:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog?p=8166&#038;preview_id=8166"},"modified":"2026-03-31T08:07:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T15:07:47","slug":"how-to-get-followers-on-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/how-to-get-followers-on-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Followers on Twitter in 7 Different Ways [New Research]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0latest research on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/?s=social+media\">social media<\/a>\u00a0reveals\u00a0how to get followers on <span class=\"highlight\">twitter by boosting clicks on each tweet.\u00a0<\/span>Writing the perfect tweet is a methodology developed over just a few short years.<\/p>\n<p>We pulled together the latest research on how to get followers on Twitter. These\u00a0significant findings show you how to boost your click-through rate, and generate more traffic and followers from each tweet.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Get_Followers_on_Twitter\"><\/span>How to Get Followers on Twitter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3>1.\u00a0Write headlines that evoke\u00a0action and emotion<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>80% of readers won\u2019t make it past the headline (<a title=\"CopyBlogger\" href=\"http:\/\/CopyBlogger.com\">Copyblogger<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Over 50% of content consumption happens on a handheld device. These real estate starved devices lack the space for anything more than a headline showing in your stream. It is more important than any other time since the Gutenberg Press to perfect the art of headline writing.<\/li>\n<li>Upworthy.com\u00a0brainstorms up to 25 headlines for each piece of content. The perfect headline can\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/business\/2013\/02\/tabloid-chic-the-rise-of-racy-headlines\/\">increase traffic by over 500%<\/a> according to their analytics. (Upworthy)<\/li>\n<li>STOP using you, your, you\u2019re, must or need or risk a 20%+ drop in clicks (<a title=\"Outbrain.com\" href=\"http:\/\/Outbrain.com\">Outbrain<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Learn more:<\/strong>\u00a0<a title=\"9 Irrefutable Laws for Writing Irresistible Headlines \u2013 Backed by Data\" href=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/9-irrefutable-laws-for-writing-irresistible-headlines-backed-by-data\/\">9 Irrefutable Laws for Writing Irresistible Headlines<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>2. Include Images<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Color visuals increase the willingness to read content by 80% (<a title=\"20 Ways to Share the Color Knowledge\" href=\"http:\/\/www.office.xerox.com\/latest\/COLFS-02UA.PDF\">Xerox<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Visuals positively affect participation (reading, clicks, shares, purchases) by 80% (<a title=\"New York University\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nyu.edu\">New York University<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>The vast majority of knowledge held by adults (75%) is learned through seeing. Hearing is the next most effective (about 13%) and the other senses \u2013 touch, smell and taste account for 12% of what we know. (<a title=\"Bangalore Unversity\" href=\"http:\/\/bangaloreuniversity.ac.in\/\">Bangalore University<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tutorial:<\/strong>\u00a0Easily <a title=\"Created Branded Images to Boost Social Media Performance\" href=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/create-branded-images-to-improve-social-media-performance\/\">create branded images<\/a> to include in your tweets.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Insert hashtags<\/h3>\n<p>Similar to keywords used for search optimization, <a title=\"What are hashtags?\" href=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/increase-social-engagement-by-adding-hashtags-to-facebook-twitter-pinterest\/\">hashtags<\/a> help people discover your content in social. You can instantly become more visible and become part of a trending conversation.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tweets with hashtags can increase engagement almost 100% (2x) for individuals and 50% (1.5x) for brands. (<a title=\"Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/Twitter.com\">Twitter<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>One or two hashtags appear to be the max. When you use more than two hashtags, engagement drops by an average of 17% (<a title=\"Buddy Media\" href=\"http:\/\/Buddymedia.com\">Buddy Media<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Tweets with one or more hashtags are 55% more likely to be retweeted (<a title=\"DanZarrella.com\" href=\"http:\/\/DanZarrella.com\">DanZarrella.com<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How to:\u00a0<\/strong>Automatically <a title=\"How to Convert Headline Keywords into Hashtags\" href=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/how-to-quickly-increase-the-popularity-of-your-social-media-posts\/\">convert Twitter headline keywords<\/a> into hashtags<\/p>\n<h3>4. Post at the right time<\/h3>\n<p>New research is consistently coming out on when is the<a title=\"3 Secrets Behind Best Time to Post on Instagram, Facebook and More\" href=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/best-times-to-post-on-social-media\/\"> best time to post to Twitter<\/a>. Use the following as a guide; however keep testing to customize timing for your Twitter feed.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>32.6% of all social shares occur on the weekend (<a title=\"Track Maven\" href=\"http:\/\/TrackMaven.com\">TrackMaven<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Social media shares were highest for posts published between 9 pm and midnight EST (<a title=\"Track Maven\" href=\"http:\/\/TrackMaven.com\">TrackMaven<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Retweets have been shown to be highest around 5 pm (<a title=\"Kiss Metrics\" href=\"http:\/\/KissMetrics.com\">KISSmetrics<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Click-throughs on Tweets spike between\u00a0noon and 6 pm (Argyle Software)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>5. Keep it short<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0optimal\u00a0length of a tweet is 71 to 100 characters. This length leaves enough room for a retweet (<a title=\"SumAll\" href=\"http:\/\/SumAll.com\">SumAll<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>The 100-character mark is the sweet spot for Tweet length (<a title=\"Track Social\" href=\"http:\/\/tracksocial.com\/\">Track Social<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In both studies,\u00a0Tweets at this length get more retweets. Retweets lead to more exposure and potentially more clicks.<\/p>\n<h3>6. Include triggers<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Tweets with the words &#8220;via,&#8221; &#8220;@,&#8221; &#8220;RT,&#8221; &#8220;please&#8221; and &#8220;check&#8221; had the highest click-through rates\u00a0(<a title=\"DanZarrella.com\" href=\"http:\/\/DanZarrella.com\">DanZarrella.com<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Tweets that use PaperLi&#8217;s generic intro &#8220;daily is out&#8221; had an average 30% CTR (<a title=\"DanZarrella.com\" href=\"http:\/\/DanZarrella.com\">DanZarrella.com<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>7.\u00a0Play tag<\/h3>\n<p>The most important thing to a person is their name. If you share content from another person, give them attribution &#8211; @{insert Twitter handle}, ex: <a title=\"dlvr.it on Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/dlvrit\">@dlvrit<\/a>. It not only acknowledges that person but also says you enjoyed their work. It shows thoughtfulness. It will also cause people to check your content and gain more followers.<\/p>\n<p>Results may vary. Learn how to\u00a0<a title=\"How to Auto Enable Google Analytics UTM Tracking Code for Social Media\" href=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/auto-enable-google-analytics-utm-tracking-codes-to-social-media-posts\/\">add UTM tracking parameters<\/a>\u00a0to your Twitter links. This code will allow you to track the results when you test the above research.<\/p>\n<p>Optimizing Tweets is an ongoing process. Learn how to get followers on Twitter by using\u00a0<a title=\"Twitter Analytics\" href=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/twitter-analytics\/\">Twitter Analytics<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0latest research on\u00a0social media\u00a0reveals\u00a0how to get followers on twitter by boosting clicks on each tweet.\u00a0Writing the perfect tweet is a methodology developed over&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":14861,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[111,851],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to","category-social-media-minute"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Get Followers on Twitter Backed by the Latest Research<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The latest social media research reveals how to get followers on twitter by boosting clicks on each tweet. 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