Twitter: How do I get followers? (Part II)

Once you've established your profile on Twitter, the best way to get followers is to find some people to follow and follow them.

You can start with me. To follow me, log into Twitter, then go to http://twitter.com/chrisTheAuthor and click the Follow button under the incredibly handsome man in the Mets hat. Let me know you've followed me, either my sending a Tweet (a message) starting with @christheauthor. I will follow you back.

Ask around and see who else you know is using Twitter. If you have facebook accounts, many people will reference their Twitter accounts there.

Twitter Search
If you click the Find People link at the top of the Twitter page, you can enter peoples' names and click their user name and follow them. As a word for warning, there are, for instance, three pages of Chris Hamiltons on Twitter. Make sure you've got the right one. Then converse with people a little.

Some suggested people to follow
In my experience, these people have excellent insight about Twitter or writing or both, and are worth following:

Penny Sansevieri, http://twitter.com/bookgal

Guy Kawasaki, http://twitter.com/guykawasaki

Paula Krapf, http://twitter.com/paulaatame

Trina (TS) Elliott, http://twitter.com/TS_Elliott

MB Weston (appearing at the Florida Writers Conference), http://twitter.com/mbweston

Then, look at their followers and follow anyone you're interested in.

Not all Twitter accounts are people
You can also follow publishers, news organizations, sports news, and just about anything else. Just get in, experiment, and have some fun with it.