Does Your Number of Twitter Followers Really Matter?


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This week on Social Brand Chat presented by KXIC we discussed a question we received from Sean Holladay on Twitter: “How influential is the number of followers on Twitter when it comes to taking someone, or a brand, seriously” This is an extremely common question. While it’s not all about the number of Twitter followers you have, it does impact your brand’s curb appeal. Let’s chat about this.

In opening up this discussion, I couldn’t help but quote The Big Lebowski. When it comes to your number of Twitter followers, there are indeed, “a lot of ins and a lot of outs.” It’s not all about jacking your follower counts up to astronomical levels. Your focus should be on quality not quantity. What does your follower count matter if none of them listen to what your brand has to say. That said, follower count does impact your digital curb appeal. Some shallow individuals may view an account with fewer followers as a brand lacking traction. Like all gray areas, reality lies somewhere in between. Look for the right balance of building your audience but for the right reasons.

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Until next week, see you on the Internet!