I went from 54 to 3,600 followers in ~2 months.

You can do it too.

All my secrets in a short thread πŸ‘‡πŸ§΅
1. Be kind
2. Be polite
3. Be Human
4. Be curious
5. Be friendly
6. Be authentic
7. Be generous

Make friends damn it!!

People come to Twitter to build an audience but stay for the community.

No hacks or algorithms will ever be stronger than any Human connection

Thanks, Fam ❀️
If you're here -- Thanks for reading.

Want to become a creator who understands Web 3.0?

Then follow me @hey_bernie

I'm writing a thread every day until year-end.

Want them in your email? Then subscribe πŸ‘‡
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I write about:
β€’ Creators ❀️ Web 3
If you resonate with this thread in any way, make sure to like, comment, retweet, or quote tweet it.

Your followers' count doesn't dictate who you are.

Copy-paste the sentence below and quote tweet the first tweet:

"This is how you grow on Twitter πŸ‘‡"

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20 Nov
WTF is Web 3.0? The 2nd thread of the series

Now that we know what Blockchain is, how can we trust it?

How do we guarantee that every "block" in the "chain" is valid?

Blockchain 101: Solving trusting issues πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡
Disclaimer:

If you know what Blockchain is, then feel free to keep reading.

If not, then please start here πŸ‘‡

0. The foundation

Trust plays a big role in the Blockchain.

But how do we build trust?

We build trust by having an agreed set of consistent behaviors.

Eg.: if I say "I love my girlfriend", she expects a certain behavior from me.

To be faithful, avoid lying, be friendly...⬇️
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18 Nov
WTF is Web 3.0?

Even if you’re hiding under a rock, I am sure you’d have heard of:

β€’ Blockchain
β€’ Bitcoins
β€’ Web 3.0
β€’ NFTs
β€’ DAOs, and all that jazz before right?

So many buzzwords. It's time to break them down.

Blockchain 101: where it all begins πŸ‘‡πŸ§΅
0. What is Blockchain Technology?

The easiest way to explain it is by saying that:

Blockchain is a database that is not managed by a single company.

Instead, it's managed by multiple people, making it a peer-to-peer database and thereby, making it decentralized.
1. But why do we need something this complex?

πŸ‘‰ To build trust.

Let's see the following eg.:

Imagine some friend of yours, traveling around the world, asks you $10.

You say yes and ... ⬇️
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17 Nov
In 30 years, Pixar grew from being Steve Jobs side project to becoming a creative powerhouse.

Their secret's success lies in their "22 Rules For Storytelling".

The rules are a must-read for many, but MOSTLY for Creators.

Here's a breakdown on how to implement each one πŸ‘‡πŸ§΅
0. Storytelling plays a huge role in any Creator's journey.

Our work is about using communication skills to bring people to our journey.

Storytelling is the essence of communication, and these rules if well applied, can help you move people's hearts.

It's time for the rules 😍
1. "You admire a character for trying more than for their successes"

We Human beings love the story, the journey, the hard times, more than the successes.

As a Creator make sure to share the "how" and "why" of your journey.

Eg: I'm on a journey to get 50k followers by year-end
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16 Nov
3...2...1 GO GO GO

Welcome to my Public Challenge πŸ”₯

45 days - 45 threads πŸ₯³

Also, our newsletter is finally out 😍

What do these 2 things have in common? πŸ€”

Keep reading. This is why you should care πŸ‘‡πŸ§΅
1. Why a public challenge

I've set the goal to reach 50k followers by the 31st of December 2021.

The best way to get new followers is to ship high-quality content.

The fastest way to do it is to ship it daily.
2. The content I'll be publishing

Over the next 45 days I'll publish a daily thread covering the following:

β€’ how to become a content creator
β€’ how can creators leverage Web 3.0

Some examples:
β€’ how to get content ideas or host Spaces
β€’ how to create your 1st NFT project
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15 Nov
Twitter Analytics 101

Double your followers count in a matter of days, not months.

The only thread you'll ever need to read to:

β€’ improve your content
β€’ grow your audience
β€’ master Twitter Analytics

Here's everything you need to know πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡
0. Set the foundations

Why do you need to master Analytics?

β€’ to find and test your content market fit
β€’ to find what's working and double down on that
β€’ to increase your conversion rate and grow your audience
I've been using a personal adaptation of the "Pirates Metrics Funnel", you can learn more about it here:

pt.slideshare.net/dmc500hats/sta…
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8 Nov
In 2 months, I:

β€’ got 1.2M impressions
β€’ went from 54 to ~1,500 followers

Here are 9 tweets on how I've 30x my audience πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡
1. Decide to commit.

On the 1st of Sept., I've decided to commit to Twitter.

Still, I've only committed consistently by the 13th of Sept.

I had 54 followers by then. Almost 20 followers 2 weeks before that.

2. Tweet often and make experiments

Started to write threads using different writing styles.

Experiments are huge.

I've used storytelling, bullet-point lists and settled my year-end goals.

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