Thread by @sabakarimm

how to grow a community on twitter

pick a theme and state it directly or indirectly in your bio. mine is, startups & vc for first-time founders

post consistently. there’s a difference sweet spot for everyone depending on where you’re located, but generally it’s 11am. post daily.

don’t just post and ghost. reply to comments, and loop in other people to the convo.

this has worked for you, right @heyalexfriedman?

stop using hashtags. i know this sounds counterintuitive but trust me.

#TIL using #hashtags looks like #Spam, and i am absolutely proving it. #evidence. no more! #tweettip.

run twitter spaces relevant to your theme. by doing this, you’re basically saying i know this topic well and i get a stage to talk about it. people may not stay, but they’ll follow you or at least remember you as the expert.

use twitter lists. this is one of the more hidden gems. create a list, and obviously, put yourself on there. “best investors in denver”. “top global startup accelerators”.

post various types of content. most people just do promotional. but you also want: inspirational, educational, grateful, philosophical, entertaining, whatever you want, as long as it’s relevant to your theme 90% of the time and not just selling things or sharing your own links.

mix up the media. plain text is one and works best for me. polls is another. videos do well too. key is to keep experimenting while also keeping it consistent.

turn on tweet notifications for people you aspire to be like / want to learn from / work with. be the first to reply and see what happens.

it’s not too late to get started. i think about 500m people use twitter and the global population is 8b. you’re still early.

if all (most) of this doesn’t work, then it means twitter isn’t the best for you and your audience - and you should try out the other less inferior social media platforms 🤪