No-Bullsh!t advice on how to write DMs for Twitter newbies

(and older accounts in case you're doing it wrong 👀)

📸 Screenshots from my own inbox ⬇ ❌ "Hi thanks for following me."
And then nothing.

No interaction, no exchange, nothing to offer, not even a question.

Why did you bother to DM me then?

✅ DM with a purpose.

Examples of purpose:

Here are the 5 tweets I wrote today as a part of #hypefurychallenge

👇 Numero Uno

https://twitter.com/HeyDhriti/status/1438181590123823104

At age 19, I'd already had a series of massive failures.

22 academic failures, to be exact.

Here is my STORY on how failure made me a depressed teenager first, and a fearless young adult next.

#hypefurychallenge 👇 Growing up, I was an overachiever. I went for the toughest, most glorious field in mathematics– Actuarial Science.

Coming from a tiny town, I was spending big bucks and living by myself in Bombay.

Hustling, learning, growing.

When you are 17, you think nothing can go wrong.

Expanding on a powerful idea:

3 ways to repurpose your own content–

A Thread This came up in a conversation with Arthur (@DevLinguistic) about a line in his thread on building habits that was too good to be hiding inside a thread.

Here's what to do when you find that gem.

Is it possible to reset your biological clock?

Yes, it is possible, and it is easy.

Here are THREE actionable steps you can take right now. 👇 1. Plan your exposure to light.

Your brain blocks the release of Melatonin, the sleep hormone, when you're exposed to light.

❌Screens
❌Bright Lights
❌Naps in daytime

✅Dark bedroom
✅Sleeping eye-mask
✅Curtains open
✅Get sunlight in the day

Keyword: PLAN

The role of your Bio in converting Visitors to Followers, or better yet, to FRIENDS.

A THREAD I came to Twitter to write more, but with #hypefurychallenge, I've learned a LOT about tweaking my profile for growth (and I've grown so much). Here I am writing about Twitter growth.🤷🏻‍♀️

There are a few ways Visitors land on your profile. ⬇⬇

It is Day 7 of the #hypefurychallenge already.

Here's a quick thread on my experience. There may be some tips in there 👀

⬇️ Time difference - I'm ahead in time, & living in the future so I had more time for tasks + checking the hashtag and engaging.

Planning ahead - After finishing with my Bio, I was brainstorming what story to tell and I came up with ideas for a bunch of threads.

It is Day 6 of #hypefurychallenge– DMs.
This week went by too fast!

Here's an account of my experience in DMs. The fear.

The anxiety in writing DMs was far worse than the anxiety in publishing.

DMs are one-on-one, I'm interacting directly with a PERSON, while tweets are ephemeral, not personal, and I can just delete a tweet if I want.

And therefore, DMs are more meaningful.

It is Day 5 of #hypefurychallenge - Engagement.

I took @hypefury's advice for The Thoughtful Standalone Reply.

It's easier than you think! And I got a few good tweets out of it that I will milk for a while😂

Here they are👇👇👇

https://twitter.com/hypefury/status/1428648235845836800?s=19

#1.

https://twitter.com/HeyDhriti/status/1428947611290017793?s=19

As part of the #hypefurychallenge, here is my story on...

How a 30 Day challenge taught me how to live.

Read on.
⬇⬇⬇ After a series of academic failures, I was depressed, overweight, and in the immortal words of my father, "living like an uncivilized animal." 😂

That story is long. I was so far gone that I needed an instruction manual on how to live, what to live for, and what I can do today.