Replying to Large Twitter Accounts With Strong Arguments Drives Audience Growth
Abhishek Asthana · If you don't monetize your hobby, it will die.- Abhishek Asthana on Creativity & Entrepreneurship · Jan 25, 2021 · at 25:02
Abhishek Asthana, founder of Ginger Monkey and creator of @GabbarSingh, explains growth strategies for building a personal brand on Twitter from zero followers.
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“When you interact with people who are already well followed and Add your opinions, add your rejoinders to them. So what will happen is, of course, when there is nothing more evocative than a great argument. So if suppose I put out a tweet, I put out an opinion about something that has happened. It's a farmer's protest or someone, and someone with a low following comes and puts out a great argument, which is negating it, right? Then what will happen is people will read that comment as well, because it's, Tweet it below me, and maybe they'll like it, and that's how that, that particular tweet will bubble up and come on top, and then we will see that this guy is consistently adding good stuff, good value, good arguments, good jokes, maybe anything, whatever is your expertise, and that's when people start following you, and then that's when people will start noticing you, the stuff you're independently creating and not just commenting on other handles, and that's how And it grows basically.”
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