Review Alternatives to TwitterFeed

Twitterfeed is a web-based tool which I used to post RSS feeds from different sources to twitter channels. This is now retired and blog created to explore options of replacing service.

From October 31st 2016 twitterfeed ceased.

You are asking what is RSS Feed? I will create post later defining and describing what a RSS Feed is.

Received email from twitterfeed 18th October informing me the end of the service!! Why?!?!

Email detailing end of service fortwitterfeed. Proposed replacement buffer dlvr.it
Email detailing end of service for twitterfeed.

The email showed 2 proposal tools – buffer and dlvr.

Now before I explore and / or investigate these I already have subscription with hootsuite and socialoomph tools.

I ask myself do I need to look elsewhere? Not if I can help it, unless there is a free option.

All 4 tools have free limited functionality.

OK to start with let’s look at buffer: no paid subscription (as of writing). Free plan limits you to 10 posts per channel. I need more – so I need to pay for it. Not now but thanks.

Next is existing paid subscription to Hootsuite. Brilliant this works for twitter. I can post 2 RSS feeds to same account and a different RSS feed to different channel.

Hootsuite Setting up RSS feed how-to twitter
Hootsuite Setting up RSS feed

Socialoomph is my second paid-for plan. Yes this works the same way as hootsuite.

Setup page socialoomph for RSS feed to twitter channel
Setup page socialoomph for RSS feed to twitter channel

dlvr is getting shelved for now. No need to go there .. more expense and more time required to learn it.

Other alternatives to explore and investigate is as follows:
– SocialPilot;
– Twibble;
– IFTTT;
– Engator;
– WordPress Plugins;
– manual posting.

To summarise I (as of writing) have paid subscriptions to Hootsuite and Socialoomph, twitterfeed suggested buffer or dlvr. I opted for my current 2 paid subs as they met my objective to tweet.

Has anybody used “NetworkedBlogs”? If yes, have you had success?

How to Gain Followers? | Twitter

How to Gain Followers?

Do you want this?

followers
There is 5 steps to this process and 1 step to avoid.

Not all steps to be taken – one-at-a-time.

 

1 step to avoid

  • Never never purchase for followers. you need followers who are interested in your posts not forced.

 

The five steps

  • Publish content – 1 every hour (average) during day-time hours.
  • People love quotes
  • Ask people to re-tweet
  • Find an influencer in your area of interest with high number of followers – and follow.
  • Re-tweet any message containing the hashtag #MGWV

1. Publish content – 1 every hour (average) during day-time hours.

From experience you need to psot at least 1 post every hour you are awake on average. The more you post the more you are seen. Include video or pictures where possible.

2. People love quotes

As the title says – people on twitter love quotes – why?? Find a selection of one-line quotes to use. Tweet motivational or positive quotes.

3. Ask people to re-tweet

This is where the magic starts to happen. Get friends, family / co-workers to re-tweet your tweets. If your really stuck I can offer a limited service. When your tweets are re-tweeted, your reach increases as in the number of people reading your post, and secondly if people like what they see they will follow you.

4. Find an influencer in your area of interest with high number of followers – and follow.

This is how I started to grow my followers. Find an account in the field where you wish to tweet to. This account has to have influence and large number of followers. Step-by-step start to follow their followers.

5. rewteet any message containing the hashtag #MGWV

There is many hashtags to follow and twitter accounts will follow back. The magic hashtag which i have found is “#MGWV”. When searching for posting ensure to include the hashtag at the start.

If you have any questions and / or suggestions please feel free to add you comment at the end of this post.