Auto following people on Twitter

Discussion in 'Twitter' started by My220x, Jan 7, 2010.

  1. #1
    Hi,

    I have my website and I have a Twitter account setup so I decided to manually add people related to my niche however I decided to stop doing it because it took to much time which I could have spent on making my site better and I ended up with a timeline full of people I'm not interested in so I now only follow people I am interested in and get my followers from people who visit my site and see the "Follow us on Twitter" button.

    However I came across some blog post on auto following people on Twitter using some software what do people think of this?
     
    My220x, Jan 7, 2010 IP
  2. music legend

    music legend Well-Known Member

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    #2
    its not very good unless you can make sure its targeted users to your niche
     
    music legend, Jan 7, 2010 IP
  3. My220x

    My220x Member

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    I of course world make sure they are targeted but won't most people think I'm spamming?
     
    My220x, Jan 7, 2010 IP
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    fr@nc!z Active Member

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    #4
    I follow users at twitter MANUALLY.
     
    fr@nc!z, Jan 7, 2010 IP
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    Anneke Active Member

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    I HATE auto follows! Hate. And I'm pretty sure I'm not alone in that.
     
    Anneke, Jan 7, 2010 IP
  6. music legend

    music legend Well-Known Member

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    no not really those that think that wont follow you but you will still get plenty of followers. even if only 50% of people follow you thats still better than none right ? :)
     
    music legend, Jan 7, 2010 IP
  7. My220x

    My220x Member

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    Hmm I might try auto following on an account I don't care about and if it works I will try it on my main one.
     
    My220x, Jan 7, 2010 IP
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    m_maker Peon

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    #8
    i was using auto follow system by twollo on one of my twitter accounts, i got like 800 followers till i found out 50 of them are real but the rest were bot and spammers
     
    m_maker, Jan 7, 2010 IP
  9. My220x

    My220x Member

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    Ok, I decided to take the plunge and try it out, I have around 200 followers right now, I'm guessing most are spam bots but I will wait a week to decide how really good this method is.
     
    My220x, Jan 9, 2010 IP
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    Auto following system sucks crap you end up following so much spam your Dm's are filled wtih Spam what's the point if you want to follow back people follow back manually avoiding the spam.
     
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    tweepi is good if you want to tr ythat too
     
    tsiguy96, Jan 9, 2010 IP
  12. My220x

    My220x Member

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    LOL I tried it for 2 days and got suspended!
     
    My220x, Jan 10, 2010 IP
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    #13
    Personal preference really - I like to be in control over who I am following!
     
    Andy Wood, Jan 10, 2010 IP
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    #14
    90% of these auto followers are usually spams..
     
    XicoWin, Jan 10, 2010 IP
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    i made an auto following script for twitter, something simple, it could be more avanced, usually if you join someone with almost 1:1 ration between followers and following, you will usually get followed by that person too, without even sending a message.
     
    hip_hop_x, Jan 10, 2010 IP
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    I think you should try twollo but be cautious because they suspend accounts if they catch robot behavior.
     
    charles457, Jan 10, 2010 IP
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    i use huitter for not but not as much now because of lack of time
     
    johnarcews, Jan 10, 2010 IP
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    I never auto followed my self as i think its better to look out for those ppl who are in the same niche and what exactly they are trying to do in order to promote their website.
     
    dorothykinder, Jan 12, 2010 IP
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    I never auto followed my self as i think its better to look out for those ppl who are in the same niche and what exactly they are trying to do in order to promote their websites.
     
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    I use a program called Pheonix Twitter Desktop. A friend told me about it, I don't have a link. My friend decided to follow 1200 people in 5 min. I told him his account would be banned, but he did it anyway. Sure enough it was banned.

    I set mine to add 1 person every 15 seconds so it looks natural. That specific program allows me to search for users by keyword, so it's perfect.

    I've been doing this everyday now and have about a 10-15% follow rate. Once I have 500 followers (which should take about 3 more days) I'll unfollow everyone and repeat the process.
     
    spacejesus, Jan 12, 2010 IP