establish a trusted following list ... and this i believe can be done only by following ppl... never count the numbers.. look out for ppl in your own niche.. and if you are using the accnt for traffic purpose it does not means u cant tweet crap... try not tweeting only website and business related stuff..
For getting more traffic through Twitter. you might like to this article - How to increase traffic through social media websites?
here is an article written by me, i have tried to discuss the proper use of twitter. Twitter Marketing
You should create a good and unique profile. And put your real picture. Follow some people who is interested with you niche. Or You can try to use some twitter tools in following them. If they don't follow you back, you can use twitter karma to unfollow them. I know there are many guidelines about handling twitter account. You can search it over the net.
Twitter Turn-Offs -Every tweet that you do has a link to a product or your blog posts. -Not engaging in any form of conversation. If I visit your Twitter profile page and I don’t see any form of conversation with other Twitter users, it’s likely that I won’t follow you because I can see you’re not really participating in the community. -You are still using the default Twitter avatar. This gives the sense that you could be a Twitter spam-bot, rather than a real person. -You are following 2,000 people and only 10 people are following you. If you have followed that many people and only a handful have followed you back, it’s proof enough for me that you are not a useful resource. -Neglecting to respond when someone begins a conversation with you. If you visit your replies box and see that I asked how your recent product promotion was going and you don’t respond to me, chances are that I will not try to engage in conversation with you again. Twitter Turn-Ons +An inviting profile page, including a vibrant avatar picture of yourself and an intriguing bio that makes me want to learn more about you. +You are engaging in conversation 80 percent of the time. If I visit your profile page and see that the majority of your tweets begin with @twittername, it’s a sign that you are regularly communicating with others. +Sharing resources. I once heard someone refer to Twitter as a global Rolodex. It’s a place to discover amazing resources that are working for others. Join in the sharing. When you come across a helpful tool or service, let your followers on Twitter know about it. They’ll look to you in the future as a good resource, increasing your stature in their minds. +Twitter Shout Outs! This can be done in many ways. If you really enjoy my tweets, do a tweet yourself, saying, “If you are not following @TheFitB do so now, he’s a great fat loss resource.†You’d better believe that you’ll catch my attention with that and get some reciprocation. This last point is one of the biggest potential benefits of Twitter, so I’ll explain it a little more thoroughly. What do you think would happen if I responded in a tweet, saying, “@yourtwitterid I appreciate your kind words, I see that you are an expert in my niche as well. It’s great to see you helping others succeed.†I’ll tell you what would happen. You would get a bunch of my followers following you! +You may not be able to get a guru in your niche to send out an email promotion for your product to their list, but when you use Twitter effectively, you can get them to bring their followers’ attention to you and the work that you do. Goodluck
Really nice post! just reading it makes me want to follow you on twitter. i am myself a big twitter fan and its really encouraging to see more n more ppl developing the proper sense of twitter
Twitter is a powerful way to get traffic and build friends for your network. I try to be sincere and it always works out very well. Sincerity builds trust and people like you.
Link interest blogs and articles about content that are similar with your site. Once people have seen the article that is relevant they often check out your website too see what you are writing about. Works for me!
Good points! It will help me so much. As I know, it is so difficult to increase the number of the followers; however, if we can share something with other people and help them sincerely, they will also care about us.