Wondering how to get new followers on twitter? @people – It’s just that simple. On twitter, just like any other social community, if you want to make friends you have to engage them. You need to speak to them to let them know you are there. Being online is not like hanging out in a bar – people can’t just see you. You have to speak up to attract attention; you have to be social.

An interesting thing about gaining Twitter followers is that the more other people @you the more noticeable you are and the more others want to follow you to see what you have to say. When someone with 100+ followers @’s you 100+ people are going to see your name and wonder what the conversation is about. Of course not all of them will follow you right away but perhaps some will.

That is really all there is to it. The community on Twitter is generally rather nice and will see your @’s and often respond. Follow the people you want to be friends with and spark up a conversation with them. Try @sspencer and just see what happens – when I happen to be on next I will try to say Hi back.