Daniel Johnson, Jr.

Every Friday since January 2009 on Twitter, folks are participating in something called Follow Friday. People recommend others to follow among their circle to help expand it. Many folks pick their usual group of friends to recommend, and that’s fine. Everyone’s use of social media will be different, and that’s okay.

Here are some other strategies you might want to consider to help you make the most of your Follow Friday:

• Follow people who are recommending you. Here’s who’s recommending me, for example.
• Follow people who are geographically close to you, since you are more likely to be able to meet up with them in-person. Here are people within 25 miles of Cincinnati, for example.
• Use Twitter’s “Find on other Networks feature to find people you’re already connected with and communicate with to follow. Also check out Chris Penn‘s Synchronizing Social Networks Guide for more useful information in this area.
• Follow people whom you think you can really help with your social media efforts. For example, I produce a job-hunting success stories podcast called How I Got My Job, so I’m following people who have indicated “just lost my job” or “lost my job today” .  Do something similar with your niche.

What other interesting twists can you bring to Follow Friday?

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