Twitter is very late/mature in the lifecycle so people have already signed up & followed who they will follow/ cliqued up. 08-11 (ish?) was kind of peak time to get on. It can still be done, but it's much more effort.
Devto is giving you followers when active "if online & posting then show to new signups" (something like that) so constant activity will grow the number faster than binges I expect. Post interesting questions is probably the most efficient method (if that's the goal).
The main issue with suggested user lists is that it breeds "weak connections". When you signup to twitter & it recs "The Smithsonian" or "jack-the-founder" on the SUL, those accounts grow very big but engagement goes right down. A while later you have 4.2M followers but only 3 likes on each post. The algo struggles with the duplicity & talented newcomers feel defeated, try less hard.
It is much better to try to build 'strong connections' with lower numbers (unless showing off high follower count helps) but high engagement. I like a small group of experts usually as that helps me the most with almost no noise (or drama).
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Twitter is very late/mature in the lifecycle so people have already signed up & followed who they will follow/ cliqued up. 08-11 (ish?) was kind of peak time to get on. It can still be done, but it's much more effort.
Devto is giving you followers when active "if online & posting then show to new signups" (something like that) so constant activity will grow the number faster than binges I expect. Post interesting questions is probably the most efficient method (if that's the goal).
The main issue with suggested user lists is that it breeds "weak connections". When you signup to twitter & it recs "The Smithsonian" or "jack-the-founder" on the SUL, those accounts grow very big but engagement goes right down. A while later you have 4.2M followers but only 3 likes on each post. The algo struggles with the duplicity & talented newcomers feel defeated, try less hard.
It is much better to try to build 'strong connections' with lower numbers (unless showing off high follower count helps) but high engagement. I like a small group of experts usually as that helps me the most with almost no noise (or drama).