Thread by Jordan Parker 🚀 | Let’s Grow!
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- Dec 26, 2022
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I’m growing this Twitter account from 0 to 100,000 followers in 2023.
Steal the framework & let’s grow together:
Steal the framework & let’s grow together:
First:
⚠️ I'm NOT an expert on Twitter growth!
But, I've been an engineer for 15 years and:
✅ I'm an expert at building frameworks.
So I built the framework.
For everything else, I rely on the proven experts on Twitter and link to their ideas.
⚠️ I'm NOT an expert on Twitter growth!
But, I've been an engineer for 15 years and:
✅ I'm an expert at building frameworks.
So I built the framework.
For everything else, I rely on the proven experts on Twitter and link to their ideas.
— How to use this —
I created this to be a one-stop solution. It's long.
So:
👉 Skim the thread
👉 Focus on the relevant sections
🔖 Bookmark the first tweet and revisit every 1,000 subs
I'll RT this every 2 weeks, so you get a reminder.
I created this to be a one-stop solution. It's long.
So:
👉 Skim the thread
👉 Focus on the relevant sections
🔖 Bookmark the first tweet and revisit every 1,000 subs
I'll RT this every 2 weeks, so you get a reminder.
— The Framework → Summary —
Chapter 1:
Foundation 👉 your daily checklist
Chapters 2-4:
Stage 1: Engage 👉 0-1,000 Followers
Stage 2: Connect 👉 1,000-10,000 Followers
Stage 3: Scale 👉 10,000-100,000 Followers
Chapter 1:
Foundation 👉 your daily checklist
Chapters 2-4:
Stage 1: Engage 👉 0-1,000 Followers
Stage 2: Connect 👉 1,000-10,000 Followers
Stage 3: Scale 👉 10,000-100,000 Followers
The goal is simple:
🚀 Make real connections.
Find and connect to people you want to spend time with. Friends that can help you learn and grow.
Going for 100,000 is only to show that it's possible. To inspire.
🚀 Make real connections.
Find and connect to people you want to spend time with. Friends that can help you learn and grow.
Going for 100,000 is only to show that it's possible. To inspire.
CHAPTER 1
——— FOUNDATION ———
The basics to make your journey easier ↓
——— FOUNDATION ———
The basics to make your journey easier ↓
· Foundation → Initial checklist
3 things help you build trust & connect with others:
✔ Learn to write valuable comments
✔ Send effective DMs
✔ Show up
Here's how the pros do them:
3 things help you build trust & connect with others:
✔ Learn to write valuable comments
✔ Send effective DMs
✔ Show up
Here's how the pros do them:
· Foundation → Writing valuable comments
When you're starting, few people will see your Tweets.
So, focus on writing valuable comments.
They'll help you reach more people, find your people and connect.
Rob is the expert on value-packed comments. Here's his guide:
When you're starting, few people will see your Tweets.
So, focus on writing valuable comments.
They'll help you reach more people, find your people and connect.
Rob is the expert on value-packed comments. Here's his guide:
· Foundation → Mastering DMs
2 simple ways to DM:
1/ Say "Hi" to people who follow you
2/ Say "Hi" to people's content you like & engage with
Also, reply to all of your DMs. Think of them as texts.
Syed goes in-depth on what specifically to write:
2 simple ways to DM:
1/ Say "Hi" to people who follow you
2/ Say "Hi" to people's content you like & engage with
Also, reply to all of your DMs. Think of them as texts.
Syed goes in-depth on what specifically to write:
· Foundation → Showing up
Leaders know that the most powerful way to build trust is by showing up.
To build a strong connection with people on Twitter, you need to show up.
⏳ Spend 1 hour/day connecting.
(split it in your day to suit your needs)
Tia’s words stuck with me:
Leaders know that the most powerful way to build trust is by showing up.
To build a strong connection with people on Twitter, you need to show up.
⏳ Spend 1 hour/day connecting.
(split it in your day to suit your needs)
Tia’s words stuck with me:
CHAPTER 2
——— STAGE 1: ENGAGE ———
Getting your first 1000 followers ↓
——— STAGE 1: ENGAGE ———
Getting your first 1000 followers ↓
· Engage → 0-1,000 Followers
The first few connections are the hardest. In a new job, a new city, and a new Twitter account.
This chapter is focused on making this process as simple as possible.
You'll learn to:
— Be a niche
— Find friends
— Write tweets
The first few connections are the hardest. In a new job, a new city, and a new Twitter account.
This chapter is focused on making this process as simple as possible.
You'll learn to:
— Be a niche
— Find friends
— Write tweets
· Engage → What to talk about
I grew my old account from 0 to 10,000 by posting quotes in 2017.
But:
Posting famous quotes is NOT the way to grow your account in 2022.
✔ Twitter is about people now.
What interesting things are you:
A/ Doing
B/ Learning
Dan goes deeper:
I grew my old account from 0 to 10,000 by posting quotes in 2017.
But:
Posting famous quotes is NOT the way to grow your account in 2022.
✔ Twitter is about people now.
What interesting things are you:
A/ Doing
B/ Learning
Dan goes deeper:
· Engage → Being a niche
Everyone says “pick a niche”.
But the moment you “pick a niche”:
You become generic.
So:
✔ Be yourself.
✔ Learn new things.
✔ Make your own niche.
Julie is who even the 200k accounts are learning that from:
Everyone says “pick a niche”.
But the moment you “pick a niche”:
You become generic.
So:
✔ Be yourself.
✔ Learn new things.
✔ Make your own niche.
Julie is who even the 200k accounts are learning that from:
· Engage → Who to follow
Organizations don't rule Twitter. People do.
Following a bunch of bland company accounts is the easiest way to make your journey suck.
Instead, use Twitter's search to find the best creators in your niche.
Yakshit explains how:
Organizations don't rule Twitter. People do.
Following a bunch of bland company accounts is the easiest way to make your journey suck.
Instead, use Twitter's search to find the best creators in your niche.
Yakshit explains how:
Extra Tip on search:
Search for: “{topic} tip” or “{topic} hack”
Day 1, I searched for “productivity hack” and found the fantastic @theseancrow, @MrJacobEspi, and @Tim_Denning.
Search for: “{topic} tip” or “{topic} hack”
Day 1, I searched for “productivity hack” and found the fantastic @theseancrow, @MrJacobEspi, and @Tim_Denning.
@theseancrow @MrJacobEspi @Tim_Denning · Engage → Tap into an existing audience
Having your favorite creators, it's time to:
👋 Connect to their fans.
If you and I both like someone, we'll probably hit it off.
✔ Start with your favorite creators' audience when making friends.
Clint breaks it down:
Having your favorite creators, it's time to:
👋 Connect to their fans.
If you and I both like someone, we'll probably hit it off.
✔ Start with your favorite creators' audience when making friends.
Clint breaks it down:
· Engage → Daily Checklist
Write:
✔ 2xTweets/Day — this is target practice for later
✔ 20xComments/Day — comments on bigger accounts will show you to more people
To grow faster, write:
✔ 50xComments/Day — go as high as you can while keeping them high-quality
Write:
✔ 2xTweets/Day — this is target practice for later
✔ 20xComments/Day — comments on bigger accounts will show you to more people
To grow faster, write:
✔ 50xComments/Day — go as high as you can while keeping them high-quality
ℹ️ I’m intentionally putting the “how to write Tweets” section in the next chapter. Focusing on connections will make your writing better & faster.
Extra: comment what you think of this thread so far — you’ll help me out a ton!
Extra: comment what you think of this thread so far — you’ll help me out a ton!
CHAPTER 3
——— STAGE 2: CONNECT ———
Going from 1,000 to 10,000 followers ↓
——— STAGE 2: CONNECT ———
Going from 1,000 to 10,000 followers ↓
· Connect → 1,000-10,000 Followers
Before 1,000 you're mostly limited to adding value.
After 1,000 you can now start creating original value.
You'll learn to:
— Write tweets
— Have ∞ ideas
— Write a good bio
It's all about building trust.
Building trust makes life easy:
Before 1,000 you're mostly limited to adding value.
After 1,000 you can now start creating original value.
You'll learn to:
— Write tweets
— Have ∞ ideas
— Write a good bio
It's all about building trust.
Building trust makes life easy:
· Connect → Level up your writing
Twitter is about packaging ideas into tiny little presents.
A big part of your journey to 10k will be becoming better at the core skill:
Writing.
Dickie, one of the best-recognized writers on the platform, wrote a mega-thread on the topic:
Twitter is about packaging ideas into tiny little presents.
A big part of your journey to 10k will be becoming better at the core skill:
Writing.
Dickie, one of the best-recognized writers on the platform, wrote a mega-thread on the topic:
· Connect → Writing Framework
A framework can make your writing 10x easier.
Here’s the simple framework that I’ve been using:
1/ Generate ideas
2/ Break them down
3/ Answer a single question
4/ Make it a story
Here's a breakdown:
A framework can make your writing 10x easier.
Here’s the simple framework that I’ve been using:
1/ Generate ideas
2/ Break them down
3/ Answer a single question
4/ Make it a story
Here's a breakdown:
· Connect → Writing Framework → Generate ideas
Generating ideas is where people typically get stuck.
The easiest way to generate ideas is to talk to people. But even when you do that a ton, you'll get stuck.
In those situations, I use Julian's creativity faucet to start:
Generating ideas is where people typically get stuck.
The easiest way to generate ideas is to talk to people. But even when you do that a ton, you'll get stuck.
In those situations, I use Julian's creativity faucet to start:
· Connect → Writing Framework → Break the problem down
Once I have the idea in mind, I break it down into its' building blocks.
One idea can become:
✔ Several Tweets
✔ A Newsletter
✔ A Thread
Or even several.
I narrow it down with McKinsey's Issue Tree Julia shared:
Once I have the idea in mind, I break it down into its' building blocks.
One idea can become:
✔ Several Tweets
✔ A Newsletter
✔ A Thread
Or even several.
I narrow it down with McKinsey's Issue Tree Julia shared:
· Connect → Writing Framework → Answer a single question
Next, with a specific idea in mind, I focus on answering a single question.
Answering only one question is tough.
I enjoyed Wes' approach to narrowing it down and applied it to my writing:
Next, with a specific idea in mind, I focus on answering a single question.
Answering only one question is tough.
I enjoyed Wes' approach to narrowing it down and applied it to my writing:
· Connect → Writing Framework → Make it a story
Finally: make it a story.
Historically, we've always relied on stories to learn. This is as true today — the best writers are the best storytellers.
Kieran's breakdown will help you sell both products and ideas.
Finally: make it a story.
Historically, we've always relied on stories to learn. This is as true today — the best writers are the best storytellers.
Kieran's breakdown will help you sell both products and ideas.
· Connect → Writing Framework → Extra Tips
2 extra tips:
1/ Retweet your tweets after 9-12 hours. You’ll reach a completely different audience in the other half of the world.
2/ Answer every comment on your threads. This helps put your thread up in followers’ timelines.
2 extra tips:
1/ Retweet your tweets after 9-12 hours. You’ll reach a completely different audience in the other half of the world.
2/ Answer every comment on your threads. This helps put your thread up in followers’ timelines.
· Connect → Build a magnetic profile
Even if your writing is fantastic, it’s often your profile that helps your future followers pull the trigger and press that button.
Sohaib grew his account to 20,000 in 4 months and knows something about writing a killer profile:
Even if your writing is fantastic, it’s often your profile that helps your future followers pull the trigger and press that button.
Sohaib grew his account to 20,000 in 4 months and knows something about writing a killer profile:
ℹ️ Think about your pinned tweet as well.
What can you show to build trust?
Here are a few ideas:
✔ Popular Thread
✔ Newsletter
✔ Product
💡 Pressing the ❤ button on threads helps other creators build trust. The more trusted creators you know, the more trusted you are.
What can you show to build trust?
Here are a few ideas:
✔ Popular Thread
✔ Newsletter
✔ Product
💡 Pressing the ❤ button on threads helps other creators build trust. The more trusted creators you know, the more trusted you are.
· Connect → (Bonus) Get inspired by AI
Sometimes I just don’t have it. I can’t write even a single word.
One thing I like to do in those cases is... cheat.
I use AI to generate images or prompts for inspiration.
Heather goes through a fascinating example:
Sometimes I just don’t have it. I can’t write even a single word.
One thing I like to do in those cases is... cheat.
I use AI to generate images or prompts for inspiration.
Heather goes through a fascinating example:
· Connect → Daily Checklist
Write:
✔ 2xTweets/Day — to test ideas
✔ 1xThreads/Week — to deep dive into the best ideas
✔ 20xComments/Day — comments will help you connect with your audience
Write:
✔ 2xTweets/Day — to test ideas
✔ 1xThreads/Week — to deep dive into the best ideas
✔ 20xComments/Day — comments will help you connect with your audience
To grow faster, write:
✔ 3xTweets/Day — no need to do much more
✔ 2xThreads/Week — well-crafted threads, shoutouts, and giveaways work great
✔ 50xComments/Day — more is better; keep the quality
✔ 3xTweets/Day — no need to do much more
✔ 2xThreads/Week — well-crafted threads, shoutouts, and giveaways work great
✔ 50xComments/Day — more is better; keep the quality
CHAPTER 4
——— STAGE 3: GROW ———
Going from 10,000 to 100,000 followers ↓
——— STAGE 3: GROW ———
Going from 10,000 to 100,000 followers ↓
· Grow → 10,000-100,000 Followers
With that many true connections, it’s time to dial it up on the value.
You'll learn to:
— Automate
— Edit better
— Write better threads
It’s all about helping people.
With that many true connections, it’s time to dial it up on the value.
You'll learn to:
— Automate
— Edit better
— Write better threads
It’s all about helping people.
· Connect → Focus on Editing
I suck at editing.
But, at the same time, editing helps you simplify your ideas and:
Simple > Clever
There's one person everyone goes to for editing:
Erica
Here's her masterclass:
I suck at editing.
But, at the same time, editing helps you simplify your ideas and:
Simple > Clever
There's one person everyone goes to for editing:
Erica
Here's her masterclass:
· Connect → Improve your threads (1/2)
When it comes to writing great threads, the 80-20 rule applies:
✔ Spend 80% of your time writing threads
✔ Spend 20% of your time studying great writers
Everyone I mentioned is worth studying.
2 outstanding examples:
First, Justin:
When it comes to writing great threads, the 80-20 rule applies:
✔ Spend 80% of your time writing threads
✔ Spend 20% of your time studying great writers
Everyone I mentioned is worth studying.
2 outstanding examples:
First, Justin:
· Connect → Improve your threads (2/2)
Also, Aadit:
Also, Aadit:
· Connect → Feed on feedback
Getting feedback is how you find out what really works and why.
To do that, you need 2 things:
1/ Analytics
2/ Mindset
For analytics, use Twitter's builtin analytics or @ilodotso for a more advanced version.
For the mindset, read this:
Getting feedback is how you find out what really works and why.
To do that, you need 2 things:
1/ Analytics
2/ Mindset
For analytics, use Twitter's builtin analytics or @ilodotso for a more advanced version.
For the mindset, read this:
@ilodotso · Connect → Automate everything
There are quite a few tools to automate your Twitter schedule, but nothing comes close to @Yannick_Veys's Hypefury.
Use it to:
✔ Repost your old threads
✔ Build a pipeline of content
✔ Automate Retweets after 12 hours
There are quite a few tools to automate your Twitter schedule, but nothing comes close to @Yannick_Veys's Hypefury.
Use it to:
✔ Repost your old threads
✔ Build a pipeline of content
✔ Automate Retweets after 12 hours
ℹ️ The not-so-secret secret to this phase:
Just keep going.
Momentum and trust will help you grow exponentially.
Just keep going.
Momentum and trust will help you grow exponentially.
· Connect → Daily Checklist
Write:
✔ 3xTweets/Day — to test ideas
✔ 3xThreads/Week — to deep dive into the best ideas
✔ 20xComments/Day — comments will help you connect with your audience and give you more ideas
Write:
✔ 3xTweets/Day — to test ideas
✔ 3xThreads/Week — to deep dive into the best ideas
✔ 20xComments/Day — comments will help you connect with your audience and give you more ideas
To grow faster, write:
✔ 5xTweets/Day — you have a big enough audience to test a lot of ideas
✔ 4xThreads/Week — focus on giving the most value
✔ 2h Research/Day — you will tap out of knowledge to share — read up to find more (don't stop resharing old ideas)
✔ 5xTweets/Day — you have a big enough audience to test a lot of ideas
✔ 4xThreads/Week — focus on giving the most value
✔ 2h Research/Day — you will tap out of knowledge to share — read up to find more (don't stop resharing old ideas)
Woah, what a project.
This thread took:
— 20 hours of writing
— 8 days of obsessive research
— 1500 comments to test a lot of the ideas
It was worth every second.
Follow me @JordanDParker_ for daily updates on my journey.
This thread took:
— 20 hours of writing
— 8 days of obsessive research
— 1500 comments to test a lot of the ideas
It was worth every second.
Follow me @JordanDParker_ for daily updates on my journey.
🔁 Here’s a link for the first Tweet. Retweet it to help me beat the algorithm & and help others grow.
