These 6 creators have 4.6mm followers. Here's what they'd do if they were starting from 0.

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These 6 creators built a Twitter audience of 4,588,184 people. Here's what they'd do if they were starting from 0:

After spending 11 hours, · Listening to interviews · Watching videos · Searching tweets I learned that you only need three things to grow a massive audience: 1. Credibility 2. Connection 3. Consistency Let's break down each one:

/Credibility When you're starting, no one has a reason to listen to you. To get traction either: 1. Be unbelievably specific 2. Borrow credibility Let's explore each one:

1. Be unbelievably specific From @mkobach: "The black circle represents everything that makes you, you. That little white circle... that's what you should be tweeting about." By niching down, you attract a small group of people who're passionate about your content.

"After about [6-18] months, you can expand the circle & get a little broader." You have to earn trust & attention before you talk about topics with many established, credible experts.

2. Borrowing credibility When @chrishlad started tweeting, no one engaged with his threads. So he started summarizing podcasts & tagging the guests. "It didn't do very well, maybe 10-15 likes, but that's better than the 0-1 likes I was getting before." 15x improvement!

@dickiebush said you need to avoid giving "commodity advice" until you're credible. By curating other experts, you earn trust by presenting popular ideas through a different lens.

@aaditsh says borrow credibility but add perspective. If you don't, you'll be known for your research, not your ideas.

/Connection Followers are a vanity metric. Connections matter more. When starting, form connections by responding to posts & comments in your niche.

@garyvee is a prolific tweeter w/ 3mm followers. He recommends his $1.80 strategy to new users: · Search for 10 phrases your audience talks about · Comment your 2 cents on 9 posts for each phrase 10 phrases x 9 posts x 2 cents = $1.80 Repeat every day. Testimonials:

@chrishlad recommends focusing your early efforts on adding value in the comment section. His first few hundred followers came from a response he made to an Elon Musk tweet.

/Consistency Creating every day is hard. When starting, focus on inputs instead of outcomes. Post helpful comments. Tweet useful content. Repeat over & over. Good inputs + time = big audience

@jameclear recommends posting 1 tweet per day that provides insane value. FYI: He published his weekly newsletter for 5 years before writing his first book. It went on to sell 5mm copies. twitter.com/JamesClear/status/1295770247602077699

@dickiebush recommends 1 tweet per day and 1 thread per week for a year. He used a similar rhythm to grow from 2k to 209k followers in 18 months. twitter.com/dickiebush/status/1531267367082381312

To get traction, @mkobach posted twice a day for over a year. twitter.com/mkobach/status/1336727035213828096

@garyvee's Twitter account is 5,508 days old. He has tweeted 205,313 times. That is 37 tweets a day for 15 years 🤯.

TLDR To grow on Twitter, focus on three things: 1. Credibility 2. Connection 3. Consistency