Why and how I automate my twitter DMs
For the past few months, I have been sending automatic welcome messages to all my new Twitter followers and I am not planning to stop any time soon!
Why do I automate my Twitter DMs
To get to know my followers
It's important for me to understand who is following me, what they like about my content, and how they discovered my account. This feedback is crucial to help me validate and adjust my marketing strategy and to understand what topics I should speak about in my Wannabe Entrepreneur Podcast.
By automating my welcome DMs I can rest knowing no new follower will be forgotten and I can connect to the ones that answered me back once I am back to the platform.
To find new clients
I noticed that most of the paying members of my virtual co-working space for entrepreneurs were a result of my DM conversations. Therefore any new follower is a potential new client that I don't want to miss.
How do I automate my Twitter DMs
I was thinking of doing it for a long time but never had the time to play around with the Twitter API. I then met @lucar who is building Hivoe, which is a tool that allows you to write a welcome message that is sent automatically to all my new followers.
Write a good welcome message
A great welcome message is one that should leave the recipients thinking that you wrote it just for them. Here is mine:
Cool right? Here are some stats:
- More than 50% of my followers answer my automatic DM
- Less than 10% ask me if it is automation (I always tell them the truth and they never seem to be upset)
Can my Twitter account be banned?
That was my first question to Luca and he pointed out that the Twitter guidelines say that it is ok as long as you don't spam or bother users.
So far no one ever complained about my messages being too spammy...
Conclusion
I am really happy with my Twitter automation, as it allows me to engage and stay connected with my followers and still keep a healthy usage of Twitter. If you have any questions make sure to ask them in the comments. Cheers.
Wow, I didn't know hivoe. Thanks for sharing your tricks, now I think I will use this tool to make cold DM.
Glad I could help :) You can DM me at @wbepodcast on Twitter if you have any further questions
I’ve automated my welcome messages through hivoe as well.
It’s a great way to start a conversation especially with developers who love talking but don’t like initiating the conversation.
My welcome DM stolen from @aseemthakar is more on the lines of a hello and what content do you like from me?
Yup, I found that simple messages also work. Did anyone ever complained about it?
Not one person has complained yet!
This is awesome.
Glad you like it. If you are interested in learning more about Twitter I have shared a lot in some of my podcast episodes here: https://wannabe-entrepreneur.com/categories/twitter
Absolutely. Your website name is quite catchy. Would to read/know story behind this. :)
looks good
Great that it works for you. I don't like bots responding to my DM. I would say "no response" is better than automated response.
I have seen automated DMs that have a spelling mistake and followed by the correction message. I fell for those initially but then when so many of them had the same pattern, I could guess it is bot trying to act smart to look like a human.
😂 that is a smart trick. In the end I don't want to trick my followers. I just want to start a conversation and after that it's all me. All my intro messages would look alike anyway....
Hive seems a cool service. But can't the message automation be done with IFTTT or zapier?
Couldn't do it with IFTTT.
I tried doing that with Zappier but it was not possible...
Every time I get an automated dm, I delete the DM, why?
Because the intention is obvious and at the end of the day people don't eant to be treated as opportunities, but humans.
Is not for everyone I guess... I don't mind as long as it is not spammy
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