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Why do people follow you on Twitter? + Drop the link

INDIEHACKERS - Tell us all why we should follow you on twitter?

What do you tweet about?

What value do you provide?

Anyone big who follows you?

Drop the link!

on May 27, 2020
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    For community building goodness - www.twitter.com/rosiesherry

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      N you do a damn good job of it!

      Your little one is the cutest thing ever btw ;)

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    I tweet about the stuff I'm building for Polypane, with lots of in-progress videos like here where I'm using the new Accessibility Inspector to check the Gatsby website: https://twitter.com/kilianvalkhof/status/1265287407513075716

    I also tweet out code tidbits (accompanied with more explanations in blog posts) such as this one:

    files in browsers

    I'm found here: https://twitter.com/kilianvalkhof

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      I really like your IDE font + scheme :)

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        I use https://carbon.now.sh to format code examples for sharing! It's really nice :)

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          OMG thanks a lot: it is the first time I see this website :)

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    I mainly tweet about building Doka Image Editor, JavaScript and CSS, and the occasional thing about #life itself.

    The work in progress GIFs I post create a nice "what have I been up to" history for me and is great eye-candy for my followers:

    cropping images

    I try to make the code snippets I share small and useful. But they might be on the more "intermediate" JavaScript end. Will probably start sharing more "useful-for-beginner" snippets in the near future.

    detecting image orientation

    You can find mere here:
    🐦 Rik Schennink @ Twitter

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    I mainly share my experiences in building products with a focus on customer demand :)

    I aim to add value to people who are interested in how to better understand the demand for their product and take action on those insights :) https://twitter.com/OCallaghanDavid

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    Because I teach blockchain to developers ignoring cryptocurrencies speculations https://twitter.com/Web3Coach

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      I love crypto. Looking forward to the content.

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    Andrea Bosoni - Because I help you get better at marketing πŸ™‚

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    www.twitter.com/notlhw - You should follow me because I'll follow you back :)

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    I tweet daily about Software Development and Tech Startup 😎
    https://twitter.com/silindsoftware

    I'm currently doing the #100DaysOfTechStartup challenge and tweeting a lot about that 😁

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    Because I make drawings about programming! πŸ™‚
    https://twitter.com/vincentdnl

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      I really like your drawing style :)

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        Thanks ! πŸ™‚

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    5 solid years sharing about something I really enjoy thinking/talking about. https://twitter.com/johncutlefish

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    Mostly tweet about tech, software, remote work https://twitter.com/sagunsh

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      Hi fellow remote work person! Just followed you (I'm https://twitter.com/stefanpalios)

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    What do you tweet about?

    • I tweet about mindset & infographic summaries of tweets, books & blogposts

    What value do you provide?

    • I summarise the best things for you

    Anyone big who follows you?

    My twitter profile
    https://twitter.com/Thenakedpoet2

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    Awesome at finding tech content.

    www.twitter.com/uzeziogho

    And yeah, John Cena follows me

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      I can see why - sick profile picture...

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    Ah, you catch me with this "anyone big who follows you". Hmm... let's check that list of followers again :D

    I'm tweeting mostly about things I encounter while trying to launch a side project. Also I engage with others, giving random feedbacks and pointing out stuff that needs to be fixed. I don't retweet often, there should be a big reason to do so, so almost all of the tweets are directly mine.

    I'm giving some tips to those who are one step behind me, so they can avoid pitfalls that I've encountered.

    Those big ones,

    https://twitter.com/brunoraljic

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      Literally just checked out April's book before reading my IH notifications... mad. Have you bought it?

      I followed you btw ;)

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        Actually listened audiobook on Scribd.

        Attended her talk at Bucharest last year, and met her on some QA sessions after the talk

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          Is she as good as everyone makes out to be? hahha

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            Her perspective on positioning is mind-blowingly good. Reading Obviously Awesome will defragment your brain :D

            It's her book and the micro-SaaS ebook by Tyler Tringas that motivated me to write my own book, Zero to Sold.

            Anyhow, April's work is amazing, and it will give you a significant advantage particularly at the beginning of a business when positioning is really necessary to get those first customers on boars.

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              Thank you for your input mate! :D

              The micro Saas book sounds most interesting to me - going to check it out :)

              Thing is, I barely have enough time devoted to actually working on the business. Let alone learning about ways to work on the business.

              I would (now) rather learn from doing and failing, than reading.

              @arvidkahl were you the same when you started feedbackpanda?

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                I was fortunate to have a 2-hours commute to work by train 3 days a week when I loaded up on all the business knowledge back in 2016/17. Making time to read/listen/watch and learn from other founders is worth it, before you start. And then, you need to overcome your own resistance and just start.

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                  What was your 'work' before feedbackpanda?

                  It would be very interesting to know more about your personal life as a 9-5er to a sold founder...

                  I'm guessing the full story would be in "0 to sold"?

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                    That's indeed where I go into detail on this. Here's the gist of it:

                    Before FBP, I was a full-time software engineer at a German IoT/Industry 4.0 software business in Hamburg, Germany, working on an Elixir/Phoenix/Vue.js-based IoT data ingestion platform. Three days a week, I would travel there from Berlin, where Danielle and I live. The other two days I would work remotely. On the commute days, I'd take the German highspeed train, which locked me into a metal tube for 4h+ every day. Listened to EVERY Indie Hackers podcast, read dozens of books, added whole blogs of articles to my kindle. Read, listen, view. As much as I could. Solid foundation for the business, which started as a side project while I was still employed. It's important to get permission for that, which I did, and I made sure that my work was exemplary. But I was feeling the entrepreneurial urge, and I couldn't suppress it for long :D

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                      Thank you so much for sharing. Do you wish you started the entrepreneur life sooner?

                      or did the timing feel just right?

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                    I started my entrepreneurial journey around 2013 after experiencing the Silicon Valley side of things. Founded a number of small businesses that went nowhere or nowhere big. Worked as a consultant and full time employee in between. Got to see it all and take in everything. I don’t regret any of it. None of the mistakes, and none of the failures. All part of where I am now.

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    I think the thread about successful marketing strategies and the secrets behind top brands... https://twitter.com/fivesecondshq/status/1264835115924013056?s=20

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    I tweet about bootstrapping and my learnings from building and selling a SaaS. But more importantly, I try to amplify other founders, their products, their journeys, and their challenges.

    Currently, I also share my own journey of writing a book (and how many unexpected challenges I've been facing ever since I started).

    twitter.com/arvidkahl/

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    Because I tweet on the intersection between software development and business.

    Business owners can learn how to use software to advance their business, developers can learn how to use their knowledge to build a business.

    πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

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    I built www.followguide.io for exactly this reason - it needs a bit of a community push but I think it could be super helpful for Twitter users looking for relevant users

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    Hey! I tweet about remote work, entrepreneurship, and the interviews I do with other brilliant entrepreneurs (250+ and counting)

    Follow me if you like sassy insights about serious business stuff

    https://twitter.com/stefanpalios

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    I tweet about financial risk and trading.
    The value comes from analysis of markets and trends.
    Not anyone famous.
    https://twitter.com/toddinsights

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    Mainly timeless insights from pre-90s companies

    https://twitter.com/leonagano

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    I write about how I make new projects and I share all the data - https://twitter.com/jrleonr

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    What do you tweet about?
    About new functionality, articles, code samples. Sometimes just some beautiful visualizations.

    What value do you provide?
    HowTos, comparisons, code samples and npm projects.

    https://twitter.com/geoapify

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    I make cool 3d models for gamedevelopers. https://twitter.com/EneasLari

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    I'm building something new in public to fight my impostor syndrome. So far, it helped :)

    https://twitter.com/urcoilbisurco

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    I share real life realizations for the problems facing on my journey to become a dadpreneur (bonus track: in the time of corona lockdown)

    https://twitter.com/itsbalal

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    I write about tech, SaaS, and fun things
    www.twitter.com/NicolasRacchi

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    https://www.twitter.com/haltakov

    Because I tweet interesting things about technology, travel and photography.

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    Gained 400,000+ from tweeting about movies and TV

    Twitter.com/culturecrave
    Twitter.com/thronesfacts
    Twitter.com/factsonfiIm

    Personal account is twitter.com/zach_williamson. Still not entirely sure what content route i wanna do with it πŸ€”

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    https://twitter.com/vponamariov
    One day I'll become a star! I promise :D

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    Lefty politics, tech, punk/emo music, general nerdery: https://twitter.com/jlazaroff

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    Great question Louis!
    I tweet about how to create engaging content that positions you as the go-to expert in your industry. Arlan Hamilton (who's work I love) follows me!
    Here's my Twitter profile >> https://twitter.com/ZvikoMasiiwa

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    I tweet about free/low-cost things to do with RiteKit, since I do 100% of our social media marketing, what's kept RiteKit going, 100% bootstrapped, for 9 years.
    https://twitter.com/osakasaul

    I'm followed byPorsche, Cocacola, Pepsi, Yoko Ono, one of the Trailer Park Boys, a shit-ton of rappers (why...?), and a great many indie hackers, and if you Tweet to me, like ask me something, etc., I reply.

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    Share reviews of products I use for my startup but mostly to talk to other founders/makers/hackers.
    Here: https://twitter.com/itsshashank

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    By following me, you'll learn how to create a compelling story for your B2B SaaS. A good story is like your virtual salesperson even when you're not around.

    https://twitter.com/jehan_lalkaka

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    if you're into videogames, esports and streaming - you can follow me
    otherwise follow someone else more worthy!

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    Right now, I'm tweeting specific insights from a 20K information product launch. That content will last for a few more weeks.

    Then, I'll be back to posting technical tutorials and writing tips.

    Top recent threads:

    https://twitter.com/philip_kiely

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    I tweet about 3 things mainly

    Personal Development 🧠
    Tech πŸ’»
    Fitness πŸ’ͺ🏾

    I've been focused on engaging and connecting with like-minded people a lot more these days. Would love to connect with you!

    https://twitter.com/JayBeDreamin

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    @WitSuma - I'm building my personal Twitter audience and hope to build yours too :)

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    You all should follow me on Twitter because,
    I'd like to have more entrepreneurs on my Twitter feed than politics all the time.
    Help a brother out.
    @DanielCash713 thank you !

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    I tweet about self-employment and running a solo business: https://twitter.com/richard_chu

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    Oh but I don't have many followers at all. Some people do follow me though. Why?
    I think it's because when I post a link to somewhere, I try to say why is it relevant or what I found interesting about it.

    I used to be more active and then I've felt lime my follower count grew. Now I don't post as much because I don't commute as much so I don't read as much so not posting :)

    Link, you say? twitter.com/zladuric.

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    I normally post about the ups and downs of building my startup, but occasionally I post silly stuff that I get up to... πŸ˜… https://twitter.com/dsabar

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    They don't yet, just created my Twitter account yesterday. Really curious how you grow on Twitter since I've never used it before!

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    www.twitter.com/Launch_PF, insights into personal finance / financial independence and highlighting other interesting articles about mastering your finances

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    I'll start

    I tweet about everything and anything content marketing/content repurposing

    I will teach you how to get the most out of every piece of content you produce - and how it will create enormous traffic for you

    Follows me: https://www.indiehackers.com/arvidkahl, Samy Dindane, Jay (Zlappo), and a few more big names...

    My personal twitter - https://twitter.com/OGLouuu

    My brands twitter - https://twitter.com/SoftwareSpread