I am currently using Twitter as a means to get traffic to my site.
Its funny looking back at it because a while ago I hated Twitter.
And I truly meant that.
I didn't understand how people could enjoy writing about their life's in 140 characters.
I thought Twitter was a means for self centered people to share what they do every second, of every minute, of every hour in their day.
As you can see, Twitter and me weren't too close.
But, one day it all changed.
I finally signed up to check it out.
I thought if the news and internet keep buzzing about it than it must be good.
Also a bunch of blogs I read started talking about it and praising it as a perfect way to get traffic.
After signing up and getting the hang of it Twitter was truly awesome, but not as a way to talk about what I do in my day, but to get my blog to the eyes of more people.
Twitter Anyways, Twitter is currently the tenth most visited site in the world according to Alexa.
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That means it gets millions maybe even billions of visitors every month.
Those numbers are huge! You have to be using Twitter or you are just wasting valuable traffic that could be going to your site.
Not everyone knows how to use Twitter, or better yet have an influence on it.
How would you like a flood of traffic coming to your site after you post a quick tweet? Awesome, huh? How To Build A Following On Twitter

1. You gotta tweet.
   Try your best to have a tweet up every single day.
   The more active you are on Twitter the better.
   If you are too busy or do not have time to tweet you can schedule them by using sites like HootSuite or Tweet Deck.
   
2. Retweets are a great way to build an influence and connections on Twitter.
   If you like a tweet someone did retweet it.
   A post you read that you liked, retweet it.
   Retweeting is a great way to get new followers as well.
   Also, if someone retweeted something you wrote make sure to reply back to them and say thanks.
   Let them know that you appreciate it.
   
3. Every time someone follows you on Twitter follow them back.
   This is a simple way to increase your followers count.
   A more advanced thing you can do is go out and mass follow people and wait a few days and then mass unfollow them.
   I did this to a few of my Twitter accounts and have thousands of followers.
   There are a few free tools that can help you out with this like Twitter Karma, Friend or Follow, for instance.
   
4. Reply to tweets other people do.
   Try to make your response either informative or funny.
   Like I mentioned earlier make sure to reply to people that retweet your stuff.
   You can start a conversation with people by asking a question or making a comment.
   If you are lucky that user might come to your page and maybe check out your site or retweet some of your stuff.
   

Those are some simple ways to build a following on Twitter today! For it to work though you got to take action and apply what you have learned.
Remember to also not give up, as failure is not an option in the world of blogging.
Perseverance is key because with it you will see results.