One of the hardest parts of social media marketing is getting your accounts off the ground and gaining steam; even harder yet to retain the followers you gained. But don’t worry! Below are a handful of great tips to keep your followers coming back for more!
Over-Promotion
One of the most common reasons for losing followers is over-promotion. Over 46% of users will unfollow an account if they feel like they’re posting too many overt advertisements. Varying your content between your own product, industry news, testimonials, and customer spotlights can all help with follower retention.
On-Topic Information
It’s so easy to go off the rails and post content that you feel is pertinent to your account; however, you have to maintain content that is relevant to your followers. Users follow your account for your product and the quality of content that you put out. Maintaining a consistent style will give them assurance to stick around and engage.
Frequency
Over posting on certain platforms can be a quick turnoff for your audience and make the unfollow button an appealing choice. People don’t want to see one single account flooding their timeline or newsfeed. Try scheduling posts intermittently throughout the day to avoid oversaturation!
Actively Engage
Followers who don’t receive responses to comments and questions will often unfollow or leave negative remarks. Actively engaging with followers’ comments will galvanize them to continue their interactions with your accounts.
Developing a Strong Following
Building and maintaining an actively dedicated follower base requires intentional interaction. Meet your followers where they are and engage them as they like, comment, and share your posts. Interested in learning more on follower retention? Feel free to reach out to us for more information!
