about to see if / what hashtags are being used. New to hashtags? This Mashable article is well worth a read: How to get the most out of Twitter #hashtags 15 -- SEARCH Use Twitter search, such as search.twitter.com (there are a few Twitter search sites out there), to find people talking about the same topics you are and follow them. Remember the people that follow them are also more likely to be interested in the same topics. 16 -- GET LISTED Add yourself to popular Twitter directories, such as wefollow , and list yourself under the keywords that best describe what you tweet about. 18 -- ADD YOUR PHOTO Give your business Twitter account a face. If your profile photo is a logo or other impersonal image, change it to a photo of yourself instead. 19 -- KEEP IT RECENT When deciding who to follow, remember a lot of people join and leave Twitter within a few months, so focus on following those with a good history of tweets as well as recent tweets to build a community of people active on Twitter. 20 -- TRENDING TOPICS When you notice a trending topic that relates to one of your topics, take note of the hashtag or topic keyword and add your tweets to the conversation. At the end of the day, as you've probably realised after reading these 21 ways to get more Twitter followers, there simply isn't a magic secret that guarantees you thousands of followers on Twitter