Blue tick is here!
jasonleow • 6 Apr 2023 •
Got my blue tick on Twitter today. Applied on Apr 1st, got it on Apr 6th.
They say there’s a 4x boost if in same network, 2x boost if not in same network. (Not sure what “in network” means though…)
Quite looking forward to seeing how it goes!
Some Twitter folks might not share my excitement. I’ve seen tweets where they claim they don’t care, that it’s about the people, these hacks are stupid, etc.
Just to be real here: I started on Twitter for the marketing, but stayed for the people. I’m on Twitter for the people and ideas. Chatting and learning from fellow indies had been the best part and most enjoyable. But I won’t deny that getting some follower growth is also pretty motivating.
I mean like, come on, we all recognise having an audience is a great asset to any indie hacker, especially if you’re trying to monetize. Let’s not feign moral higher ground and say it doesn’t matter. It does matter. Trying to say it doesn’t frankly comes across as disingenous, being contrarian for its own sake. A rebel without a cause. Maybe “It doesn’t matter” is sometimes a reflex against how people grow an audience, especially those using shady tactics. But if we can engage authentically and also use what we learned about the algo ethically and mindfully, why not both right?
It’s not mutually exclusive.
Blue tick—or Twitter itself—is just a tool. It’s how you use the tool that matters.
I’m all for responsible use and happy growth.
Comments
Apparently you can cancel it and it doesn’t go away. You could always try that experiment.
@tao Yeah no hurry indeed. But apparently it varies widely. I asked the question on twitter and had a good discussion. It worked well for some, less for others. There’s a suspicion it might work better for folks with smaller followings than those who already have a large following (say 10k and above). I’ll be tracking this for 3 months and review.
@Winkletter Wait what haha. Ok will see if that happens if i really cancel it after 3 months
Yes, I am interested to see how it goes for you too.
I am considering it also, but will wait for the proof of the pudding, so to speak, if you can publish some stats?
Also, not to say that Twitter didn’t publish the algo and then change the private one :)