Tuesday Tutorial: How I Got Shaq to Follow Me on Twitter

Posted on 25. Nov, 2008 by Nate Moller in Twitter

Tuesday’s are usually a Tutorial day but I couldn’t wait to post this “moral victory”!

@the_real_shaq is Following Me on Twitter!

I know, many of you are saying – Who Cares!?  But here’s the quick version of the story:

Step 1

My friend @ryansmiller sent me a message saying that Shaquille O’Neal was now using twitter.


Step 2

I thanked @ryansmiller for the discovery


Step 3

I checked out who he was following – any other basketball icons, famous people, etc. and followed him:


Step 4

After posting on Twitter that I was checking out who @the_real_shaq was following, I get this response from @atraine:


Step 5

I follow this response with a sarcastic come back, hoping that @the_real_shaq would see the reply and follow me (didn’t happen):


Step 6

The Shaq Attack Challenge was made by @atraine:


Step 7

I begin “The Quest” to get @the_real_shaq to follow me on Twitter:


Step 8

Reminding my friend that I haven’t forgot about the Shaq Attack Challenge:


Step 9

The Quest continues…


Step 10

A bit of “Relationship Building!”  Building the “Twitter Trust!”


Step 11

(the most crucial step in Twitter Trust!) Now I go in for the KILL – I connect with someone that @the_real_shaq talks with on Twitter – @PhoenizSunsGirl!

VIOLA! Within a few hours Shaq is following me on Twitter!

Not only do I get a FOLLOW, but I get a reply as well:

And of course, I have to respond to Superman:

My thanks go out to the Connection of all Connections @phoenixsunsgirl (follow her!):

(spelling error “one” for special effect :) )

So, there you have it:

How I Got Shaquille O’Neal to Follow Me on Twitter!

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34 Responses to “Tuesday Tutorial: How I Got Shaq to Follow Me on Twitter”

  1. Brandon Buttars

    25. Nov, 2008

    Sweetness. Now I want influential followers. OK I might be reconverted to Twitter.

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    • Nate Moller

      25. Nov, 2008

      Reconversion is a great step in the Twitter direction! I’ve not only seen my number of followers go in 30 people in 24 hours (not sure that’s really good or not) but I’ve also seen an influx of traffic to this site.

      It’s all about connections and Twitter is a great tool to connect!

      Happy Tweeting!

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  2. Ryan

    25. Nov, 2008

    Oh how it burns! You are one of the now almost 12,000 people trying desperately to get Shaq to follow you! Luuuuuckeeeee!

    It’s been fun to see what he talks about. It was crazy when he had one of his skeptical followers CALL HIM and then invite him to a game http://mashable.com/2008/11/21/shaq-twitter/

    He’s picked up on the Twitter usage and MAN that guy doesn’t sleep! My wife really wants him to get Steve Nash onto Twitter, she’s got some crazy crush on him!?!? I know @PhoenixSunsGirl has been pushing for that too.

    Congrats on getting the Big Aristotle to follow you! Hey Shaq, if you read this show a Laker fan some love! Miss you in LA!

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    • Nate Moller

      25. Nov, 2008

      275
      Following

      11,859
      Followers

      Those are pretty good numbers!

      It’s fun how these “Small Success[es] lead to Big Success[es]” – it would be awesome if I could get him to comment on this post! Stay tune :) (I’m getting a bit too cocky for my own good probably!)

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  3. Beau

    25. Nov, 2008

    Nice! that is awesome! Now you need to get him to follow me! @BURNTFLAME

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    • Nate Moller

      25. Nov, 2008

      You’ll have to follow the steps – I’ll see what my Twitter friend can do for you :) Ha!

      This is proof that, with persistence and connections, anything is possible!

      Reply to this comment

  4. Brent

    25. Nov, 2008

    LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

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    25. Nov, 2008

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  6. Heather

    25. Nov, 2008

    Seriously, though, how do you know that’s the “real” Shaq?

    It does seem like he doesn’t follow just anyone, which is cool, so cool you got him to follow you.

    Reply to this comment

  7. Trevor

    26. Nov, 2008

    Congrats on the Big Follow Nate.

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    • Nate Moller

      26. Nov, 2008

      Thanks for visiting and commenting too – the Shaq follow has helped me generate over 100 new Twitter Followers in one day.

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  8. Curtis Armstrong

    26. Nov, 2008

    Nate, Nice work with the twitter follow. Keep it up, Moller Marketing!

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  9. Paddy

    27. Nov, 2008

    Fantastic stuff Nate! Well done.

    Hmm, I need a challenge now for a celeb follower. Any suggestions? Go on, challenge me!

    Reply to this comment

    • Nate Moller

      01. Dec, 2008

      Hey Paddy,

      I challenge you to get @garyvee to follow you on Twitter. This guy is AWESOME but has so many followers that he only follows people from time to time. I recently got him to follow me too but haven’t seen the direct effects like I did with the Shaq follow.

      Let me know how it goes!

      Nate Moller

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      • Paddy

        01. Dec, 2008

        Ok, You’re on.

        Yeah @garyvee rocks! His talks and videos are always so inspirational. OK, I’m on a mission now, will keep in touch…

        You gonna buy me a pint if I get him?

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        • Nate Moller

          01. Dec, 2008

          Document the process you take and we’ll feature on MollerMarketing.com!

          Not even sure what a “pint” is – I’m from Utah where that’s all illegal :)

          Thanks for the comments!

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  10. Paddy

    01. Dec, 2008

    Will do!

    I’m from Ireland, where I think its illegal to not have a pint a day :) http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/9/91/GuinnessPint.JPG

    So the bet is on then? If i’m to follow your guidelines then I need a challenger :)

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  11. Paddy

    01. Dec, 2008

    Job done!

    Gary just started following me! And even sent me a DM!

    Check it out: http://iampaddy.com/garyvee_follow.png

    And his DM: http://iampaddy.com/garyvee_dm.png

    Not sure if there is much to document because @garyvee is such a legend!?

    Can you mail a pint these days? ;)

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    • Nate Moller

      01. Dec, 2008

      Is it possible to “email you” a “pint”! Great work – that was quick. What was your strategy – how’d you do it? Have you seen increased followers since?

      I think the toughest followers are the ones who have TONS of followers but have only followed a select few…

      Your thoughts?

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      • Paddy

        02. Dec, 2008

        Dunno, Fedex maybe? :D

        Eh, not much of a strategy really.

        I just tweeted: ‘@garyvee , @mollermarketing has bet me a pint that I cant get you to follow me. Please get me a pint Gary you legend!’

        And wihtin minutes he followes me and sent me a DM ‘Enjoy the PINT MY MAN :) make it something good not some trash ;) ’

        Haven’t seen much of a rise in followers, suppose he would need to tweet publicly mentioning @paddydonnelly and then it would entice people. But yeah I agree, I try to limit the amount of people I follow as you can’t keep up with the relevant content over the ‘noise’.

        Check out my latest blog post about Britney Killing Twitter: http://blog.iampaddy.com/2008/11/29/has-britney-killed-twitter/

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        • Nate Moller

          03. Dec, 2008

          Great stuff! @garyvee, although a bit high energy or “down right annoying” (as one client told me after watching a v-log of Gary), is one amazing dude!

          I’m going to do a post about Who’s the Best Twitter Person to Follow (and be followed by) and Why?

          What do you think? For me so far it’s definitely been @THE_REAL_SHAQ! (and you of course – my Pint Man Friend!)

          Thanks for the comments!

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  12. Mark A.

    01. Dec, 2008

    Very clever, I’ll have to keep that technique in mind.

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  15. Ambrosia

    10. Dec, 2008

    hey! i have a DM from gary vee hehe. pint for me? :P

    just kidding, cool though, very well documented.

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  17. Kristine

    20. Feb, 2009

    Awesome! I’m stealing the idea :-)

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