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Will the changes at Twitter convince you to buy Twitter Blue
Recently Elon announced that starting next month only Twitter Blue subscribers will be eligible to be featured in the for you page and vote in polls.
Will this convince you to buy Twitter Blue if you haven't already?
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Mehdi Rifai
Short answer is no and I'm trying to get out of Twitter. I'm searching for a new engaged and large community built around thought sharing and that is on the upward trend. Any recommendations?
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@mehdi_rifai I think more niche communities are about to have their moment in the spotlight.
@mehdi_rifai @aaronoleary The challenge is that there are already too many communities which fragment your potential audience in potentially dozens of places.
@aaronoleary @growmap the fragmentation makes it super hard to manage your audiences. We spend hours a day managing that
For me, I'd have to say no. I've made an effort to cut back on subscriptions I don't need / don't provide enough value, I don't care enough about the features or Twitter in general to buy it, so I'm considering just deleting instead.
It actually made me by Twitter Blue. The main reasons were that without the blue your tweets weren't amplified as much. Also when you are playing the engagement game your tweets are priority which makes it easier for you to get impressions and hopefully followers..
@tunc_emran Interesting perspective! Did you find a big engagement increase?
@mirena_vasileva pretty much. But keep in mind this is done to mess with the bots. Now ai tools can even pass captcha and the only way to get out of the trap is to make it very expensive for the bot handlers.
I feel surprised to say yes. The main reason being that twitter is a large part of how we get customers for evoke-app.com, so more outreach is important
I'm not that consistent on twitter. So purchasing blue for engagement will be useless for me.
But if I start posting consistently, I might try for one month and decide based on the results.
No, way too late for this and to be honest, Twitter never was too popular outside the US, not to mention all the drama and things you don't really want to be part of.
@chris_sarca I think for a lot of people, it's a productivity killer. I mean even if you zone in on the best timeline possible it still sucks you away from what's actually important.
Maybe the answer would be yes if I were a bigger organisation or influencer. Twitter is designed for content/news generators.
we pay for 2 twitter blue subscriptions from marketing budget for work.
and my bet is that blue checkmarks will soon be the sign that someone is on Twitter for work/business.
can't really think why anyone would pay for the subscription if they only use Twitter for personal use 🤷
@aaronoleary I de-platformed from most social media - Twitter, Facebook, Instagram - three years ago. My life has been so much calmer and more productive since! I now choose where I put my online time and energy very carefully. I am new to Product Hunt, but I see you build great community. Thank You! No going back for me.
I don't believe being featured in the for you page or voting in polls is worth the cost of a Twitter Blue subscription. Twitter should not limit features based on payment.
While the call is strong, I believe your content should speak for your profile, blue tick or otherwise. So a no for me.
I honestly just maintain my Twitter account (and app notifications) to keep up with a few select people that still use the platform.
The more concern I see is Twitter now losing business ethics, they amend privacy policies overnight to satisfy their boss. Now they are trying to reduce the reach of Twitter accounts to force them to buy Twitter blue. Not sure where it will stop
I also do not want to buy but unfortunately, Twitter is still a good conversion platform to showcase or share stuff with a wider audience if your account reach is good
I may want to try it because it seems like it would make it easier to interact with the right kind of people. However, if it doesn't unlock much value for me, I may as well unsubscribe it because the last thing I'd want to do is to manage another 'not so useful' subscription :)
I have no issue paying for Twitter Blue and I appreciate what Elon is doing for the company. It's less than a Starbucks cup of coffee, lol.
No intention to go Blue. There is too much uncertainty around the platform, and the company seems to have lost its heart and soul. I am not planning on deleting my Twitter account, but it is no longer worth my time.