How does twidir work?

Twidir provides introductions to people looking to develop their social network on Twitter. We use seeds to create the incentive for people to check each other out. When you follow someone they give you seeds, and vica versa when they follow you. You can decide how many seeds you want to offer per introduction, and when you run out you remain on the list so people can still check you out if they like. We focusing on making the introduction, and you focus on deciding who you want to be friends with in the long run. We are not a "get followers fast" site or a follower train. You get to choose who you friend and they get to do the same. Our focus is community building.

What is a seed?

You use seeds to grow your social network. You offer them to others as an incentive for them to check you out. Many of these people will become long-term followers and fans. They can then use the seeds to do the same for their communities. It is purely a mechanism for encouraging people to check each other out, and it works really well.

What does level mean?

When you join Twidir you are a New Member. This level goes up exponentially with the amount of people that you follow through our site. This is a free bonus to give visitors an incentive to continue discovering new users.

Do you sell followers?

No! We want to make it very clear that we don't sell followers, likes or views. We only provide a community tool where people can choose to follow whoever they wish. We are purely a discovery service, where people can search by interest, country, etc. Seeds are used so that you can have some control over who you allow to follow you, and the speed with which you want to grow your community.

I don't want to follow others.

That's perfectly fine. You can list yourself on the site absolutely free. People will probably still check you out. You can also get seeds through other means, such as referring friends or blogging about the site.

I don't want seeds, I just want to make some new friends.

That's perfectly fine too. You can find and follow some new friends on the site without listing yourself too. By delisting yourself on your settings page you can still find and follow some interesting people without being listed yourself.

Can I purchase seeds?

You can do that on the "seeds" page when you're logged in.  All purchases are handled securely through PayPal. The seeds purchased will appear in your account immediately.

Why can't I offer 1 seed?

The minimum offer is 2 seeds, but the site automatically deducts one seed during each follow. That's why offers always appear one seed lower than you set them. If you set it to 2, it will appear as 1. If you set it to 6, it will appear as 5. Deducting one seed during each follow is a very important part of the seed mechanism. It allows us to reintroduce those seeds into the system in other ways, such as giving them to new users or to users who refer other users or blog about the site. It creates a better "flow" of seeds on the site that encourages introductions. If we didn't do this then the seeds in the system would inflate, and the incentive to check each other out would diminish over time. We would also not be able to offer incentives for referrals and other community growing activities. All of this we have found out through extensive testing and analysis.

Why are some people offering 0 seeds?

The reason you see 0 seed offers in the system is because those users have run out of seeds and can no longer offer any, so they show as 0 until they get more seeds. Generally people will stop checking them out because of this, which encourages them to log in and participate as well.

Do you offer a VIP option?

Yes, although it may work slightly differently than you're used to. Anybody that purchases seeds on the site is marked as a VIP. This VIP status will last from a few days to a few weeks, depending on the package purchased.

If I follow someone twice will I get the seeds twice?

No, I'm afraid not. That would be a little unfair on the person offering you the seeds. You only get the seeds once. Also, if you do a lot of following and unfollowing you may have your account suspended by Twitter.

What happens if my account is suspended by Twitter?

As part of our terms of service you may only use Twidir with a fully active Twitter account. Suspended accounts will not be allowed to use the service. We take their terms of service very seriously, please read our ethics page.

What does the service cost me?

Nothing. It's free..! You do have the option to purchase seeds if you like, but everything is essentially free.

Why does it say I can't follow someone?

There are a few reasons why this can happen. The most common reason is when someone protects their updates. When this happens you will get the seeds for following them the first time, but will not start following them until they approve you. You might also have followed the person outside of twidir.

What is aggressive unfollowing?

This is when someone follows a lot of people in the list and then unfollows them shortly thereafter. It's obviously something that our users don't like as they lose seeds and don't grow their social network. When people churn the list they are effectively taking seeds from others without giving anything in return. Twidir works on a system of mutual introduction. It's a trust system that says, I'll give you seeds if you follow me for a reasonable amount of time and check me out. People that just churn the list are not even giving their new friends a chance. Our systems monitor for aggressive follower churning and when certain thresholds are hit you may not find any new friends to follow.

Your Privacy

We use your personal information to provide the services you've requested (i.e. to process your order). We may also use this information for auditing, research and analysis to operate and improve our technologies and services. We will not pass your details on to any third parties.