When it came to selling Girl Scout Cookies, I ate more than I sold. Yeah, I'm one of those kinds of salesmen, otherwise known as failures.

But recently I came across 3 easy tips for an author to find readers on Twitter. I haven't actually tried them out myself yet, but doggone if they don't sound easy. Granted, losing weight on the Oreo cookie diet sounded easy as well, but hey...if I gave that a whirl, why not this?

1. Do a search of bestselling titles in your genre.
Let's say you write time travel. Search for The Time Traveler's Wife or Timeline, both big sellers. Follow the followers of those books. Not every one, of couse. That would be like a bajillion. Be discriminating...in a good way, of course.

2.  Do a search of bestelling authors in your genre.
Maybe you write paranormal. See who follows Stephanie Meyer or JK Rowling. Then follow the followers (again, after you've glanced at their bios to see if they're someone you'd want to follow).

3. Do a search using the names of places or characters that occur in other bestelling books in your genre.
Perhaps epic fantasy is your thing. Look for Narnia or Aragorn and guess what...follow the followers.

Now then, why the big deal about following other people? Isn't the point to get others to follow you so that they'll be aware of your latest and greatest bits of writing?

Well, the deal is that when you follow others, more often than not, they will follow you back. It gets your name out there in the Twitterverse so that people know you exist. Think of it as networking.

Like I say, this seems relatively painless and if it unearths a few potential readers for your books, blog, or whatever you write, it would totally be worth it. And if not, grab yourself a package of Oreos, unless you can scare up a Girl Scout.