Although I can’t draw a scientific correlation between the two, since Dan Zarella suggested I add the word “GURU” to my Twitter bio, I have gained 65 followers, and surpassed the 1,000 follower mark. 
My Twitter habits have been largely the same as they were in the weeks prior to this experiment. I’ve been tweeting, re-tweeting, conversing and following/unfollowing in the same pattern I always do. Literally the only change in my profile has been the addition of the word GURU.
I’m haven’t reached the coveted “Guru 100” yet — Zarella says that those of us who use that word in our Twitter profile have on average 100 more followers than others — I’m well on my way. Check in next week to see where I’m at.
UPDATE SEPTEMBER 15th: 99 MORE FOLLWERS! 1 TO GO!