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Thursday, May 13, 2010
Tutorial Thursday: Make Your Twitter Experience Worth It (Twitter 101 Part III)
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Meghan
"I hear so much about Twitter, but I am not sure how to go past and use it for more than updating my status. Help!"
It's the common question these days. What is Twitter? Look here for our first session in our Twitter 101 class :) Maybe all the acronyms have you confused and you need a list to print out and keep handy - click here But today we'll focus on Making the Most with Twitter.
1. Use your photo for your profile picture/avatar. People love to see who they are "tweeting" with. It is the first thing people see when they look at your profile to see if they want to follow you or are following you. Make sure the picture represents the account. People warm up better to a photo rather than a stock photo or a brand logo.
2. Complete your profile. I will not follow or want someone following me if the profile isn't complete. Just weird to me. Include your real name, timezone, website, and bio are all filled out and relevant to you, the owner of the twitter account. Twitter is about getting out and chatting with people and being in the "know". So unless you're highly attractive to the MOB then don't protect your tweets.
3. Be interesting with your tweets. Don't take the "whats your status now" too seriously. You will bore your readers and we dont want that to happen :)
4. Ask Questions. I know Twitter is one of the first places I go to ask people things or have questions answered about ANYTHING and EVERYTHING! It's fast, extremely up to date, and everything is in real time. No more waiting around for someone at a help desk online or waiting for the news to give you answers, just ask on Twitter. Also, ask your friends questions!
5. Find people to follow. Use Twitters search tool to find people you'll connect with. Invite others from other social networks to join you on Twitter. Find who your friends are following and follow them as well.
6. Follow back. When someone follows you, proper Twitter etiquette is to follow back. Check out their profile first and if they seem remotely interesting to you or you have something in common, follow them back! I make sure to say hi to all my new followers and use their Twitter handle to do so.
7. Use TweetDeck or HooteSuite. I personally prefer TweetDeck over HooteSuite but its all out of what you personally like better. Using one of these will make your Twitter life much more easier to manage and more fun as well. There are also iPhone and other smart phone apps for these as well.
8. Remember your etiquette. Retweet those comments that need to be retweeted, thank the person when your tweet has been RT'd by them. Also, have an opinion, but don't go overboard. Remember Twitter is supposed to be light, fun, and drama free. Keep it that way! If you see someone not using Twitter for the way it was meant to be used, report them or block them. You dont have to put up with reading their stuff.
Twitter is something I've really gotten into over the past year and is an awesome tool! So many are intimidated by it, and I hope my posts today and the previous "Twitter 101" sessions have been helpful.
Stay tuned for more...
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1 comments:
Great tutorial Meghan... your info on twitter lately has really gotten me motivated to make more use of it. I would love to see a tutorial on utilizing lists (which I just started using myself) and the trends (like when you put #mygreatretreat or #seedsofaith)
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