We’re often asked for tips & tactics for Twitter.
Here’s a quick list of 13 that you might find helpful:
1. Use a name that’s pronounceable & memorable
2. Pick an avatar that’s friendly & clear, & keep it consistent
3. Tweet every day about topics that interest you
4. Engage in conversations & retweet other’s best tweets
5. Make every tweet understandable in isolation
6. Use humour where appropriate
7. Promote others much more than you promote yourself
8. Follow people nearby & those who have similar interests
9. Follow your followers back
10. Use #hashtags to aid searchability
11. Shorten links using a service like bit.ly or ow.ly
12. Be brief, trim useless words, & abbreviate 2 allow 4 RTs
13. Use a Twitter client, not just the standard web app
If we’ve missed something important, please leave a comment!
You are wonderful people, thank you for helping me to look for Ajax and Stamp, my lost dogs.
Great article! This tips/tactics are so helpful especially for business people like me who’s not really familiar on how to use twitter. Thanks a bunch!
Great tips, thanks heaps!! Can i add one more on a purely visual note… A simple, contrasting background makes for a more pleasant viewing experience!
14. Add a ReTweet button to your blog lol
Also for 12, most clients support the Twitter API retweet functionality too,
You can see the difference by the way it is displayed.
Using the Twitter web as an example:
If the tweet status is all text and contains RT, then it is a status update retweet.
If the tweet status has a box graphic with arrows at the begining, it is a true retweet.
There is no real difference for regular users on Twitter but for developers (like myself) it is important that you know the difference.