Twitter Best Practices
                                   Heidi Miller Media
                                 Creative Connections
                            Minneapolis, MN Sept 16-19, 2010


Heidi Miller
www.heidi-miller.com
@heidimiller
www.profile.to/heidimiller
What is Twitter?




@heidimiller
What is Twitter?

                  Social
                  Instant
                 Messaging


@heidimiller
Two-way conversations




@heidimiller
Two-way conversations




@heidimiller
Who are you
trying to reach
   and why?


 @heidimiller
How
        do you build great
     online relationships with
             Twitter?



@heidimiller
@heidimiller
Be personal
               Be generous




@heidimiller
Be personal
                         Be generous
                                                      •Self-expression
                                                      •Reach out
                                                      •Respond personally
                                                      •Share your ideas
                                                      •Give credit, give links, give a
                                                      hand
   Liz Strauss                                        •Be passionate, funny, human

                 http://www.successful-blog.com/1/ways-to-get-noticed-in-the-twitterverse/
@heidimiller
Be personal
                       Be generous
                                        • Giving back is the new black
                                        • “The public should feel included
                                        in almost everything you share”
                                        • Engage with others on topics
                                        they bring up
   Brian Solis                          • Pay it forward
 Brian Solis
                                        • Reflect your personal brand

                 http://www.briansolis.com/2009/02/finding-tweet-spot-top-tips-for.html

@heidimiller
Setup best practices




@heidimiller
Setup best practices


       Handle: Descriptive,
       shortest version of
         your real name




@heidimiller
Setup best practices

                              List your real name,
                                   even when
                                Twittering for a
                                     brand
       Handle: Descriptive,
       shortest version of
         your real name




@heidimiller
Setup best practices




@heidimiller
Setup best practices




                           Link to your
                             website




@heidimiller
Setup best practices




                                    Link to your
                                      website
      Bio: list roles, interests,
        show personality. If
     Twittering for a brand, say
                  so.


@heidimiller
Setup best practices




                                    Link to your
                                      website
      Bio: list roles, interests,
        show personality. If
     Twittering for a brand, say
                  so.


@heidimiller
Setup best practices




                                    Link to your
                                      website
      Bio: list roles, interests,
        show personality. If
     Twittering for a brand, say
                  so.


@heidimiller
Setup best practices




                                    Link to your
                                      website
      Bio: list roles, interests,
        show personality. If
     Twittering for a brand, say
                  so.


@heidimiller
Whom to follow?
Twitter Directories

           • www.wefollow.com
           • www.twellow.com
           • www.justtweetit.com

@heidimiller
Twitter Directories
     Search for
     keywords
     Follow
     influencers
     Follow those of
     interest



@heidimiller
Twitter Directories
     Search for
     keywords
     Follow
     influencers
     Follow those of
     interest



@heidimiller
Twitter Directories
     Search for
     keywords
     Follow
     influencers
     Follow those of
     interest



@heidimiller
Twitter Directories
     Search for
     keywords
     Follow
     influencers
     Follow those of
     interest



@heidimiller
How do you get followers?




@heidimiller
@heidimiller
Be personal
               Be generous




@heidimiller
Be interesting
                  Be curious
               Respond promptly
                  Be honest
                 Be Be human
@heidimiller
What

               do you
                talk
               about?
@heidimiller
What is your brand?




@heidimiller
What will help your
                  followers?




@heidimiller
Answer the questions




@heidimiller
Answer the questions
        • What are you reading?
        • What are you commenting on?
        • What are you blogging?
        • What are you furious about?
        • What are you excited to see?
        • What do you need right now?
        • What are you wondering about?
@heidimiller
Answer the questions




@heidimiller
Answer the questions
         • What would you like to ask?
         • What are you participating in?
         • Who are you with?
         • What are you talking about?
         • What are you laughing about?
         • What are you rolling your eyes over?
@heidimiller
Share and discover news on
          what’s happening, topics
                 and trends




@heidimiller
Share and discover news on
          what’s happening, topics
                 and trends




@heidimiller
The
               most useful
                Tweets
                  are


@heidimiller
What to Tweet?
               links to interesting stuff




@heidimiller
What to Tweet?
               links to interesting stuff




@heidimiller
Link shorteners
               http://is.gd.com
               http://tinyurl.com
               http://adjix.com
               http://bit.ly (has tracking)
               http://snurl.com


@heidimiller
What to Tweet?
                links to videos




@heidimiller
What to Tweet?
                links to videos




@heidimiller
What to Tweet?
               links to your posts




@heidimiller
What to Tweet?
               links to your posts




      General rule: promote others’ content 8x
                as often as your own
@heidimiller
What to Tweet?
                  questions




@heidimiller
What to Tweet?
                  questions




@heidimiller
What to Tweet?
               where you’re going




@heidimiller
What to Tweet?
               where you’re going




@heidimiller
What to Tweet?
                breaking news




@heidimiller
What to Tweet?
                breaking news




@heidimiller
What to Tweet?
           customer service updates




@heidimiller
What to Tweet?
           customer service updates




@heidimiller
What to Tweet?
         something you thought was
                   funny




@heidimiller
What to Tweet?
         something you thought was
                   funny




@heidimiller
Answer the questions




@heidimiller
Answer the questions
        • What are you reading?
        • What are you commenting on?
        • What are you blogging?
        • What are you furious about?
        • What are you excited to see?
        • What do you need right now?
        • What are you wondering about?
@heidimiller
Answer the questions




@heidimiller
Answer the questions

        • What would you like to ask?
        • What are you participating in?
        • Who are you with?
        • What are you talking about?
        • What are you laughing about?
        • What are you rolling your eyes over?
@heidimiller
Which is more
                interesting?




@heidimiller
Which is more
                     interesting?
               eating oatmeal   fighting off zombies




@heidimiller
Twitter conventions




@heidimiller
Hashtags
                      #sxsw       Keyword or
                  #macworldexpo
                    #blogher10    term that
                    #chic2geek
                     #smbsea      describes an
                      #bcs10      item (metadata)




@heidimiller
Hashtags
                      #sxsw       Keyword or
                  #macworldexpo
                    #blogher10    term that
                    #chic2geek
                     #smbsea      describes an
                      #bcs10      item (metadata)




@heidimiller
Hashtags
                      #sxsw       Keyword or
                  #macworldexpo
                    #blogher10    term that
                    #chic2geek
                     #smbsea      describes an
                      #bcs10      item (metadata)




@heidimiller
Hashtags
                      #sxsw       Keyword or
                  #macworldexpo
                    #blogher10    term that
                    #chic2geek
                     #smbsea      describes an
                      #bcs10      item (metadata)




@heidimiller
Mentions




@heidimiller
Mentions




@heidimiller
Mentions




@heidimiller
The Power of the
                   ReTweet



@heidimiller
@heidimiller
Be personal
               Be generous




@heidimiller
Rules of the ReTweet
• Read the linked article
• Give credit to original
  poster
• Add a hashtag
• Add a commentary
• Shorten if necessary
Rules of the ReTweet
• Read the linked article
• Give credit to original
  poster
• Add a hashtag
• Add a commentary
• Shorten if necessary
More Conventions



          H/T = Hat tip (thanks/credit)
          CC = mention to specific followers
          via @follower = credit to original poster (after a RT)
          #FF = Follow Friday, a convention in which Twitterers
          list suggestions of cool people to follow on Fridays
@heidimiller
More Conventions



          H/T = Hat tip (thanks/credit)
          CC = mention to specific followers
          via @follower = credit to original poster (after a RT)
          #FF = Follow Friday, a convention in which Twitterers
          list suggestions of cool people to follow on Fridays
@heidimiller
More Conventions



          H/T = Hat tip (thanks/credit)
          CC = mention to specific followers
          via @follower = credit to original poster (after a RT)
          #FF = Follow Friday, a convention in which Twitterers
          list suggestions of cool people to follow on Fridays
@heidimiller
More Conventions



          H/T = Hat tip (thanks/credit)
          CC = mention to specific followers
          via @follower = credit to original poster (after a RT)
          #FF = Follow Friday, a convention in which Twitterers
          list suggestions of cool people to follow on Fridays
@heidimiller
More Conventions



          H/T = Hat tip (thanks/credit)
          CC = mention to specific followers
          via @follower = credit to original poster (after a RT)
          #FF = Follow Friday, a convention in which Twitterers
          list suggestions of cool people to follow on Fridays
@heidimiller
How to save time?




@heidimiller
Favorite Twitter apps
       www.hootsuite.com
       www.seesmic.com
       www.tweetdeck.com
       www.twhirl.org
       www.tweetie.com



@heidimiller
Cross-posting
    www.twitterfeed.com




  feed your blog posts
to Twitter
  feed Tweets to
Facebook


@heidimiller
Cross-posting
    www.twitterfeed.com




  feed your blog posts
to Twitter
  feed Tweets to
Facebook


@heidimiller
How to
        analyze and strategize?




@heidimiller
Twitter Monitoring Tools
       www.tweetstats.com
       www.rowfeeder.com
       www.hootsuite.com
       www.twitteranalyzer.com
       www.tweetmeme.com
       www.twitalyzer.com
       http://favstar.fm.me

@heidimiller
Twitalyzer metrics




@heidimiller
Twitalyzer metrics




@heidimiller
Twitalyzer metrics


                                    Are you RTing your
                                      most influential
                                        followers?




@heidimiller
Twitalyzer metrics




@heidimiller
Twitalyzer metrics


                  Are you RTing your
                    most influential
                     reTweeters?




@heidimiller
Favstar.fm


See who has
Favorited your
Tweets




@heidimiller
Worst Practices: Don’t
 expect someone to follow you just
because you followed her
 pimp your product
 try too hard to sell
 USE ALL CAPS!!! IT’S ANNOYING!!!
 wait for your followers to start
conversations
 feel the need to “catch up” on Twitter.
 ignore your life.

@heidimiller
Twitter Best Practices
                                   Heidi Miller Media
                                 Creative Connections
                            Minneapolis, MN Sept 16-19, 2010


Heidi Miller
www.heidi-miller.com
@heidimiller
www.profile.to/heidimiller

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Twitter basics and measurement

  • 1. Twitter Best Practices Heidi Miller Media Creative Connections Minneapolis, MN Sept 16-19, 2010 Heidi Miller www.heidi-miller.com @heidimiller www.profile.to/heidimiller
  • 3. What is Twitter? Social Instant Messaging @heidimiller
  • 6. Who are you trying to reach and why? @heidimiller
  • 7. How do you build great online relationships with Twitter? @heidimiller
  • 9. Be personal Be generous @heidimiller
  • 10. Be personal Be generous •Self-expression •Reach out •Respond personally •Share your ideas •Give credit, give links, give a hand Liz Strauss •Be passionate, funny, human http://www.successful-blog.com/1/ways-to-get-noticed-in-the-twitterverse/ @heidimiller
  • 11. Be personal Be generous • Giving back is the new black • “The public should feel included in almost everything you share” • Engage with others on topics they bring up Brian Solis • Pay it forward Brian Solis • Reflect your personal brand http://www.briansolis.com/2009/02/finding-tweet-spot-top-tips-for.html @heidimiller
  • 13. Setup best practices Handle: Descriptive, shortest version of your real name @heidimiller
  • 14. Setup best practices List your real name, even when Twittering for a brand Handle: Descriptive, shortest version of your real name @heidimiller
  • 16. Setup best practices Link to your website @heidimiller
  • 17. Setup best practices Link to your website Bio: list roles, interests, show personality. If Twittering for a brand, say so. @heidimiller
  • 18. Setup best practices Link to your website Bio: list roles, interests, show personality. If Twittering for a brand, say so. @heidimiller
  • 19. Setup best practices Link to your website Bio: list roles, interests, show personality. If Twittering for a brand, say so. @heidimiller
  • 20. Setup best practices Link to your website Bio: list roles, interests, show personality. If Twittering for a brand, say so. @heidimiller
  • 22. Twitter Directories • www.wefollow.com • www.twellow.com • www.justtweetit.com @heidimiller
  • 23. Twitter Directories Search for keywords Follow influencers Follow those of interest @heidimiller
  • 24. Twitter Directories Search for keywords Follow influencers Follow those of interest @heidimiller
  • 25. Twitter Directories Search for keywords Follow influencers Follow those of interest @heidimiller
  • 26. Twitter Directories Search for keywords Follow influencers Follow those of interest @heidimiller
  • 27. How do you get followers? @heidimiller
  • 29. Be personal Be generous @heidimiller
  • 30. Be interesting Be curious Respond promptly Be honest Be Be human @heidimiller
  • 31. What do you talk about? @heidimiller
  • 32. What is your brand? @heidimiller
  • 33. What will help your followers? @heidimiller
  • 35. Answer the questions • What are you reading? • What are you commenting on? • What are you blogging? • What are you furious about? • What are you excited to see? • What do you need right now? • What are you wondering about? @heidimiller
  • 37. Answer the questions • What would you like to ask? • What are you participating in? • Who are you with? • What are you talking about? • What are you laughing about? • What are you rolling your eyes over? @heidimiller
  • 38. Share and discover news on what’s happening, topics and trends @heidimiller
  • 39. Share and discover news on what’s happening, topics and trends @heidimiller
  • 40. The most useful Tweets are @heidimiller
  • 41. What to Tweet? links to interesting stuff @heidimiller
  • 42. What to Tweet? links to interesting stuff @heidimiller
  • 43. Link shorteners http://is.gd.com http://tinyurl.com http://adjix.com http://bit.ly (has tracking) http://snurl.com @heidimiller
  • 44. What to Tweet? links to videos @heidimiller
  • 45. What to Tweet? links to videos @heidimiller
  • 46. What to Tweet? links to your posts @heidimiller
  • 47. What to Tweet? links to your posts General rule: promote others’ content 8x as often as your own @heidimiller
  • 48. What to Tweet? questions @heidimiller
  • 49. What to Tweet? questions @heidimiller
  • 50. What to Tweet? where you’re going @heidimiller
  • 51. What to Tweet? where you’re going @heidimiller
  • 52. What to Tweet? breaking news @heidimiller
  • 53. What to Tweet? breaking news @heidimiller
  • 54. What to Tweet? customer service updates @heidimiller
  • 55. What to Tweet? customer service updates @heidimiller
  • 56. What to Tweet? something you thought was funny @heidimiller
  • 57. What to Tweet? something you thought was funny @heidimiller
  • 59. Answer the questions • What are you reading? • What are you commenting on? • What are you blogging? • What are you furious about? • What are you excited to see? • What do you need right now? • What are you wondering about? @heidimiller
  • 61. Answer the questions • What would you like to ask? • What are you participating in? • Who are you with? • What are you talking about? • What are you laughing about? • What are you rolling your eyes over? @heidimiller
  • 62. Which is more interesting? @heidimiller
  • 63. Which is more interesting? eating oatmeal fighting off zombies @heidimiller
  • 65. Hashtags #sxsw Keyword or #macworldexpo #blogher10 term that #chic2geek #smbsea describes an #bcs10 item (metadata) @heidimiller
  • 66. Hashtags #sxsw Keyword or #macworldexpo #blogher10 term that #chic2geek #smbsea describes an #bcs10 item (metadata) @heidimiller
  • 67. Hashtags #sxsw Keyword or #macworldexpo #blogher10 term that #chic2geek #smbsea describes an #bcs10 item (metadata) @heidimiller
  • 68. Hashtags #sxsw Keyword or #macworldexpo #blogher10 term that #chic2geek #smbsea describes an #bcs10 item (metadata) @heidimiller
  • 72. The Power of the ReTweet @heidimiller
  • 74. Be personal Be generous @heidimiller
  • 75. Rules of the ReTweet • Read the linked article • Give credit to original poster • Add a hashtag • Add a commentary • Shorten if necessary
  • 76. Rules of the ReTweet • Read the linked article • Give credit to original poster • Add a hashtag • Add a commentary • Shorten if necessary
  • 77. More Conventions H/T = Hat tip (thanks/credit) CC = mention to specific followers via @follower = credit to original poster (after a RT) #FF = Follow Friday, a convention in which Twitterers list suggestions of cool people to follow on Fridays @heidimiller
  • 78. More Conventions H/T = Hat tip (thanks/credit) CC = mention to specific followers via @follower = credit to original poster (after a RT) #FF = Follow Friday, a convention in which Twitterers list suggestions of cool people to follow on Fridays @heidimiller
  • 79. More Conventions H/T = Hat tip (thanks/credit) CC = mention to specific followers via @follower = credit to original poster (after a RT) #FF = Follow Friday, a convention in which Twitterers list suggestions of cool people to follow on Fridays @heidimiller
  • 80. More Conventions H/T = Hat tip (thanks/credit) CC = mention to specific followers via @follower = credit to original poster (after a RT) #FF = Follow Friday, a convention in which Twitterers list suggestions of cool people to follow on Fridays @heidimiller
  • 81. More Conventions H/T = Hat tip (thanks/credit) CC = mention to specific followers via @follower = credit to original poster (after a RT) #FF = Follow Friday, a convention in which Twitterers list suggestions of cool people to follow on Fridays @heidimiller
  • 82. How to save time? @heidimiller
  • 83. Favorite Twitter apps www.hootsuite.com www.seesmic.com www.tweetdeck.com www.twhirl.org www.tweetie.com @heidimiller
  • 84. Cross-posting www.twitterfeed.com feed your blog posts to Twitter feed Tweets to Facebook @heidimiller
  • 85. Cross-posting www.twitterfeed.com feed your blog posts to Twitter feed Tweets to Facebook @heidimiller
  • 86. How to analyze and strategize? @heidimiller
  • 87. Twitter Monitoring Tools www.tweetstats.com www.rowfeeder.com www.hootsuite.com www.twitteranalyzer.com www.tweetmeme.com www.twitalyzer.com http://favstar.fm.me @heidimiller
  • 90. Twitalyzer metrics Are you RTing your most influential followers? @heidimiller
  • 92. Twitalyzer metrics Are you RTing your most influential reTweeters? @heidimiller
  • 93. Favstar.fm See who has Favorited your Tweets @heidimiller
  • 94. Worst Practices: Don’t expect someone to follow you just because you followed her pimp your product try too hard to sell USE ALL CAPS!!! IT’S ANNOYING!!! wait for your followers to start conversations feel the need to “catch up” on Twitter. ignore your life. @heidimiller
  • 95. Twitter Best Practices Heidi Miller Media Creative Connections Minneapolis, MN Sept 16-19, 2010 Heidi Miller www.heidi-miller.com @heidimiller www.profile.to/heidimiller