Getting Started With Twitter
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This document serves as a practical guide to getting started with Twitter, detailing steps to sign up, set up a profile, and engage effectively on the platform. It emphasizes the benefits of using Twitter for building personal brands, connecting with others, and sharing information, along with common actions like tweeting, retweeting, and using hashtags. The guide also includes tips, dos and don'ts, and resources for monitoring engagement and enhancing visibility on the platform.
Getting Started With Twitter
- 1. Getting Started With Twitter A practical guide March 24, 2010 SocialMediaRevolutionary.com
- 2. Overview Why Twitter? Things to do on Twitter Sign up for Twitter Set up profile Common actions Getting organized Get followers Dos and Don’ts 2
- 3. Why Twitter? Instead of Facebook/LinkedIn/MySpace Because: Fast – Only 140 characters Interesting people talk there Fun! Sharing interesting information draws followers. More followers mean more reach and more influence. Connect with people you wouldn’t normally meet Public – what you talk about is picked up by search engines 3
- 4. What Do You Want To Do On Twitter? Build personal brand Find friends with similar interest Show your expertise Drive traffic to my business Find new readers for my blog Share my passion Communicate what I’m working on with colleagues Meet my future wife/husband 4
- 5. Sign Up For Twitter Go to Twitter.com and click the Join the conversation! Box Select a username Use the shortest version of your name possible (ccondray vs. collincondray) to free up more space in Tweets. Avoid underscores (reduces retweets) Find connections in your email http://twitter.com/invitations 5
- 6. Set up your profile Name – Use your real name Location – Can help other local people find you Web – For longer posts try using Posterous or Tumblr Bio – Should be related to your goal Picture –use a real picture. Gives you a human face that’s easier to relate to. 6 Design – Change from the default one to make you unique
- 7. Common Actions @ Replies DMs Tweet - Individual messages Messaging Other people @ Reply - Public Direct Messages - Private RT – Retweet #hashtags Trending News – #nwastorms Lists – groups of 7 related users
- 8. Organizing Your Activity With Hootsuite Post to all major social media networks from one place (Twitter, Facebook, etc.) Organize using Twitter lists based on location, topic, personal friends, etc. Set tweets to be posted during the day when more people might see it 8
- 9. Link with other networks Facebook LinkedIn (or by using the #in tag) 9 Others: MySpace
- 10. Adding Relevant Followers Mr Tweet.com Twello.com 10
- 11. Now that I’ve got it, what do I do? Tweet, often and honestly. Follow friends and interesting people Don’t Tweet just because you want more followers! Show people cool stuff. Re-tweet – share other people’s knowledge Respond to questions in your area of expertise Block annoying people and spammers and move on Use hashtags to organize your content 11
- 12. Monitor How You Are Doing 12
- 13. Cool Twitter Tricks Link Shorteners – bit.ly, is.gd, tinyurl.com Bit.ly lets you see how interesting your links are to other users Post pictures or videos with sharing services (TweetPhoto.com, TwitPic.com,Yfrog.com) Twitterfall (watch this during your favorite sports event) Keep up with trends – WhatTheTrend.com 13
- 14. Do’s and Don’t Do Fill out your profile completely Be interesting Answer questions Follow interesting people Don’t Talk just about yourself. Help others. 14
- 15. Dos and Don’ts Don’t just say what you’re doing “I’m having breakfast” or “I’m looking for a job.” Do show a picture of your breakfast or a link to an interesting article about job hunting. Other things that can make a Tweet more interesting Picture (Cute kids are better than actual content) Link to a website or news story with interesting content Location sharing (Check out Foursquare, Gowalla, Whrrl, and the mobile version of Twitter for bonus points) 15
- 16. Homework Follow me at @ccondray, I’ll put you in a Joseph Project group and I’ll tell people to follow you 16
- 17. Thank you! Collin Condray Twitter.com/ccondray SocialMediaRevolutionary.com collin@SocialMediaRevolutionary.com