Getting Started With Twitter, Part 2
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This document provides guidance on setting up and using a Twitter account effectively. It discusses signing up for an account and setting up a profile, linking to other social networks, finding relevant followers, organizing posts, maintaining security and etiquette, and identifying bot accounts. Key recommendations include using a shortened version of your name as your username, including a photo and bio, linking to Facebook and LinkedIn, following local influencers, and using tools like Hootsuite to schedule posts and Twimailer to learn about new followers. Security tips include avoiding sharing personal details publicly.
Getting Started With Twitter, Part 2
- 1. Getting Started With Twitter Part 2 Setting It All Up April 21, 2010 SocialMediaRevolutionary.com
- 2. Overview Sign up for Twitter Set up profile Getting organized Link to other social networks Add relevant followers Find out more about followers Auto Follow NWA Hashtags Security Etiquette Spotting Bots 2
- 3. 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 3
- 4. 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. 4 Design – Change from the default one to make you unique
- 5. 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 5
- 6. Link with other networks Facebook LinkedIn (or by using the #in tag) 6 Others: MySpace
- 7. Adding Relevant Followers Mr Tweet.com Twello.com 7
- 8. Find Out More About Followers With Twimailer Extra information 8
- 9. Autofollow New Followers Using SocialOomph.com 9
- 10. NWA Hashtags #479 #NWAark Zip codes ( Bentonville #72712 Fayetteville #72701 Rogers #72756 #72758
- 11. Keeping Safe Remember everything but DMs are public Make sure you don’t put out any personal information (email, home address, etc.) 11
- 12. Etiquette You tweet, you don’t twit Give Credit: RT, via, ht. Don’t just blast out to your followers, interact with them Know the difference between Reply and DM Do not retweet yourself When retweeting someone else’s retweet, it’s sometimes okay to drop the secondary source and just retweet the original poster of the information.
- 13. Spotting Bots Hot chick picture Following/Followers out of proportion Incomplete or non Unrelated posts descriptive profile Generic news stories information
- 14. Thank you! Collin Condray Twitter.com/ccondray SocialMediaRevolutionary.com collin@SocialMediaRevolutionary.com