Whenever I hear mention of a social media Tweet, the song Rockin’ Robin comes to mind. If you are of the generation that recognizes the word play between the two, you probably now have the lyrics bopping around in your head.
Modern day Tweets are the things you write on Twitter. Sharing with all who follow you and who have found you through those followers and use of #Hashtags.
Getting to know Twitter so it works to your benefit is quite easy.
You have up to 140 characters/spaces to get your point across. Become creative in wording can pay off. For example the sentence, Start with steps 1, 2 and 3. Condensed to Strt w/steps123. Offers up more character usage in the overall content of the Tweet.
You have up to 140 characters/spaces to get your point across. Become creative in wording can pay off. For example the sentence, Start with steps 1, 2 and 3. Condensed to Strt w/steps123. Offers up more character usage in the overall content of the Tweet.
There is an etiquette to follow. One of my favourite lists of so called rules comes from Author/Blogger, Molly Green talking about Tweets You Should Never Send. Yet, some of these Tweets come from the fact that you were raised with manners, and thanking someone is a natural thing for you to do. Get over being overly polite. It’s just not appreciated by the vast majority of the Social Media world. Save it for your emails and private messages to friends.
So now you know how many characters you can use. You have read up on the Tweets to never send, and it’s time to review the #Hashtag. How many hashtags (words) should you use?
Since Hashtags are incorporated more and more in every social media platform, I found this article by Leanne O’Sullivan to be useful for Twitter as well as those who use Instagram.
Her post outlines some of the basic protocol use of #Hashtags: The rule of thumb is generally no more than five. They should not be long-winded or a complete sentence. They should not make up the whole descriptive monologue (one hashtag word, after another hashtag word, after another). Most importantly, they should be relevant to the topic of the Tweet.
Since Hashtags are incorporated more and more in every social media platform, I found this article by Leanne O’Sullivan to be useful for Twitter as well as those who use Instagram.
Her post outlines some of the basic protocol use of #Hashtags: The rule of thumb is generally no more than five. They should not be long-winded or a complete sentence. They should not make up the whole descriptive monologue (one hashtag word, after another hashtag word, after another). Most importantly, they should be relevant to the topic of the Tweet.
You don’t want too many #Hashtag words cluttering the view. Making them all the reader sees. The message you are trying to convey is quickly lost and the reader moves on to other Tweets without paying any attention to you. Soon, they gloss over your Tweets and eventually, they either don’t bother at all with what you are Tweeting &/or they quit following you.
In summary: 1. Utilize characters/spaces to your advantage; 2. Don’t send out tweets that are not appreciated; And 3. Be smart about your #Hashtag use.
In summary: 1. Utilize characters/spaces to your advantage; 2. Don’t send out tweets that are not appreciated; And 3. Be smart about your #Hashtag use.
What do you think about using Tweets to promote your business?
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