What to tweet: tips on how to use Twitter correctly

What to tweet: tips on how to use Twitter correctly

Despite the fact that social networks and other social services have become part of our lives, not everyone knows how to use them for good. From silly pictures on social networks available for everyone to see (pictures on Vkontakte of a drunken police sergeant hugging a bottle of vodka look particularly exotic) to falling asleep in tweets with the slightest details of your personal life.

What to tweet so as not to clutter up the virtual space and hinder a quick search for the information you need.

The basics

1. use an avatar.
2. Set up your Twitter account.
3. Briefly describe in your bio who you are, what you do and your interests.
4. Be brief.
5. Keep your references short.
6. Tweet every day, but not every hour.
7. Reply, retweet. ( buy retweets)
8. Tell the people around you more than just what you eat.
9. Add a link to your blog (or LinkedIn profile).
10. Don't follower more than 1,000 people if you are only read by 5.

Increased difficulty level

1. use apps for Firefox (e.g. Echofon).
2. Subscribe to your tweets via RSS.
3. Choose the URL shortener you like best.
4. use for hashtags #.
5. Publish tweets with important things 4 times a day for 4 different time zones.
6. Create a Twitter Landing Page.
7. Monitor tweets with keywords important to you (Twilert, etc.).
8. Ask questions.
9. Use Twitter on your mobile phone.
10. Add pictures to your tweets (TwitPic, imgur, etc.)

Social media

1. Don't foul everyone.
2. Don't follow people you are interested in.
3 Don't follow bots or RSS-mashups.
4. Mix tweets with links, @replies and "what's happening now".
5. Retweet your friends.
6. Retweet posts from rare resources, not just the main general stream.
7. Don't litter the airwaves, Twitter is not TV or radio.
8. Practice #followfriday.
9. Spread memes.
10. Foul those who reply, retweet or tag you in their tweets.
11. Start conversations with phrases such as: I wonder why people... etc.
12. Arrange for Twitterers to meet in a real place (park, cafe, going to the cinema).

Blogging

1. Don't replace blog posts with tweets.
2. Add a Twitter button to your blog.
3. display your tweets in the sidebar.
4. Add a 'follow me' badge to your blog.
5. Announce your best posts on Twitter.
6. Add a box with @twittername to your reply form.
7. Crowdsource your responses.
8. Tweet if your plane crashes.
9. Mention Twitter on your blog.
10. Tweet about your blog.

Business

1. Write tweets as an individual, not just on behalf of the company.
2. Offer discounts to your followers.
3. Be the first to announce special offers or promotions on Twitter.
4. Give gifts.
5. Respond to unsatisfied customers.
6. Establish a social media policy for your company.
7. Follow up on mentions of your brand.
8. Establish your Twitter team.
9. Monitor and claim @usernames who use nicknames related to your company name or brand.
10. Use apps such as Hootsuite for corporate Twitter.

Marketing and SEO

1. tweet links with interesting content related to your industry.
2. Add yourself to Twitter directories (Twellow).
3. Add your Twitter (@username) to your website.
4. Add your Twitter to your business cards.
5. Use Twitter analytics (Tweetreach).
6. Create Google Analitic campaigns for your Twitter.
7. Use many hashtags (#).
8. Use keywords in your Twitter names (@username).
9. Faulk everyone if you can.
10. Move to a dedicated server or cloud hosting to track peak Twitter activity.

Reliability and security

1. Don't tweet with scam links, even as a question "Is this a scam?!". You will be banned immediately.
2. Never tweet email addresses! Spam bots are actively gathering them.
3 Never tweet about your holiday plans, with dates or periods. Thieves can track them.
4. Don't tweet when you're driving.
5. Refrain from complaining about your partners, customers or company.
6. In countries such as China, for example, it is better to tweet anonymously.
7. Do not tweet your password to Google services or online banking.