Twitter is my daily attempt at silencing the rapid ideas that flow in my head. I get random thoughts out, retweet others, and respond in like to others even when I probably should just go to bed. And with it’s unique 140 character limit, yet still sociable platform, an infographic to help us attempt to turn Twitter pro is always enticing.
I’m not sure if I agree 100% with these Twitter tips, but I did pull out my top three favorite datapoints.
I’d love to hear from you in the comments, any parts you have pushback on it?
- A header photo is a must. This is something I need to change immediately on my personal profile. But please get the dimensions right.
- A tweet structure presents your thought in an organized manner and so overall I endorse it, but I think your key message can have a hashtag or two in it too. Also, Keeping it to 100 characters is truly a #protip.
- Don’t spam, don’t auto DM, don’t do the humble brag with retweeting every time you get mentioned, don’t over hashtag, and keep to one tweet tweets.
Do you have any other protips for Twitter users or mistakes that people make that drive you up the wall?
[via Salesforce]
Rachel Blom says
I’m not a fan of tweeting the same link 3 to 5 times a day as they advise, to reach all time zones. I tweet stuff once a day and if it’s really good, maybe once more the next day and that’s it. I’m very careful of not spamming like that.
Also, the main thing that’s missing here is personality and being social. Social media is more than merely responding when people ask you a question or asking questions yourself. It’s about intentionally seeking engagement with others, initiating discussions, adding value to the lives of others. Twitter is more than following certain rules. It’s about being you, only online.
Jeremy Smith says
I walk the line between spam and new. I think you could do that effectively and not let it spam, but I totally understand where you are coming from.
As for being social, I don’t think a marketer sees it as being social, unfortunately. I think all of these are appropriate for marketing, but that is just a piece of the pie.
Eric Dye says
I agree. Especially when I am following someone close. Seeing the same tweet three times in the same day is annoying.
Eric Dye says
I’m not sure about following everyone that follows you. If you have 2,000 followers, for example, and you follow 2,000 in return, how many of those tweets are you really going to read?
Jeremy Smith says
Well, if it is a corporate account, it will probably be a dedicated user that will read many of them or someone who volunteers and read none. That being said, I think that this can still apply.
Eric Dye says
In the case of ChurchMag, I’ve watched the 13,000+ being followed. It’s an unreadable, steady stream of tweets. What do you say then?