A hash tag is a tag such as "#keyword" that you place somewhere in your tweet to add a contextual reference to your post.
Search engines such as Twitter Search, and other Twitter related apps can pick up on these keywords.
Hashtags on Twitter often describe popular memes. One is #followfriday, where a Twitter user posts a tweet linking to some tweeps they follow and would like to share with the world. People use the hastag #followfriday to let others know they are participating in the meme.
Hashtags are also great for keeping track of events. For examble, Tweeps who are attending a conference, might tag their conference related tags with a hashtag so that others at the conference can read those specific tweets.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Tip #3 - Retweet, Retweet, Retweet
Retweeting someone elses post in your stream is a great way of giving credit to them and sharing some link love.
If you follow a 90/10 rule (90% of your posts about someone else, 10% about you) Retweeting is great way to achieve this goal.
Make sure you follow the correct retweeting standards ie. " RT @feint here is a really cool tweet". This makes sure your followers know its your tweet and you also give proper credit. Your followers will appreciate this content and the person you retweeted will often follow you back!
If you follow a 90/10 rule (90% of your posts about someone else, 10% about you) Retweeting is great way to achieve this goal.
Make sure you follow the correct retweeting standards ie. " RT @feint here is a really cool tweet". This makes sure your followers know its your tweet and you also give proper credit. Your followers will appreciate this content and the person you retweeted will often follow you back!
Friday, March 20, 2009
Tip #2 - Post a Tweet Everyday
Posting quality tweets everyday will have a dramatic effect on your followbase.
No one will follow you if you do not update your account reguarly and nothing is more of off-putting for a potential following than seeing a sparsely updated account.
Aim to update your account on a daily basis
No one will follow you if you do not update your account reguarly and nothing is more of off-putting for a potential following than seeing a sparsely updated account.
Aim to update your account on a daily basis
Tip #1 - Follow Influential People
Following the top twitters users is a dead simple way to quickly get an initial burst of Twitter followers.
Head on over to AllTop's Twitterati page which lists a collection of the most popular users on Twitter. There is a big chance that many of these top users will follow you back (and often automaically).
You should expect to receive around 50+ new followers by following these top users.
Note - These users may not be the most targeted but this is a great way to start your Twitter experience by gaining an initial following
Head on over to AllTop's Twitterati page which lists a collection of the most popular users on Twitter. There is a big chance that many of these top users will follow you back (and often automaically).
You should expect to receive around 50+ new followers by following these top users.
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