Top Twitter Tips

By Jamie Faidley Tweet

People are connecting in a variety of ways these days.  Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter are just a few of the most popular options.  Today I'm going to focus on Twitter, offering some of the best tips that I have found for you to increase your number of followers, engage your audience, and get the most out of your Tweets.  I'm not the world's foremost expert on the subject, but in using Twitter for the various niches that I am involved in, I have learned some of the things that work best on the platform.

1.  Don't use the full 140 characters

Do not underestimate the importance of having others retweet you or better yet, add their comments to what you have to say.  This means keeping your tweets down to around 100 characters instead of using the full 140.  If you are posting links, this means using a URL shortener is a must.

2.  Limit Who You Follow

Do not automatically follow back every single person who follows you.  If you do that then you are either going to miss seeing important tweets by people you actually care about or you are going to get frustrated and stop following everyone altogether.  What you want to do is follow the people that are tweeting news and information that is important to you.  Try different people out, and if they aren't tweeting information you are interested in unfollow them.

3.  Know Your Niche

If you have a personal Twitter account, you can use it similar to a Facebook status update and talk about your personal life.  If you are using Twitter for your business, talk about the specifics of your niche.  Sending personal information out every once in awhile is fine, but if you want people to follow you for Internet Marketing advice then don't talk about your baby with five tweets per day.  It is more than fine to have more than one Twitter account, and use one for that kind of personal information while keeping your business life seperate.

4.  Frequency

With blog posting it's advised to be consistent and give your audience a steady dose.  If you take a break then your audience might leave and never come back.  With Twitter it works a little differently.  You can send out five tweets in two minutes (as long as what you are sending out there is quality information) and people will be satisfied.  You can also take a two week break and probably won't lose any followers.  The most important thing to remember is say something only when you have something worth saying.  If you are drawing a blank, don't tweet just to do it.

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