2. Twitter....love my TWEEPS
You gain access to people that you would never have otherwise.
Curate your own stream of information.
Real time stream of information coming to your hand held or computer
on your terms.
You choose who you “Follow”
3. Download these Free Apps
Flip Board & Twitter
on your Phone
Flipboard is a social magazine application
4. Profile
Use a current pictureYou want people to recognize you.
A professional photo is best.
Just YOU!
Profile Bio
Creatively write who you are/what you do
5. Who to Follow
• People in your industry
• Competitors
• Thought Leaders
• Brands you Love
• People who Inspire
• Your Blog Readers
• Potential Customers
6. What to Tweet
• Content is King
• Interesting Articles
• Product Links (Yours as well as others)
• Links to your Blog
• Engage....ask questions!
• Retweet RT
• Be personal- Positive tweets should be your standard
7. How many characters can
you Tweet?
You're allowed 140 characters with or without a link
• Shorten the words (similar to texting)
• Shorten the link (
• http://www.twitpic.com/
http://tinyurl.com)
8. Your Tweets
• No negative Tweets!
• Be Engaging/Interactive
• Join Relevant Conversation
9. What is a #Hashtag?
#Hashtags are used to mark keywords or topics in a Tweet.
#Hashtags make words searchable
10. Twitter Symbols
@Reply: A public tweet where the target person receives a notification about the tweet. It
starts with the @ symbol. It does not show up in the timeline of all followers.
@Mention: A public tweet where the person who is mentioned receives a notification. It
also shows up in the timeline of everyone who follows the tweeter. It does NOT start with
@ but starts with anything else.
RT To repost another user's tweet making it visible to your followers and in your profile
MT is a modified tweet
DM Direct Message to YOU only
#FF (Follow Friday) When people use #FF, they are telling their followers to follow people on
fridays.
