Many of you have been asking about the basics of using Twitter and some of the Twitter tags you’ve seen posted around. Here are a few helpful tips for those just getting into using Twitter, a powerful social networking tool, which you can now connect with your maChatterbox account!
What is Twitter:
Twitter is a micro-blogging tool where you write short messages (up to 140 character) to other people that are on Twitter.
Why should you use Twitter:
Messages written in Twitter are indexed in real-time. This means that if you’re writing about something that is detailed, your keywords help bring your message to the top and help get people to your website!
How do I sign-up:
To sign-up for a Twitter account, visit https://twitter.com/signup.
What are followers:
On Twitter, followers are people that are ‘following’ your Tweets.
What does it mean when I am following someone:
Following someone means that you want to get their updates. Here are a few people you should be sure to follow on Twitter.
- Market America (@marketamerica)
- maCashback (@macashback)
- maChatterbox (@machatterbox)
- maChatterbox support (@macb_support)
- Snap Cleaning (@ma_snapcleaning)
- ma_Isotonix (@ma_isotonix)
- Loren Ridinger (@lorenridinger)
- JR Ridinger (@jrridinger)
What is a tweet:
A tweet is when you write a message on Twitter. When you write a message, you can say that you are tweeting something out!
What can I include in a tweet:
Tweets can include photos links, video links and website links.
Using the @ sign:
By putting the @ sign, you are directing a tweet (see above) back to a certain person that is on Twitter. A person’s Twitter name can be found at the end of their Twitter address.
Ex: www.twitter.com/ckarasiewicz
What does a tweet look like:
Ex: @marketamerica the maBlog looks great. much easier to navigate https://blog.unfranchise.com
What does RT mean:
RT means re-tweet something. By adding this to your tweet, you are encouraging others to tweet out something you posted to their followers.
Ex: RT @marketamerica just posted a great video tutorial on maNetwork for Facebook http://bit.ly/maNetwork-videotutorials
What is that # thing:
When people include the # sign in their tweet, this is called a hashtag. It is a great means for connecting tweets together.
Ex: RT @marketamerica just posted a great video tutorial on maNetwork for Facebook http://bit.ly/maNetwork-videotutorials #marketamerica
If you want a great example of how this works, visit http://search.twitter.com and enter #marketamerica in the search box — #marketamerica will be highlighted and you can see what other people are posting about marketamerica as a hashtag. You can apply this to your own business by including the #marketamerica on your own tweets or by creating your own hashtag.
If you’ve got questions on learning Twitter lingo, please email me at internetmarketing@marketamerica.com with your specific questions.
Sincerely,
Christian Karasiewicz
Internet Marketing Manager