Getting Re-tweet Off Your Twitt
Having a reputation of being one of the top social networking sites, online discussions just as rapidly turned to how to use twitter to grow a business. The micro-blogging site permits twitter users messages up to 140 characters in length driving members to say more with fewer words.
The effectiveness in using this site for the intention of growing a business is dependent upon the number of people you have immediate access to. On Twitter this is quantified in terms of the number of ‘followers’ you have.
The quickest way to increase your twitter followers is to be ‘awarded’ the coveted ‘re tweet’. Basically this is nothing more than having one of your ‘tweets’ restated around the site. For this to occur you must tweet something others may think is interesting for whichever reason. They then in turn will ‘re tweet’ what you said to their own twitter followers. If their followers think it is interesting enough they will follow you.
Here are 5 components that play a major role in whether or not you will get a re tweet.
Schedule Your Tweets.
There are particular times of the day and even days of the week when twitter users most heavily populate and use the site. It is at these periods that you want to release your ‘best’ updates. Research indicates that Friday is a very heavy user day and that the afternoon up till midnight and on weekends is when the site receives the most activity.
Personalize Your Tweets.
When tweeting something you think is ‘retweetable’, personalize it like speaking directly to the person. Addressing followers by using the word ‘you’ tends to pull their attention more readily to the tweet. Utilizing a word in such a way helps to better ‘engage’ subscribers since it appears to be inclined to them.
Refer to Trending Topics.
If you are trying to get your comments repeated on Twitter it only makes sense to either a topic that is popular. By merely referring to the trending subjects on the site you can easily see what the latest ‘hot’ topics are. This is a very efficient way to blow up your re tweets and twitter followers.
Place a Link.
Since tweets are reserved to only 140 characters it can be a challenge to stir the attention of other twitter users sending a message so short in length. Nevertheless, if your message was to mention to a more broad and intriguing piece of content you would likely catch more attention.
By associating to a site or content in your tweet you are increasing the curiosity of others to click on and view it. Linking in this way also allows you to send a message or tweet that is more in depth and carries a larger than life impact than a mere 140 character tweet.
Obviously due to the character limitations of the site you always want to shorten your links. This also gives you more characters to use for the message in your tweet.
Abstain from Overexposure.
Do not make a habit of often using links in your tweets since followers will not associate as much importance to them if they see so many. Save your links for only that message that is worth being re tweeted.
Getting to know how to use twitter to grow an online business has become a quest for many looking for shortcuts to wealth. Being one of the top online community sites on the web, Twitter does present tremendous potential for traffic if done correctly. Having a strong twitter followers is a prerequisite to having the power to draw in a significant amount of traffic from this site. One of the quickest ways to grow your following is by getting others to re tweet your comments. The 3 factors discussed here today will play a large role in your ability to get your comments repeated to others on the site. Merely paying attention to these factors and of course having something to say of interest will greatly increase your chances of gaining a re tweet. What you do with your new found twitter followers is then up to you.
November 3rd, 2011 at 8:10 am
good post keep it up