So you've set up your Twitter account and started following people. Now what?
What are you going to "Tweet" about? Are you going to update the World about mundane goings on in your life? Are you going to brag about your listings?
You only get 140 characters to make your point. Just how do you engage your reader and harness a good following within the context of 140 characters?
One very easy way to do it is by re-blogging other members' entries. You simply copy and paste another member's entry, and place that member's Twitter name along with the words RT and "@" right in front of it. For example, Christy Gordon re-tweeted my entry; the proper protocol was followed: "RT @MirelaMonte" and then my original entry:
christy_gordonRT @MirelaMonte: Q. What's the definition of mixed emotions? A. When you see your mother-in-law backing off a cliff in your new car.
Here I re-tweeted mashable's entry:
RT @mashable: "First 100 Days of Obama's Facebook News Feed" - http://bit.ly/WP5NP. This is Hilarious!!
You can even re-tweet a re-tweet:
Re-tweeting is also great for forging friendships. I have received many thanks for re-tweeting:
I guess, this little tutorial also showed you that "@" placed in front of the person's name is proper protocol when addressing or referring to another Twitterer.
Don't forget to click on the links! Anything in red, blue or another color is a link. Click on it and see! Many of the links are quite valuable, although some just lead to self serving sites. I usually un-follow those members (spammers), unless they also provide me with interesting information along with the spam.
Re-tweet, follow the links, peruse the material provided. Twitter is a haven for interesting information.
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I'm on a roll, anxious to teach you all about Twitter, because you will benefit so much if you Twitter correctly. I have increased traffic to my sites and blog with the help of Twitter and I've learnt so much by following the links provided in other people's tweets.
My latest tweet "In basement blogging, pass it on!"
I did not realize you were limited to 140 characters. Not much to say with that?
Mirela, you are a sweetheart for us dead brains tweets, and yes I did start activating the stuff on your other post, again thank you tweeting the tweet. LOL
~ Life is Good
Thanks for the suggestions Mirela. RT make sense for so many reasons. I will look for opportunities to do that.
HI, I see your "tweets" everyday. That was cute about the if the biker's jacket that said if you can read this......................