S1E8 - Twitter Hacks - Tips & Tricks

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Have you used Twitter as a marketing platform for your business? Do you know how to use it? In today’s episode, Stacey Kehoe, covered her Top 10 Twitter Hacks.

Twitter is the most misunderstood social network and tool by the vast majority of people. Twitter is a microblogging platform which allows registered users to post and to send to other registered users short messages. These messages are called tweets and limited to 280 characters. You can hear what your customers have to say about you and you can get your content out in front of your own consumers within a few seconds.

If you want to get the most out of Twitter, listen to Stacey’s Top Ten Twitter hacks.

Top Ten Tips and Tricks

1. Use related hashtags

Using hashtags allow users to join in conversations. It can help the content to be discovered by a specific search.

1. Optimize your Twitter streams

Think about what you're posting and how it visually looks down the stream on Twitter.

1. Create Lists

In Twitter, you can create a private and a public list. Lists make it easier for you to engage and start conversations with your customers and clients.

1. Use direct messaging

Direct Messaging is a way to build more personal and one on one connections on Twitter.

1. Credit your sources with @ mention

Credit your sources with an @ mention to show respect to the content creator. This will also increase the chances to be recognized and increase your followers.

1. Trim the fat

Unfollow users that have been inactive and not related to what you do.

1. Post a poll

It is a free way to get people to interact with you. Polls are a great way to get feedback for your business

1. Download your tweet history

There's a feature on Twitter that you can request for your tweet archive. What they'll do is email you a zip file with a CSV of every tweet that you've ever sent out. You can use these tweets as a reference for your future strategy.

1. Use videos to beat the character count

If you ever feel restricted by the character limit, use a video to deliver your message to your audience. Twitter now allows you 30 seconds of video at a time and then you've still got the 280 characters that you can post with the video.

1. Use Twitter moments

Twitter moments is a valuable tool yet often overlooked. When you post Twitter Moments it can be seen by anyone. It is ideal for launches and promotions.

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