Obeying The Rules Of The Retweet
Twitter Knowledge
It’s as Kyle Lacy says few years ago: The art of retweeting isn’t a sappy rendition of a Michael Bolton song, nor is it a Picasso painting depicting the Twitter bird.
The art of retweeting involves concepts that you can apply to retweeting so that you can exponentially increase your effectiveness when you use the retweet function
In the world of social media, like Twitter,
sharing content is important.
Retweeting is a way to share and add value to the community.
Without sharing and adding value, it’s hard to get noticed on Twitter.
FIRST
Read before you retweet
Tweeting everything just to gain more followers can be annoying.
People may stop following you if all you do is retweet.
Following a machine that only repeats what others say is pointless, especially if it repeats everything.
Pro tips:
Make sure your content is short and to the point.
Use simple language and avoid unnecessary details.
This makes it easier for others to understand and share your message.
Create attention-grabbing headlines that clearly convey what your content is about.
This encourages people to click and share your content with others.
Eye-catching images or graphics into your content.
Visual elements are more likely to grab attention and encourage people to share your content on X
Actively respond to comments, messages, and shares of your content.
Partner with followers have a similar target audience. When they share your content with their followers, it can significantly increase its reach and potential for sharing.
Leave room in your tweets for your followers to retweet
Make your tweets short so others can retweet easily.
Leave space for multiple retweeters when posting your own content.
It’s important to make it easy for people to share your content.
Try to keep your original tweets to around 75 to 100 characters so that others can retweet your content.
Share others’ content
To build relationships on Twitter, retweet posts from people you like.
This doesn’t mean you should ignore the first rule
(read before you retweet),
but it’s nice to retweet others' posts.
This is especially important for people who aren’t famous on Twitter.
By retweeting their posts, you introduce them to your followers and help them become more influential on Twitter.
Pro tips:
Be sure to periodically retweet your evangelists’
content with the same verve that they show toward your content.
How do you find your Twitter evangelists?
Keep track of who retweets your content.
If you start seeing a Twitter name popping up every so often with your content,
you’ve found an evangelist.
Be sure to thank this person for sharing your content and return the favor.
Read more about evangelists here
A retweet is like a bird’s call in response to another bird.
It’s popular among robins and sparrows.
When you retweet, you share a message that someone else posted.
It’s like quoting or echoing their thoughts.
People retweet to share content they find valuable.
For instance, I might retweet something by Martin Baun
This shows that I liked martin post and thought it was valuable enough to share with my followers.
If you can convince your group to share your information with their networks, retweeting can benefit you.
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