TWITTER CHEAT SHEET
STEP 2: Add a logo, leaderboard pic and a brief company description. Also include a link to your website.
STEP 3: Start following companies and people relevant to your industry. You can follow up to 1000 people at any one time.
STEP 1: Build a twitter page with your company name. If it isn’t available try using different characters till you come up with something suitable.
120 CHARACTERS You get 140 characters to post on Twitter. Try to do it in 120 characters so you people can Retweet you easily RETWEET (RT) RT @username when you forward on someone’s tweet. It’s good manners to put RT @username before the copied tweet eg RT @kingcreativem we’ve got loads of free social media tips for your business @ Use this to talk to other users with @username (no space between @ and their name) eg @kingcreativem thanks for the great twitter tips! DM Short for direct message. It’s how people on Twitter send private messages. Found on the right hand column of your homepage.
STEP 4: Construct a plan and schedule your tweets and twit pics. Determine your Twitter persona. Are you informative, cheeky, customer focused?
STEP 5: Use a free analytics tool like Twitology. It’s a great way to view engagement and find out who your avid followers are.
STEP 6: Build lists to group people you follow in certain categories. It’s the fastest way to track different trends and tweets from around the world.
TRENDING The hottest topics on Twitter from around the world. These are often news stories or jokes. Found on the right side of your homepage. # A hashtag helps spread information on Twitter while also helping to organise it. Many trending topics have a hashtag before them. #FollowFriday Think of interesting people you already follow and recommend them to others. #Fridayfun Show the human side of your company and post something fun to your followers on Friday.