In Chris Brogan’s latest blog post 50 Power Twitter Tips he breaks down his best Twitter tips into 5 categories; Intent, Technical, Business, Integrated Use and Off Twitter. I’ve chosen my favourite tips from the list.
2. Follow anyone who follows you (and unfollow spammers/jerks).
4. Build lists to watch people who matter to you more closely.
I’ve tried several strategies to increase and manage followers and this is the simplest and most effective. Use lists to segregate the folks you follow into niches. This makes it so much easier to find the spammers and identify your gem followers.
5. Retweet the good stuff from others. Sharing is caring.
Retweets are another underutilized strategy on twitter. Retweet messages that support your point of view, your friends and those who you want to be noticed by. Savvy twitterers keep a “Mentions” column open, so they are aware of your retweet. One way to connect is to send a tweet to thank anyone who retweets your message. Don’t forget to add them to your #FF tweets.
12. Leave 20 characters or more space in each tweet to improve retweeting.
Don’t write War and Peace .. keep your tweets to 120 characters so your followers can easily retweet. If they have to edit they are less likely to retweet you. Make it easy for them .. and DON’T ask to be retweeted EVER .. If your message has good content it will be retweeted.
Read the other 46 tips at Chris Brogan’s blogpost 50 Power Twitter Tips.