Twitter Dos and Don’ts
By leejon | January 7, 2010
Top Tweeting Tips
At the moment it seems that you can't escape stories about Twitter. With all the hype and celebrity endorsements, lots of people are asking “how do I use Twitter?”.
There are plenty of sites out there that will tell you how to use Twitter, but not so many to warn you of the pitfalls.If you take a minute to learn from this list of handy Twitter tips then you'll be Twittering away with the best of them.
DO hold your tongue. Unless your updates are protected, anyone can see what you are Tweeting. Bear in mind the story of the girl who managed to Tweet her way out of a job just because a hiring manager read her thoughts on the position she interviewed for.
DON'T use Twitter as another chat client. No one wants to their screen full of irrelevant Tweets from a conversation that they're forced to eavesdrop on.
DO retweet other people. This can be a good way to build up a following of likeminded Twitterers.
DON'T endlessly self promote.Okay, we get it - you have stuff to sell.Twitter is by no means one way traffic - interact!
DO follow people back, but….
DON'T be offended if users don't always follow you back.Users with tens of thousands of followers are unlikely to see your Tweet through the noise anyway.
DO be funny, entertaining, informative and creative with your tweets.
DON’T auto-DM.This is the Twittering equivalent of spam and a faceless “hi – thanks for the follow” is impersonal and off-putting.
DO use it to ask other people for help.When you have built up a reasonable following you’ll find it easy to find answers to your questions in no time.
DON’T twit if your message is going to exceed 140 characters.Spreading messages over the course of several tweets is just going to confuse and irritate your followers.
These handy hints should be enough to start you off. If you are likely to spend a significant proportion of your online time on Twitter then there are plenty of guides on the net telling you how to use Twitter effectively.
Originally posted 2009-04-27 08:42:08.
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April 29th, 2009 at 9:49 am
Fantastic job!I was impressed a lot and learned now wat to do and don’t with twitter.Iam a newbie in twitter and sure i will take this article as a guidance for me inorder to promote huge traffic and to lead a good progress.I had bookmarked it and appreciate for your effort made!