Five Ways to Master Twitter's "Tweet Etiquette" For Endless Marketing Success

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We all know the importance of being courteous and respectful to our fellow man. There is no difference when it comes to social networking and in this case the powerful Twitter. Joel Comm, author of Twitter Power, gives some great tips on making sure that within those 140 characters on Twitter, you are using them wisely. In every conversation you have with a colleague or within a business meeting, there is a certain amount of etiquette that is expected. The same goes with Twitter. So what is the tweet etiquette? I'm glad you asked. I have listed five ways to master Twitter's "tweet etiquette" for endless marketing success in your business.

1. Don't Spam.

On Twitter, spammers don't last and they don't build followers. The ones they get don't even read their tweets.

If your bio area shows you are following a massive amount of people and only a handful of people following you back, then you are most likely looked at as a spammer.

Most spammers tweet this type of information all day long, for example: "I've just put up a new blog post--check it out!" or "Sign up for my RSS feed!"

2. Follow style rules.

You want to make sure your tweets are in letter form, no abbreviations, for example "Welcome 2 my page". Make sure everything is spelled out. Sometimes people also will use twitter from their mobile phones, which increased the awareness of this by Joel.

3. Give credit for retweets.

If someone spot a good Tweet, they can pass it on to their own followers, and soon its spreading right across the Twitterverse, according to Joel. For a marketer, that's like hitting the jackpot. On Twitter, it's done by retweeting. To retweet someone's content, good etiquette is to type the following: Retweet@Username of person: original tweet

4. Stick to 140 characters.

You have to stick to 140 characters because that's all Twitter gives you, but also because that's all that will fit through SMS systems.

It's not a great idea to start a thought and not finish it inside one tweet. People like to take in the entire thought in one tweet, not get routed to a continuation with a url link.

5. Follow people who follow you.

It is really up to you how you want to pursue this. Some leaders with lots of followers, reward their visitors for following them. Others are a little choosier if they have massive people or want to stick to conversations only about a particular topic. Really, you be the judge.

Selena Brown
Team Leader and Trainer on Freedom at Home Team
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