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Twitter 101: Clarifying The Rules For Newbies

Started by Corvida · 1 år dage siden

Lots of Twitter guides tell you what you should do, but rarely explain how it should be done.

  When joining Twitter, finding a "tweeting", or messaging, balance will be rocky at first. Don’t worry, that’s expected and we’ve all been through it. Don’t give up. If you’re taking any of the thousands of tips out […] ... Continue reading »

44 comments

  • SEO

    6 måneder dage siden

    I noticed that for every tweet that i performed, i will get around 1 -2 followers. It really depends on what interests you are tweeting on.
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  • Wap Advertising

    8 måneder dage siden

    I'm new to Twitter and the 101 tips helps.
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  • Back Pain

    6 måneder dage siden

    Good tips. I think having lots of followers really helps. Ultimately it's the followers who are usually the first to see the new blog posts.
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  • Racing School

    7 måneder dage siden

    Good Twitter tips you have there. I like replying too. ;-)
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  • Parallel Import Cars

    6 måneder dage siden

    I must admit that replying everybody made me really exhausted at first. Nowadays I do selective replying depending on my mood for the day.
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  • CyndyA

    1 år dage siden

    Bahahaha. 10-20 a day. I saw you there listed OVER me as a megaphone on Louis' post. ;)
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  • Corvida

    1 år dage siden

    I tweet way more than 10-20 times any given day lol. Louis bares through it
    all. I'm sure he finds SOMETHING of value in there. This guide is strictly
    for newbies though :-P
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  • CyndyA

    1 år dage siden

    Just as long as you didn't mean me. On a bad day, I have 10-20 before BREAKFAST!
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  • Corvida

    1 år dage siden

    I think that all of these rules change once you find your Twitter groove,
    which gives us more room to actually break these rules. It's a bit weird.
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  • Julian Baldwin

    1 år dage siden

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  • Dorian aka coffeesister |_|)

    1 år dage siden

    YES! That's precisely part of the brilliance of Twitter.. If only this same concept were applied more elsewhere!? Be it our blogs or "real life" (ha), we should by all means follow (God forbid) tried & true 'rules' til we hit our stride THEN go for broke! Break the mold & discover your own voice. ^_^

    (|_|*cheers*|_|)
    "It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are." ~ E. E. Cummings
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  • sreiser

    1 år dage siden

    I almost judged a book by it's cover here. Saw twitter "rules" in the title and was ready to rail against them (because most twitter rules posts on the web are BS) but these make sense,... good post
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  • Corvida

    1 år dage siden

    Thank you, glad I could break the mold :)
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  • elliottng

    1 år dage siden

    @corvida, you did it again! I was giving some advice to someone about joining Twitter and had some of the same rules, e.g. tweet a bit before you start trying to Follow a lot of people. When I decide whether or not to Follow someone back, here's what I look for in order of priority:
    1. Followers/Followed - is this person a data scraper or spammer?
    2. URL - I like people with URLs filled in. Preferably a blog.
    3. Tweets - is there a mix of broadcast tweets and @ tweets? Do they look like they are engaging with other people on twitter? I also stay away from people who use Twitterfeed to spam me with all their posts without any commentary.

    OK, ttyl corvida,
    @elliottng
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  • Rex Pechler

    1 år dage siden

    Ah, Twitter. Nice write-up.
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  • Yuvi Panda

    1 år dage siden

    I did this. Unintentionally! And, I can say it works. Works very well ;)

    Although, I do admit that I wrote a script to follow people, but I was selective: I followed people whom other quality folks followed. Gave me good quality folks ;)
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  • Izzy

    1 år dage siden

    There is a ratio that you want to try to meet of people you are following and people who follow you so that you don't end up being called a spammer. Check out twitspam.com to see the list of people doing it wrong.
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  • Julian Baldwin

    1 år dage siden

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  • isle

    1 år dage siden

    Nicely done. I particularly like the tweet-to-following ratio. Someone following me with an extremely unbalanced follower/following does give me pause. Some people may tweet alot also...but if it is too much, and not interesting, I will unfollow just to clear up my stream. I *do* like reading a lot of the minor daily happenings of people, as long as it is balanced with interest or humour. (or I wouldn't be on Twitter, obviously) -Quality and value must be interspersed or it is just more noise.
    @replies are important also, to see who they tweet, and what they have to say.
    I'll be bookmarking this for newb friends.
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  • tommyl

    1 år dage siden

    Thanks for the post. Gentle introductions like this can help expand the community into places it might not otherwise go - IMO.
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  • marnie webb

    1 år dage siden

    Tools like TweetScan can also be a helpful way for new twitter users to dive into the conversations that will be of interest.
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  • Phil Glockner

    1 år dage siden

    Very practical advice! This is very similar to how I've grown (and am still growing) my network, a few here and there, with judicious reviewing of twitter user pages before adding.

    I will admit to following some big names because they were big names. Hey, I'm not the only fanboy out there.
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  • Moses

    1 år dage siden

    nice, this should be a pre-requisite class, even before picking a username! :) @urbannerd
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  • isle

    1 år dage siden

    Good point :) isn't that typical though, the more we know about any given thing, the more we can break rules or hack it to suit ourselves.
    Internet..or say, driving ;)
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  • Marlooz

    1 år dage siden

    And as a newbie don't forget to read the Twitionary: http://tinyurl.com/693ds5
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  • Eric Rice

    1 år dage siden

    It's rather amusing we are at a point we have to tell people how to use a service that lets you communicate with other people.

    Twitter's my favorite IM client.

    @spin
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  • raju

    1 år dage siden

    Corvida,

    Thank you for that article. I am new to twitter (well kinda anyways) and started off using it as an IM. Though I have learned better, this article helps. I was hoping I could find a way to add new and interesting people.
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  • Corvida

    1 år dage siden

    Here's an I've written to help you out with that. ;-)

    http://shegeeks.net/finding-new-friends-on-twit...
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  • butwait

    1 år dage siden

    Good piece; hope you're cool w/ me adding it to my Twitter Newbie FAQ page!

    http://butwait.pbwiki.com/Twitter-Newbies-FAQ

    Thanks for thinking this stuff through and sharing it out.
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  • Corvida

    1 år dage siden

    No problem at all. Thanks for the honor! I should add this to my resume ;-)
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  • Caroline O'Bannon

    1 år dage siden

    Ah! If only I had this when I first started! Great guidelines and I'll pass them on to anyone I introduce to Twitter. They'll be saved the headaches and initial disappointment I was.
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  • Dave L

    1 år dage siden

    Well done. Too many guides philosophize without getting down to brass tacks.
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  • Jay Gilmore

    1 år dage siden

    Oops. Thanks for the information. Seriously. Do I get points for breaking all of the rules?
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  • Corvida

    1 år dage siden

    :D Not Brownie Twitter points lol maybe spam points.
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  • Dan Hollings

    9 måneder dage siden

    Ha! Too funny. I thought this was 101 Twitter tips, but it is Twitter 101. None-the-less, good stuff for beginners no doubt. I've created a list of 100 (well maybe 101) solid Twitter Tips and strategies for more advanced users. I think you'll enjoy (ALL FREE):

    TWITTIN' SECRETS
    http://twittinsecrets.com
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  • Seo Singapore

    6 måneder dage siden

    Wow Dan, that's some stuff you have on Twitter.
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  • Dan Hollings

    6 måneder dage siden

    Yes yes... thanks. Have you seen my latest: "Twas The Night Before Twitmas..."
    http://budurl.com/StTwit
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  • Jas Talents and Models

    5 måneder dage siden

    I am a newbie and hey, that's great help to people like us. Thanks for the tips. It definitely helps.
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  • Twittonary

    5 måneder dage siden

    Great article! Truly a great way for beginning to get a grasp on Twitter and all if its uses. Definitely hardest part-- finding a balance. it can definately become an addiction if you are not careful!
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  • saieva

    4 måneder dage siden

    Be sure to use the Favorites feature of Twitter. Saving tweets as Favorites is a great way to highlight your interests to your Followers and visitors to your Twitter profile. And you can also provide a link to your Twitter Favorites on your Website or blog. More information on using Favorites can be found here:

    http://saieva.wordpress.com/2009/02/22/the-most...

    Regards,

    Sal.
    ---
    Salvatore Saieva
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  • Liontin

    1 måned dage siden

    Thanks for the tips.. I really appreciate that.
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  • Whereisaron

    1 måned dage siden

    Since i'm also a newbie, this post really help me a lot.
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  • Lisa Irby

    1 måned dage siden

    This is a great post. I just passed it on to a friend who's trying to figure all this Twitter stuff out. Very great points, especially about following everyone. If I see someone following 10,000 people I know they are just trying to follow others in order to boost their own following. I also unfollow people who do nothing but promote their stuff. I'm up to 1300 follows now and I feel I'm getting the hang of it. I love it!
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  • Frank Rizzo

    1 måned dage siden

    I love when this story appeared live on CNN this morning Josh is scrolling through twitter updates and stops on one that says "I'm the biggest lameshit..." My wife and I were watching and died laughing. We rewound the DVR a ton just to make sure we both saw it. Ahh the irony of running a story telling us how to use new technology and getting owned by it yourself. All about the CNN failboat.
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