Ten Cool Ways to be More Friendly on Twitter
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Twitter is my virtual water cooler of choice. I love the social and business interaction that takes place. As it has grown, the chatter moves faster and finding a place to jump is has become more challenging for newcomers.
I find it easy to get comfortable in the circles I’ve already developed. With over 700 followers at this point, there’s a lot going on in my timeline and I can’t always respond to everything I’d like to - but I see others with three or four times that many followers who consistently greet new followers and bring them into the conversation.
So I’ve made a list of ways that I plan to be more friendly on Twitter.
- Greet new followers with a reply and mention something about them. (@newfollower Thanks for the follow! I see that you’re a VA - great business to be in!)
- Make it a point to encourage new Twitter users who have followed you by asking them questions about what they do. (@newbie Tell me something fun you did today.)
- Recommend a fun Twitter user to your followers. (I’m enjoying tweets from @funperson - give her a follow and see what I mean!)
- Don’t send all your compliments by direct message - use a reply so that others see you complimenting them in public.
- Tweet about a good blog post you found on Twitter. (Good blog post about working late by @goodblogger - http://www.url.com)
- Take time to reply to more tweets on a daily basis. Sometimes we smile at a tweet but don’t act on it. Replies help to widen circles on Twitter as your followers spot someone new that you follow and they don’t.
- Create a blog post that highlights your favorite tweets of the week on a regular basis.
- Create a blog post with a list of Twitter users who regularly provide value on a particular niche topic.
- Introduce a new Twitter user to an older Twitter use you think they have something in common with. (@newtweet did you know that @oldtweet also dreams of going to Paris on vacation?)
- Promote other Twitter user’s resources on a regular basis. ( This is an awesome list of tips that @cooltweet keeps updated each week: http://www.url.com)
Have any ideas you’d like to add to the list?
Kelly McCausey worked hard for others for many years and never made ends meet.
Now this single mom enjoys the freedom that comes from working hard for herself as an internet marketer, podcaster
and WAHM business coach. Host of 
Kelly,
I really enjoyed your post. June 08 was my first month on Twitter - I should have read your article a bit earlier!
Ulla
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Great post Kelly! Twitter is hard for people to grasp and this may not explain exactly why we all use it (everyone’s different) but it does arm readers with tools on how to break into Twitterville.
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Kelly,
Thank you for a great post about Twitter etiquette…a must read for all new Tweeps.
Ann
A great reminder Kelly! I particularly love the creation of a blog post of your favs at the end of a week, that would be fun.
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Very practical post Kelly. It’s a good reminder for us that Twitter isn’t just about posting links and new blog posts. It’s about relationships and connecting with others.
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This is great, I am a twitter addict and currently follow you. The blog ideas are great. It never hurts to help out others in your world someday they will help you out in return.
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Great article. I am loving Twitter, but I can find ways to be a little friendlier. Thanks for all the advice!
Great list, just Stumbled it. I try to be conscious of doing these things more often but I still forget sometimes.
One thing I’ve never done is “retweet” other people’s tweets, but now that I think about it, I click on almost everyone else’s retweets so that might be another good one to add to the list.
This should be part of a welcome package (there SHOULD be a welcome package) at Twitter. Working these sites is not self-evident to the newbie and not so web-savvy non-geeks.
I’m going to go bookmark/post this in the forums at SilkFair where I first learned about Twitter. Frankly, when I first heard about it, I was, like, Uh, why would anyone want to do this? (So, of course, I’m hooked, lol!)
Find me on silkfair at (my shop)
http://flowersbyfarha.silkfair.com
or (my blog)
http://flowersbyfarha.silkfair.com/blog/blog/12
(which is accessible either through my shop or the Community/Blogs feature)
Thank you SO MUCH for this article!
PS… I included my links above in case anyone wanted to stop in and say hi! (Not to be spamming.)
And, forgot to add… find me on Twitter @flowersbyfarha
Great post Kelly! I’m so thankful that when I started on Twitter, at least half a dozen folks knew these things intuitively. Your post is perfect for folks who need specifics or a little reassurance.
Kudos!
Cheryl
@dawntrenee Exactly! I’m not a believer in cosmic karma - but definitely see social networking karma in action everyday
Thanks for all of your comments!
What is a “retweet?”
Maybe in addition to the etiquette blog, a Twitter glossary would be helpful. Some of us are clueless about txt talk, KWIM?
Thanks again!
A retweet is when you copy and paste someone else’s complete tweet so that your followers can read it.
You include the original tweeters name in the tweet so other tweets can check them out and maybe follow them too.
LOL! I struggle with some of the txt talk too. There is a lot said that leaves me scratching me head.
Yes, thanks so much Kelly!
I tweeted the link here to new Tweeter @gem_crazy, and she liked it, too.
I’m suddenly remembering a book that was out when my boys were little, it was the precursor to the C U L8R kind of talk. It was filled with things like C D B, E is a B-Z B.