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Aug 25 2015

How Hashtags On Twitter Will Help You

Did you know you can search Twitter a similar way as you search on Google? Did you know using hashtags on Twitter when you tweet can help your tweet show up in Twitter searches?

Hashtags are also very powerful tools for connecting and building a network on Twitter.

What Are Hashtags On Twitter?

Hashtags are keywords or phrases that begin with the hashtag symbol (#). Hashtags are used to categorize tweets. On Twitter, when you click on a word or phrase with the hashtag symbol before it, you will be taken to a page with a list of tweets that contain that same hashtagged word or phrase.

If you use a hashtag in one of your tweets, someone who doesn’t know you but is interested in that topic can see your hashtagged tweet. It’s a great way to generate more interest in what you post and more awareness for you and your business.

Hashtags On Twitter Help

Hashtags create a wonderful opportunity to build a network. Twitter allows you to search for millions of different topics, so you can look up hashtags specific to your work and interests. And Twitter shows you all of the tweets pertaining to the hashtag, not just the tweets of those you’re following. This way, you can get into conversations, follow, RT, or favourite tweets from people you don’t even know yet. What a great way to meet and get exposed to more people, companies, charities, conversations and events. Learn more with these 5 ways Twitter hashtags help you engage and get noticed.

Try It Out For Yourself

So take advantage of hashtags on Twitter and get searching. You’ll find interesting topics for discussion and new people to interact with. Here’s how to start.

To search on Twitter:
Go to https://twitter.com/search-home

Type in the hashtag of the topic you’re searching for information about. If you are not sure there is a hashtag for your topic, start typing and you’ll see the hashtags that are currently used for that topic.

In our example, we’ll use #SmallBiz.

Here is a screen shot of the most recent tweets with #SmallBiz. We’ve circled in red the hashtag #smallbiz in each tweet. This is why these tweets were brought up in the search.

Creating your own hashtag is also a great way to get your business into the conversations where your customers, clients and colleagues are, as well as potential customers, clients and colleagues. Find some more information on using Twitter hashtags for your business tweets by Stephanie Buck.

Try Out Quotes With Hashtags

Using quotes is a great way to interact with your Twitter audience. With the Nimble Quotes service, you can try 1-8 inspiring quotes per day automatically tweeted from your Twitter account. You’ll also get the option of adding hashtags to your tweeted quotes, making your tweets even more engaging. Try us out today – we offer a 30-day free trial with no credit card required. Once your trial is over, it costs about $1/day or about $1/week to continue. Check out Nimble Quotes in action on @jenkellyjen or @newimarketing. Not ready for a trial just yet? Sign up for the Nimble Quotes newsletter instead.

Aug 18 2015

Who Sees My Tweets?

When you send out a tweet, just who sees it? Can anyone see your tweets, or just your followers?

Can Anyone See My Tweets?

Once you’ve tweeted your update, those who are following you will see it appear in their Home timeline. The Home timeline is the first page seen once someone has signed in to their Twitter account. It’s where you can see all the recent tweets of the accounts that you’re following.

Your tweets also appear on your profile page. This is where anyone from the public can view your tweets – if your account is public, then anyone can look up your profile and see what you’ve posted. So people don’t necessarily need to be following you in order to view your tweets.

Your tweets won’t appear in the timelines of those who are not following you, but they can search for them. (Except for your direct messages – these cannot be viewed by the public.)

What About Hashtags?

Hashtags are keywords or phrases that begin with the hashtag symbol (#). They are used to categorize tweets. On Twitter, when you click on a word or phrase with the hashtag symbol before it, you will be taken to a page with a list of tweets that contain that same hashtagged word or phrase.

Click here for some helpful information from Twitter on using hashtags in your tweets.

So, whether you use hashtags or not, many people can see your tweets. But using hashtags will boost your potential audience!

The Nimble Quotes service posts famous and industry-related quotes to your Twitter feed as if you’ve tweeted them yourself. We offer a 30-day free trial with no credit card required. You’ll get to try 1-8 thought-provoking quotes per day automatically tweeted from your Twitter account, with the option of adding a variety of hashtags and specific timing for your audience. Once your trial is over, it costs about $1/day or about $1/week to continue. Check out Nimble Quotes in action on @jenkellyjen or @newimarketing. Not ready for a trial just yet? Sign up for our newsletter instead.

Aug 04 2015

Tweeting: How Much Is Too Much?

If you are new to Twitter, you may be asking yourself just how much should I be tweeting? How many tweets per day are enough for me to engage with my audience, without going overboard?

Tweeting Three Times a Day is OK

I know what you’re thinking, “Three times a day? Isn’t that too much?” The answer is no; it could be just the right amount. “But,” you say, “If I sent out three emails a day to my audience, that would be crazy!” That’s true – three emails per day is too much from a company. But we’re talking Twitter here, not emails. And you have to think of Twitter as a type of broadcaster.

The Difference Between Emails and Twitter

Have you ever agreed to be on a retailer’s mailing list, and then instantly regretted it once you started getting a bunch of emails every day from them? We feel this way because receiving too many emails tends to get irritating fast. They clog up our inbox, it isn’t the right frequency for the medium and this can make us feel inundated.

Twitter, on the other hand, doesn’t work like that – it’s like a broadcaster, an announcer that gives us short, 140-character updates. We go on Twitter expecting to see news and announcements from the people and companies that we’re following. We dip in, we dip out. We don’t stare at Twitter for hours at a time. Neither do the people who follow us. So frequent (relevant, helpful) tweets are just fine. It’s not irritating when a company tweets (relevant and helpful information) multiple times per day – in fact, it’s recommended.

6,000 Tweets per Second

Just to put some context around “tweeting too much” this number might amaze you. “Every second, on average, around 6,000 tweets are tweeted on Twitter, which corresponds to over 350,000 tweets sent per minute, 500 million tweets per day and around 200 billion tweets per year.” Learn more about Twitter usage statistics here.

The More You Tweet, The More You Engage

Being on Twitter is all about engaging with your audience. And the more (helpful, relevant) tweets you send out, the more opportunities you have to do just that. If you’re sharing good content, that is relevant and helpful to your audience, you’ll tend to get more RTs, favorites and replies. These are all opportunities to start conversations with your followers – the first step in getting to know them.

If you need further proof, many online sources recommend tweeting 3-5 times per day. Check out what Buffer has to say about this topic. A key idea in the article is to view your schedule of tweets as an experiment, and to be comfortable with and open to iterating based on what your analytics say.

The Recommended Frequency of Posting on Social Media

Just like Twitter, other types of social media have a recommended frequency of posts. Generally, it’s recommended for a business to post twice a day on Facebook – more posts than that, and the likes and comments will decrease. LinkedIn’s recommended posting frequency is once per business day. This makes sense, given that LinkedIn users are busy professionals that use the service during work hours.

Do keep in mind that the world is a 24hr place and not all your connections, friends and followers are in your time zone.This is something to considerif you decide to just narrow your window of postings to the business hours in your time zone.

Nimble Quotes can help you with content to post on Twitter no matter how many times per day you choose to tweet. Select from 1-8 thought-provoking quotes per day that are automatically tweeted from your Twitter account to supplement your other content. Check out Nimble Quotes in action on @jenkellyjen or @newimarketing. You can also click here to try us out for a 30-day free trial. After your trial is over, it costs about $1/day or about $1/week to continue. Not ready to try us out just yet? Sign up for our newsletter instead.