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Retweet and Build Relationships

Retweet and share the knowledge

 

Savvy entrepreneurs know that it’s important to have an active presence on Twitter, and understand the value of growing an audience through regular tweeting. But just posting your own thoughts and content isn’t enough to develop Twitter relationships. Retweeting is an effective way to engage with people and build bridges on Twitter.

How to retweet

Retweeting is an easy way for an entrepreneur to share a great tweet that someone else posted. When you find an item of interest, just look for the double-arrow icon at the bottom of the tweet. It’ll often have a number next to it that shows the number of times it’s been retweeted.

The retweet button

When you click that button, you’ll open up a text box with the original tweet’s text pre-filled with the label “RT” in front. You also have the chance to add your own comments before you send it out. Check out what I did below:

 

how i retweeted The people who write the original tweet will be notified about how you retweet their message.

Why retweeting works

Just knowing how to retweet isn’t enough to grow an audience. The best businesses make it about the customer, and building a Twitter audience works the same way. Being a good retweeter can impact your business by:

An authority

You don’t have to keep posting original content to have your customers see you as an authority in your industry. Scan the Twitter feeds of industry experts and retweet what they share. Being a content curator, which means that you pick and choose valuable information for your customers, can be just as effective in building up your business’ reputation as coming up with it yourself.

Engaging your followers

Whatever you retweet, be it a quote or a piece of content, you’re acknowledging the other person and building them up. It puts your name in front of them. This is a great introduction to them and has a more positive context than just sending them a follow notice. You can even use it to start a conversation, which is ideal if you want to eventually have them as a customer.

Try it out for yourself by going through lists of people you’d like to connect with. Look through their Twitter streams, find something interesting, and retweet it. Watch the magic happen.

Inspirational quotes get a lot of retweets on Twitter. Why not add them to your Twitter feed? You can, automatically. Sign up for a 30-day free trial at NimbleQutoes.com. Choose quotes and watch them cycle out automatically on a schedule of your choice. A great addition to the content you already share, and these have been found for you. Give it a try today.

 

How Can Twitter Get Me More Content Mileage?

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If you’ve just published a blog, uploaded a video, or shared a photo, you want it to reach as many people as possible. Not only does this help your website ranking, but it also increases your visibility and promotes your brand.

Twitter can help you with that. With properly crafted tweets, you can get a lot more content mileage than if you’d just pressed “publish” and let your content languish.

Here are some easy and effective tips to follow:

Go visual

Humans are very visual, and social media proves this. Tweets with images get 18% more clicks, 89% more favorites and 150% more retweets. Put an enticing image in your tweet along with a link to the content and a compelling text message. That three-pronged approach will be a lot more effective than just links and text.

But speaking of text…

Generate curiosity

Tweets only give you 140 characters to work with (including the actual link), so make it count! You don’t have to just tweet the title of your blog post. Instead, use great quotes from your content, or interesting statistics. Write short, punchy statements related to the post to drive people’s interest. Be sure to use your article’s sub heads, and sentences (in context) as tweets.

Repeat your Tweets

Twitter isn’t like other social media channels. There’s a big chance people will miss your content as the tweets stream by. So don’t be shy about sending the content out multiple times. Even if your audience is “local” people dip into Twitter at many hours of the day, even outside business hours. I’m sure you’ve read something on Twitter late one night at 2am, or early one morning at 5am. Same with your customers.

Ask for a RT

Sometimes the simple act of asking can do a great deal. When you post a tweet with your content, ask for a RT. You’ll be surprised at how many people will do it! (Just don’t ask too often). It fosters interaction and can give your content a boost.

Use hashtags

Another great way to increase content mileage is to use hashtags. Generally, you only want to use one or two hashtags per tweet. Too many is going to be very annoying, and you want to attract readers, not drive them away.

Reference others

If you talk about other people in your content (in a good way) or are sharing an article written by someone else  then mention them in your tweet. They’ll appreciate the credit and exposure.

As you can see, there are plenty of ways Twitter can help you increase your content mileage. And these aren’t complicated at all. Anyone can use these tips. They key to success is consistency.

 

In between sharing yours and others’ content, why not include inspiring quotes as part of your Twitter content? Nimble Quotes offers 60+ categories of quotes to choose from. They are tweeted out for you, and personalized as if you tweeted them yourself. Try free for 30-days at www.nimblequotes.com