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May 14 2016

Auto-Tweet Etiquette: What to Remember When Automatically Posting Relevant Quotes

There’s no question about it: working with a service that automatically posts relevant quotes to your Twitter account can save you a lot of time and help you inspire your audience. To get the most out of a service like this, though, there are a few things you need to know. Follow these tips to ensure that you’re exercising great auto-tweeting etiquette both now and in the future.

Find the Right Time to Tweet Relevant Quotes

A Tweet is only as good as the time it’s sent out, and this is especially true for inspiring business quotes. Because business quotes are meant to be shared, they’re effective if posted at a time when your audience is engaging on Twitter. Because of this, it’s important to ensure that you’re dedicating the time and energy to figuring out when the best time to Tweet is. Keep in mind that this depends largely upon your time zone and your audience. According to Buffer, however, the best time to tweet (based on a survey of 4.8 million Tweets) is the early morning. Tweets get the most clicks during these hours. However, just because a survey says it is the best time to Tweet, doesn’t mean it is the best time for your audience. Don’t be afraid to experiment with your Twitter post timing in order to figure out what really works for you and your followers.

Keep a Close Eye on Your Content

There’s nothing so damaging to a Twitter presence as posting insensitive or controversial material. This is a more pronounced danger for people who use other auto-tweeting services, which aggregate third-party content for a Twitter account. Fortunately, Nimble Quotes has eliminated the need for this concern. Our researchers spent countless hours finding and vetting only the most inspiring and motivational quotes. Knowing full well we’d have to earn your trust to be able to tweet on your behalf, we were relentless about only collecting the quotes that would enhance your positive sentiment. This helps you maintain the standing of your Twitter profile and avoid conflict with your followers.

Customize as You Go

Auto-Tweeting isn’t a “set it and forget it” endeavour. To get it right, you’ll have to experiment to find out what works for your audience. Don’t be afraid to make adjustments to timing, hashtags, or frequency as you go. Doing this can help improve your Twitter presence and build your following. Remember, people do look at Twitter after business hours and your audience may be global – so all time zones do matter!

A service that automatically posts relevant quotes to your individual or business Twitter account can save you time and help you inspire your audience. At Nimble Quotes, we’re here to help you enhance your Twitter presence and provide some emotional connection to your followers through motivational business quotes. Try out the 30-day trial today.

Apr 16 2016

How Engaging Quotes Can Boost Your Twitter Following

When it comes to Twitter, it’s normal to feel a bit lost. With so many possible things to share and Tweet, many businesses clam up and find themselves feeling uncomfortable with the platform as a whole. Fortunately, there’s a way around this. By posting engaging quotes on Twitter, you can increase your following and earn enough re-tweets and likes to enhance your brand’s popularity. Here are the four biggest benefits of posting engaging quotes on Twitter:

Engaging quotes inspire people

There’s nothing like coming across beautiful business quotes on Twitter to feel inspired and motivated. When your company posts quotes on Twitter, you can easily inspire your followers, which makes them want to engage more closely with your account and all of your future content.

Quotes drive social shares

Did you know that posting quotes on Twitter results in a 19% boost in retweets while including a hashtag produces a 16% boost? In addition to helping to inspire and engage your followers, posting quotes on your Twitter account can also help you drive more social shares and increase your brand’s reach.

Quotes are flexible

Quotes can be tailored to nearly any situation. It’s easy to find quotes that motivate, inspire, validate, and promote deep thought. It’s also easy to find wise quotes on Twitter that commemorate important events and celebrate important dates. Because of this, posting quotes on Twitter is one of the best ways to interact closely with your audience and provide them with valuable content.

Quotes are easy to schedule

While your Twitter presence should be varied and filled with original content, videos, images, and quotes, it’s easy to schedule quotes to your Twitter account for reliable, exciting content. When you work with a service that automatically posts relevant quotes, you’ll never have to worry about whether your Twitter account is sitting stagnant again.

Regardless of whether you love quotes or you’ve never used them as one of your main Twitter tools before, posting motivational business quotes to your Twitter account is one of the best ways to promote engagement with your followers and earn re-tweets and social shares.

Try using engaging quotes in your Twitter stream. We’ve got thousands, give the 30-day trial a go at nimblequotes.com

Apr 02 2016

Social Media Tools for Businesses: How Auto-Posting Can Boost Your Twitter Presence

Of all the social media tools for businesses that are currently on the market, auto-posting tools are some of the most valuable. In addition to streamlining Twitter interactions for busy marketers, auto-posting tools can also be customized to accommodate your unique tastes and interests. Here’s what you need to know about how these social media tools for businesses can help your Twitter account thrive:

What Is an Auto-Posting Tool?

Auto-posting tools are tools that are designed to post content automatically to a Twitter account. This content is often pulled from third-party sources and should be relevant to the Twitter account owner’s target audience. In the case of Nimble Quotes, the content posted consists completely of inspirational business quotes, which can help to motivate and engage a company’s followers.

How Do Auto-Posting Social Media Tools for Businesses Work?

When a marketer uses an auto-posting tool, he or she is required to enter the time zone and posting schedule desired. This helps the auto-posting tool learn when to post content on the marketer’s behalf and can help the marketer target peak times when his or her Twitter audience is online.

Why Choose an Auto-Posting Tool?

Auto posting tools like Nimble Quotes offer many benefits, including the following:

Convenience. Auto-posting tools take the guesswork out of trying to figure out when and what type of content you should post.
Quality. Nimble Quotes has Canadian researchers who find quality, inspirational business quotes from multiple third-party sources around the web. Each quote is evaluated thoroughly for any controversial or non-secular material before being posted, so you always know your content is high-quality.
Engagement. According to Buffer, companies that want to grow their Twitter following should be posting between 3-14 times each day. What’s more, these Tweets should be spread out so as not to annoy and overwhelm your audience. If you don’t have time to write 14 personal Tweets each day, an auto-tweeting service may be for you. Designed to take the grunt work out of interacting with your followers, auto-posting services make it easier to provide quality Tweets at acceptable timeframes.

If you’re confused about social media tools for businesses, an auto-tweeting service is a great place to start. Nimble Quotes is the leader in inspirational business quotes for Twitter and can help you grow and inspire your Twitter following in a hurry. Contact us today to sign up for the 30-day trial!

Nov 24 2015

What are Twitter Followers?

Followers, on Twitter, or Twitter followers, are people who follow you (your account). Each person on Twitter has those following them, and those they are following. Those that are following you can be considered your audience. This article will explain how to follow people, how to follow the people you want in your network/audience, and how to keep your followers.

How do I follow on Twitter?

The “Follow” button is Twitter’s primary tool for connecting people. If you follow someone, you see all of their updates on your Home stream. If someone follows you, all of your tweets will appear on their Home stream.

Once you’ve found someone you want to follow, click on the “Follow” button of their profile. That’s it. They will get a notification that you have followed them.

In real life networking you often have to make the first move and be the one to extend the handshake. The same applies to Twitter. The follow is your introduction to the other person; an invitation for them to connect.

Follows are not obligatory. Just because you follow someone does not mean they have to follow you back. On the flip side, you can follow anyone you like without needing their approval. Typically, we’ve found that about 15-45% of the people we follow, will follow us back.

Are my Twitter followers the right people?

Twitter limits you to 2,000 follows (at least at first). So you’ll want to carefully manage your follow list. We’d suggest you follow the people who could be your ideal client, your ideal referrals, industry luminaries, colleagues, and people you know you can learn from. Use this as a start.

Do know that in our experience, we’ve found Twitter to be a little more casual than some of the other social networks. For example, on LinkedIn, it is typically to see business people with a very professional profile including job title and responsibilities.

On Twitter, we’ve found that those very same people may describe themselves in a more casual way. Just do be aware not to judge too harshly.

Start off by searching for the Twitter accounts of your customers.

Next, search for and follow prominent influencers in your field. They might be CEO’s, subject matter experts, company twitter accounts, or perhaps colleagues with much more experience than you. As you follow them, some may take the time to follow you back. They’ll be able to see your tweets, and will be able to retweet and share your tweets with their own audience. This expands your reach. If they don’t, follow you back, you’ll still be able to learn from whatever resources they share. Either way you win.

Even if you only service clients in a certain geographical area, do not limit yourself on Twitter. It is a global network and you never know if that person who lives 3,000 miles away has followed you because they are moving to your city in the near future and want to be in contact with you for exactly the service you provide.

Keep your Twitter followers by providing value

There is no guarantee that someone will return the favor when you follow them. The best way to ensure follows is by giving value first.

Value on Twitter means information, insights and interaction.

Share valuable insights about your industry on your Twitter feed. If you’re a realtor, for example, you could share tips on finding a good house, or sharing photos of great renovation projects. If you’re an accountant, share news about changes to tax laws or give tips on filing returns. Do this consistently and you’ll be providing value. Sharing industry information you may think everyone already knows is helpful – they didn’t have to go looking for it – you saved them time.

Another way to keep your followers is by interacting with them. This could be in the form of answering questions. Asking how they are doing and what they are working on. You can get a fair bit of information from their Twitter profile – enough to start a first conversation.

Monitor hashtags and keyword search to watch for people asking questions you can answer. We don’t see a huge amount of people doing this (answering questions) so you’ll definitely get noticed. Your help will be appreciated.

The key concept to effective Twitter follows is “value.” Follow people who can provide you or your business with value, whether it’s someone you can learn from, someone who you can work with, or someone who can connect you with other people. On the flipside, the best way to gain followers of your own is to become a contact that others will value. Teach important lessons, share relevant insights and news, and be a person people like interacting with online. Do that consistently enough, and you’ll be surprised at how fast your followers grow.

Add inspirational and motivations business quotes to your Twitter feed as if you’ve tweeted them yourself. A helpful addition to your existing content and the quotes cycle out automatically on YOUR terms. Find out more and try the 30-day trial. NimbleQuotes.com

Oct 13 2015

Twitter 101: What is a blog and how do I share my blog on Twitter?

As a modern business owner, you know you need to have a strong web presence if you’re going to succeed. A great website is an excellent first step, but you need to constantly update it and keep things fresh so that your visitors can start to get to know, like and trust you before they choose to do business with you.

What is a blog?

Blogs are kind of like online diaries. Typically businesses use their blog to share the latest news about their company, comment and share their advice on the latest developments in the industry, and post helpful information for their existing and potential customers. They tend to be updated often, from daily to once a month.

What goes on a blog?

Business blogs run a gamut of topics and formats, but a business blog should always provide value to your customers. This could be in the form of how-to articles, industry insights, or even personal stories that your customers and readers can learn from.

It doesn’t necessarily have to be text-only, either. You can add video, audio, links to other blogs and downloads for your reader. The most important thing is finding a topic and format that your visitors will appreciate, find helpful and useful.

How do I share my blog post?

Once posted, your latest blog can’t just sit there on the website. You need to share it to help build awareness for your company. Also, sharing content helps with search engine ranking. Sharing it usually means using social media.

If you don’t yet have a social media account, find out which one (or ones) your customers are using. For the purpose of this article, we’re focused on Twitter.

Sharing content on Twitter

To share your content on Twitter, take some time to think of a compelling headline (or several) which will catch your readers attention and convey the information they’ll find if they click through to read more.

Next, shorten your blog URL using Bitly (this one is our favorite). A Bitly link will save valuable space, since your tweet can only fit 140 characters. So every single letter counts.

Finally, one of the best tools I have if I want to share my blog on Twitter is hashtags. Research the hashtags that are currently being used for the topic your blog is about. Add one or two of those (max) to your tweet. This helps your tweet show up in the searches people do based on hashtags.

Here’s an example of what your tweet could look like:

You’ll be surprised at the difference that creating a good blog and sharing it effectively makes on your business. Go ahead and try it out! If you’d like more tips on content and using Twitter to promote it, check back here every week.

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