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.

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.

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!

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