Useful Tips for Twitter

These days it seems that you can't escape stories about Twitter.  With all the hype and celebrity endorsements, lots of people are asking “how do I use Twitter?”.   

There are plenty of sites out there that will tell you how to use Twitter, but not so many to warn you of the pitfalls.If you take a moment to learn from this list of useful Twitter tips then you'll be Twittering away with the best of them.

DO hold your tongue.Unless your updates are protected, anyone can see what you are currently Tweeting.Bear in mind the story of the girl who managed to Tweet her way out of a job because a hiring manager read her thoughts on the position she interviewed for.

DON'T use it as another chat client.No one would like their screen full of irrelevant Tweets from a conversation they're forced to eavesdrop on.

DO make sure that you retweet other people.This can be a good way to build up a following of like minded Twitterers.

DON'T endlessly sell.Okay, we get it - you have your own blog.Twitter isn't a one way street - talk back!

DO follow people back, but….

DON'T be offended if people don't always follow you back.Users with tens of thousands of followers are unlikely to see your Tweet through the hundreds of other tweets anyway.

DO try to be funny, entertaining, informative and creative with your tweets.

DON’T auto-DM.This is the Twittering equivalent of spam and a faceless “hi – thanks for following” is impersonal and off-putting.

Do use it to get help from other people.When you have built up a reasonable following you’ll find it easy to find answers to your questions quickly.

DON’T twit if your message is likely to go over the 140 character limitation.Spreading messages over multiple tweets is just going to confuse and irritate your followers.

These handy hints should be enough to start you off.  If you are likely to spend a significant proportion of your online time on Twitter then there are plenty of guides on the net telling you how to use Twitter effectively.

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