Retweets are one thing that helps make the Twitter world go around. However, is it proper Twitter etiquette to ask for a retweet when you tweet something? While everyone probably has their own opinion of whether or not it is the right thing to do or not, let’s take a quick look at asking for retweets.
What Makes Something Worthy of a Retweet?
In order for something to deserve a retweet, it basically comes down to providing a tweet that contains informative or useful information to your followers. If your tweets are not serving up something useful for your followers, such as what you are having for lunch, chances are no one will be interested in retweeting your tweets.
Ploked previously covered the power of a retweet, which explains the importance behind getting retweeted. If you are sort of new to the whole Twitter thing, reading over the previous post really explains why retweets are important to your Twitter account. Read the rest of this entry »
One of the biggest issues a newcomer to Twitter runs into is figuring out what they should tweet about. While there is definitely no single solution for everyone to follow, there are a few tips to get your Twitter account pointed in the right direction ensuring engagement among you and your followers.
Give Them What They Want
As much as some people try to have a targeted list of followers, chances are each of these followers do have other interests. The trick is to figure out what the majority of them want by following you. On Twitter, more than likely most users are interested in connecting with the information you share, finding great information to share with others (retweets), and strengthening their Twitter relationships with like minded people.
The best way to do this is to give them what they want. Your tweets should be useful and informative to your followers, not boring or generic. For example, I am pretty sure most of your followers don’t care what you had for lunch unless your account is for a restuarant. Your tweets also need to be focused around the niche or industry your Twitter account is targeting. Providing useful and informative tweets will not only help prove you are a viable source Read the rest of this entry »
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While we would love to pay people to post, unfortunately we are too poor to pay anyone to write at this time, but we can offer you a nice bio box with a linkback to your site to be included in the blog post you write. Your guest post will also get twitted to our Twitter account where you will get even more exposure. Not too mention, your post will be on ploked for life, so you and your friends can check back to read it at any time! Who knows, we may even offer you the opportunity to post more often!
What to Write About?
We are interested in pretty much anything that has to do with social media. Whether it is about how to use or do something on a particular social site, breaking news, or maybe an interesting tip or trick, just about any social media content will be considered. Some sites of interest we would like posts to be about (but not limited to) are: Read the rest of this entry »
