As more and more people join Twitter, it seems that more and more people have questions about Twitter, how to use it, and what to do with it.  Luckily for these people, we have a pretty good list to get the greenest newbies going with Twitter.

Instead of making everyone search through ploked.com for the best articles we have to offer about Twitter, I figured it would be easiest to post the most useful and relevant articles on one page (for lazy people who don’t like to search).

1. New to the Game? WTH is Twitter?
2. Basics of Building Your Twitter Profile
3. Beyond the Basics of Your Twitter Profile Read the rest of this entry »

Do you find yourself struggling to get your tweets to not only fit within the 140 character limit on Twitter, but also to make sense?  Here are some tips to help you get the most out of 140 characters.

1. Less is More – Just because you can use up to 140 characters does not mean you HAVE to.  Just be clear and concise, and if you end up way under the 140 character limit, there is nothing wrong with that!
2. Shorten URL’s – By default Twitter will shorten URL’s with tinyurl.  However, there are some services out there such as BudURL which will actually track your clicks.
3. Use Acronyms – There are so many acronyms floating around, but I would suggest sticking to more common ones so that there is not any confusion of what you are trying to say.  Some notable common ones are LOL, BRB, TTYL, RT, etc.  Not sure what acronym to use?  There are many acronym guides online you can take a look at. Read the rest of this entry »

Yesterday I explained the basics of building your twitter profile.  For some reason if you have not read it yet, please take a minute to glance over it so you can see where we left off.

Now that you have decked out your profile with a custom background, updated your profile settings and began following other tweeps, it’s time to manage your profile efficiently and effectively.  While I am not going to go into every tip & trick there is, I am going to focus on a few that can ultimately enhance your followers experience while helping you establish tweet cred among your followers.

Plug It In

One of the most popular blogging platforms is wordpress.  It is used by millions of people for various purposes.  In fact, it is the same software that is being used to power ploked.  There are many great things about Read the rest of this entry »