How can you increase your chances of being retweeted by others? Here are 5 easy tips:
"RT (you): Your post is
worthy of rebroadcasting to
my valuable community. I
want them to see how
awesome you are!"
A "retweet" is a
rebroadcasting of your post to
someone else's community. If
a twitter user finds your
message inspiring,
informative, entertaining, or
simply worthy of re-sharing,
they will repost it, citing you
as the original writer of the
post. This is one of the fastest
ways to spread your message
and increase your following in
the Social Media universe.
Retweets mean more traffic to
your blog and website,
increased online visibility, and
enhanced expert status among
the Twitter community. Your
increased exposure also
attracts more ideal followers.
So how can you increase your
chances of being retweeted by
others? Here are 5 easy tips:
01. Retweet others
Find posts that are in
alignment with your
message and brand,
and share them with
your followers. The
more you share
other people's
valuable tweets, the
more they want to
share yours.
02. Keep it short,
baby
You can post up to
140 characters, but
for someone to
retweet you, there
are extra characters
added (RT
yourname:). Make
it easy for people to
retweet you without
having to edit and
shorten. People also
love to add
comments to the
retweet, making it
more personal and
compelling, so leave
even more room for
that!
03. Quote
Inspiring quotes are
often retweeted. Find
quotes that match
your style and
branding, and inspire
your audience to
think or take action.
04. Tweet, tweet,
repeat
Don't be afraid to
post an important
message several
times. When you
repeat your tweet,
change it a bit. By
re-wording your
tweets, you'll appeal
to different people,
and inspire more
retweets to different
communities.
05. Be different, be
profound, stand
out, be funny
Twitter is very busy,
fast, and chaotic. To
get noticed, your
tweets much catch
someone's attention
in the blink of an
eye. Don't be afraid
to be uncommon,
controversial, bold,
witty, or daring. The
tweets that stand out
are the ones that get
retweeted.
