How to write tweets that get clicked and retweeted
Are you writing excellent content on your blog but don’t get too much traffic from twitter? It could be because your tweets are not compelling enough to make people click on the links to get to read your great information.
Here are 3 good tips to write compelling tweets. I am using great examples from the Ultimate Blog Challenge tweets:
1. Ask questions to engage people.
Examples:
What do YOU think? Is Social Media A Help Or A Hindrance To Your Creativity? http://wp.me/p1GUaq-cm
From Facebook Insights: What does “Talking about this” mean? http://bit.ly/ygjPTT
Do you approve comments like ‘Good post!’ on your blog? Join the conversation at http://bit.ly/zGp4ld
2. Don’t just say what your post is about but also how it helps.
Examples:
Add Giveaways To Your Blog For Free http://ow.ly/8n2iY
Self Publishing your eBook the DIY Way! http://su.pr/1gSwaL
Did You Miss This? ScreenGrab! A Free Screen Capture Tool for Firefox http://bit.ly/eeeVbK
3. If all fails, just ask people to retweet!
Simply add ‘Pls RT!’ at the beginning or ending of a tweet. At the end of the tweet might be better because people will be reading it last as a call to action.
Your turn!
Next time when you tweet, try to make the tweets more unique by using one of the tips above. Want more examples? Just search to ‘how to write compelling tweets’ in Google. If you have tips about what worked for you, please share by leaving a comment.
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Thanks for the mention, it’s sometimes difficult to choose the right words for a tweet but practice makes perfect I think!
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Most welcome, I thought your examples were great! I am trying different intros for my tweets these days and see how it goes. It’s a creativity challenge, but it’s great!
eosgrafx recently posted…3 tips to for great LinkedIn invitations
Oooh will try this out and see the results
Go for it, Lesley! And I’d appreciate of you were coming back and sharing from your experience, what worked for you and what not.
eosgrafx recently posted…Dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s of your Twitter profile
Great tips, thanks for sharing! (what happend with the youth insight? I miss their voices
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Alicia recently posted…A walk in the nature
Most welcome, Alicia! The kids were sleeping at the time, haha! There are doing the work part time these days, as they are busy with school
eosgrafx recently posted…Dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s of your Twitter profile
Thanks for the mention – catchy tweets can be challenging to dream up…this is a great post to help with that!
Taslim Jaffer recently posted…Try-This Tuesday: Play With Your Feelings
Most welcome, Taslim! I liked your examples, that’s why I decided to use them
eosgrafx recently posted…Dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s of your Twitter profile
Great and very useful post, going to try this!
Thanks, Sue!
eosgrafx recently posted…Dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s of your Twitter profile
Thank you for reminding me re the power and value of using questions and asking followers questions and to Pls RT. Will be going through blog over weekend and am looking fwd to using your three suggestions, particularly the question one. Thx
Thanks, Ntathu! Looking forward for your posts and please share anything else that worked for you in getting more clicks from Twitter.
eosgrafx recently posted…Dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s of your Twitter profile
Thank you for these useful tips. Of the three, asking questions is my favorite, and I find keeping them short and sweet makes responding easier. I agree that mentioning benefits trumps mentioning features, and a respectful “call to action” always helps. For example, it just got me to “Like” your Facebook page.
-Robbie
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Thanks, Robbie! I find that asking questions is really helpful too and they can get you a RT, a comment, and a like
Thanks for liking our Facebook page and hope you are finding our tips useful.
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I know that the tagline “Did you miss it?” got me to do a double take and click on the link!
I also find that varying the title for the same post helps as well.
Thanks for sharing.
Dee
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Yes, I learned that adding ‘Did you miss this:’ can get people to click on your link
Thanks so much for taking the time to comment on our blog today.
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I definitely need a serious twitter bootcamp! I need to learn all of the acronyms too, when I first saw many tweets with RT, I was puzzled as I related RT with a common teenager phrase (I have 2), “Real Talk,” lol Thanks for these tips I will put them into practice!
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Glenda, how come I missed this old comment? Thanks reading the blog. It can certainly be a bit of a challenge, but it can be learned through practice. Don’t give up
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