Everything We Wish We Knew About Twitter When We Started A look at the basics of getting started with Twitter, how to grow your following and your engagement, and how to get the most value and fun out of a truly amazing network.

1. T W I T T E R T I P S
F O R B E G I N N E R S
T W I T T E R T I P S
F O R B E G I N N E R S

2. Everything
I Wish I Knew
About Twitter
When I Started

4. 1.
You don’t have
to read every tweet

5. The average person tweets
22 times per day

6. If you're following 100 people,
you could see 2,200 tweets per day

7. If you're following 500 people,
you could see 11,000 tweets per day

8. If you're following 1,000 people,
you could see 22,000 tweets per day

9. 2.
Customize your feed
with Twitter lists

11. 3.
Respond to everyone

12. "Whether you’re managing an
international brand like Nike, or a
local deli, it’s important to say
thank-you to every follower who
asks a question, has a problem, or
gives you a compliment."
- @notebook

13. 4.
Use a scheduler like
Buffer

14. 1. Curate content any time
2. Add great stuff to your queue
3. Share via an optimal, custom schedule
4. See what's working

15. 5.
A good bio sells

16. 7 Key
Ingredients
of Compelling
Twitter Bio

17. 1. One professional description.
2. One word that is not boring.
3. One niche descriptor.
4. One accomplishment.
5.One hobby.
6. One interesting fact about yourself.
7. Your company or another social profile.

18. 6.
Engage others directly

19. Use "via" or "HT" or "by"
to recognize and mention others.

20. 7.
Understand how
@-mentions work

21. Tweets that start with an @
are seen only by the person tweeting, the
person being tweeted at, and anyone who
follows both people.

22. Tweets that start with a "." are seen
by everyone!

23. 8.
It’s OK to tweet the
same thing multiple
times

25. 9.
Set aside your
follower-following
ratio and just follow

26. One of the quickest ways to build a
following, according to KissMetrics, is to
follow as many people as you can.

27. Even more at
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