{"id":482,"date":"2012-09-24T09:48:52","date_gmt":"2012-09-24T14:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rachelhorwitz.com\/blog\/?p=482"},"modified":"2013-01-06T11:08:20","modified_gmt":"2013-01-06T16:08:20","slug":"how-to-use-twitter-to-your-advantage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rachelhorwitz.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/24\/how-to-use-twitter-to-your-advantage\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Twitter to Your Advantage"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>There are so many writers on twitter that your first course of action should be to connect with as many of them as possible. Regardless of what route you\u2019re taking, or where you\u2019re located on that journey, the opportunity to build a community with likeminded people has never been easier. Now that you\u2019re on twitter and have started following writers, review these five steps to learn how to use the 140 character platform to your advantage:<\/p>\n

Step 1:<\/strong> Set A Follower Goal-<\/em> I suggest taking this in baby-steps. If your goal is 50k you\u2019re not getting there overnight. Set smaller goals to meet until you reach your ultimate number.<\/p>\n

Step 2:<\/strong> Create Relationships<\/em>– Don\u2019t just talk at people, talk with them. Find out what your followers like and dislike, where they\u2019re from, what they\u2019re writing. That\u2019s the fastest way to make lasting connections.<\/p>\n

Step 3:<\/strong> Provide Interesting Content<\/em>– Tweet things that your followers will want to read, retweet or respond to. This content could change depending on what your purpose is on twitter (ie- making friends, promoting your book, providing help to other writers, etc).<\/p>\n

Step 4:<\/strong> Stay Engaged<\/em>– You can\u2019t drop the ball halfway through the game, so continue shifting and testing your content to change with seasons and current events. Keep at it and you\u2019ll see a return.<\/p>\n

Step 5:<\/strong> Develop Relationships<\/em>– It\u2019s most important that you keep in contact with the people you connect with. These people could become reviewers, beta readers, confidants, reliable go-to\u2019s for suggestions or best friends, so invest in them.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t a foolproof plan that will work for everyone no matter what you\u2019re saying in order to create a strong twitter presence. However, if you\u2019re conscious about your plan and execute it in a poised manner, you\u2019re likely to succeed. The biggest thing to remember is not to overload on any of these steps and know that twitter success comes in moderation.<\/p>\n

I hope these are helpful tips to anyone looking to improve their experience on twitter. What have you found that\u2019s worked for your twitter platform?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There are so many writers on twitter that your first course of action should be to connect with as many of them as possible. Regardless of what route you\u2019re taking, or where you\u2019re located on that journey, the opportunity to build a community with likeminded people has never been easier. Now that you\u2019re on twitter […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[40,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-event","category-how-to"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2YHlB-7M","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelhorwitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelhorwitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelhorwitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelhorwitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelhorwitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=482"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelhorwitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":485,"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelhorwitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482\/revisions\/485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelhorwitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelhorwitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelhorwitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}