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Tweet Tips: 12 Ways to Tweet the Same Thing

Tweet Tips: 12 Ways to Tweet the Same Thing

Just tweeting a subject line and link from a blog (be a post by you or a post on another blog) is not always the most effective way to drive traffic to the post. If the subject line is really good, that can certainly be effective, but there are other options to get people’s attention with your tweets. Be creative with your tweets and mix it up! As with subject lines, a little originality and creativity can really make your tweets stand out.

Not all of these approaches would be suitable for use by you about your own posts. As well, not all of these examples as written will suit your personal style – the categorization I’ve done should be more helpful creatively than the actual examples. You have to decide what your style is and work it for all it’s worth. Be yourself and have fun! Just consider these examples some food for thought.

The quote
“Be creative with your tweets and mix it up!”

The librarian
Reading: Tweet Tips by @hugheadca

The fan
Love this! (subject/topic)

The who’s who
Social marketers will find these tweet tips useful!

The question
Top tweet tips! OK did I miss any?

The statistician (if the post has statistics you can tweet them)

“9 out of 10 people could be more creative with their tweets”

The conversationalist
Great discussion going on at (link) about tips for effective tweets!

The commentator
I think @hugeheadca missed several good tips, but maybe you disagree?

The provocateur
Your tweets just aren’t cutting it! Here’s some help!

The call-to-action
Tweet better with these tweet tips!

The how-to
Getting more people to notice your tweets.

The accomplishment
I just learned how to get more traffic with better tweets!

It’s really easy to fall into a routine where you just cut and paste the subject of a post and tweet it. Sure, your subject line should always be “tweetable”, but try to stay a way from being “formatic” with your tweets. This can get stale very fast and if you don’t make an effort to try and stand out, I can promise you won’t.

I know I missed some, but what I really want to do here is get you to add your tweet tips too! Jump in and comment with your suggestions and let’s see if we can stir some creative juices!

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About Jim Ducharme

Jim Ducharme spent 15 years as a broadcaster before taking a different direction by studying computer programming and leaping from the analog to digital world. He spent years in the technical support field which included a stint in Silicon Valley in the midst of the dot com bubble. Through those years he’s been heavily involved in online community building and management. Jim was the inaugural editor for PC World Canada where he helped build one of Canada’s first major online tech brands. Jim also edited www.TheeMailGuide.com and was instrumental in building that brand via social media. Jim helps companies understand social marketing and helps them tell their stories. For more information on how he can help you, drop him a tweet follow Jim on Twitter here.

With his considerable experience in both traditional and new media, Jim has great perspective to offer.

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  • http://twitter.com/hugeheadca/status/88964219969617920 Jim Ducharme

    oldie but goodie: 12 Ways to Tweet the Same Thing http://bit.ly/oHULAa

  • Anonymous

    Great ideas, Jim especially that great content deserves to be shared over and over again. It boggles my mind the staggering number of bloggers who auto-tweet their posts and stop right there!
    Others know they should tweet their posts several time buts hate to sound repetitive. Your article provides an excellent solution to this dilemma.
    I also recommend including “other” tweets between tweets that link to the same place because the last thing you want is that one of your Twitter profile visitors would stumble upon the same content after clicking on 3 consecutive tweets! Diversifying tweet links is a smart Twitter tactic that would give your profile a much-needed richness.
    In addition, when I retweet 3rd party content, I always @mention the author name in the tweet and I love to “play around” with the tweet text to make it more interesting.
    Thanks a lot for this great post. Jim. I learned a lot from you :)

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