Creating a Social Media Plan {day seven}
Welcome to Day Seven of the Write 31 challenge! If this is your first time stopping by, head over to Day One to get started from the beginning, and now on to Day Seven…
Today’s the day we dive into our first social media platform and we’re going to start with Twitter…one of my favorites! We are going to go over some great information about Twitter the first two days and then on the third day we’ll put together a plan!
Pros and Cons of Twitter
Con – You are limited to 140 characters (including links)
Pro – You don’t have to weed through weedy posts because everyone is limited to 140 characters
Con – Content flows really fast so it can be overwhelming
Pro – Content flows really fast so it’s okay to share the same post multiple times
Twitter Lists
If you want to get more out of your Twitter experience, I would strongly encourage you to make use of Twitter lists! Twitter lists can not only help you organize the people you follow but can also help you follow specific groups of people. I keep several public and secret lists and they have distinct purposes.
Public Lists – Public lists are a great way to group your followers into categories so they are easier to track and follow. Two of the things I blog about are fitness and travel, so I keep a Twitter list for each of these topics. This way, instead of going through my whole feed I can quick go to these lists and see what my followers are sharing about fitness or travel. I have found great new blogs and businesses to follow simply by browsing my various lists.
Secret Lists – Secret lists are another effective use of lists. Secret lists allow you to group others without them knowing they have been grouped. One use I have for secret lists is for brands I want to work with in the future. Keeping my brand in mind (use your brand printable to help you with this one) I am always on the lookout for brands I’d like to partner with in the future. By keeping their Twitter accounts on a secret list I can interact with them to help establish a relationship and help them see that I support their product and mission. I would encourage you to take a few minutes to sit down and brainstorm brands or individuals you’d love to work with (feel free to dream big here!)
Tomorrow we’ll continue with some more Twitter tips and tricks and then we’ll take all of the information to create a plan for effectively using Twitter.
If you have any questions about this, please feel free to leave them in the comments below or email me at girlonthemoveblog01 {at} gmail {dot} com
I would love to connect with you on Twitter and I’d love to hear…
-What questions do you have about Twitter?
-What do you love about Twitter and what about it is difficult?
-Do you use Twitter lists?
22 Comments
Jennifer | The Deliberate Mom
I really don’t utilize my lists enough. I seriously need to get organized when it comes to Twitter.
However, Twitter is where most of my content is shared! 50% of my material is shared on Twitter!
Thanks for sharing another great post. Look at you go!
xoxo
jmdenouden@gmail.com
I’d start with one thing at a time to get Twitter organized!
Jennifer | The Deliberate Mom
Which would you think is most critical? Building lists?
jmdenouden@gmail.com
I think Twitter lists are incredibly important because they help increase your efficiency on Twitter. I don’t think you should be spending two hours a day on Twitter and the lists help you stick to a much shorter amount of time!
Ana Lynn
I have several Twitter lists, and some of them are secret but I never thought about creating one for brands I’d like to work with. I’ll get on that for future reference (as in once we move to USA again) as I feel my choice is limited while we are in Croatia and blogging primarily for US audience.
jmdenouden@gmail.com
It’s been really helpful for me to have brands all in one quick and easy place!
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Marnie @ SuperSmartMama
I had no idea that Twitter lists existed. I had to Google for help, but now that I’ve got the hang of it, I’m subscribing to a couple of lists…maybe I’ll create some of my own?!
Marnie @ SuperSmartMama
OK – I’m back. I had to play with the Lists feature a bit but I think I’ve got it now! I am creating my own lists so I can group the persons/groups I follow. This is going to really help with how overwhelming I find my Twitter feed…
Lucy Valdez
I had no idea Twitter even had lists…I think my downfall with Twitter is that it is so fast-paced that a lot of my sharing gets lost in the shuffle…Plus I am sure I don’t see a lot of content that I would love to read & share because I just don’t check it but maybe once or twice a day.
jmdenouden@gmail.com
That’s one of the things I love about the lists…it helps you see more content. I have a small group of bloggers that I put on a list together because I don’t want to miss their content. Their tweets could easily get lost in my main twitter feed but when I go to that list I can see their content!
Wilma Jones
I never knew about Twitter Lists! I guess I need to check our your series. Found you through SITS Sharefest.
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Caryn
Thanks for your info. The posts are helping me think further about my social media to-do list.
Daidri | Thee Getaway Gal
Like a lot of people, Twitter can be overwhelming for me and this is just the fix I need. I also wasn’t aware you could create lists and can’t wait to get started. How much time a day do you think you spend on Twitter? I think that can be my biggest struggle is managing my time between SM platforms and life! Thanks for the helpful tips.
Visiting from SITS Saturday Sharefest! Have a great weekend!
jmdenouden@gmail.com
Twitter lists are my best friends! I try to limit Twitter to 10 min in the am and 10 min in the pm…if you don’t watch it, you can get sucked in!
Lou Ann Donovan (@louanndonovan)
Good post! Lists are great for organizing and saving time. I use lists on both Twitter and Facebook pages (called Interests).
jmdenouden@gmail.com
I love Twitter Lists and Facebook Interest Lists…such a time saver!
Aimee @ Captivating Corner Blog
Thanks for sharing your insight. I have been focusing on twitter lately and have already seen social media advantages. Aimee @ captivatingcorner.com
jmdenouden@gmail.com
It’s truly amazing how much growth you can see when you really start to focus and be intentional on a social media platform!
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Carole
Great tips! Now I understand better how to use the lists!
jmdenouden@gmail.com
Glad it helped!