Birds of a feather flock together. But how do you find your Twitter flock?I've found a few ways that have helped me to find others in Twitterland who share my interests:
1. Visit the profiles of people you already follow. Chances are they are following people -- and have followers -- you have things in common with also.
2. Just Tweet It! This is a website I just found and it's great! It has categories of interests, like Writers, Comedy/Humor, Family, Financial, etc. Just click on a category and a list of Twitter peeps appear for you to follow. You can also fill out a form and have your Twitter profile added under your chosen categories so others can find and follow you.
3. Look at the lists of those you already follow. (To learn more about lists, read last week's post.) Usually their lists are also full of people who you'd be interested in following.
4. Twubble -- Although I haven't tried this site out yet, it looks interesting. You type in your Twitter username and password and it searches your friend graph and suggests people for you to follow.
5. Follow Friday (#followfriday or #FF) -- If you've been on Twitter very long, you're probably familiar with Follow Friday. Every Friday, Tweeps play a game where they recommend others to follow. Be sure to include one of the above hashtags. Your tweet might look like this: "Some great #FF: @juliealoe @shellthings @UnexpectedBliss @Jeanwise @Family_Manager." (Those really are great Tweeps to follow, by the way!)
Hope that's helpful in finding your Tweeps!
Now on to our Tweet Me Tuesday blog hop!
• Tweet this post! Then visit Kristen at Hands, House, Heart Full. She is my co-host in this Blog Hop!
• Link up a post you’d like Tweeted using Linky Tools below. It can either be your most recent post or an older, favorite post you'd like to share with a new audience.
• Follow me and Kristen on Twitter! (if you’re not already)
• Visit the links below and Tweet as many posts as you'd like (linked below).
• Follow as many of these bloggers as you’d like on Twitter. (You can follow their blogs, too.)
• When you Tweet a blogger’s post, leave a comment telling them you tweeted it as part of Tweet Me Tuesday.
If you tweet at us/about us/for Tweet Me Tuesday please use the hashtag #TMT. It makes it easier for us to find your tweets! Not sure about hashtags? See Kristen's post from a couple weeks ago.
Finally, please remember that Tweet Me Tuesday is about Linky Love! Please don't just leave you link and fly off! Visit as many of the others listed as you can. The more you interact with others, the more benefit to everyone.
Alright -- get to tweeting!
Melinda, thank you for this information! I have found that I am at a plateau but I see other people's site growing and growing. I am going to check out some of your suggestions here and see where it leads me!
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Erin
I was so clueless about Twitter, but thanks to you two I'm finally figuring it out. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteas usual some great tips here, I am enjoying this weekly feature and I did tweet it!
ReplyDeleteGreat info! I plan on trying them. thanks!
ReplyDeleteMelinda, this is a wonderful idea for Tweet Me Tuesday! I am not techie enough to do these kinds of things, so I want to thank you for helping all of us Mommy bloggers out! I am the oldest living Mommy blogger, and so I appreciate you young girls so much! love to you molly
ReplyDeleteOff to check out Twubble! Great advice Melinda!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by my blog. This post was very interesting because I had no idea what the FF meant when I saw it the other day. I have to admit that I just don't get the allure of twitter. For bloggers, does it all come down to trying to increase readership?
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