Twitter Tips for Twenty Twenty-One
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Twitter tip 1: Use line breaks
This may sound like a very boring tip.
However,
space
stops your tweet looking like a wall of text
âą Bullet points are handy too
Emojis work as bullets
And act as visual hints
Or suggest tone
This may sound like a very boring tip.
However,


âą Bullet points are handy too



Twitter tip 2: each tweet in a thread should work in isolation.
This isnât the case with all threads but sometimes one point will resonate with people more than others.
If what youâre communicating is spread across two tweets, people might not pass on the knowledge.
This isnât the case with all threads but sometimes one point will resonate with people more than others.
If what youâre communicating is spread across two tweets, people might not pass on the knowledge.
Twitter tip 3: consider which format best conveys your message / idea / story / moment.
Sometimes a video can express a complex idea. Video is slow and
sometimes the wrong medium.
Presenting information? Maybe use a clear infographic
Occasionally itâs a link
Or a gif
Sometimes a video can express a complex idea. Video is slow and

Presenting information? Maybe use a clear infographic
Occasionally itâs a link

Or a gif
Twitter tip 4: what are you trying to convey?
If itâs the time and place of an event, that should be front and centre. âOn Saturday...â
Want someone to know your product will help them sleep? Lead with that!
Made a killer playlist? Maybe consider if thatâs obvs before clicking
If itâs the time and place of an event, that should be front and centre. âOn Saturday...â
Want someone to know your product will help them sleep? Lead with that!
Made a killer playlist? Maybe consider if thatâs obvs before clicking
Twitter tip 5: say when
Like, âsoonâ or âtodayâ makes sense right now but will it when an algorithm shows a tweet to someone 3 days from now?
Tomorrow might already be today when someone reads your post
Available globally? Use GMT
On demand after/forever? Nod to that
Like, âsoonâ or âtodayâ makes sense right now but will it when an algorithm shows a tweet to someone 3 days from now?



#TwitterTip 6: how to hashtag
#SomePeople clutter their #socialmedia with lotsa hashes.
Your projectâs hashtag may not âtrendâ.
Whereas a big trending topic like #SmallBusinessSaturday might help surface your post to relevant audiences.
Think of hashtags as a filing system:
#SomePeople clutter their #socialmedia with lotsa hashes.
Your projectâs hashtag may not âtrendâ.
Whereas a big trending topic like #SmallBusinessSaturday might help surface your post to relevant audiences.
Think of hashtags as a filing system:
Twitter tip 7: Stop posting square images
Annoyingly, Twitterâs default image size is 16:9.
This means your square image will crop.
See tip 6 for a simple work around for portrait images using 3 images
Bookmark this thread
https://twitter.com/nanobop/status/1255002567131557888
Annoyingly, Twitterâs default image size is 16:9.
This means your square image will crop.
See tip 6 for a simple work around for portrait images using 3 images


Twitter tip 8: information is boring




4/5 Cats Agree Knowledge Is Shareable
Can you enrich something flat to create something rounded?
Think
or 
Remember: thereâs a huge difference between an adventure and a list of directions.
Hereâs one I made earlier... https://twitter.com/bbc6music/status/1344209990895226880





Can you enrich something flat to create something rounded?
Think



Remember: thereâs a huge difference between an adventure and a list of directions.
Hereâs one I made earlier... https://twitter.com/bbc6music/status/1344209990895226880
Twitter tip 9: be âsociableâ
Avoid broadcasting to âThe Manyâ. And quit talkinâ to yoâself...
Conversation is crucial:
it engages existing followers
AND attracts newbies
Your most engaged audience see your posts... so really consider how youâll fill your dancefloor!
Avoid broadcasting to âThe Manyâ. And quit talkinâ to yoâself...
Conversation is crucial:


Your most engaged audience see your posts... so really consider how youâll fill your dancefloor!