twitter marathon: 10 day guide to increase your twitter interaction

TWITTER MARATHON10 Day Guide To IncreaseYour Twitter Interaction

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Day 1- The Warm Up

Before you start off on your Twitter Marathon we suggest you measure where you are before you start. To record your measurements and track your efforts our Free Twitter Marathon Tracker can be found at the end of this presentation to download.

Make note of you current stats:

Follower CountHow many followers do you currently have?

Following CountHow many users are you currently following?

Tweet CountHow many tweets have you tweeted so far?

Klout ScoreHead to klout.com sign in with Twitter and get your score

http://klout.com/home

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- Review & Modify

When taking part in a marathon you want to look the part, you're Twitter account needs to do this too.

1. Profile PictureYour profile picture says a lot about you. Make sure it’s saying what you want. Use your company logo, users will begin to recognise your brand.

2. NameUse your company name. You want people to be able to find you.

3. LocationMake sure you put your location so people know where you are.

4. WebsiteMake sure you add your website link. Social Media plays a big part in website traffic.

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5. BioWhen writing your bio make sure to add your main keyword, this will help with Google searches. Be clear about what you do and what you will be tweeting about.

6. DesignMake sure your cover photo is consistent with your brand. As Twitter has changed from a custom background to using cover photos like Facebook and Google+ the dimensions are as followed:1500 x 500 Pixels

7. NotificationsTo keep up to date and contactable download the Twitter app to your smart phone. You will receive notifications when someone Retweets, Favourites and Replies to your tweets allowing you to respond immediately!

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Day 2- On your marks, get set, GO!

Complete The Following:

•Follow 10 Relevant People•Share Quality Content x2

Total Tweet Count = 2

Follow Relevant PeopleSearch Hashtags that are relevant to your content and see who else is using them. Check out their profile and posts and start to follow relevant users. You want to find users that have conversations with others and share quality links. Once you start sharing your content with the same hashtags they will begin to see you!

Share Quality ContentPost tweets that are relevant to your target market, whether it be a blog post, solving a problem or sharing your opinion on a hot topic in your field.

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Day 3


•Follow 10 Relevant People•Share Quality Content x2•Retweet others content x 2


Use HashtagsDon’t forget to research your hashtags and see which topics are hot! We advise not to use more than two hashtags.

RetweetFind 2 posts from the new users you are following and retweet them.

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Day 4


•Follow 15 Relevant People•Share Quality Content x3•Retweet others posts x 2•Favourite others posts x 2


Start To Get RetweetedStart to think about getting retweeted from now on. When creating a post think is my content relevant? Will my posts be of use to my target market? Can I solve problems with my posts?

FavouriteFind 2 posts from the new users you are following and favourite their content.

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Day 5- Keep a steady pace


•Follow 15 Relevant People•Share Quality Content x3•Retweet others posts x4•Favourite others posts x4•Comment on others posts x2


Comment on PostsTake a look at your new users posts and reply, ask them a question about their content or leave an opinion. After all isn’t this what you want others to do with your content?

Follow BackAt this point you will have gained new followers so look through their profiles and if relevant to your field or target market follow back!

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Day 6


•Follow 20 Relevant People•Share Quality Content x5•Retweet others posts x5•Favourite others posts x5•Comment on others posts x3•Mention other users x2


MentionsThank users for following or a retweet. Ask followers questions or for their opinion. Send individuals links to blog posts if you think it would be helpful to them. Make sure you have text before @username so everyone can see your post.

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Day 7




Content IdeasYou’re nearly at the end of your Twitter marathon and perhaps your running out of ideas for content? Here’s some ideas to help you along the way:

•Competitions•Special Offers•Promote Your Other Accounts (Facebook, Pinterest, Google+)•Company News•Introduce Staff•Surveys / Questions (Retweet for yes and favourite for no)

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Day 8




TipTry and include images where you can. Stats show that tweets using images receive 18% more clicks than just text based tweets.

With 500 million as the average number of Tweets sent per day you need to make sure your content is seen!

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Day 9- Don’t get distracted, you’re nearly there!




Track Your EffortsTrack your tweets with softwares such as Hootsuite and Twitonomy. These softwares will allow you to see what content is working. Both of these softwares offer a free package.

https://hootsuite.com/

http://www.twitonomy.com/

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Day 10- You’ve reached the finish line




Congratulations! You have completed the Twitter Marathon! Use our hashtag #TwitterMarathon and let everyone know your accomplishment.

Take a couple of days and take the Twitter Marathon again and track your success.

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Twitter Marathon - Track your efforts with our Free Download

Your Twitter MarathonClick the link below to download our tracking sheet and record your efforts as you take part in our Twitter Marathon.

Good Luck and happy tweeting!

Download Twitter Marathon Tracker

or copy this URL

http://www.boldonlinemarketing.com/free-download-twitter-marathon-tracker/

http://www.boldonlinemarketing.com/free-download-twitter-marathon-tracker/