I, like most people in my Twitter stream, love to tweet links. I do this both to share what I find interesting and useful on the internet, and as a personal bookmarking service that I can reference later.
I browse the internet quickly. A lot of tabs open all the time and usually Mad Men in the background. This means that when I click a link in my Twitter stream or my RSS reader, I won’t get to it for a little bit. When I get there, if I find it interesting, I’d like to send it along to my Twitter pals. The biggest thing that makes me NOT share a link is poor on-page Twitter sharing functionality.
Here’s are 3 tips to encourage tweets (from me, anyway) of your blog post:
1. Get TweetMeme
It’s classy looking, easy to spot, easy to implement, adds social proof, and gives readers an easy way to share your post.
2. Change the @user
I don’t @reply TweetMeme, as it’s set on default. TweetMeme is a great tool, but it did not write the post and should not get credit. Go to the settings and make sure that your Twitter username is behind the @. Sounds simple. but I encounter this a lot.
3. Write a good headline
First of all, make sure there are capitals. A link without capitals will look out of place on my stream and thus will not become a part of it. Also make sure that it properly describes the post and is interesting sounding. When I click a link to tweet a post, I don’t want to have to edit it. We move too fast here on the Internet; no time for that. Check out CopyBlogger for headline tips if you need them.
So those are 3 very easy ways to ensure you’re tweted. Make sure these are taken care of, write and market quality content, and you should be on your way to Twitter stardom.
Do you have any other tips or resources? Let me know in the comments.
