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Use Twitter Lists! My Hidden Twitter Tip + 21 More in Inc. Magazine!

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There are so many tips, tricks and secrets to twitters that it takes a collection of power users to even begin listing them all! Last week, John Brandon did just that for Inc. Magazine. He sent out a HARO request and myself and some other social media badasses answered…

Check out this list of “22 Hidden Features to Help You get the Most out of Twitter” suggested by top twitter pros – myself included! 

From following the 80/20 content rule, hashtag hacks and more the list provides some great twitter tips for new users and those working on their personal brand online. Most are not truly hidden but are all to often forgotten, including my favorite, no.15, “Include an image in every tweet. No excuses.” – Sarah Mitus, Digital Strategist, InkHouse Media + Marketing.” Short, sweet and accurate.

What was my tip?

Take advantage of Twitter lists

“Lists allow you to follow far more people in an organized way. Instead of having a ratatouille of various industry information, personal status updates and cat pictures, utilize categorized, curated news feeds created by yourself or others (Hint: You can subscribe to other Twitter users’ lists) to stay in the know on the specific topics and profiles you care about in the moment.”

I have currently 43 different lists saved and curated on my personal twitter account, 20+ for @CodeCraftSchool.

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A few of my twitter lists. See them all: https://twitter.com/HalieNoble/lists/

Categories range widely. Those I follow for my job as Marketing Manager at a coding school include names like ‘Colorado Tech Influencers,’ ‘Startup & VC News,’ ‘Tech – Code Masters’ as well as a list of all past, present and upcoming CodeCraft students that are active on twitter.I follow just as many for the causes I am passionate about, namely women in leadership and diversity in tech news sources, influencers and affiliated organizations.

On top of that, I have my “Just for fun” lists which include comedians, authors my friends. The amount of “just for fun” accounts I follow is so grossly overshadowed by work and women accounts that if I ever wanted to use twitter for a laugh, I had to section out these accounts so I can easily enjoy. That reasoning is exactly why you create any list on twitter – minimize clutter when looking for specific conversations.

 

4 Things To “Be” When Posting To Social Networks For A Client

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I like to be spontaneous, interactive and a little “off-the-wall” when sharing on my own, personal, social media accounts. Often I’ll post my gut reaction to something happening live or retweet without much consideration, because ultimately I’m judge, jury, and executioner (…and victim and defendant) of any consequences due to bad personal brand management. However, if the posts are coming from anyone but me, I use the following four guidelines to ensure I am being what (or who) I should be:

Be Your Client

Your clients social media campaign is not the place for self-promotion. Try to keep yourself as distanced from the actual content you create as possible so avoid even being accused of abusing your position.

1) Be Your Client:
You’re not just out there tweeting what you had for lunch that day. You are doing a job; make sure everything you share is in line with that. Before clicking “submit” look back at the account you’re about to speak for, does whatever you plan to share advance the objective of your clients campaign?

Don’t share just for the sake of sharing. Make sure your content is high-quality and worthwhile otherwise you may clutter up your audience’s news feed and their reaction will be to no longer receive updates from your organization. Justify each post in light of the campaign’s specific goals.

Be A Tool

Go ahead, tell everyone what you really think… in a helpful manner.

2) Be A Tool:
Be the go-to-resource in your organization’s industry. If you want to corner the market on something, you have to not only be a part of the conversation, but control and direct it. Become the thought leader of everything [INSERT YOUR BRAND’S INDUSTRY] by being the first to share relevant news, tips, ideas, etc. even, especially if it did not come from your brand directly.

3) Be Human:
Social media is there to be… SOCIAL. Talk and engage with the people who are talking about your organization. Be involved in the discussions that include you, otherwise someone else may control the conversation. Remember to have fun.

I have to remind my clients to avoid coding jargon and to interact with the general public in a more personable level.

I have to remind my clients to avoid coding jargon and to interact with the general public in a more personable level.

I don’t follow brands or personas that lack the potential to make me laugh (or smirk to myself at least), charm, or surprise me. The fact that individuals are able to engage with otherwise inaccessible organizations (enterprise, startup, or nonprofit) is the #1 feature that makes social media so impactful for PR and valuable for marketing.

 

 

 

Huge walls of text are intimidating and will deter users from giving your content A second glance. Spice things up with photos/graphics/designs/etc.

Huge walls of text are intimidating and will deter users from giving your content A second glance. Spice things up with photos/graphics/designs/etBe Visual:

4)Be Visual:

This post is less than 500 words.  I represented all four of my main points visually. My audience does not want to read (and neither does yours), so I’ve made it optional.