Twitter: the greatest relationship tool that exists

Twitterthe greatest relationship

building tool that exists

James Howe

What is your

experience with Twitter?

Fundamentalsof social media

Your

personal use informs your

professional

use

Be onlinewho you are in

real lifeBut remember:

Do you want your mother to see it in the news?

Social media is about

building

relationships

Social media is about

building

community

Role Models for

relationship

building

Who do I follow?1. Start with people you know

2. Look at who is following you

3. Lists of “Following” and “Followers”

4. Who are the people you are following retweeting?

5. Use search terms or hashtags(ex. #nonprofits) to find tweets using them

How do I get

followers?Grow them slowly overtime.

You’ll gain them if you:

• Be yourself.

• Keep value in mind when you tweet.

• Follow people.

• Tweet regularly

What do I say?• Answer: What are you thinking?

• Share a link to something interesting you found online

• Share information that you find in print or as you live your life.

• Ask questions to get input or crowdsource solutions.

• Let people know what your organization or business is doing and how they can get involved.

• Direct people to your own content.

How often do I need to be on?

Take 10 – 15 minutes daily at a regular time to:

1. Post at least one tweet each day.

2. Click on at least one link.

3. Retweet something that someone else has shared that your followers may find interesting.

4. Reply to what someone else posted.

Managing Twitter

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Where can you

learn more?James HoweBlog: communicateandhowe.com

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