Social Media

Let’s discuss why and how to use hashtags (a pound sign with one or two or three words after it e.g. #LearnTwitter) on Twitter. Sometimes hashtags include complete words. Sometimes they’re parts of words, but enough that people know what you’re talking about. Hashtags are kind of like a filing system to use a on…

Today I’m sharing an introduction to Twitter chats—what they are and how they work. Twitter chats are like a large group text discussion. They happen on Twitter using tweets and people can have a conversation or a discussion by sharing their opinions and answering questions that the host puts out. The basic structure of a…

“How often should I tweet?” is a question I hear on a regular basis. I have some different ideas around how often to tweet and how to make that happen. Guy Kawasaki’s suggestion Guy Kawasaki, who has 1.4 million followers on Twitter suggests sending out 50 different tweets, each repeated four times every day! 50…

For many authors, figuring out what content to share on Twitter and other social media sites is difficult. I previously shared ideas for tweets. Today I will share some questions you can ask yourself before you tweet. Who is in my audience? You want to craft your tweets specifically for people who are looking for…