“Mastering the RT, part II!”
So you’re performing non-conversational Tweets, or Tweeting something that targets numerous people- perhaps an interesting link that is being passed along. It’s ideal to give everyone credit (obviously up to a point, after three people or so, you simply don’t have the room to continue the credit train!)
One of the biggest space wasters with RTs is overstating the fact they are, in fact, RTs. There is a level of assumption that people will make, after all- so when examining Tweets with numerous RTs, look to eliminate the excess- stick to one initial RT notice.
Let’s examine some samples:
Here’s a typical string of never-ending RT’s, ending with the link that is being passed about. The first thing to realize here is, your Tweet is about *your* response, not other people’s. Eliminate their responses. Also, there’s no need to keep repeating the fact that each person RT’d the Tweet- it’s assumed! Here’s what it looks like cleaned up, with your response in the front- adding in the RT credit to the last person you got it from (@JaymEsch, from the above example.)
Simple, elegant and you have 55 characters freed up- plenty of other people can continue to RT the link, if they followed this tip! Regardless, you’ve made a cluttered RT mish-mash into something quite readable.
So ends the “Dream 10″ guide of tips and tricks for saving that precious space on Twitter. Get into the habit of practicing these 10 tips, and you’ll find yourself doing them by second nature! And there are plenty more tips and tricks than these 10, so don’t be afraid to examine your Tweeting habits and learn to maximize the tool and use it to its greatest potential!
Happy Tweeting!
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