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5 Awesome Twitter Tips for Bloggers

Twitter Hours

I frequently use and suggest Twitter hours to my clients. I was recently thinking about blogging. There have to be some established Twitter hours that bloggers may use to reach a new audience, right?

Twitter hours are similar to Twitter Chats in that they last for an hour. It's a set of hashtags that go "live" at specified times on specific days. There's a comprehensive list organized by design that fits. However, for this piece, I've selected a handful for each day of the week that I believe would be suitable for bloggers.

A quick aside: if you look at the complete list at a design that fits, you'll find many relevant local Twitter hours. You have the option of selecting the ones that are relevant to your location. Because I'm a Yorkshire lass, my favorite is #YorkshireHour.

Monday

12noon - 1pm #UKBizLunch
2-3pm #BizHour
7-8pm #WineOClock (weeeeeeey)
8-9pm #CreativeBizHour

Tuesday

2-3pm #BizHour
7-8pm #FashionHour
8-9pm #BespokeHour
8-9pm #FoodHour

Wednesday

1-2pm #LocalLunch
7.30 - 9.30pm #HandmadeHour
8.30 - 9.30pm #GossipGirls
9-10pm #EventHour

Thursday

11am-12noon #ElevensesHour
7-8pm #PromotingWomen
7-8pm #LadiesCoffeeHour
8-9pm #PinHitsHour

Friday

10-11am #ConnectFriday
12-1pm #SkillWillHour
3-4pm #CakeClubHour
9-10pm #SciFiHour

Saturday

8-9.15am #SatChatUK
11-12noon #WeekendHour

Sunday

11-12noon #WeekendHour
7-8pm #PromotingWomen

Established Hashtags Specifically for Bloggers

There are a plethora of Twitter hashtags dedicated to bloggers. They link us to one another and the Blog Retweet accounts that work tirelessly on our behalf.

You may already be familiar with many of these hashtags, but I know I will find it useful to have them all in one spot to refer to. Sharing, once again, is caring! Perhaps you can benefit from this activity as well.

#newblog #newblogger #blog #blogger #blogging #CreatorsClan #InfluencerRT #followfriday #bloggerclan #bloggerloveshare #BloggingBridgesChat #BloggingBridges #lbloggers #30plusblogs #bloggershare #bloglove2018 #goldenblogsrt

The following are my go-to hashtags. But I am hoping to start to use variations from the aforementioned to reach new people.
#bloggingtips #Bloggerstribe #ukblogger #BloggerLoveShare #bloggerssparkle #bloggerswanted

Established Twitter Communities and Chats

We are extremely fortunate as bloggers to be surrounded by well-established Twitter networks and Twitter discussions. The people who devote their time to running these Twitter communities are VERY generous with it. They organize Twitter engagement threads that help us all get closer to our objectives.

If you haven't joined one of these Twitter Communities yet, you should do so immediately. Let's keep participating and growing together for those who already know.

Twitter chats, on the other hand, are pre-planned discussions on a specific topic. They're usually curated by a single user and follow a specific hashtag. Twitter users participate in the discussion and include the designated hashtag in their responses. Twitter conversations are great for increasing the visibility of everyone who participates, not just you.

Twitter chats, on the other hand, are pre-planned discussions on a specific topic. They're usually curated by a single user and follow a specific hashtag. Twitter users participate in the discussion and include the designated hashtag in their responses. Twitter conversations are great for increasing the visibility of everyone who participates, not just you.

Understanding your Twitter Analytics

When you've figured out how to read your Twitter analytics, you know who you're talking to. It's pointless to work your tail off on Twitter if no one is responding! As bloggers, we'd be lying to ourselves if we didn't accept that the goal is to reach new people while maintaining our loyal existing readership.

To achieve your blogging objectives, you must figure out what works and what doesn't. You may free up time for more productive aspects of blogging by laying the groundwork.

To avoid singling out anyone, I'm going to start with the basics. I apologize to those who already know! Let's begin with the location of your Twitter Analytics. At this point, I'm presuming you've already logged in.

Navigate to your small profile circle on your homepage (technical name.) Then select "Analytics" from the drop-down menu.

This will bring up a summary of your Twitter activity over the previous 28 days. It's broken down into sections.

Tweets
This is the total amount of tweets over the entire 28-day period. This is an important area to monitor. For instance, if there is a month where you have fewer Tweets but a significant increase in interaction... Something went right for you! Examine your individual Tweet metrics in greater detail. This will assist you in improving your Twitter game in the future.

Tweet impressions
The total number of times your Tweets were viewed on Twitter. This includes the following:

opinions on other people's retweets of your Tweets
perspectives from those who already follow you
views from Twitter's organic searches

The more impressions you make, the larger your potential audience.

Profile visits
The number of total profile visits you have received during this period.

Mentions
This accounts for a mention every time your username is tagged with the @ symbol on Twitter.

Followers
The number of followers you've obtained or kept over the chosen time period. Examine each of your Tweets to see what has been working for you. If your Twitter followers increase dramatically in a month...

Percentages
You can look at how each of your individual Tweets did over the same 28-day period if you want to go further.

In the "Tweets" section of your analytics, it includes engagements.

Engagements are actual interactions with your Tweets by others, including:

all clicks anywhere on the Tweet (e.g., hashtags, username, avatars, and Tweet expansions.)
Retweets
Replies
Follows
Likes

Impressions are wonderful, but engagements indicate that people have taken the initiative to "act." You can get a true picture of what your audience wants by paying attention to your engagements and responding accordingly!

It's easy to become paralyzed by data! The best thing you can do is set a measurable goal for yourself. For example, if you want to increase the number of monthly engagements, you may use your analytics to guide your posting decisions.

Using Tweetdeck, you can streamline your posting schedule.

If you're unfamiliar with Tweetdeck, it's a free Twitter-specific scheduling application. It is, in my opinion, well worth investigating. Even though Tweetdeck is available on mobile, I find it easier to use on a desktop or laptop.

On the other hand, Tweetdeck is less over-the-top than the Twitter newsfeed in terms of visual appeal. Is it because it's quieter? Depending on what you need from Tweetdeck, you can organize the columns in whatever way you like. I've set aside a column for each of the following:

Keyword or search term - to monitor industry conversations in real-time.
Newsfeed - to see what's happening in the world of Twitter
Notifications - to keep up with the interaction occurring on the business page
Private messages - to respond to queries
Pre-scheduled content - To review scheduled Tweets.

Without leaving Tweetdeck, you can stay on top of all of the above at the same time. This makes keeping track of all facets of your Twitter game in one spot a breeze!

If you have never used Tweetdeck before, follow these steps:

Log into your Twitter account through your chosen browser.
Open a separate tab to access Tweetdeck - it will automatically link to your Twitter.
The scheduling section is on the left-hand side when you first login in

The scheduler is really simple to use, and knowing that you can schedule multiple tweets in one location may be rather relaxing. The payoff has more time and energy to interact with what's going on in real-time on Twitter!