{"id":2979,"date":"2015-03-31T08:41:14","date_gmt":"2015-03-31T08:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.improvemysearchranking.com\/?p=2979"},"modified":"2023-11-22T14:21:59","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T14:21:59","slug":"twitter-101-5-twitter-tips-and-tricks-to-drive-more-traffic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.improvemysearchranking.com\/twitter-101-5-twitter-tips-and-tricks-to-drive-more-traffic\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Twitter Tips and Tricks to Drive More Traffic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Twitter is awesome and it can get you a lot of website traffic. But are you using it right?<\/p>\n<p>You see some bloggers generate thousands of visitors on a regular basis, but you can\u2019t seem to emulate their success.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t worry. As a matter of fact, you do not even need a sophisticated Twitter marketing plan. With only a few simple tips and tricks, you can harness this wonderful platform and drive lots of targeted traffic to your website.<\/p>\n<p>In this post, we are going to discuss 5 such tips to help you get started.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>1. Use Images<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/expandedramblings.com\/index.php\/march-2013-by-the-numbers-a-few-amazing-twitter-stats\/\">Tweets with images get 2x better engagement<\/a>. It is as simple as that.<\/p>\n<p>Ditch the usual concept of considering Twitter as a text-only platform. Mix things up a little bit.<\/p>\n<p>If you use relevant and meaningful images, they will help your tweets to stand out from the rest of the noise.<\/p>\n<p>You can find many images (free) on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/creativecommons\/\">Flickr<\/a>, or you can create your own images by using a free tool like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/\">Canva<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>2. Less Is More<\/h2>\n<p>The core concept of Twitter is to say whatever it is you want to say in a very few amount of words. But it doesn\u2019t mean that you have to consume all the characters you are given.<\/p>\n<p>With Twitter, less is truly more.<\/p>\n<p>Shorter tweets, which have 100 characters or less, get a <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.wishpond.com\/post\/50361353513\/infographic-the-top-7-tips-to-get-more-followers\">21% better interaction rate<\/a>. Therefore, it is important to be creative and tweet in as fewer characters as possible.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, try it out for yourself. The next time you are planning to tweet about one of your latest blog posts, come up with at least 5 different versions of that tweet. Make sure all of those variations are between 6 to 8 words. You will find out which one worked best and why.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>3. The 2-Hour Rule<\/h2>\n<p>Twitter is unlike Facebook or LinkedIn. It is <em>the<\/em> most dynamic social media platform and it means the 2-hour rule is not just a myth.<\/p>\n<p>What is the 2-hour rule, you ask?<\/p>\n<p>Most social media experts believe that if your tweet didn\u2019t get the expected engagement within the first 2 hours, chances are that it never will. By then, it will be buried deep down in the newsfeed and not many people will be able to find it to make a difference.<\/p>\n<p>So how do you cope up with it?<\/p>\n<p>The trick is to publish the same tweet multiple times \u2014 with a little bit of variation.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a simple formula for publishing the same tweet with 3 different variations on 3 different times, so you can increase the visibility.<\/p>\n<p>1. First, publish the tweet with a title of the blog post and relevant hashtags.<br \/>\n2. For the second time, include an image.<br \/>\n3. Lastly, tweet with a quote or statistics from the blog post.<\/p>\n<p>You can use a free tool like <a href=\"https:\/\/bufferapp.com\/\">Buffer<\/a> to schedule your tweets to gain maximum exposure and visibility.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>4. Exact Calls-to-Action<\/h2>\n<p>Twitter can be a weird place. But fortunately, it makes things a lot simpler for bloggers and social media managers.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, if you specifically ask your followers to retweet, they will. Makes thing really simple, right?<\/p>\n<p>Dan Zarrella from HubSpot researched on this and came up with this really helpful data:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/improvemysearchranking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Dan-Zarrella-from-HubSpot-Twitter-Stats.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2981\" src=\"https:\/\/improvemysearchranking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Dan-Zarrella-from-HubSpot-Twitter-Stats.png\" alt=\"Dan Zarrella from HubSpot Twitter Stats\" width=\"624\" height=\"553\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>5. #Hashtags<\/h2>\n<p>If you are not using hashtags in your tweets, you are losing a lot of exposure, visibility and traffic.<\/p>\n<p>As a rule, you should always use relevant hashtags. Using hashtags has two major benefits:<\/p>\n<p>1. Hashtags help you focus your tweet \/ post on a particular topic.<br \/>\n2. Hashtags will help you reach the audience outside your Twitter circle, therefore expanding your reach.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/expandedramblings.com\/index.php\/march-2013-by-the-numbers-a-few-amazing-twitter-stats\/\">Expanded Ramblings<\/a>, tweets, which have hashtags in them, get 2x more engagement.<\/p>\n<p>As a general tip, do not use more than 3 hashtags in a tweet, and always use relevant hashtags.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twitter is awesome and it can get you a lot of website traffic. But are you using it right? You see some bloggers generate thousands of visitors on a regular basis, but you can\u2019t seem to emulate their success. Don\u2019t worry. As a matter of fact, you do not even need a sophisticated Twitter marketing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2983,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_oct_exclude_from_cache":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[33,34,68],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>5 Twitter Tips and Tricks to Drive More Traffic | IMSR<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Drive more traffic with Twitter! Learn 5 tips for success, from using images to strategic hashtags. 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