I recently finished a great book by @shanegibson and @sjagger on Social Media called Sociable!. This book has a ton of great information on how to utilize social tools to build your business. I’ll be sharing a few things I’ve learned in upcoming posts and if you want to get more out of social media, I highly recommend you give Sociable! a read!
Here is a list of 22 types of updates you can post on Twitter from their book. I’ve been a little inconsistent on Twitter so I’m excited to get more engaged with people online using their advice. Care to join me- @ryanstgermaine?
1. Where you are physically located a given moment
2. A link to a picture of an event you are attending
3. A question about a business challenge
4. A question about a popular topic in the news
5. Share a link to your most recent blog entry
6. Share a tip on your area of expertise
7. Share a link to a breaking news story
8. Retweet someone else’s update that your followers would find useful
9. Answer someone else’s question
10. A link to a picture of a social outing
11. A link to a diagram that would explain a business process or idea
12. A link to an event you are promoting or that is happening in the community
13. A link to a community event of value
14. A link to a sale or business promotion that will save people money
15. Promote a person who just joined Twitter
16. Promote and thank some of your favorite people on Twitter
17. Thank someone who has linked to your blog or retweeted your updates
18. Upload a photo of a sunset or your natural surroundings
19. Praise someone for great content they have created
20. Review a restaurant, movie or business in 140 characters or less.
21. Share some of your favorite quotes
22. Share a link to a white paper or press release
How are you using Twitter? If you have any other ideas on how to get the conversation started on Twitter, please send me your comments.
