Smart Topics for Writers to Tweet About
Today is Day 10 in our 12 Days of Christmas suggested by Ruth L. Snyder. Today her book Twitter Decoded is featured. I have read this book and found it very helpful. Unfortunately it’s at home in Canada right now. Today she gives us some smart topics to tweet about.
Use Twitter to easily and effectively reach your readers
Successful writers take responsibility for marketing their own work.
Social media, including Twitter, can be amazing tools. But how do you get started and use Twitter productively without wasting valuable writing time?
Ruth L. Snyder explains the benefits of Twitter for writers and leads you step by step through the process of setting up an effective account. Using this manual, you’ll learn the lingo, find your way around the Twitter dashboard, and start building relationships with your worldwide audience. You’ll also discover many tips and tricks to engage your audience and build a solid marketing platform in minutes a day. Finally, you’ll learn how to write great tweets, use hashtags, link shorteners, Twitter tools, schedule your tweets, use tweet templates, and continue building relationships with your worldwide audience.
Here’s a sample chapter from the book:
Are you stumped when it comes to deciding what to tweet about? We’ve already discussed that you need to tweet about things your individual audience is interested in, but there are some general topics any writer can tweet about.
Sandi Krakowski (@sandikrakowski) suggests:
- Pictures of flowers
- A link to a favorite recipe
- Fun questions (What’s your favorite flavor of ice-cream? What’s the best book you’ve ever read? If you could be any cartoon character, who would you be? Who’s your hero?)
- Inspiring quotes
- Things that make people laugh
Pam Moore (@PamMktgNut) shares 100 ideas to tweet about http://www.pammarketingnut.com/2013/03/100-things-to-tweet-about-on-twitter-besides-yourself/ including:
- Tips to help people save money
- Photos of you that show your human side
- How-to tips
- Jokes
- Pictures of nature
- Thank a favorite writer or blogger
- Link to a favorite song
- Ask a thought-provoking question
- Tweet a whole story
- Share when you reach a goal
- Share a daily thought
- Tweet a positive review you received
Jenn Hanson-dePaula (@Jenndepaula) shares 40 ideas https://twitter.com/Jenndepaula:
- Mention (@[Twitter Handle]) one of your fans, thanking them for supporting you
- Share an old picture for #TBT (Throw Back Thursday)
- Write a Haiku
- Share something that has helped you in your writing
- Share the title of a book you’re reading and mention the author
Your turn!
Use one new idea each day this week in your Tweets. At the end of the week, use your “Notifications” and your bit.ly links to track which tweets get the most response and continue to use those ideas.
You can purchase your copy of Twitter Decoded at mybook.to/TwitterDecoded
Ruth L. Snyder resides near Glendon, Alberta, along with her husband and five children. Ruth enjoys writing articles, devotionals, short stories, and Christian fiction. Ruth is Past President of InScribe Christian Writers’ Fellowship.
