Be Courteous When Others Retweet For You

Maybe you haven’t noticed but Twitter has become a phenomena in a short period of time. I talked a little about it in my last post. With 140 characters you can say a lot to everyone you want to communicate with.

If you think I am wrong just go to Twitter and see all the posting that is going on. But I want to tell you to be courteous when others retweet for you.

I bet you have often wondered what that RT is you see on some tweets you may get or see. That is a retweet, a resending of the information that you or someone else has sent out that their followers thought was worth sharing to others.

As you develop a following of people you will discover that they are really interested in what you have to say. So you want to give them some interesting information. You will know if they like it if you see an increase in followers or a decrease.

An easy way to keep them interested is to find good things and send it out to them. While you are reading all of the tweets you get each day there must be a few of them worth sharing.This is usually done with a retweet of someone else’s tweet that you might get or see.

So, if you are also sending out good information more than likely they are doing the same for you. This is where the courtesy comes in. It will be nice for you to send a thank you out to all of the people who may retweet your tweet. That will let them know that you appreciate what they have done. And that you are reading what they are saying as well.

It will also cause them to want to come back for more of what you have to say. And if they find you interesting when they retweet your tweet to their followers maybe the followers will do the same. It kind of gets viral in nature and your name will spread.

Now you should not expect that this will happen overnight but it will happen. And when it does it will explode your list of followers and you will be able to give them more information. Kind of funny how that works. Viral marketing at its finest.

Now that you are aware of this information don’t try to hide it. Share it with others and they will learn to be courteous to others who retweet their tweets. And they will spread it to their followers and … You get the point.

And as a last point of reference, my friend and mentor Doug Champigny has a great set of twitter videos that can show you how to get up and running with Twitter. Called the Twitter Effect Videos, he will walk you through and show you how Twitter can be good for marketing and help you make friends. Be sure to check it out.

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