I asked this question on twitter the other day and got a ton of response.
Thought I’d throw it out on here too and see what conversations we have.
For you, is social media a tool, or just fun?
Be sure to share your links too!
Twitter can be a tough world to learn and command, so with that in mind,
Here are a few tips for those of you who may need them…
1. Have a profile picture.
We don’t want to see the Twitter egg when we’re thinking about following you. We want to see… you! Twitter is about connecting, the first part of that is seeing your face.
2. Fill out the profile information.
There’s a lot of spam on Twitter. Many of those spammers have no profile information at all or just have a link. You don’t have to reveal much, just enough so that we know it’s really you.
3. Tweet regularly.
Keep your twitter stream updated. If you have 2,000 followers and only 10 tweets, we’ll immediately think something’s up. Update you twitter stream if you want to utilize twitter.
4. Respond to people.
I know it can be impossible to respond to all replies/DM’s, but unless you’re a celebrity, reply to people when it’s appropriate. You don’t have to say something every time, but definitely sometime.
5. Tweet others as you’d want to be tweeted.
Don’t send random links to people or try to get people to read your stuff if you never mention them otherwise. Also, try to be positive when responding to people. As our Moms always said, “If you can’t tweet anything nice, don’t tweet anything at all.”
What’s your best twitter tip?
As I’ve watched tweets flow through my twitter stream this week, I’ve captured some of the best ones and put them in this post.
You can do with it what you wish…
@ArtieDavis: Blogged 5-Q’s-Is your vision really FROM GOD?: LINK
@FocusLeadership: True leadership must be for the benefit of the followers, not the enrichment of the leaders. – Anonymous
@sundaysbliss: I love finding quarters in the couch! Just found myself 71 cents! Woo HOO!
@Ez37: Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe. ~St. Augustine
@ThinkLiberia: If you can’t be a good example — then you’ll just have to be a horrible warning. -Catherine-
@ADavidPearson: If we really believed there’s a Heaven and hell, tomorrow’s agenda would have to change!
@pwilson: Our Daily Bread… LINK
@candacecrethers: I feel like jumping off the cliff with no Plan B…life’s too short to be lackluster! I’m goin’ for it !!!
@leadtoday: You don’t need to be brave to admit when you’re wrong, you just need to be smart.
1. “What happened to my glove?”
2. “Hmm…that’s weird”
3. “What’s the worst that could happen?”
4. “I ain’t got no idea.”
5. “Let me Google it.”
6. “Mind if I twitpic this?”
7. “Would you like me to tell you today’s specials?”
8. “Some call it taxidermy, I call it practice.”
9. “Sorry I’m late, the malpractice trial ran long.”
10. “I meant to call you yesterday and tell you that you have only 48 hours to live.”
I was searching for a certain WordPress plugin the other day and noticed how few things came up when I searched.
SO
I’m going to list my favorite 10 WordPress plugins.
Please keep in mind,
I am no WP genius.
I’m don’t even claim to be.
1. Askimet – Prevents spam comments from coming to my comment inbox (and an occasional legit comment).
2. Commentluv – Allows you to share your latest post under your comment when you comment.
3. Sexy Bookmarks – The pop up sharing icons under each post.
4. Feedburner – Allows my feed to be directed to feedburner for subscribing.
5. Twitter Tools – Post twitter updates on my site and tweets each new post when it posts.
6. WP Greet Box – That possibly annoying box at the top of the page asking you to subscribe.
7. WP-Archives – Allows for a separate page for blog archives.
8. Facebook Like Button for WordPress – The ‘like’ tab at the bottom of each page.
9. WordPress Mobile Pack – Allows for easier reading on a mobile phone.
10. Tweet Old Posts - Sends out random tweets for posts from the good ole’ days.
I would link to each of these, but you really just need to search in the plugin portion of your dashboard.
So,
What are some of your favorite WP plugins and what do they do?
Please share!
