Twitter Cheat Sheet Page 2
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Compose Your Tweet
140 Characters
Think Mobile
Share timely content with your followers:
The max length is 140
Make sure links that you
insights, videos, or articles. You can
characters. Try editing
point to are optimized
schedule content to share later.
the main message down
for mobile viewing
to 50 characters by
because that’s how the
removing redundant
majority of users will
text and allow room for
view your tweet.
hashtags, mentions, and
comments. Use a URL
Name @username
2 min ago
shortener like bit.ly.
Attach an Image
Your message here @mention call to action
To increase
#hashtag
engagement, upload an
View Video | Reply | Re-tweet | Favorite
image from your phone
@mention People
or desktop, or use an
Give people credit and
app like Instagram.
engage them by @
mentioning their handle.
Tweets that begin with @
are considered “replies”
and are only visible by
Embedded Media
followers of both the
You can embed media
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person tweeting and the
Re-tweets
in your tweets by
person @mentioned. To
including a URL from
avoid, just add a period in
Reply to @username
YouTube, Flickr, or
front of the @ sign.
Slideshare.
Stay Engaged
Reply back to mentions to build conversation.
Measure your success based upon replies, re-
tweets, and favorites.
Tip:
To increase reach, include topic-related
hashtags (e.g. #commoncore). This way your
tweets will be seen by people who follow the
hashtag, even if they don’t follow you.
Resources
A-Z List Of Educational Twitter Hashtags
Find Interesting Users to Follow
@GatesEd Twitter Lists
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