Twitter Smarter Podcast with Madalyn Sklar - The Best Twitter Tips from the Pros

Welcome to the #TwitterSmarter podcast, Episode 7. I was a recent guest on#SocialChat. It’s a great Twitter chat that I highly recommend. It’s run by Alan K’necht @aknecht and Michelle Stinson Ross @SocialMichelleR.  Their website says, “Bringing together the web’s most forward thinking social media marketers.” It’s held every Monday at 9pm ET. In this episode I’ll answer and expand on questions they asked me as a guest during the chat. Twitter Chats are great but they do move fast. In this episode, I’ll give broader answers and share links to sites I discuss. Click here for the show notes.

In this episode, here’s what I cover:

• My expanded answers to the @SocialChat Twitter chat questions.
• 1. How much time should we spend each day on focused Twitter activity for growth?
  • You can get tremendous results if you spend 30 minutes a day focused on your growth.
  • I like Hootsuite for listening and Buffer for scheduling.
  • I teach this in my online #TwitterSmarter training course
• 2. How do you choose who to follow in order to grow a following?
  • You get the best results when you target people and businesses that are relevant to your purpose on Twitter.
  • Best way to increase followers is to participate in Twitter chats.
  • I like the Twitter “Who To Follow” recommendations.
  • My article: How I More Than Doubled My Number of New Twitter Followers In One Week
• 3. What activities are involved when you’re “listening” on Twitter?
  • It’s important to have a pulse on what’s being said about you and your company.
  • I track and monitor my mentions on Hootsuite.
  • Great listening tool – Spider by oneQube
  • I like using Mention and Google Alerts
• 4. How does engaging with new people help grow your following?
  • Twitter is the big cocktail party. It’s all about engaging.
  • Engagement pushes you out there into the Twitterverse. The more you engage, the more you grow your followers.
  • Be active. Listen. Engage.
• 5. How can users leverage Twitter Chats for follower growth?
  • Chats are amazing. I run the largest Twitter chat for musicians – #ggchat every Thursday 3pm ET and again at 9pm ET.
  • Participating in Twitter chats will get you lots of exposure. The key is to do it consistently.
  • Make time to join in as many chats as you can. Be a regular. You’re visible. You’re active. You will see follower growth and get results.
  • Mindset: connect with like-minded people.
  • Retweet the most important tweets in the discussion. It will add to your visibility. Share others. Let them have the spotlight too.
  • If you want to leverage the power of a Twitter chat: Start your own chat. Find a niche. Be consistent. Watch it grow. You’ll be amazed.
• Your Call-To-Action: Join the #SocialChat Mondays at 9pm ET. It’s a great place to meet other people in social media such as Social Media Managers and experts. It’s also a great place to learn about social media.

Links mentioned in this episode:

• #SocialChat website
• Building a Twitter Power Following (#SocialChat 213)
• Noobs Guide to #SocialChat
• Spider by oneQube
• Mention – social listening
• Google Alerts – social listening
• TweetChat – participate in Twitter chat

Call To Action:
Join the #SocialChat on Mondays at 9pm ET. It’s a great place to connect and learn. Tweet me @MadalynSklar and let me know if you plan to join in the chat. When you reach out to me, be sure to use the hashtag #TwitterSmarter. Was this episode helpful? Tweet me and let me know!

Want an easy “one-click” way to Share The Love for this podcast? Go here: www.madalynsklar.com/love to tweet out your love.

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I appreciate you listening to the podcast. I would be extremely grateful if you would take a moment to rate & review the podcast in iTunes. If you do this, it will help me in the ranking so more people can find this helpful podcast. I read every review that comes in. And know that you have my sincere thanks! And please be sure to also subscribe to this podcast. It will ensure you won’t miss an episode! I’m releasing them every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Show Notes for this episode at www.madalynsklar.com/twittersmarter7

In this episode I chat with author and social media marketing pro Peg Fitzpatrick. She works closely with social rockstar Guy Kawasaki (ex-Apple, now with Canva) and Pinterest recently named her as one of their top experts. She has built a social media platform (or shall I say empire?) of over 1,000,000 followers across Google+, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and Pinterest. Peg is an avid writer who shares her knowledge of social media daily through her blog, tweets and posts across various networks.

I encourage you to check out her book The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users that she co-authored with Guy Kawasaki. It’s a must read for both beginners and seasoned professionals. They provide a “ground up” strategy with over 100 practical tips, tricks and insights.

In this episode, here's what Peg covers:

• Read great blogs and listen to podcasts.
• Getting the basics under your belt so you can join in the conversation.
• Be a participant in Twitter chats.
• Don’t just watch Twitter, jump in. Start a conversation.
• Hashtags tie conversations together into one event.
• Her favorite Twitter chats: #BufferChat, #SproutChat and #ViralChat
• Juice is an app that analyzes your Twitter account and finds content for you to share.
• Your Call-To-Action: Try apps Juice, Tweetdeck and Buffer and also seek out Twitter chats.

Links mentions in this episode:

• @PegFitzpatrick on Twitter
• Peg’s book The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users
• Twitter chats: #BufferChat, #SproutChat and #ViralChat
• Twitter tools/apps: Tweetdeck, Buffer, Sprout Social, Hootsuite, Juice

How to reach Peg:
You can reach Peg on Twitter @PegFitzpatrick and PegFitzpatrick.com

Your Call To Action:
Try apps Juice, Tweetdeck and Buffer and also seek out Twitter chats. Tweet me@MadalynSklar and let me know what you think of these apps.

Want an easy “one-click” way to Share The Love for this podcast? Go here: www.madalynsklar.com/love to tweet out your love.

The show notes for this episde can be found at www.MadalynSklar.com/twittersmarter6

Thanks for the listen!
I appreciate you listening to the podcast. I would be extremely grateful if you would take a moment to rate & review the podcast in iTunes. If you do this, it will help me in the ranking so more people can find this helpful podcast. I read every review that comes in. And know that you have my sincere thanks! And please be sure to also subscribe to this podcast. It will ensure you won’t miss an episode! I’m releasing them every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

This week's listener question comes from musician Rorie Kelly. She's currently running a crowdfunding campaign for her new album. (Congrats Rorie!) She wants to know how can she use Twitter to help her campaign without sounding like a spammy, self-promotional jerk. She wants to make it easy for her Twitter friends to help.

I share these strategies:

*Make a private Twitter list of everyone who's contributed to your crowdfunding campaign.
*Do individual and group tweets thanking your contributors.
*Your contributors are your super fans.
*Send your super fans/contributors pre-written tweets to make it easy for them to help.
*Use Bit.ly to shorten and track the pre-written tweet links.
*Use Click to Tweet to create a pre-written tweet.
*Use Advanced Twitter Search

Show notes for this episode can be found at www.madalynsklar.com/twittersmarter5

If you have a question about Twitter you'd like me to answer on this podcast, please go to MadalynSklar.com/speakpipe

You can reach out to our guest @RorieKelly on Twitter and her website.

CALL TO ACTION:
Create a list of your Super Fans. This will help you easily keep tabs on them so you can favorite and retweet their tweets. This also makes it easy to jump into their conversations. I also want you to try out the Twitter Advanced Search.

You can reach me on Twitter @MadalynSklar and my website at MadalynSklar.com

In this episode we take a look at your Twitter profile. This is a step-by-step, walking you through it because it’s so easy to miss things. You want your Twitter profile to be great and compelling, painting a picture of who you are and what you do.

Your Images:
Header photo - 1500x500

Profile photo - 400x400

Pick a profile photo where people will be able to recognize you if they bump into you somewhere like say at a conference.

Bio:

You get 160 characters to tell your story. Make it descriptive and compelling.

Resources:

My Twitter Profile @Madalyn Sklar

Article: Customizing Your Profile

Show notes for this episode can be found at MadalynSklar.com/twittersmarter4

You can reach me on Twitter @MadalynSklar and my website at MadalynSklar.com

In this episode I chat with Pat Flynn from SmartPassiveIncome.com. He shares his favorite Twitter apps. Be sure to check these out.

IFTTT (If This Then That) - a cool app that let's you create recipes that automate actions between internet connected services.

Edgar - content curation and post rescheduling

Click to Tweet - create fast "tweet about this" links

Be sure to reach out to Pat on Twitter at @PatFlynn. And subscribe to his amazing Smart Passive Income podcast. I've been an avid listener for years. I think you'll love it too!

Show notes for this episode can be found at MadalynSklar.com/twittersmarter3

You can reach me on Twitter @MadalynSklar and my website at MadalynSklar.com.

Each week I take a listener’s question. This week’s questions came from Houston Business Coach Tina Marie Jones. She wants to know what are ways to attract followers interested in her message and how to get seen and discovered.

I shared these strategies:

*Build up your followers by targeting relevant people, businesses, organizations and brands.

*Listen and engage. Think of Twitter as a cocktail party.

*Build Twitter lists - targeting, organizing, curating

*Grab attention by RT'ing, favoriting and replying to relevant tweets.
*Getting your followers to help amplify your message.

*Consistency is the key.
*Joining Twitter chats.

Show Notes for this episode can be found at www.madalynsklar.com/twittersmarter2
 

If you have a question about Twitter you'd like me to answer on this podcast, please go to MadalynSklar.com/speakpipe
 

You can reach out to our guest Tina Marie Jones on Twitter, Facebook and her website.

Call To Action:
Set up several Twitter lists and seek out & participate in a Twitter chat.

You can reach me on Twitter @MadalynSklar and my website at MadalynSklar.com

In this episode I share the importance of a good Twitter bio and why you should join Twitter chats. 

Twitter Bio: You want to make it compelling and use all or most of the 160 character spaces. 

Twitter Chats: They are a great way to connect with people. Twitter is like a big cocktail party. You want to Listen + Engage + Connect. These are the keys to your success. 

Best tools to participate in a Twitter Chat:
TweetChat or tchat.io

Cool Twitter Chats:

#MediaChat - @MediaChat: Thursdays 10pm ET hosted by Aaron Kilby @Kilby76

#SproutChat - @SproutSocial: Wednesdays 3pm ET hosted by Sarah Nagel @Sprout_Sarah

#ggchat - @GoGirlsMusic: Thursdays 3pm ET & 9pm ET hosted by Madalyn Sklar @MadalynSklar

Your Call-To-Action:
I want to hear from you! Have you updated your Twitter bio? Tweet me @MadalynSklar so I can see. What are your favorite Twitter chats? Let me know. When you reach out to me on Twitter, be sure to use the hashtag #TwitterSmarter. 

One Click Tweet To Share The Love:
Go here www.madalynsklar.com/love and spread the word about this podcast with a tweet. I would greatly appreciate it!

You can reach me on Twitter @MadalynSklar and my website at MadalynSklar.com.

Welcome to my long awaited #TwitterSmarter podcast! I'll be sharing my Twitter tips and resources as well as interviewing amazing movers and shakers in the world of social media and online marketing. I'm talking to industry leaders like Pat Flynn, Mari Smith, Mark Schaefer, Pam Moore and luminaries at Hootsuite, GoDaddy, Infusionsoft and even legendary rocker Kathy Valentine of The Go-Go's!

I'm asking them one simple question: "What are your best Twitter tips?"

I hope you'll join me on this podcast journey that will help you become #TwitterSmarter.

You can reach me on Twitter @MadalynSklar and my website at MadalynSklar.com.