Retweeting On Twitter Is A Useful Tool To Build Stronger Relationships And Trust For Your FollowersPosted by Bonnie Holscher on October 11th, 2009

When I first got started on Twitter, I had no idea what a RT or retweet was let alone how to do it.  I would see them and read thank you s for them but was clueless until I began to pay attention and ask some questions. So what is a retweet and what is the purpose.

A retweet or RT as you will see it is someone who repeats a post that someone else wrote and gives them the credit for the tweet by putting RT in front or the writers username.  Sometimes it is a quote or saying that someone likes or it is a product that is worthy of a repeat to the world of social networking.  There is an advantage to having someone retweet your post.  This allows your information to go to their entire network as well as your network which gives you a broader reader base. 

When you retweet a post, it shows appreciation for the information and creates a basis for future relationships with the people involved.  These people will watch your information more and pass it on when it is appropriate.  By retweeting someones material you are also placing value on the post by acknowledging the content and any links that the post may have. 

Also by using the retweet option, you begin to build a basis for your own brand.  Make sure when you retweet, that the information is good information and not just links to junk and other spam type advertising.  This builds a loyalty and trust for your followers when they know you are passing on great and relevant material. They will also trust your links to whatever it may be that you are promoting or content on your website.  When you are courteous and respectful you will find that there are more followers and more traffic to your websites which is a great recipe for success.

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Twitter Is A Great Way To Connect For Friends And BusinessPosted by admin on April 17th, 2009

Sometime back in the summer last year, someone told me abut Twitter and that I should get invloved.  I said yeah, yeah and opened an account.  But Twitter looked greek to me and so I did nothing with my account and even forgot I had it.  Along came a friend of mine in Califiornia who is building an amazing internet business and said she was really involved with this social networking and I should get going with it too.  While on the phone, we pulled up my account and of course, there were no tweets.  She sent me a tweet and taught me how to tweet back, direct messege and find friends.  I thought hmmm this is interesting.

Fast forward six months and now there is not a day that goes by that I do not bing up my Twitter account and talk with others and share great moments in my day.  I never dreamed that I would be following almost 2800 tweeple and had almost that many following me.  As you can see that I have learned some of the terminology also.  I also have my tweets going to my Facebook as well to stay in touch with them as well. 

Now there is #followfriday also that is great when someone recommends you to follow to their followers. Be sure to  Follow me at The Valentyne if you have a Twitter account and if you do not…get one.  The world of social networking is not only fun but a great way to connect and reach potential tweeple that have the same or similar business interests.  Either way it is an amazing world.

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