Normal people have Facebook accounts and LinkedIn profiles. (Or at least they should.) More and more normal people are starting to blog through services like WordPress and Blogger. Twitter is growing in popularity but is still dominated by the very tech-savvy user while the normal person finds themselves signing up, not really getting it, and giving up.
I wanted to offer normal people some tips on how to get hooked on Twitter and once hooked, have fun using it normally.
A explanation on what I mean by normal and why I think its important to talk about.
Much of the tips and tricks associated with Social Media is directed at the power users and the, frankly, geeky people who love cool new websites and technologies. I consider myself a geek by this definition but I hang out with a lot of non-geek people (normal people) who could really use some tips on how to leverage what little time, interest, or knowledge they have to get maximum results.
5 Tips Normal People can use to Get Results and Have Fun with Twitter
- Sign up and search around.
- Signing up is easy, so go ahead and click here to get started.
- Search for things you are interested in. This could be stuff that is relevant to your job, your hobby, truly anything that you would be interested in talking with people about at a cocktail party.
- Start following people.
- When you find people who are talking about the stuff you are interested in, you should follow them. You don’t have to know them before you follow them. When you click that follow button, just see it like @garyvee describes it as, shaking a hand and introducing yourself.
- ReTweet the things you think other people should read.
- ReTweeting is ultimate compliment in the Twitter world. It is also how information gets around. Be both liberal and selective in your ReTweeting. Think of yourself as a gatekeeper of a great content to the people who follow you. Be good to them by only ReTweeting content worth reading.
- Start “tweeting” out information you think is interesting.
- The people you follow at this point will probably find what you are tweeting pretty interesting. Be confident, be yourself, and have fun with this.
- Stay with it for 30 Days
- Twitter can be tough to “get” in the first few days or weeks of jumping in. If you stick with it though, you will develop a network or really interesting people and exposure to some of the Internet’s best content.
There is a lot of material out there about how to become a power user of Twitter. I hope this gets you started and helps you get the most out of Twitter as a normal person. Leave a comment and let me know how your Twitter adventure is going. If you are a veteran Twitter user, how did you get started and what tips do you have for the newcomers?
