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September 5, 2011 by Spreading Joy

Favorite Twitter Helps

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non techy gals twitter helps

Anyone that truly knows me, knows I love twitter.  I love the reach it has given me, I love the friends that I’ve made (yes, I said friends and yes…I do love them) and I love the encouragement that I receive there daily.  I love it and today I want to share my absolute favorite Twitter Helps with YOU!

By the way, when you are experimenting with various Twitter helps, may I suggest that you try them for a few weeks and not just for a few days.  Tweet out questions about what you are using if you are just not getting the hang of it.  There are many people that will help you by answering your questions.

1.  Lists in Twitter – Start making “lists” now.  It can be titled anything. You can put your favorite tweeters in a group to make sure you never miss a single update. Think of it as a way to of easily following 400 people and being able to see their tweets. How to you think I follow so many people and interact with them? Lists.

2.  Tweetdeck – a Twitter Client that helps organize everything on One Screen

By Far the best thing for Twitter

TweetDeck – This is a Twitter must! You can have your @’s your dm’s and several columns all on ONE screen.  No flipping back and forth! When you are starting out, this is an easy way to categorize people into groups that appeal to you.  You can shorten links right from this page, send pictures, videos.  You can RT and edit to add in your thoughts and comments. You can have your lists as a row so you can see everything! It’s a must have and did I mention FREE!

It is available from a normal browser or you can download. I also have it on Google Chrome.

You need to check out the various things TweetDeck can do.   The real time update is amazing (no refreshing screens) when I’m participating in various Twitter chats or my absolute favorite… the Online LIVE Worship Service on Twitter… #Tworship.  (Click the link to see how to participate with us each week night.) I love the automation feature – I can schedule the songs and Invite people to JOYn us. You can setup your lists in columns as well as your favorite twitter chats to be individual columns and move them around as you see fit. The larger your twitter account gets, you’ll appreciate this easy way to keep up with your friends.

Robyn from @RobynsWorld on twitter created a HOW TO that shows how to set various columns, lists and hashtag chats in Tweetdeck.

Here are a few other places that help with scheduling, organization and such.

  • HootSuite – this is just like tweetdeck, with the exception you can link up your other Twitter accounts and when you post, you can have it go to all of your Social Media accounts at once, including Facebook and Linkedin.  If you are using the free version, you can’t add in Google+ but the free version is sufficient enough to cover your other accounts.
  • SocialOomph – Many features that I love like scheduling, replying and you can tie your blog here.  I don’t, but you can.  It is very user friendly.
  • Buffer – free version allows you to send out 10 posts a day. I USE the paid version and have my Spreading Joy Facebook page and My Linked in page here as well too! I love buffer for the ease of it!

Apps – there are so many apps for Twitter that do many different things.  Try various “free” versions, and if you like it – see if the paid version is even better.  – What apps do you use for Twitter?

Everything that I’ve mentioned so far is FREE for you to download and try.

Also – Do you know Twitter has limits? Yes, they do.  Check them out here.  Twitter Jail is not fun. Don’t go there. 

Many have asked me how I’ve grown my Twitter account.  I’ll tell you.
3. Growing your Account: 

Every day, I spend about 15 minutes following the people that I am on lists with or loved the same things/hashtags I loved.  If you listed me on a list, I would assume that the others you listed were in some way “like” me, so it made sense to follow them too.  (I have several lists and you can easily start with them as I feel like I follow the nicest, most amazing people in the whole world!)

People would follow back.  I did this for 2 years!  Saturday mornings, when I had more time, I’d spend a little more time and grew my account up to 19,000 followers.   I never would have imagined that I could be spreading joy to a thousand people, much less 19k.  Doing this manually isn’t awful and can be done quiet efficiently as you can see.  Being able to follow like people easily is actually available through several products.

4.  Need to easily find followers for your group or business? Here are some Free Resources for you:

You can go to www.friendorfollow.com and see who isn’t following back for free.
SocialBro – Great Follow Unfollow tool, community etc.
Social Bearing – Uses keywords and interests
May I caution you though?

5.  Have fun connecting with others

If you simply “grow” your account but never interact with those that you follow, you’ll miss out on some amazing friendships, wonderful laughs and some good times.  Think about it.  People like Oprah and others “stars” that only follow 20 people are missing out on some pretty cool friendships from all over the world.  I noticed that early on and wrote an article about it a few years back.  Even though it is a few years old, it still holds true today.   Click here to Read about the friendships I made early on.

My Favorite Twitter Helps....for you

My Favorite Twitter Helps….for you

6.  Lastly, here are some other Twitter helps You may Enjoy!  All Free!
  • Seesmic – Much Like TweetDeck
  • Twello – yellow pages of Twitter
  • Twitter Counter – lets you see your growth at a glance & some cool buttons
  • Nutshell Mail – Cool way to track groups, lists & is delivered to your inbox on your schedule
  • TweetReach – To see the impact of your tweet OR if you use the web, see who has RT’d you and say thank you

This is just a drop in the bucket compared to the things that you can find on Google or Goodsearch.  Remember, when you Goodsearch – good search for spreading joy and they will make a donation to us!

Ministry and Social Media working together? You betcha! and it works well.  The gals over at @StickyJesus will help you – stickyJesus.com  exists to equip you, the Christ follower, to confidently live out your faith in the digital world. We’re here to infuse biblical perspective and daily inspiration into your online time. We’ll help you grow your technical know-how so you can share the sticky love of Jesus Christ with others. We’re teaching, listening, and collaborating with a fired-up community of digital scribes about culture, social media, and the kind of relationship building that will outlive cyberspace. Are you in?

Here is the best introduction to twitter that I’ve seen in a while! – Intro to Twitter  Thanks @partyaficionado

Here is the best list of helps to Grow your Twitter Account – 24 Effective Tips to Grow Your Twitter Following Fast – Thanks Adam @adamjayc

To save you some time, here are a few links to a few pages that have hundreds of Twitter helps.

Free twitter tools – https://blog.bufferapp.com/free-twitter-tools

Over 275 items here – http://www.squidoo.com/twitterapps

99 items here – http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/03/17/99-essential-twitter-tools-and-applications/

Here are some CUTE & FREE Twitter “Follow Me”  Icon Buttons

I am on all the other Social Networks and you can use those buttons over on the sidebar to hit me up there, but if you really want to interact with me online, it will be better via twitter.   If you Tweet me, I’ll always reply….at some point.

I do have an extra account on twitter, just in case anything were to happen – feel free to follow over there too.  @MarieWikle I don’t use it much – but sometimes it’s necessary because Twitter does have limits and sometimes, I just “play” there.

One last thing and probably the most important of all!!!

HAVE FUN…plain and simple.  

What do you think? 

What are your favorite Twitter Apps?  

Talk to me….I want to know!

© 2011 – 2019, Spreading Joy. All rights reserved.

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  1. 1

    Cheryl Lawson says

    September 18, 2011 at 8:38 pm

    Than you for including the link to my infographic.
    Cheryl

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  2. 2

    Dustin W. Stout says

    November 22, 2011 at 1:31 pm

    Wow! What a comprehensive overview! Yikes! This is awesome Marie! Have you heard of Ifttt?
    Dustin W. Stout recently posted..A Thank You Note And Some Updates

    Reply
  3. 3

    Deanne MacBurnie says

    January 18, 2012 at 10:02 pm

    Thanks for the great tips Marie, I definitely will check them out 😉 You just keep SpreadingJoy! 🙂

    Reply
  4. 4

    David V Humphreys says

    January 24, 2012 at 2:41 pm

    You might want to add YOONO to that list, its URL is http://yoono.com/ – It comes in various varieties Desktop : (Windows, Mac, Linux) – Browser :(Firefox, Google Chrome) – iPhone app : (Yoono (paid), Yoono Free (with ads))

    It can access social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Youtube & various others, all at the same time 🙂

    Reply
  5. 5

    Ed Drain says

    September 10, 2012 at 10:20 pm

    Ok this tip is not ONLY about twitter. But it includes twitter. I tell everyone I know who is involved in Anti-Human Trafficking/Anti-misogyny/Anti-porn movements that they HAVE to sign up on Klout.com. Klout is a site that measures influence (yours) on social networks. But it also identifies which actions you did that engaged (read: *influenced*) how many people. In other words, if you are trying to persuade people, or highlight information, this tells you what actions produced good results. That is invaluable!

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