Twitter: The 5 best expert tricks

With just a few tricks, you can improve your Twitter presence almost instantly. All you need for a professional Twitter account are smart tools and a little creativity. We have put together a few tips for you.

Twitter trick # 1: Your appearance on the microblogging service

Ultimately, what counts is what you want to convey. Appealing packaging to visually support your message does not hurt, however.

• Services like colourlovers give your Twitter profile an individual touch. On the site you will discover numerous exciting inspirations.
• A QR code is simply part of it today. With the free BarCode Generator, you can quickly and easily create a QR code for your Twitter profile. In it you can store a lot of information in the smallest space and advertise yourself and your Twitter account.

Twitter trick # 2: management and monitoring

If you work with several Twitter accounts, good administration is a huge relief for your work.

• So that you don't get hopelessly bogged down in the jungle of microblogging, social media dashboards like Hootsuite are almost indispensable.
• You customize the dashboard and manage not only your Twitter accounts, but also your other social networks, such as Facebook, Google+, Instagram or WordPress.
• Conveniently, Hootsuite allows you to send the messages with a time delay. You can carry out extensive monitoring conveniently using the "Social Analytics" module.
• Hootsuite offers you different accounts. The "free version" includes, among other things, the administration of three social networks and message planning. You can test the fee-based "Pro version" of Hootsuite in advance without obligation for 30 days.
• If you use Firefox, the HootSuite HootBar may be an asset to your browser. With the HootSuite HootBar, you not only tweet comfortably, but also call up the posts of your Facebook friends.
• On the way, you don't have to do without the practical management software either. Hootsuite offers you the right apps for both the iPhone and the Android phone.

Twitter trick # 3: analysis and statistics are part of successful twittering

With the analysis tools, such as the already presented Hootsuite, you keep an overview of your own micro-blogging behavior. You can also use it to monitor and analyze the competition's tweets.

• With the help of Socialyser you receive a small analysis about the ranking of your tweets, as well as your activities on the social networks Google+ and Twitter.
• Another, quite popular analysis tool is Twitonomy. Among other things, you can use Twitonomy to have your account compared with those of the competition in a very clear manner.
• If you are more of a visual type, let Mentionmapp create a meaningful graphic about your contacts.
• A fairly extensive and free analysis tool comes from Twitter itself and is called Twitter Analytics. The program provides you with some interesting data, such as mentions, your followers or the number of your tweets. You can also get information about your followers from Twitter Analytics.

Twitter trick # 4: Twitter Analytics

To use Twitter Analytics, you need a Twitter account that is at least two weeks old. Then you should use the analysis tool, because it reveals some interesting details.

• The Twitter analysis tool gives you an overview of the events of the past four weeks. The Twitter analysis tool shows who followed you or who jumped off and how often your Twitter name was mentioned. You can see your recent tweets and how often they have been clicked.
• You can see which cities and countries your followers come from.
• You will also find out what your followers are interested in. This also includes who else your followers follow and how the gender distribution is made up.
• If you would like more detailed information, ask for details for individual cities or groups.
• If you are interested in who has already retweeted you, this information can also be conveniently displayed by Twitter Analytics.

Twitter trick # 5: Twitter search engines and alerts

What Google is for the Internet is Twitter Search for microblogging.

• The oldest microblogging search engine is Twitter Search by Twitter itself. Whether you are looking for words, entire sentences or hashtags, Twitter Search provides you with numerous search options.
• If you use the Google Chrome browser, the add on social media monitoring could be an asset for you.
• The small tool searches the postings for given keywords and alerts you as soon as increased activity is detected.

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Even more tips and tricks around Twitter

The following little tricks require little effort, but can push your posts enormously.

• Already with a skilful selection of hashtags you draw the full attention to your tweets. You can find out exactly how this works in the entry Twitter: Use the right hashtags.
• It can also make sense to connect Twitter to other social networks. For example, Tumblr with Twitter, Instagram with Twitter or Facebook with Twitter.
• If you have an Amazon Paperwhite, post cool quotes directly from Kindle on Twitter. It is lightning fast and saves a lot of time and work.
• Of course your followers will be dear to you and dear, but even under this an unpleasant troublemaker can get lost. However, the problem can be solved quickly, because users can quickly block users on Twitter and you have one less worry.

A Twitter app for Android is available as well as a Twitter app for iOS so that you can also post your postings conveniently and, above all, quickly.

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