Top 10 Tweeting Ideas To Help You Tweet Better

By Rahul Banker on June 6, 2011

So you decide to join twitter and make your twitter account. And then you start tweeting. Then you realize that you don’t know what to tweet about. A lot of newbies on twitter ask, “What do I tweet about?” Not just newbies, but all of us sometimes go through phases of ‘Twitter block’ where we cannot think of anything to tweet about. I have seen some tweets in my timeline which said “I don’t know what to tweet now” or “Can’t think of anything to tweet”. Well, look no further, because in this list I am going to give you ideas on the variety of things you can tweet about!

1. Tweet quotes:

“Everybody tweets quotes on twitter, how am I going to be different from them?” Well then, tweet your own quotes, your own thoughts! There are many tweeps who make their original quotes, and their uniqueness makes them stand out. A beautiful quote which people can relate to, can become very popular on twitter and can go viral as well.

2. Share links:

You can follow @Tweetsmarter , @problogger , @smexaminer and many more for constant killer content and share them with your followers. Or share an interesting video you found on the net! It might prove to be helpful and useful for you as well as your readers too!

3. Send a funny tweet or a joke:

Be funny but not insulting or derogatory in any way. Funny tweets get noticed very quickly. It will help you keep your followers hooked onto your tweets and spread a smile or two in your stream.

4. Tweet about current events:

Twitter trending topics give us an instant update of the world happenings. You can tweet about them but make sure what you tweet is not factually incorrect or insensitive. Like for example, during the recent Japan earthquake and tsunami, a lot of tweeps spread information regarding the helpline numbers for those affected and their family members – which is a brilliant way to use twitter!

5. Ask a question to your followers:

This will help you engage better and the answers might prove to be helpful to you and your followers as well. The questions can be anything – ranging from help/opinions regarding a situation or a recommendation for a product you intend to buy or a survey!

6. Retweet someone else:

This never gets old. When you run out of content to post, just share someone else’s post. Sharing multiple times will help you get noticed and grow your list of friends on twitter! Sharing is caring!

7. Repeat old (and popular) tweets:

This is what I do – I ‘favorite’ tweets which have received great response/retweets from tweeters and repeat them after *wide* intervals. Wide intervals because you might not want to fill your followers’ stream with the same tweets over and over again. Hence, I think it’s not a bad idea to repeat your great tweets if you ever run out of things to tweet about.

8. Tweet a photograph:

Just saw an interesting picture? A funny picture? A random pic? Or a picture from a tweetup? Then tweet it! You can use twitpic , lockerz, flickr and many other services and moreover, the good thing is that now even Twitter is having its own service to share photos on twitter. Photos on twitter garner a lot of attention.

9. Send a drive by tweet!

A simple ‘hello’ to a tweeter in your home feed, or a reply to someone’s tweet can not only help spark off a conversation but also help you gain a new twitter friend!

10. Send a voice tweet:

We always wonder how our twitter friends sound like, right? If you want to take tweeting to the next level – you can send a voice tweet to your followers! Audioboo is a great site that I have sent voice tweets from.

Finally, remember – “Don’t tweet because you have to say something. Tweet because you have something to say.” Keep tweeting!

This is a guest post written by Nicky who is having a very huge followings and influence on Twitter and I found her as a great personality and a very good friend after knowing her “a bit” via Twitter! Twitter rocks and contributes a lot to my happiness and in my process of making new friends, everyday!