As an entrepreneur, when I write a blog post, my objective is to get other people to read it and take something away from it. Sometimes this happens simultaneously and sometimes I don’t get many views at all. But that is the nature of the game.
Of course we all want 100+ retweets and thousands of views on our post but for most of us, that will never happen. There’s a lot you can do to get retweeted but lets start with what not to do.
Here is a list of of 5 things not to do if you want to get retweeted:
1. Asking for retweets is a huge no. If you want to be retweeted, create meaningful content for your viewers.
2. Sending the “I made a new blog post” tweet with a link to your site to everyone on your timeline is a quick way to get unfollowed and blocked. If you want people to see your post, add relevant #hashtags to your tweet.
3. Speaking of hashtags, using trending topics in your post to solicit viewers when they have no relevance to your blog topic shows that you have no idea how to use social media. This makes no sense and screams desparation. You will also not get retweeted. Always remember to use hashtags that are relevant to your blog topic.
4. If your link looks like this: http://tjecommunications.com/2014/11/16/why-kim-kardashian-is-still-winning/ it is too long and will probably not be retweeted. Lucky for you, most of the time Twitter shortens the link for you. There are many tools out there to shrink links; such as Hootsuite.
5. Posting link after link and tweeting like robot. If you post only links to your blog, you will not get retweets and probably not even followers. Try engaging in Twitter chats and interacting with followers to build rapport.
Am I missing something? Comment below.