4 Activities to Getting the Best out of your Twitter Posts

Twitter has now been ranked one of the best tools in marketing or rather shaping opinions on different topics. It can be used for different activities. But for the digital marketers, reaching a larger audience, creating conversations and getting feedback about the specific products and services they market is their main aim. For instance, to get the best out of your twitter posts one should look into the following

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   First of all, to have a good twitter presence, one must employ the habit of tweeting not less than 20 tweets a day. This is because there is a lot of content that is being tweeted each and every minute by the millions of people on twitter.
2. What you tweet must be of information, content and interest to your audience. For instance, if you are gearing your audience towards a product or a service, always start with a tweet of appreciation. Make them feel comfortable and appreciated. This will keep them wanting to read more and more of what you post.
3. Tweet routinely. Don’t tweet all 20 tweets at once if you aren’t hyping for a trend. Spread them throughout the day. Avoid always employing hashtag tweets when you want to build a good presence with your particular target audience. If it must have a hashtag, let it be relevant with the information tweeted.
4. As you tweet, always mind who you tag or mention in your tweets. Look forward to mentioning your active followers. Mentioning celebrities is a good idea but they may not take the interest in checking your tweet. So always tag people who you see active on twitter in daily basis. And as you tweet yours, employ the practice of retweeting tweets of the most active tweeps.

Additionally, look forward to interacting with influencers who can boost your tweet reach for a larger audience.

What employers want from millennials

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There’s a rise in the demands of the millennials from their employers. But as much as they are fighting for what they want in their workplace, employers too have some demands from these millennials. For instance, the following are some of them

1. They want to see millennials executing professionalism on social media. More so those who would like to digital marketers. What they execute on social media platforms depicts who they really are.                   

2. They want millennials to learn how to build conversations. Posting many things and walking away on social media thinking you have captured that customer is not working for the products and services. Feedback is key and it is availed when you converse with your clients on social media.

3. As much as millennials want to grow and stay at the work place or home, they need to be free. They should be ready to say what you want rather than complaining about the bosses. The employers won’t understand millennials if they complain without really communicating. Open up.  Both of you need each other.

4. Millennials need to accept guidance from the employers and the heads of companies and Human resource personnel. It saddens employers when they see funny hashtags trending and pity the next generation of unfocused individuals.                   

5. The same way millennials keep on jumping from one job to another because of money, is the same way they are doing with our relationships. Time to really and clearly make out what you want as a millennial. If it is a job, do it to be retained for long. Any improvement you need at your workplace, say it. The world will only change if millennials say it the way it is. Keeping a job for long term is like keeping a relationship for long too.

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Man, she ain't just a girl but a potential wife

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Some men fall in love with prostitutes not because of their characters. Not because of their habits or rather looks, but because their hearts chose them. Better to love someone who is ready to change than one whom you will never change.

Hey man, if you find a girl whom you correct and works on it, be glad. She might not change her habits instantly. Everything is gradual. You can't fall in love with someone once. True love is falling in love with a woman over and over again. If she tells you everything, that's not a woman to let go.  If her eyes truly wet and you know she is for real, just be keen you don't lose a wife because you think she is a cheat.

Listen man, that woman you love will always have men who crash on her no matter the long you have even been married. Men will call her love, babe, hun, sweetie excetra even if they know she is married. Don't lose hope on a woman who is ready to fight for you. Don't let go a woman whom you truly love. For most times people don't fall in love with others' behaviors but the heart which wants what it wants.

That girl you met is not just a girl. Inside she is a woman. A smart and wise woman who needs guidance from a man who wants to mold her and potter her to make her someone beautiful worth for himself. God created Eve from Adam's rib. He took only one rib. He never took two, three or more. Eve was cheated by the serpent and she accepted. But what did Adam do afterwards; he never let her go. She was still his woman no matter what. She was still that woman a generation of human being came from.

This is the thing boy, gentleman or rather man; a girl, lady or woman will be yours if you build correct, protect, prophesy her and be ready to improve her to be the best for you. Giving up on a woman who can be your wife and help you build a family is like throwing a gold coin into the ocean of many sharks. If she wrongs you, learn to let go; so long as it didn't affect the love you have for her.

Beauty of looks is deceitful. The beauty of a woman lies within her. If she accepts change, man that woman can take care of your home when you are gone; either to far distant place or from the face of the earth. You can never find a perfect woman. But you can make a perfect match out of the corrections you make in her. It's useless to correct a girl for some time only to dump her after some months of progress. You have not only lost a good friend but a potential wife. You ain't righteous man.

If a woman tells you I love you, she means it. She loves a man the way he is. Have you ever wondered why people who are considered poor have best marriages? Because of that woman. She knows how to keep the family together. She supports his husband. She is patient at everything. Rich men would have tried to confuse her to break up from her marriage, but love and faith kept her there. A number of men are after your woman. It's a matter of fighting. If you give up, you too weak to be a husband material. If you fight for her she will still look up to you.

Before you go man, take that girl, build her and make her a beautiful woman you can be proud of. Your mother would not have been a woman she is if your father never took time on her. Stop behaving like you have seen another better woman than her outside there. If you love her truly, just ensure that you don't lose that gem. People mess and people forgive. Furthermore, don't ever accuse your woman falsely, you will weaken her strings of love.

Stop treating her just like any other girls you have met and they messed up your life. Stop taking her for granted.  A real woman will give you a reason to smile no matter how many times she messes up. It's not how many times she has fallen, but how many times you will lift her. She needs you.

If you found a woman in a girl, never let go!

Girl, that man ain't your boyfriend but husband

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Have you ever really been in love? Well, just to know, love can change your world upside down. Falling in love was the best thing that happened to me because I fell for a best friend whom I was ready to know. I wanted someone to grow me. To correct me. To push me and more so to give me a comfortable shoulder to lean on when my days are gloomy and my fears within exceed. I wanted someone to call me hunie, bunnie, boo, bae, babe and all those sweet nothing names.

Sometimes you might take those little actions you do thinking it is normal and understandable because your thoughts lie to you that, ‘it is okay. He will understand.’ Forgetting ‘those things and actions’ you call tiny might bring about big problems that might require a lot to resolve.

Girl, those texts you are sending to other male friends should be stopped. Those chats you are bubbling all your thoughts like the ‘all know girl’, must be stopped. You are not a judge on your WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. Stop wasting your time on other dudes when you have a potential man in your life. Use that time to find something of importance to do. Make use of that idle time to write to him beautiful poems, drawings or rather sketch him something that will broaden his smile. Make yourself busy to avoid problems.

It will be so unfortunate if you lose a potential husband just because of your circle of friends. Remember this, you can have many friends or rather your circle of friends might be so big but to find those friends who can keep your secrets, give you time to listen to you and be there for you when you need them demands loyalty and commitment.

Listen girl, if it is that male friend of yours leaving questions in your man’s mind, cut links. If it is those girlfriends of yours that don’t rhyme with your character and habits and he has strictly forbidden you to join the crew, hearken. A good man will come into your life to build you, protect you, provide for you and make you fit for him.

Kindly, stop complaining when he corrects you. Humble yourself when he points out mistakes. Don’t hear him talk; listen to his words and internalize. Don’t argue with him; employ turn taking. If your reasons to explain why this that happened will not please him, don’t continue giving them. That will sound rude and he will take them as excuses.

For a girl to grow into a woman that understands real love from a man who is ready to shape her and make her the best for him; she must be ready to shed her old feathers just like an eagle for new ones. It doesn’t matter how painful it is but how patient and courageous is she to stick by the man’s side.

Such a man is a husband not just a boyfriend. If he is lucky to have you, give him more reasons to be lucky every day. 

20 Ways of Gaining Genuine Twitter Followers

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A number of people are struggling to gain followers in twitter without knowing there are tips that can guide them for effective gaining. For instance, these are some of the ways in which an individual can genuinely gain followers.

1. By turning on your geographical location. You can easily attract followers from your area. In most cases you will find that when you turn on your GPS, people around your area will be suggested to you.  It is likely for one to hit the button follow for someone from a certain region similar as his/her or area of his/her choice because he/she has turned on the location button.

2. Captivating Bio: Your Bio must be captivating enough to interest someone to follow you. Most times people will carelessly update their status forgetting that Profile is what gives people a general picture about you. So you must be careful and choosy in the choice of words you use to portray yourself. Be relevant and true. You never know who follows you.

3. Make replies to bigger brands. For instance if Safaricom asks a question and you answer then it happens that they retweet it / quote, it is a better chance to gain followers because of the bigger audience given. You can use individuals who you know are best influencers.

4. Employ the mentioning of influential personnel you know. 

Give it a 75% likeliness for him or her to retweet or quote your tweet. That can also be a channel to gain new followers. E.g.

 “What is your take on The USA elections? @xtiandela, @leonlidigu, @machukah, @moseax."

5. Use a clear picture that directs one to you as the focus on your profile. Avoid profile pictures with more than two people. The avatar is a small space. So do you ensure that you don't congest your profile.

6. Make it a habit to tweet during peak hours. Sending messages when people are asleep depending on your time zone is not the best way of gaining followers. Tweet when most people are awake; that way, interactivity is high. For instance, most people in Kenya are thought to be on twitter at 10am, noon, 4pm, 6pm and 8pm. Knowing the times people are active on this site will help you schedule your tweets hence likeliness of a lot of traffic to your post. Be around when the bulk of twitter users is around.

7. Automated messaging. Some features on twitter that build up automatic messaging to everyone to a specific geographical area (can be regulated). This can also be a way of gaining followers. For instance, sending a crowdfire message to follow might be very helpful. You can alternatively choose some influential people to DM (direct message) your tweet. They may opt to retweet it or tweet it. That gives you a better platforms,

8. Make use of links to most interesting sites. If you employ the habit of tweeting stuffs and linking them to the best viewed websites might be a very good chance for you to gain followers. You can also include the handle of the site link you are mentioning e.g @ktnkenya reducing the number of words again? Http://machukajanet.blogdpot.co.ke  

9, Design your Timeline to be known of some specific things. For instance, if you specialize in sending motivational quotes /business articles, stick to that! You will definitely attract a certain audience to follow you. Do it like a trend to maintain the audience and to encourage more followers. 

Eg check how at Chris Kirubi does..  https://twitter.com/CKirubi?s=08

10. Encourage repetition of some interesting stuffs you have ever posted. This will encourage expansion of your following. Make sure to repeat your best and most informative tweets several times during the day. Sometimes you can undo retweet and retweet it again to increase the impressions and reach. It might end up being a trending tweet and that can earn you a good presence and following.

11. Link your account to outer social media platforms. You can link your twitter with your Facebook, Instagram, G+, LinkedIn among others. Alternatively, you can copy and paste to post the link of the post from your twitter to other platforms. Once Fb followers click the link they can follow once they land on your twitter account. http://Hootsuite.com offers linking and managing all accounts.

12. Post pictures worth a thousand words! Design the tweet to be the best ever accompanied with an eye-catching picture. Let people melt down! Ooh yeah! I said let people drool as they read the message!

13.  Make your twitter activity visible. If you have a website, Link it to your twitter. That's easy for people to follow you from your site to twitter.

14. Mind what you share! Use important and helpful links. Create content that people can learn from, can get inspired & be motivated, can get knowledge out of it! For instance, you can do thread tweets.

15. Be generous in linking and retweeting others. Definitely you will realize most people will retweet you if you retweet them! Be generous!

16. Avoid too much promotions.Too many promotions of articles, products and services might make your personal account look like a spammer or rather simply clueless of what you are doing on twitter. Be creative. Know your audience has different types of people. Try to balance different ways of posting; educative, informative, entertaining & agenda setting.     

17. Make use of a scheduling tool to schedule your tweets when you are not online. For instance, one can use http://tweetdeck.com to schedule twitter tweets for the future. They will automatically tweet themselves when the time reaches. Alternatively, http://hootsuite.com can be used. Twitter users who post their content at regular basis tend to see more engagement and followers at the same time.

18. Hey! Why can't you join a twitter chat? Join in the trending chats at that specific time. This is a great opportunity to engage with a number of tweeps, meet new people in your sector who might end up following you. For example; #BlogChat

19. Follow users who follow your followers.  There's a high chance of them following back. If you follow users who are business oriented, that means they also have followers in the same interest hence a high chance of them following back

20. Be part of the follow trains that encouraging gaining of followers. Though this might not be a good way since you might end up getting followers who are not that important to you.

Be the best. Be the twitter professional.