Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight

Before I joined Buffer, I barely had a Twitter account.

It existed by its lonesome for a few years as a placeholder for the day when my work allowed me to tweet freely. That day came when I had the privilege to join up with the Buffer team, and I dove right in, applying all the Twitter knowledge I had stowed away. And still, even with a running start, I had so much to learn.

Knowledge seldom takes the place of experience. So while I muddled through my first few weeks on Twitter—experimenting and fiddling—I noticed the many things I could have only learned by doing. Here are the big ones. Call them Twitter tips for beginners.

Maybe you can relate to some?...

When all was said and done, we totaled 33 actionable tips on how to get the most out of Twitter for your social media marketing. We’ve taken each one of these tips for a test drive, and it’s neat to see the impact they have on your efficiency on Twitter, your engagement, and your enjoyment.

Here is the complete list of 33 Twitter tips. Grab your copy of the Twitter ebook for additional details on each of the 33 tips below. I’ve bolded a few noteworthy ones that readers have particularly enjoyed....

Are you looking for creative ways to improve your Twitter updates?

Do you want to spark better conversations with your followers?

Coming up with interesting content ideas for tweets can be challenging for social media marketers.

In this article I share 14 ways you can achieve more engagement with your Twitter audience....

Just see a great tweet? Want to share it with others by reposting, AKA retweeting or RTing, that tweet? Cool! Sounds like you're getting the hang of how to tweet on Twitter. Now do me a favor, and don't touch that retweet button!

Not yet, at least. First, let's talk about the change Twitter's made to its retweet feature -- a really good change, in our opinion.

If you've clicked the retweet icon at the bottom of a tweet lately, you may have noticed the brand new "add a comment" feature, allowing you to comment on the content you're retweeting if you want. We love the spirit of this change because it discourages blind retweeting and encourages users to add their own voice about why they're sharing that Tweet....