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Twitter Chats

Table of Contents:• What are Twitter Chats• How Do They Work• Tools For Following Chats• Why Use Twitter Chats• Where To Find Twitter Chats• Creating Your Own Twitter Chat

What Are Twitter Chats?

• Hashtags(#) are used for a specific topic, theme, or interest.

• A recurring discussion is run by a moderator based on a topic, theme, or interest

• Generally run for about an hour

How Do They Work

• Happens at a specific time and day using a hashtag (#) to help participants follow the conversation

• Chats are lead by one or multiple moderators• Participants are encouraged to engage in the conversation• Some chats have rules on how you can engage. Be sure to

read them before engaging• First time participating, introduce yourself• Try not to Tweet links unless it is absolutely necessary. • Be sure to thank your moderator(s) when the chat session has

ended

Tools For Following Chats

3 tools that will make Twitter chats easier:– Hootsuite– TweetDeck– TweetChat

TweetChat is the easiest to use for participating in Twitter chats, but if you already use one of the others no need to switch.

Why Use Twitter Chats

• Connect with people in your industry

• Gain Followers• Brand Building• Learn a ton of information in

a short amount of time

Where To Find Twitter Chats

Over 360+ Twitter Chats and growing

http://bit.ly/aLJAJK

Creating Your Own Twitter Chat

1. Pick a time, day and hashtag(#)2. Choose a format for how you will moderate:

1. Single topic, questioned based2. Multiple topics, questioned based3. Single topic, free flow4. Q&A5. Free For All

3. Launch The Chat

Creating Your Own Twitter Chat

Tips for helping your Twitter chat become successful:– Have special guests participate– Be open to changing your chat format– Try to have regular participants on your chats– Take your Twitter chat outside of Twitter– Be consistent– Take on multiple moderators

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