Here’s a recap of our fave tweets from this week’s informative and insightful chat. We’d love to hear from you! Please feel free to comment below and share your two cents on these questions.
Please welcome @DagmarGatell. Topic: How Twitter Engagement Can Boost Your Website’s SEO Rankings #TwitterSmarter pic.twitter.com/9TJnEcnbaA
— Madalyn Sklar (@MadalynSklar) April 14, 2016
Q1: Do you engage more than you post on Twitter? #TwitterSmarter pic.twitter.com/s0R4RP3fgD
— Madalyn Sklar (@MadalynSklar) April 14, 2016
A1) Every tweet is seen as a page by Google. Not every tweet is equally valuable. #twittersmarter
— Dagmar Gatell (@DagmarGatell) April 14, 2016
A1) A trending/highly shared tweet linking back to your site is most valuable to influence your site's SEO ranking results. #twittersmarter
— Dagmar Gatell (@DagmarGatell) April 14, 2016
A1) I do 30/30/30. 30% my posts, 30% retweets, 30% engaging. #twittersmarter
— Dagmar Gatell (@DagmarGatell) April 14, 2016
A1: We definitely engage more than we post on Twitter. It's so important to take the time to talk to your audience. #TwitterSmarter
— Express Writers (@ExpWriters) April 14, 2016
A1 Pretty sure that I engage as much as I post! I love that Twitter is a welcoming platform & encourages collaboration #TwitterSmarter
— Jade Phillips (@lifeofaworkgirl) April 14, 2016
.@MadalynSklar #TwitterSmarter A1. Twitter's true value is in its engagement. You have to give time to your audience to increase credibility
— Pratik Mohapatra (@mohapatrapratik) April 14, 2016
@MadalynSklar Hi Madalyn and #TwitterSmarter peeps! A1) I target a 10:1 ratio. 10 replies for every 1 post.
— Craig DesBrisay (@craigthusiast) April 14, 2016
A1: My name is Beth and I'm a postaholic. I do engage but not nearly enough! #TwitterSmarter https://t.co/w3xL4xvmmP
— Beth Tourek (@btourek) April 14, 2016
A1 I post scarcely now. I engage with ppl's content and engage a whole bunch. Lovely peeps out there lots to learn, share #TwitterSmarter
— Zala Bricelj (@ZalkaB) April 14, 2016
Q2: How often do you share links to your blog posts on Twitter? #TwitterSmarter pic.twitter.com/xjNvWjOKJ9
— Madalyn Sklar (@MadalynSklar) April 14, 2016
A2) Consistency is king. Search engines come more often to your site when they see others visiting your site too. #twittersmarter
— Dagmar Gatell (@DagmarGatell) April 14, 2016
A2) Search engines want to see OTHERS finding your content interesting. No matter how much we say we're the experts. #twittersmarter
— Dagmar Gatell (@DagmarGatell) April 14, 2016
A2) Have in mind that not everybody sees your blog post tweets every time you post. Local traffic vs Nationwide vs Global #twittersmarter
— Dagmar Gatell (@DagmarGatell) April 14, 2016
A2: I regularly share links to my blog posts. And then I schedule the evergreen ones into my @tweet_jukebox. #TwitterSmarter
— Madalyn Sklar (@MadalynSklar) April 14, 2016
.@MadalynSklar #TwitterSmarter A2. Often everyday, but not too much. Its a balance between conversation, curating and promoting.
— Pratik Mohapatra (@mohapatrapratik) April 14, 2016
A2 At least one post a day on Twitter – I usually post 6-7 times a day and switch between quotes, articles, videos & tips #TwitterSmarter
— Jade Phillips (@lifeofaworkgirl) April 14, 2016
A2: We share links to our blog posts a few times a day. It sends traffic to our site without overwhelming followers. #TwitterSmarter
— Express Writers (@ExpWriters) April 14, 2016
A2 On a regular basis, i do share others post too #TwitterSmarter https://t.co/bYpJFMDjuS
— Varun Kumar (@varunkr842) April 14, 2016
A2 @MadalynSklar Twice a day, sometimes another more at night #TwitterSmarter
— Alberto Gómez (@alberMoire) April 14, 2016
Q3: Do you have an automated process to post your older blog posts on Twitter? #TwitterSmarter pic.twitter.com/pm1OjVqFLQ
— Madalyn Sklar (@MadalynSklar) April 14, 2016
A3) Evergreen blog posts are highly valuable, should be share on consistant base. Not everybody sees your post the 1st time #twittersmarter
— Dagmar Gatell (@DagmarGatell) April 14, 2016
A3) Setting up an automated process helps 2 catch new site visitors and proves 2 Google that your site is worth visiting. #twittersmarter
— Dagmar Gatell (@DagmarGatell) April 14, 2016
Always works the best to make it yours! RT @MadalynSklar: A3: Find the system that works for you. That is the best advice! #twittersmarter
— Dagmar Gatell (@DagmarGatell) April 14, 2016
A3. Yes. I use @buffer and @hootsuite to schedule content as part of my content promotion strategy #TwitterSmarter https://t.co/moZCkWbeVu
— Rasheen Carbin (@rasheencarbin) April 14, 2016
A3: My process is to take my blog posts and have them periodically tweeted back out. Works great!! #TwitterSmarter
— Madalyn Sklar (@MadalynSklar) April 14, 2016
A3: I also use @Buffer and @Hootsuite for scheduling my blog post tweets. My system works very well! #twittersmarter
— Madalyn Sklar (@MadalynSklar) April 14, 2016
A3: Find the system that works for you. That is the best advice! #twittersmarter
— Madalyn Sklar (@MadalynSklar) April 14, 2016
A3 Yes, using @zapier for automation as well as other WordPress plugins & scheduling w/ @buffer #TwitterSmarter https://t.co/tVval0AkM6
— Sal Conca (@SalConca) April 14, 2016
A3: I use @SproutSocial to automate client tweets. I don't have a system w/ tweeting out older content. It's case by case. #twittersmarter
— Kyna (@kynagarrett) April 14, 2016
@MadalynSklar A3: And we second what @DagmarGatell said – "Not everybody sees your post the 1st time". Reposting is key. #TwitterSmarter
— Wilde Agency (@Wilde_Agency) April 14, 2016
A3 @MadalynSklar I choose what we do and don't post from our blog 🙂 https://t.co/mF4yXwHzGH #TwitterSmarter pic.twitter.com/6oid5aWjm4
— WP Site Care (@wpsitecare) April 14, 2016
@MadalynSklar A3: Reposting blog posts isn't spamming followers. It's merely making sure your message is heard. #TwitterSmarter
— Wilde Agency (@Wilde_Agency) April 14, 2016
Q4: Do you tag and encourage others to read your blog posts? #TwitterSmarter pic.twitter.com/CybR6cVxVB
— Madalyn Sklar (@MadalynSklar) April 14, 2016
A4) Think about reason why they should click on tweet & go to site. 1. they know y 2. You're familiar w/ their pain/problem #twittersmarter
— Dagmar Gatell (@DagmarGatell) April 14, 2016
A4) Tag others & ask open questions. Invite them 2 visit y site 2 share their experience or what they found works for them #twittersmarter
— Dagmar Gatell (@DagmarGatell) April 14, 2016
A4) I tag people I know who find the post relevant/valuable or if I added quotes from them/referenced them. #twittersmarter
— Dagmar Gatell (@DagmarGatell) April 14, 2016
A4. Mostly I do not tag people to read my blog post unless the blog post is about them for better #twittersmarter
— Cheval John (@chevd80) April 14, 2016
A4: Absolutely!! When my articles first come out I always tag relevant people or those mentioned. But I don't spam. #TwitterSmarter
— Madalyn Sklar (@MadalynSklar) April 14, 2016
A4: I prefer to encourage others to read the blogs of my SoMe peeps. #TwitterSmarter
— Wayne Hendry (@ideakid88) April 14, 2016
A4: We tag people who are mentioned in our blog post recap of #ContentWritingChat so they know to check it out! #TwitterSmarter
— Express Writers (@ExpWriters) April 14, 2016
A4 Yes i do tag my close friends in my posts to have a look and to get a feedback #TwitterSmarter https://t.co/JzbQ96ci5W
— Varun Kumar (@varunkr842) April 14, 2016
A4: Yes. Tagging is an effective form of flattery #TwitterSmarter https://t.co/ijQSyAe84x
— Rasheen Carbin (@rasheencarbin) April 14, 2016
A4: Tagging blog contributors on posts could be a good practice of giving attributions #TwitterSmarter
— Bharat (@bharatpc) April 14, 2016
A4: Absolutely! You will get a huge engagement and your impressions will ?. Be smart and know who will like your content. #TwitterSmarter
— Access Marketing (@accessmarketing) April 14, 2016
Q5: What’s your #1 tip to attract your Twitter audience to your website? #TwitterSmarter pic.twitter.com/xFeoH6meiF
— Madalyn Sklar (@MadalynSklar) April 14, 2016
A5) Fulfill audience need/problem & test/tweak 2 make it better: quiz, free download, report, mini training #twittersmarter#twittersmarter
— Dagmar Gatell (@DagmarGatell) April 14, 2016
A5. Provide valuable content everyday on social media platforms and they will naturally go to your site for better #twittersmarter
— Cheval John (@chevd80) April 14, 2016
A5 Add value, be a source of credible info on #Twitter, ppl will go to your website. #TwitterSmarter @DagmarGatell https://t.co/xV16T7Nxsq
— Varun Kumar (@varunkr842) April 14, 2016
A5 #autoglass they will come when they need us – bonus if I write a cool blog and they come. #TwitterSmarter https://t.co/Q0CY30tXpr
— Beth Staub (@AdventureGlass) April 14, 2016
A5 answers in my head: begging, groveling, buying them a drink, streaking. #TwitterSmarter #TwitterSillier https://t.co/LAHVXICieM
— Gary Karr (@garykarr) April 14, 2016
A5) Give them a taste of what they'll find. With Twitter Video you can create a 30-second clip to promote your post. #TwitterSmarter
— Michael Kinney (@michaelkinney) April 14, 2016
A5: It's the visuals and the headline of your tweet that must rock. Be compelling. Ask yourself, what would draw you in? #TwitterSmarter
— Madalyn Sklar (@MadalynSklar) April 14, 2016
.@MadalynSklar #TwitterSmarter A5. Have a personality. Tweet. Contribute. Listen. Engage.
— Pratik Mohapatra (@mohapatrapratik) April 14, 2016
A5. Make the ask. Don't be afraid to tweet your URL if you have something valuable to share #TwitterSmarter https://t.co/BD6KBRpnSa
— Rasheen Carbin (@rasheencarbin) April 14, 2016
A5 TALK TO PEOPLE It's SOCIAL media. . . . .egads man and stop trying to sell me stuff #TwitterSmarter https://t.co/Q0CY30tXpr
— Beth Staub (@AdventureGlass) April 14, 2016
A5 "Don't bury the lead" from the book Made to Stick , I think of it often#twittersmarter https://t.co/eJ9urFVgj3
— Sal Conca (@SalConca) April 14, 2016
Q6: Do you measure your Twitter traffic on your website? #TwitterSmarter pic.twitter.com/FR7nb8FmBO
— Madalyn Sklar (@MadalynSklar) April 14, 2016
A6) Make sure you have an analytic tool connected to site. Look for traffic, then channels/social media channels/Twitter. #twittersmarter
— Dagmar Gatell (@DagmarGatell) April 14, 2016
A6) Compare Twitter traffic numbers for image tweet, video or text tweet. Which brought you the most site traffic? #twittersmarter
— Dagmar Gatell (@DagmarGatell) April 14, 2016
A6: Measuring your traffic from Twitter is so important. It'll show whether or not your audience is listening and engaging. #TwitterSmarter
— Express Writers (@ExpWriters) April 14, 2016
A6 #GoogleAnalytics, Bitly can tell you the real data about traffic from #Twitter #TwitterSmarter https://t.co/qQ28b3Bt1P
— Varun Kumar (@varunkr842) April 14, 2016
A6: Through my website's analytics and Google analytics. It's important to check the results. #TwitterSmarter
— Madalyn Sklar (@MadalynSklar) April 14, 2016
A6: Watch your Twitter analytics too. They are very robust with info. Go to: https://t.co/8WRP5jPRDG #twittersmarter
— Madalyn Sklar (@MadalynSklar) April 14, 2016
A6 if you aren't measuring referral traffic, how do you know whats working where/what to do more of? #TwitterSmarter https://t.co/XTZsiMRjse
— LUCYrk (@LUCYrk78) April 14, 2016
A6: Twitter's analytics and @GoogleAnalytics are great tools to use! #twittersmarter
— Anne T (@AKT38) April 14, 2016
A6 Yes! It's great to know where my audience is across all social media channels. Then I can invest time wisely #TwitterSmarter
— Jade Phillips (@lifeofaworkgirl) April 14, 2016
A6 Love @googleanalytics & @SproutSocial – great tools for collecting social data #TwitterSmarter
— Jade Phillips (@lifeofaworkgirl) April 14, 2016
A6: Not measuring means you are losing out. Use @google analytics, @semrush etc. to give you a map to your customers. #TwitterSmarter
— Wayne Hendry (@ideakid88) April 14, 2016
A6. Yes. I use Twitter and Google Analytics #TwitterSmarter https://t.co/DZX8WbqA5Z
— Rasheen Carbin (@rasheencarbin) April 14, 2016
Q7: Do you measure user behavior of your Twitter visitors on your site? #TwitterSmarter pic.twitter.com/JBYJ7EHOee
— Madalyn Sklar (@MadalynSklar) April 14, 2016
A7) Analytic tool, look 4 Twitter traffic time on site, time/page, pages/visit, bounce rate, flow chart, where they go next #twittersmarter
— Dagmar Gatell (@DagmarGatell) April 14, 2016
I also use @thecounter for Twitter analytics. Great tool. #TwitterSmarter
— Madalyn Sklar (@MadalynSklar) April 14, 2016
A7: You definitely want to track user behavior once someone lands on your site via Twitter. #TwitterSmarter
— Express Writers (@ExpWriters) April 14, 2016
A7: Can one measure misbehavior? #TwitterSmarter #TwitterSillier https://t.co/3GWwP1HhQI
— Gary Karr (@garykarr) April 14, 2016
A7: Yup! Seeing what visitors share is the best way to inform new content decisions. #TwitterSmarter https://t.co/MkrMKde85h
— Beth Tourek (@btourek) April 14, 2016
A7 No, my bottom line tells me. #TwitterSmarter https://t.co/k0vxM4keuW
— Beth Staub (@AdventureGlass) April 14, 2016
a7) 100%- Visitors mean nothing until they take meaningful action on your site. It's not a popularity contest. #TwitterSmarter
— Jordan (@cavejordans) April 14, 2016
A5 Behavior & interests help identify new audience segments you may not have thought of #Twittersmarter https://t.co/JPFkL0NWt9
— Sal Conca (@SalConca) April 14, 2016
Q8. Do you track your website’s conversions coming from Twitter? #TwitterSmarter pic.twitter.com/0Jj8EDkROH
— Madalyn Sklar (@MadalynSklar) April 14, 2016
A8 @Googleanalytics lets y set up goal (opt in) by using destination URL like a thank you page 2 measure Twitter conversions #twittersmarter
— Dagmar Gatell (@DagmarGatell) April 14, 2016
A8) Track how many conversions you get for which Twitter activity (text, image or video tweet) and increase what works 4 you #twittersmarter
— Dagmar Gatell (@DagmarGatell) April 14, 2016
A8. No – interested in a class but really, it's the financials that matter to us #autoglass #TwitterSmarter https://t.co/byzP2v9cAS
— Beth Staub (@AdventureGlass) April 14, 2016
A8: Yes! When people are clicking over and becoming subscribers/customers, you know it's working. #TwitterSmarter
— Express Writers (@ExpWriters) April 14, 2016
@MadalynSklar A8: Our conversions are a little difficult to measure! Hiring an agency usually doesn't happen in one click. #TwitterSmarter
— Wilde Agency (@Wilde_Agency) April 14, 2016
A8: Absolutely track conversions coming from all social. We do this via @tableau. We track clicks>subscribers>customers #TwitterSmarter
— Christina Kehoe (@ChristinaAKehoe) April 14, 2016
A8: Yes! Twitter is our two the most important #social platforms and it generates a good amount of website traffic for us ♥ #TwitterSmarter
— Access Marketing (@accessmarketing) April 14, 2016
A8) Adobe Business catalyst again, does that for me, but I can also see them through Google analytics. #twittersmarter
— Kyle Murray (@TheKyleMurray) April 14, 2016
@MadalynSklar A8: We DO track downloads of gated content like whitepapers, ebooks – but that is on a general level. #TwitterSmarter
— Wilde Agency (@Wilde_Agency) April 14, 2016
A8 Yes – when ever someone contacts me via my blog I ask, "where did you find me". Makes it easy for me to trace! #TwitterSmarter
— Jade Phillips (@lifeofaworkgirl) April 14, 2016
Thank you to my #TwitterSmarter peeps for a great hour of sharing. #YouRock! pic.twitter.com/LMqXhiq5VM
— Madalyn Sklar (@MadalynSklar) April 14, 2016
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