We are organizing our first Twitter Chat of the year tomorrow: The MiB Chat! Every month we’ll meet on Twitter (@madeinblog – #mibchat) to address a new topic on which we can discuss and debate. The theme of tomorrow’s MiB Chat: How to take advantage of Instagram as bloggers?
For this occasion and for all Twitter Chats you’ll participate to, we wanted to give you tips and tricks on how to be a good participant. Feel free to share your tips!
1) Do not wait too long to join the conversation. Sometimes we follow a Twitter Chat from afar without daring to integrate into the conversation. But don’t be afraid. Participants in Twitter Chats are often very welcoming, I recommend that you choose a topic that really challenges you to feel more comfortable to participate.
2) Once you have decided to get started, tell your subscribers that a big wave of tweets will be coming their ways because you are joining a Twitter Chat. In general, we do not like to see 20 tweets in a row from the same person, so it is best to prevent 😉 Plus, you can also share a trick that allows your users to hide the tweets that contain a particular hashtag.
3) Introduce yourself to the other participants with a short sentence so that other participants know who they’re talking to. Example: Hi, I’m Justine. I am a blogger and I look forward to talking with you! #mibchat.
4) When answering a question, do not forget the A1 for answer 1. The number changes depending on the question number (A1 – correspond to Q1). And if you decide to interact with just one person, do not forget the point before the @. This way the tweet will still appear in your feed and others can join the Chat. Unless of course you do not want your subscribers to follow your conversation!
5) Do not forget the hashtag at the end of each of your tweets! This is one of the most important rules. It allows you to be a part of the big conversation. Plus, other participants will find you easily and will be able to read answers to your questions.
6) Respect the community by staying polite and positive in every situation!
7) You want to show that you agree with the tweet of a participant.A RT is simple enough. If you want to add a comment but you do not have space for it, retweet the tweet and answer it after, remembering to put the point before the @.
8) Do not hesitate to ask questions to the host of the Chat if you do not understand a question.
9) The Twitter Chat is not the time for self-promotion and sharing links to your platforms. The objective is to help each other, discuss and exchange while remaining on topic.
10) You will probably receive advices or tips. Consider having a notebook to take notes and to not forget anything that have been said.
11) You want to continue the discussion? Add the people you want to interact with via Twitter. It is also a good way to stay in touch and build relationships.
Have a great Chat ! See you tomorrow from 1pm to 2pm EST for our #mibchat. To follow our news, follow us Facebook, Twitter, Instagram!
