Author: Amit Jalan
A retweet usually begins with the words “retweet.” You are retweeting when you are reposting something of value and interest posted by another Twitter user. Retweeting is the means by which you point out something interesting to your own followers. Moreover, a retweet enables his/her followers to visit the original posters profile and follow him/her if they find him/her interesting.
How do you retweet? I will now tell you how to retweet in 3 simple steps.
3 Simple Steps to Successful Retweeting
1. Use a common label such as “retweet,” “retweeting,” or “reading” when you retweet posts.
2. When you retweet, you must give credit to the original poster. In order to do so, type @ just before the original poster’s twittername.
3. Tweet the post along with your reason for retweeting this post.
Here is an example to help you.
Retweet: @originalposter 4 Top Ways to Increase Traffic http://tis.gf/34f – really useful
Retweeting is that simple.
Retweeting Rules
Although retweeting is that simple, you cannot just retweet anything and everything you wish. The game of retweeting has its own rules and regulations.
- Never retweet in order to attract attention.
- Never retweet because you want the original posters to retweet your tweets.
- Only retweet posts that might be of real value to your followers.
A person who does nothing but retweet annoys his/her followers. The purpose of retweeting is to provide valuable content and useful links to your followers. The original posters might return the favor; again, they might not! Everything depends on whether your tweets are of use to them. So, never retweet anyone just because you want to be retweeted in return. Such an attitude will never take you far on Twitter. Retweet only posts that you genuinely feel will interest your followers.
