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4 Steps to Going Viral on Twitter

Guest post by: Angela Kambarian

Article Overview: Twitter has become a force to be reckoned with. Your success largely depends on your ability to spread your message to as many people as possible and increase the number of subscribers. The article below will show you how...

4 Steps to Going Viral on Twitter

Let's face it: Twitter has become a force to be reckoned with. It can give you maximum exposure and spread your message around with a speed of a lightning. So, it is time to adapt to the new reality Twitter represents. If you get your content ReTweeted on Twitter, it can drive significant quality traffic to your site, which in turn can boost the number of your followers. A few suggestions below will help you spread your content virally on Twitter. 1. Call to Action

The best way to persuade people to ReTweet your content is to ask them to. The explicit "please ReTweet" happens to be the most common call to action and often shows up in many ReTweeted messages. You can shorten it to "please RT" if you don't have enough space. There a few other calls to action that frequently appear in the most ReTweeted Tweets. Those include:

• Follow this person

• Please vote

• Check out

• Help me

• What do you think of....?

2. Timing

Research shows that ReTweeting usually occurs Monday through Wednesday, rather than on Thursday, Friday or weekend. Even time of day is important. Interestingly, between 9am and 6 pm EST the amount of ReTweets sees a sharp increase. Therefore, I strongly recommend that you post your ReTweets during that window of opportunity.

3. Links

Most ReTweets contain a link. It means that ReTweeting is an acceptable way to spread off-Twitter content.

4. Value

It comes as no surprise that your followers expect you to deliver high-quality content, suggestions or tips. Of course, value comes in many different formats. Here are just a few specific examples:

• How to articles, tips or instructional content

• News or breaking news stories

• Warnings

• Freebies and contests

I hope you found my suggestions above of great help.

Good luck with your upcoming endeavors!

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