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How to Tweet Your Traffic?

April 7, 2011 - Last Modified: January 24, 2013 by Jeevan Jacob John 1,698

Twitter Traffic

Traffic is the art of getting people to click on your site. Most of us have talked about traffic generation in a generalized way. In this blog post, we will focus on Twitter. We will discuss how Twitter can get us more traffic and how we can use certain strategies on Twitter to get more traffic.

Twitter and Traffic Generation

Twitter is one of the most important social media sites present today. So, we can use (we should use) twitter to get traffic from it. Most of us are not using Twitter to its fullest capabilities. What I see is this prevalent trend of promotional tweeting (tweets with links).

But Twitter is far more than that. Just because you tweeted it doesn’t make it so important that you will get more traffic. Moreover, only a small ratio of twitter users are the audience of your tweets, because Twitter is updated every second.

In this blog post, we will talk about target/audience specific tweeting techniques, rewording & retweeting techniques, messaging, give and take love techniques and lots more. Many of these techniques might be familiar to you.

Rewording and Re-tweeting !

Just Re tweeting your links is not going to be fun. You could do it, but rewording and re tweeting is much better. You could reword the tweet to be something else and retweet it. Think about it. Rewording and retweeting is much better than plain retweeting. You will find out more about this in the next paragraph. Both of the tweets would look different even though they link to the same page.

Target/Audience Specific Tweeting

Let’s say that you are on twitter, and imagine that you are going to share one of your links. Instead of tweeting it, you could reword it to be “audience specific” so that the people who are in your group will click your link. Using audience specific retweeting will help you to get more traffic from a specific audience.

For example: let’s say that I wrote a post titled “The Pros and Cons of Guest Posting.”

I could tweet the same link with two different headlines: “Why you should guest post” and “Why you shouldn’t“. These two tweets differ in that they induce specific audiences to click on your link. Supporters of guest posting might be more willing to read and share the first link, while the opponents might do the same thing for the 2nd one. You could get more people to click on your link within a specific audience. You can use this technique for most articles.

For instance, for this article, I could reweet it as “How to Use Twitter to Generate Efficient Traffic” or “Using Several techniques to get more traffic from Twitter” etc., the list could go on.

You could reword your tweet based on your article, headings, and subheadings. This tactic can give you a real advantage (by generating more traffic). There is one more [important] factor that influences this technique: tweeting frequency and timing.

Tweeting Frequency and Timing

Tweeting frequency is all about the number of tweets. Timing is about the time during which you tweet (time doesn’t refer to day/night, rather it refers to something else, as you will learn). I am not getting into the tweeting frequency topic, because it is rather vague and hard to explain. Timing is important.

The time when you tweet your link is very, very important. You need to retweet you links at least two times when Twitter is at its peak and when Twitter is at its trough (not many people are tweeting). The first one is important because there are so many people tweeting (larger audience). The second one is important because your tweet would be on the timeline for a longer period of time.

In other words, the first one is equal to larger audience, smaller time and second one is equal to smaller audience and larger time. From one perspective, the second one is much better because more people are likely to click on it (because the tweet is on the timeline for a long time). From a different perspective, the first one is better because there are more people online. Its hard to explain which one is better. So the best way to do it is to tweet at both times.

Schedule Your Tweets

Let’s say that you don’t have time to apply all these techniques for yourself. So, what will you do?  Forget the technique? No, that would be a bad decision. As wise decision makers, we need to use tools to help us. Tools like Buffer App and others would help you to schedule your tweets and keep them for later.

Many of my friends over at Blogengage had already written about tools that will help you to schedule your tweets. Be sure to check out those articles @Blogengage.com

@ Mentions

Are @ Mentions useful? Yes, they are. @ mentions show networking (mentions = networking). @ Mentions can range from simple retweets to complex conversations. These will really help you to promote your links. For instance, you are networking with someone (using @ Mentions).

Let’s imagine that you ask the person to check out one of your articles. This person will be (more) willing to check out your article (compared to the time when you “didn’t” network with the person). There are many powerful twitter networkers out there. One person who really stands out is @Nicholas_Cardot of Sitesketch101. You may check out his twitter profile to know more about him.

Messaging

Yes, messaging will help you to get more traffic. It is just like @ Mentions. Message them to help you out (or even ask them for a favor in return).

Non Promotional Tweets

These are really worth mentioning! They may not stand out at all. But tweets without any links are awesome tweets (unless they are related to what you are doing right now). Useful non-promotional Tweets (like quotes, advices, tips) can help you to generate more traffic.

For example, you could give out simple advice related to guest blogging. After that, you could tweet another link with a post related to the topic. This can be really useful (if the person who reads your non-promotional tweet finds it useful). Think about it and you will get why it is so useful.

Conclusion !

That puts an end to our discussion about tweeting and traffic generation. Do you have any other techniques to share? What do you think of my tips [this article]? Did you find it useful? If so, don’t forget to leave your feedback! Twitter is just one of the unique ways through which we can make increase web traffic.

Thank you for taking time reading my article!

Note: Don’t forget to share this article. It would greatly help me to win the contest get the maximum out of the contest 😀

This article is part of the Traffic Generation Blogging Contest, please add a comment and tweet it to support the author.

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{ 58 Responses }

  1. shan ali says:
    I have around 800 followers on twitter but i don't find anyone clicking my links...??? what is wrong with them or with me??
  2. Sujan says:
    I need to do lot more work with Twitter. Till now I've no luck with it and also I'm not that avid Twitterer.Thanks for those tips.
  3. Sohbet Odalari says:
    You forced particular excellent points there. I did a explore on the subject and located the majority of people can concur with your weblog....
  4. Nick says:
    Thanks forthe article! Regarding scheduling. If you are a Wordpress blogger, you can compose your scheduled tweets with WP plug-ins. The first one is "Tweetable" (automatically tweet new posts, display your latest tweet in your sidebar, etc.) and "Tweet old post" (for tweeting your old posts randomly).
  5. Ricardus says:
    Yea, the scheduling tweets helps a lot and saves your time as well as pull in traffics.. Great article.
  6. Vijayraj Reddy says:
    timing and frequency is important as there are bloggers and internet users around the globe...
  7. Kavita says:
    Twitter is a great tool to get traffic, know new people and gather new information. I like bufferapp and socialoomph for tweets. I did'nt know about busy times and slow times. Thanks for the article, Jeevan
  8. Diana Eftaiha says:
    thanks for the article. i enjoyed reading it. you mentioned tweeting twice once during twitter's rush hour and once during their slowest traffic. my question to you is, when are those time? i mean how do i know what time the traffic peeks or goes all the way down? is there some sorting of reporting service for that?
  9. Suresh Khanal says:
    Recently I was reading a post by Keisha and she was talking about the tweets with links. Nice post Jeevan. Timing is most important in twitter. BufferApp is one good application for those who can't stay in front of computer during pick hours. Ileane suggested a similar tool Timely. I just checked the tool and fascinatingly its awesome. It can decide the best time for you to tweet analyzing your past tweets and their performance. I could not resist writing about it. Please find the link in my comLuv link.
    • Jeevan Jacob John says:
      Thank you, Suresh ! I have heard of Buffer for sometime lately (although I haven't tried it). I will sure try our Buffer and Timely. Thank you for sharing the link, Suresh !
  10. bbrian017 says:
    Jeevan, you know what buddy I love your enthusiastic attitude when it comes to guest blogging contests! you work hard and you try, also you never give up. I think your a great inspiration for young bloggers coming up in the blogopshere. Congratulations on this great article and good luck! I'll tweet it for ya!
    • Jeevan Jacob John says:
      Thank you for the compliment, Brian ! Yeah, it doesn't matter whether I win the prize or not. I love participating in blogging contests. It gives me energy, tension, ideas and gets me pumped up for blogging. Thank you, Brian ! Thanks ! Note : And congrats on your article. Your article was a great one. Advanced Congrats for winning the prize(based on your comments, share number, you are going to get 1st, 2nd or 3rd prize :D)
  11. Cosmin Stefan says:
    Hello Jeevan, great article! May I ask which times do you tweet your posts? What are the peak and trough periods in your experience?
    • Jeevan Jacob John says:
      Thanks ! It depends on which day you are posting your tweet. For me, I do it based on tweets per timeline. For example, I take a look a the timeline for 1-2 mins. The number of tweets will give me a clue whether it is a peak or trough.
    • Jeevan Jacob John says:
      Oh, I forget to mention. Twitscoop is a great tool for your twitter needs. You could try it at Twitscoop.com
      • Cosmin Stefan says:
        Thanks Jeevan. I'll try it out.
  12. Emil A. Georgiev says:
    Thanks for the tip, especially on no-promo tweets -)!
    • Jeevan Jacob John says:
      Welcome ! I am glad that I could help you !
  13. R.O.M.E.L.O. says:
    Of course, don't bombard your followers with tons of Tweets that are linked to your own posts. Also, share other information and try to communicate with them.
    • Jeevan Jacob John says:
      Yes, of course :D Thank you for your comment !
  14. Mani Viswanathan says:
    I prefer Scheduling tweets at peak hours, thats the time I get most of the traffic from Social Media sites. But we need to spend some time on twitter (not just promoting posts). Only then the RT loves will come our way.
    • Jeevan Jacob John says:
      Yeah, it depends, on who use ask. But, I think both are important. Anyway, thank you for your comment !
  15. Shamis says:
    Thanks for the great info! Didn't actually think about tweeting at less busy times :)I find hashtags important too, to reach a wider audience. Most tweets on the timeline are not always what we look for. Hastags can be helpful for anyone searching for specific information, for example #travel
    • Jeevan Jacob John says:
      Welcome ! I agree with your point about Hashtags (I would surely write about them next time). Thank you !
  16. Chadrack says:
    Hi Jeevan, Must thank you for this article. It's not only well laid out but the points raised struck a cord! Frankly, I don't spend too much time with twitter but with what you have laid out here I think one can come up with some strategy for twitter. That rewording and retweeting could be 'structured' to work with scheduling as a strategy. Just thinking! :)
    • Jeevan Jacob John says:
      Hey Chad, Welcome ! Thank you ! Hmm. That is a great thought ! Thank you for sharing !
  17. Cheryl from thatgirlisfunny says:
    Very good job on this post! I like the re-wording tweets idea. I'm going to start doing that tomorrow. Thanks!
    • Jeevan Jacob John says:
      Thanks ! Glad that I could help ! I wish you all the best !
  18. Jakes says:
    Hi dude, Well this is a nice-post. You have done a good analysis of tweet traffic n have definitely presented them in a simple manner but yet cool. ;-)
    • Jeevan Jacob John says:
      Hey Jakes, Thanks ! Thank you for your compliment !
  19. Vlad says:
    Twitter is definitely a excellent source of traffic. In my opinion to fully take advantage of this online network is important to schedule your tweets and to know how to tweet correctly.
    • Jeevan Jacob John says:
      I agree with your comment ! Thank you for your feedback (and thank you for agreeing with me) !
  20. John says:
    Hi Jeevan, nice post, i thinks anyone can use this post as marketing strategy for twitter. Thanks for sharing John
    • Jeevan Jacob John says:
      Thank you ! Glad that I could help ! Thank you for your comment !
      • John says:
        Hi Jeevan, can you share some tips about video sharing on twitter, i am looking forward for sharing video's on twitter John
  21. Jitendra Singh says:
    Scheduling really helped me a lot in twitter traffic generation. And yes i am using buffer app :)
    • Jeevan Jacob John says:
      Yes, it will. Thank you for your valuable feedback !
      • Jitendra Singh says:
        Buffer guys sending email too when your buffer popped out... sounds interesting.
  22. Maria Pavel says:
    Wow, i can really use these tips, i've recently got into twitter (a few days ago), and i'm still trying to build my followers list for now. But i'll soon have to take into consideration what you said about the timing and the re-tweeting. Right now i only have a few followers.
    • Jeevan Jacob John says:
      Glad that I could help. Good luck with building a good twitter followers base.
  23. Kavya Hari says:
    Fist of all, Social media (Twitter)is one of the best directions to get high traffic to our blog. Thank you so much for given great article on here :)
    • Jeevan Jacob John says:
      Yes it is. Welcome and Thank you for your comment !
  24. Alex says:
    Twitter is a great source of traffic, but it takes sometime to gather the necessary following in order to actually have an audience to who you can tweet your content. On twitter, after some experiments done by bloggers, it looks like building up the numbers is the way to go when it comes to traffic generation, so gather a large number of followers then applying your tips might get you the maximum of twitter.
    • Jeevan Jacob John says:
      Yes, it is. If used wisely, Twitter alone can bring you new visitors every day. Yes, I agree with you. Yes, building your followers list is a good way to get the traffic (most bloggers tend to use the "unethical way" of doing it, but I don't recommend that they do it. I confess, I have tried the unethical way and now, I am feeling guilty about it). Anyway, thank you for your comment, Alex !
  25. Masoud says:
    thank you very much
    • Jeevan Jacob John says:
      Welcome ! Note : Although I don't support your way of commenting. According to blogging rules, your comment is considered as spam :D Anyway, thank you for your words !
  26. Dana says:
    Yeah, indeed, twitter is not only about twitting but also need a lot of work to do it successfully.
    • Jeevan Jacob John says:
      Yes, if we put more work into it = we will get better results. Thank you for the comment, Dana !
  27. semmy says:
    Hi Jeevan thank you very much for your article. I've no luck using twitter. I think I'll try your methods how to drive traffic using twitter. Thanks Jeevan
    • Jeevan Jacob John says:
      Welcome ! You should probably try the methods. Effective applying of techniques will help you to get more benefits out of twitter. Thank you for your valuable feedback !
  28. Justin says:
    I am still try to figure out how to maximize Twitter. It hasn't brought me much traffic lately, so I will implement some of the ideas that you mentioned. Like re-tweeting using different words/language.
    • Jeevan Jacob John says:
      Thank you ! Hope that my ideas will help you. Thank you for taking time and commenting on my article !
  29. rohan says:
    Awesome article. I especially liked the idea to to schedule tweets at busy times and at slow times. I never thought about this. Thanks!!
    • Jeevan Jacob John says:
      Thank you ! Glad that you like it ! Thank you for the comment !

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