7 things and tools to use on Twitter:

What is a Tweet? If you are just beginning on Twitter or have not started yet, get in now and start sending more business to your company or non-profit. A Tweet is your message posted on Twitter. Your "Tweet" can include text, photos, links and videos.

What does it mean to "Reply" to a Tweet? You would click on Reply’ to respond to a Tweet. You can reply to a Tweet to give someone an answer or a solution.

What does it mean to "Retweet?" When you RT or Retweet, you are sharing. You see something on your Twitter feed (a stream of Tweets from people you are interested in ...) You can click Retweet, which has its own button, to let your followers see someone else's Tweet. This could be a news story, a photo or anything else you see on Twitter. It could be a sports score. the weather, a quote, a stat, a graphic or even a recipe.

How do you "Like" something on Twitter? When you Like something on Twitter, you can click on the heart icon. Some use this to be able to find a Tweet again. It can be used as a way of bookmarking what you see on Twitter. It even means you actually like something in the Tweet. We also use the Like button (the heart) to let the person who Tweeted it know we appreciate what they said in their message.

What is a "Hashtag?" You can use a #hashtag to get people to find your message. You can use it to organize people around a #hashtag. A hashtag would be any word or phrase you use without spaces after this # symbol. Start with # symbol. For instance on #Oscar night, you could Tweet about the #Oscars and also see what others are saying about the #Oscars. You can use a hashtags to create a conversations. The hashtag can make it faster for others to discover your content on a topic. Another way to use a hashtag is to click directly on a hashtag on Twitter to go quickly to search results for that hashtagged term such as #Oscars. If your #Hashtag becomes popular, you could be #Trending. Another example: Ready for some #coffee?

What is a mention? A Mention on Twitter is how you can bring your Tweet to someone's attention. Twitter moves fast as a freeway. A Mention can get someone to look away from their Twitter stream long enough to grab their attention. To use a "Mention" just include their @username in your message or your Tweet. We use a Mention to alert a friend, ask a question, thank someone or to highlight content we want them to see.

What to do next? Repeat. Repeat what works for you and what brings you business.

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