Agile Writer Conference

This seminar will cover how to use Twitter as a writer. It will be geared towards both the novice and experienced Twitter user – experienced Tweeps (Twitter users) can mentally tune out for the first few minutes while I explain what Twitter is and how to set up an account.

Topics to be covered:

• What is Twitter and why writers should use it
• Getting started – creating an account, setting up your profile, writing your bio, etc.
• How to start connecting with people – who to follow, what to tweet, etc.
• Twitter content – what to tweet, what not to tweet, how often, ratio of links to original content to retweets, etc.
• Hashtags – what they are, how they work
  • Important hashtags for writers - #amwriting, #amreading, #book, etc.
  • Other Twitter jargon to know: “Tweeps,” “handle,” “unfollow,” “DM,” etc.
  • How to utilize the unique features of Twitter – conversations, how to participate in live Twitter chats, how to use Twitter lists, retweeting versus quoted retweets, etc.
  • Twitter etiquette – how to recognize bots and spammers, DMs versus @ tweets, how to handle trolls, the double-edged sword of auto follow-backs, scheduling versus all live tweeting, pros and cons of push tweets from Facebook or Instagram, etc.