8 Tips For Sharing Your Blog Posts On Twitter - The Edublogger

Choose some quotes from your blog post to share in the tweet. · Tweet any other images you have in your post separately. · Break down the main ... Skiptocontent CAMPUSPRESS GetAFreeBlog School&DistrictWebsites StudentePortfolios Search Togglesearchinterface Menu Toggleextendednavigation Soyou’vebeenbusyworkingonablogpostandyou’refinallyreadytohitthepublishbutton.Fantastic! Oneproblem:justbecauseyoupublishapost,doesn’tmeananyonewillknowaboutitorreadit. Youneedtomakesureyoushareyourworkwithpeoplewhowanttoreaditormightbeinterestedindiscoveringyourwriting.  Therearetwogreatwaystodothis.Thefirstisbyhavinganemaillist.Notlongago,wewroteabouthowtosetupanautomaticRSSormanualemailnewsletterforyourblog. Alongwithusingemail,werecommendyoushareyourblogpostsonsocialmedia.  Therearemanyplacesyoucandothis.Twitter,Facebook,Instagram,orLinkedInarepopularplatformsandnodoubtyouhaveyourfavorites.  ThispostzoomsinonhowtoshareyourblogpostsonTwitterwhichremainstobeapopularplatformforeducatorsworldwide.  Onceuponatime,youcouldcreateatweetbysimplycopyingandpastingthelinktoyourblogpost.Thisisstillthego-toapproachforsome,butisitthebeststrategytomakeyourtweetstandout? Doesthisexamplemakeyouexcitedtoclickthroughtothepost? We’reheretohelpyoupowerupyourtweetsandinviteawholenewcommunityofreaderstoyourblogorwebsite.  Ifyou’reusingadifferentsocialmediaplatform,someofthesetipswillcertainlystillapply.Justmodifythemtosuittheplatform.  Beforewediveintotheeighttips,let’sstartwiththebasicsofsharingalink… GetYourLinkRight Whiletherearemuchbetterapproachesthansimplycopyingandpastingthelinktoyourlatestblogpost,thelinkisstillgoingtobethemostimportantpartofyourtweet. Youneedtogetitright! TipOne:Sharethelinktotheactualblogpost.Nottheblogitself Forexample,https://www.theedublogger.comisthislinkorURLofthisblog. https://www.theedublogger.com/tweet-tipsisthelinktothisblogpost. Ifyousendreaderstoyourblogandnotaspecificpost,theywon’tknowwhatthey’resupposedtobereading.They’llhavetoclickaroundtofindtheposttheywanttoread…orleave! Thebestwaytogetthelinktoyourblogpostcorrectistoopenitupinyourbrowserandcopy/pasteit. Keyboardshortcutsmakethiseasy!Forexample,ifyou’reusingWindows: Placeyourcursorinyouraddressbar.ItshouldhighlightautomaticallyorpressControlA(selectall) ControlCistheshortcutforcopy ControlVistheshortcutforpaste TipTwo:Shortenyourpermalink DidyouknowyoucaneditthepermalinkorURLofyourpostbeforeyoupublishit? ThiscanmakeyourURLneaterandeasiertoshare.Anditusesupfewercharactersifyou’resharingonTwitter. ThisgraphicwesharedwithstudentsduringtheStudentBloggingChallengeexplains: Youedityourpermalinkbeforeyoupublishapost.Don’teditthepermalinkafteryou’vepublishedapost,otherwise,theoriginalpermalinkthatyoumighthavesharedwillbeinvalid. Thisquickvideo explainshowtoedityourpermalinkifyou’reusingEdublogsorCampusPress. BonusTip:Teachstudentsthesetipsaboutlinks Thetipsabovecanalsobeveryhandytosharewithstudentbloggers. UsingthewronglinkisacommonissueparticipantsofourStudentBloggingChallengefacewhenwantingtoshareablogpost.Theytendtosharealinktotheirblog,dashboard,orevenapreviewpostwhenthey’restartingout. WemadethisgraphictohelpStudentBloggingChallengeparticipantsunderstandhowtofindandsharethelinktotheirspecificblogpost. ThisvideodemonstratestostudentshowtofindandcopytheirblogpostURL. 8TipsForBetterTweets Soyouknowonethingyouwanttoincludeinyourtweet—thelinktothepost—butwhatelsewillyouwritetouseupyour280characters? Andshouldyouuseall280characters?Notalways.Goodcommunicatorsknownottouseredundantwords,repeatthemselves,orgenerallywriteina“wordy”way.  HereareeighttipstoconsiderthenexttimeyoushareyourlatestblogpostonTwitter.We’dlovetohearyourownideasorsuggestionsinacomment! 1)BreakDownYourBlogPost Justbecauseyouwriteablogpost,doesn’tmeananyonewillseeit.Andjustbecauseyoutweetoutyourblogpost,doesn’tmeanotherswillseeiteither.You’llprobablyneedtotweetmultipletimes. In2018,Twittercrackeddownontweetingduplicatecontent.Thatmeansyoucan’trepeatthesametweetoverandover.Butwhywouldyouwantto?Thatprobablywouldn’tprovidevaluetoyourprofessionallearningnetwork(PLN). Considerrepurposingthecontentfromyourblogpostintobite-sizedcontentforyourfollowers. Whatmightthislooklike? Choosesomequotesfromyourblogposttoshareinthetweet.Or,betteryet,turnquotesintoimagesusingatoollikeCanva. Tweetanyotherimagesyouhaveinyourpostseparately.Especiallyifyou’vecreatedcharts,diagrams,infographicsoranythingeducational,inspiring,orentertaining. Breakdownthemaintipsfromthepostintoseparatetweets.Forexample,wecoulddoaseparatetweetabouteachoftheeighttipsinthisblogpost. Createashortvideoaboutyourblogpost.Agreattooltodothis“automagically”isLumen5. Ifyou’regame,youcouldtweetashortvideoofyourselftalkingaboutyourblogpost.Thatwouldcreatealotofinterest. Here’savideofromMonicaBurnswhereshetalksaboutanupcomingblogpostbeforeshehaspublishedit.That’safunwaytobuildexcitementonTwittertoo! ⭐AquickSaturdayupdate!⭐📝Here’sthenewsletterlinkImention:https://t.co/zmU8bfBKgzpic.twitter.com/YLiPyOhrgc —MonicaBurns,Ed.D.(@ClassTechTips)January4,2020 2)BuildInterest Manypeoplenowlikeconsumingcontentonthesocialmediaplatformitself,withoutclickingawaydownarabbitholeofcontent. However,youdowanttoenticepeopletoactuallygetoffTwitterandgotoyourblog. Todothis,trytobuildinterestandintrigue;giveyourfollowersareasontoclickandreadyourblogpost. Thisobviouslydoesn’tmeanclickbait;youdon’twanttooverpromiseandunderdeliver. Buildinginterestmightlooklike: Addressingcommonconcerns Hintingattheconclusionoradviceyourpostoffers Explainingwhyyouwroteapost HereisanexamplefromJakeMiller.Notonlyishistweetveryusefulandeyecatching(theGIFisanexampleofourfirsttipabove),butheaddressesconcernsthateducatorsmighthave(“Whoa.Toocomplicated…”). Nodoubtthetweetwouldsparkinterestandencouragereaderstoclickthroughtohispost. This#EduGIFmaymakeyousay“Whoa.Toocomplicated.Tootimeconsuming.”butstudentscouldwhip1oftheseupinafewminutes,then🎙itovertoshowcontentinawaythatismuchmore*sticky*thantraditionalactivities.#GoogleEI#GoogleDrivehttps://t.co/S8xErbA6Crpic.twitter.com/6fk2mIhwdg —JakeMiller(@JakeMillerTech)January4,2020 Inthisexample,ChrisYoungexplainswhyhewrotehisblogpost.Nodoubt,hisfollowers’interestwouldbepiquedattheemotivetweet.  Thiswaswhatmy6yearolddaughteraskedSantaforChristmas.Thefactthat#STEAMisadvertisedonthesamecanvasastheamountoflikesagirl(6yearsandup)receivesinfuriatesme.It’s2020,right?!?Iwroteablogposttogetmyfeelingsout.https://t.co/7km7Z7veRbpic.twitter.com/0ALsfbrNuz —ChrisYoung(@ChrisYoungEDU)January2,2020 3)CreateACustomImage Wantyourtweettocatchyourfollowers’eyes?Aneffectiveimagewillhelp! WheneverwewriteablogpostonTheEdublogger,wecreateacustomimage.CanvaisagreatplacetodothisasisGoogleDrawings(wehaveguidestoCanvaandGoogleDrawingsthatwillhelpyougetstarted). Hereisanexample: Youmightnotwanttoputthisexactimageineverytweetaboutyourblogpost.Aswementionedintipone,it’salsoagoodideatoshareanyotherimagesfromyourblogpostsinseparatetweets. SilviaTolisanoisexcellentatcreatinggraphicstoaccompanyhertweets.Sometimestheyjustdescribeherblogposts,sometimesthey’requotes,sketchnotes,orteasethepostinadifferentway. 12IdeasforAmplifiedFormsofDigitalStorytellinghttps://t.co/TZWUGaQwum#storytelling#digitalstorytelling#amplified#ampeduca#amplifyEDUpic.twitter.com/Z0XyutR9A0 —SilviaTolisano(@langwitches)December2,2019 4)TryEmojisAndWhiteSpace Youwantyourtweetstostandoutinabusystreamandtwoeffectivestrategiestotryareemojisandwhitespace.  Thewhitespacepartshouldbeobvious:hityourEnterkeyandbreakupyourtext.Itmayjustmakethetweeteasiertoreadandmoreimpactful.  Theroleemojisplayinwritinghasevolvedoverrecentyears.They’vegonefrombeingabitoffuntoaddexpressiontoreallychangingthewaywecommunicate.  Usingemojisasbulletpointsisaparticularlyeffectivestrategy. TonyVincentismasterfulatthisapproach.Yes,ittakesacoupleofminutestoselectthemostappropriateemojisbutitwilldefinitelymakeyourtweetstandout! 6️⃣Thinkingscaffoldsfordeeperunderstandingfrom@MindShiftKQED📋Prompttoincludecontext🤔Askopen-endedquestions🔀Helptransferknowledgeandexperience🤗Leaveroomforownership🎲Inviteandmanagerisk💭Encouragereflectionhttps://t.co/PYwVa580dE —TonyVincent(@tonyvincent)January3,2020 5)UseHashtags…ButDon’tOverdoIt HashtagsareanimportantpartofTwitter.Theyhelptocategorizetweetsandmakeiteasierforpeopletofindtweetsthey’reinterestedin. Therearealotofopinionsoutthereaboutusinghashtagsinyourtweets.Whiletheyareagoodidea,webelieveyouwanttousethemsparingly.  EvenTwitteritselfconcurs: AlthoughitmaybetemptingtofillyourTweetwithtrendinghashtags,studiesshowthatlessactuallyismore.InternalTwitterresearchshowsthatTweetswith1-2hashtagsgain100%moreengagement—sotrytolimityourusage. Wanttolearnmoreabouthashtags?CheckoutourtoptenhashtagtipsfromourUltimateGuidetoTwitter.  6)TagOthersWisely It’sagreatideatotagotherpeopleinyourblogposts.TheymightbeabletoshareyourworkwiththeirownPLN.Ortheymightsimplyreadandenjoyyourworkwhichwillstrengthenyourconnection. However,youwanttotagwisely. Don’tjusttaganyindividualsinyourfieldsimplybecausetheyhavealargefollowingorarewell-known.  Tagindividualswhoyoumentioninyourblogpost.Perhapsyou’velinkedtotheirresourcesorbuiltontheirideas.Ormaybeyou’dliketoasktheiropinionofyourpost.Ifso,askthem.  Ifyouhavethecharacters,itcanbeagoodideatomakeitclearwhyyou’retaggingsomeoneinyourtweet.  Hereisanexample: Bloggingpromptscanbeagreatwaytogetideasforyournextpost!Thispostsharessomeblogpostpromptsforteachersandstudentsincludingsomeverycreativepromptsfrom@spencerideas!Takealook👇https://t.co/JTyH08HH6O#EdChat#ELAChatpic.twitter.com/GEhWNXDvgH —edublogs(@edublogs)January2,2020 SomebloggerswhoareactiveonTwitterhaveareciprocalrelationshipwithotherbloggers—evenifit’sinformal.YoumighthavesomemembersofyourPLNwhoseworkyoushareouttoyournetworkregularlyandyouknowtheywilldothesame.Thisapproachcanbeeffective. 7)ReplicateWhatWorks EveryonehastheirownuniquecommunityonTwitter.Overtimeyoushouldstarttonoticewhatsortoftweetsgetthemostengagement. Takeafewmomentseverynowandthentothinkaboutthis.Youcanevenanalyzeyourtweetsthroughyouractivitydashboard.  Perhapsyourtweetswhereyouuseimagesoremojisarebetterreceived?Ormaybethereisacertaintimeofdaywhereyourtweetsreceivemoreengagement? Basically,youwanttofigureoutwhatisworkingandkeepdoingthat! Also,don’tforgettotweetaboutyourpopularblogpostsmorethanoncebutmixitupwithdifferenttextandimages.  8)BePartOfYourCommunity Giveandtakeisthekeytosuccessinallrelationshipswhetheronlineoroffline. It’scertainlyamistaketoonlypromoteyourownworkonTwitter.InvestinyourPLNandsharesomeofthegreatthingsthatothersaredoing.Retweettheirtweetsandaddyourthoughtsandencouragement.  JoyKirrisgreatatsupportinghercommunityonTwitter.HereisanexampleretweetfromJoy: YikesandWowsers!Gotsometimeonyourhands?Wanttolearnsomethingnew?@jmattmillerhasthepast#DitchSummitvideosallinoneplace!#edtech#edchat#tlaphttps://t.co/4alZDtYAPa —JoyKirr(@JoyKirr)January1,2020 NotsurewhataPLNisallabout?We’vegotafreeself-pacedcoursetohelpyoulearnmore.Checkitouthere. Conclusion Twitterisagreatplacetopromoteyourblogposts.Withafeweasytweaksyoumightbeabletomakeyourtweetsmuchmoreeffective! Let’srecaptheeighttips: Breakdownyourblogpost(createbite-sizedcontentfromquotes,tips,imagesetc.). Buildinterest(giveyourfollowersareasontoclickandreadyourblogpost). Createacustomimagetocatchyourfollowers’eyes.  Tryemojis(perhapsasbulletpoints)andwhitespacetomakeyourtweetsstandout.  Usehashtagsinyourtweetsbutdon’toverdoit.Oneortwoisplenty.  Tagotherswiselyespeciallyifyoumentionedtheminyourblogpost.  Replicatewhatworksandmakethemostoftheprovidedanalytics.  Bepartofyourcommunity—giveandtakeisthekeytosuccess. IfyouwanttolearnmoreaboutTwitter,besuretocheckoutourUltimateGuide.It’susefulforbeginnertointermediateusers.  Thoughts?Questions? HowdoyoushareyourblogpostsonTwitter?Whatcanyouteachyourstudentsaboutsharingtheirworkwithanetworkonline? Leaveacommentbelowandwe’llgetbacktoyou.  LearnMore Theseusefulpostswerementionedinthisarticle: TheUltimateGuideToTwitter SetUpAnEmailNewsletterToShareYourBlogPostsUsingMailchimp ShareYourBlogPostsWithAutomatedMailchimpEmails(RSS) AGuideToGoogleDrawingsForTeachers,Students,AndBloggers CanvaInTheClassroom:GettingStarted,ExampleDesigns,AndTips!       ShareThisPost:ShareThisPost:TwitterFacebookPinterestLinkedInEmail 2thoughtson“8TipsForSharingYourBlogPostsOnTwitter” Irememberthinkingaboutthisafewyearsago,IalsodiscussedsomedifferentapplicationsthatcanbeusedtosupportvisualsandmethodsforsharingonTwitter,IneverproperlyunpackedthedifferencesasyouhavedoneinthispostKathleen. Alsoon:ReadWriteCollect Reply It’salwaysaninterestingexperiencetounpackattopicandkindoflearnasyouarewriting.I’msureyouexperiencethesamething,Aaron!Thanksforyourcomment. 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