Twitter hash keys with words
If you’re prolific in using Twitter you’ll notice that some tweets include a hash key (#) before certain words. This makes these words become hash tags, or specialised keywords that can be tracked.
Why would you want to use hash tags within your twittering activities? Here are 20 reasons:
to focus on particular keywords that are relevant to your business
to segregate your posts into specialised topics
to track posts that contain those hash tags
to create and follow streams that use that hash tag
to create specific columns in TweetDeck or Hootsuite to follow those hash tags
to find out who else is tweeting about that subject
to draw your attention to other Twitterers who use that hash tag
to follow your competitors on Twitter
to develop your expertise within the hash tag’s subject
to gain more information about that subject
to see who else is twittering about that subject
to find suitable tweeple to follow
to gather feedback, complaints or testimonial
to become part of the conversation using that hash tag
to gain more followers relevant to your industry
to pinpoint a particular audience within Twitter
to use them within marketing campaigns
to track particular conversations within your industry
to track particular links to external resources relevant to your business
to draw attention to your business
Can you think of any more reasons why to use hash tags? What are your experiences? Were they useful and what did you gain from them? Did you use them in measuring your Twitter usage? Have they provided good results?
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