Each individual post on Twitter has a unique URL. You can find it by mousing over the date and time stamp on the lower left hand corner of a tweet. These are Google indexed and therefore every tweet you post is read by Google as fresh, unique content and elevates your social currency and searchability. If no other Twitter uses intrigue you, this one should. Using Twitter helps make you and your brand more visible. The more visible your brand is, the more you are perceived as an authority in your field. Using Twitter to reinforce your brand messages and identity is an excellent mind share strategy.
Many business owners say they just don’t always know what to tweet about. I advise them to tweet about events they’re hosting, new products they’re launching, tips and strategies that will be useful to people in their industry and in general to talk to their customer on Twitter exactly the way they would in person. But even the most prolific among us can sometimes be at a loss for ideas. I’ve shared before that I subscribe to several great blogs and use some of those posts as tips to tweet out to my followers.
Another great idea comes from Mana Ionescu via Twitip. Because Tweets are short, they are often very similar to article headlines so an RSS feed may be the right solution for those who want to subscribe to tweets alongside their news and blogs in a reader such as Google Reader. Twitter has an RSS solution only for your Favorites, so here is a simple way to turn any Twitter list into an RSS feed for your favorite reader.
Follow these steps for a simple and quick solution:
- Create a list of people you want to follow closely; people who regularly put out quality content that you often share with your friends and followers. For example I follow the Forbes.com list of the Top 30 Women Entrepreneurs to Follow on Twitter. You can create your own custom list or access an existing list. If you haven’t created a list before, look in the right column of your Twitter account and click “New list.” You’ll be prompted to name the list and then add peeps to the list.
- Copy URL of list. Once you are viewing the list, copy the URL from your browser window.
- Go to this simple set up page aptly called Twitterlist2RSS and follow the easy two step process to generate an RSS feed URL.
- Copy the generated RSS URL from your browser window.
- Paste that RSS URL into your favorite reader to create a subscription.
You’ll be able to browse your own custom list of influential tweets along side your favorite blogs and news headlines and have an unlimited source of great information to share with your friends and followers. By passing along valuable tips and techniques, you become a trusted resource and create conversations about you.
Thanks for this Cindy. I’m using Hootsuite now, which I like but haven’t yet figured out how to get all my Twitter lists over there. Do you know how?
This is a fabulous tip, Cindy. It will save so much time for me. Even though I have several groups set up in Tweetdeck, there are still certain people who’s tweets I don’t want to miss. This will put all their quality content in one place. Thanks again for saving the day!
On another note: I just set up an Amazon Associates account. Could you refer me to a couple of blog cites (preferably wordpress) that have a nice way of presenting “recommended reading” as it’ll be books that I feature? Thanks so more :-)!
The topic Cindy Ratzlaff: How to Create an RSS Feed for Any Twitter List is absolutely new for me, but it sounds very interesting. I will read more about this topic and make me my own opinion. Thanks, Wein Smith