It can be a bit frightening when you are first on Twitter to reach out to people and strike up a conversation.  In show #2 I talk through a variety of ways to start those conversations -whether you are responding to something someone else posted or if you are initiating the conversation yourself.

Here is a list of some of the ideas covered in the show.  Each point is elaborated further with additional ideas.

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• Retweet other people’s posts – either with a question/comment, or without. (Listen to my word of warning on retweeting links.)
  
• Answer a question that has been tweeted.
  
• Make a comment about something that has been tweeted.
  
• Favourite someone’s tweet.
  
• Jump into a conversation – use the search or a hashtag. (Again, a word of warning here.)
  
• Thank people for retweets
  
• Welcome new followers.
  
• Use their bio to give you something to talk about.
  
• Add people to a list. (I teach you how to create Twitter lists in this video.)
  
• Send a Follow Friday tweet (Make sure you don’t make this mistake!)
  
• Ask a question.
  
• Give someone a compliment.
  

These are just a few of the ways to start connecting with people on Twitter.

Has this show helped you?  Tweet me – @staceylmyers and if you have a question for the show, add the hashtag #StaceyAnswers.

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